Top Piano Intro(s) Poll

Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by Rick Robson, Jul 13, 2020.

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What's your favourite electric or acoustic piano intro?

Poll closed Jul 13, 2022.

  1. Kayak - Relics From A Distant Age

    2 vote(s)
    0.8%

  2. Triumvirat - Broken Mirror

    2 vote(s)
    0.8%

  3. Curved Air - Metamorphosis

    7 vote(s)
    2.8%

  4. The Nice - Chorale: 3rd Bridge

    4 vote(s)
    1.6%

  5. Van Der Graaf Generator - Man-Erg

    11 vote(s)
    4.5%

  6. Focus - La Cathedrale De Strasbourg

    3 vote(s)
    1.2%

  7. Le Orme - Canto

    3 vote(s)
    1.2%

  8. Dave Brubeck Quartet - Strange Meadow Lark

    24 vote(s)
    9.8%

  9. Renaissance - Trip to The Fair

    22 vote(s)
    8.9%

  10. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Take A Pebble

    45 vote(s)
    18.3%

  11. Rick Wakeman - Guinevere

    10 vote(s)
    4.1%

  12. Grobschnitt - Magic Train

    4 vote(s)
    1.6%

  13. Tony Banks - The Waters of Lethe

    6 vote(s)
    2.4%

  14. Supertramp - Fool's Overture

    33 vote(s)
    13.4%

  15. Keith Emerson - The Dreamer

    2 vote(s)
    0.8%

  16. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Ne Piu Di Un Albero Non Meno Di Una Stella

    3 vote(s)
    1.2%

  17. Yes - Awaken

    49 vote(s)
    19.9%

  18. Jethro Tull - Locomotive Breath

    80 vote(s)
    32.5%

  19. Steve Hackett - Hammer In The Sand

    8 vote(s)
    3.3%

  20. Other(s):

    130 vote(s)
    52.8%
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  1. Rick Robson

    Rick Robson ️ Thread Starter

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    GREAT one! :cheers:
     
    Rick Robson, Jul 13, 2020
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  2. 7solqs4iago

    7solqs4iago Forum Resident

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    it took this long???

     
    7solqs4iago, Jul 13, 2020
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  3. 7solqs4iago

    7solqs4iago Forum Resident

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    might as well...

     
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    7solqs4iago, Jul 13, 2020
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  4. 7solqs4iago

    7solqs4iago Forum Resident

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    and...

     
    7solqs4iago, Jul 13, 2020
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  5. 7solqs4iago

    7solqs4iago Forum Resident

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    last for Nicky today... these 3 are unimaginable without him...

     
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  6. Baldo

    Baldo Forum Resident

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    The Beatles - "You Like Me Too Much" (it's the best part of the song, really); "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da"; "Money (That's What I Want)"; "You Never Give Me Your Money" and "Golden Slumbers"; "Lady Madonna"; "Hey Bulldog"; "Misery" (so simple but it really works); "Sexy Sadie"; "Martha My Dear"
    Savoy Brown - "Tolling Bells" (not that it's very elaborate or anything, but it's very dark and spooky, and it sets the tone for the song)
    Tesla - "Changes"
     
    Baldo, Jul 13, 2020
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  7. Lynivevoli

    Lynivevoli No pressure, No diamonds....

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    Piano Man was more of a harmonica intro. This one though....
    Prelude Angry Young Man

    Sorry, I see this was already posted TWICE. Late to the party again!
     
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    Lynivevoli, Jul 13, 2020
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  8. Interpolantics

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    Five pages in and no mention of Bohemian Rhapsody!
     
    Interpolantics, Jul 13, 2020
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  9. utopiarun

    utopiarun "on the road to Utopia"

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    Spock’s Beard “The Doorway”
     
    utopiarun, Jul 13, 2020
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  10. audiomixer

    audiomixer As Bald As The Beatles

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    You are correct. My mistake.
     
    audiomixer, Jul 13, 2020
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  11. belardd

    belardd Senior Member

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    Traffic - Low Spark
     
    belardd, Jul 13, 2020
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  12. jay.dee

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    jay.dee, Jul 13, 2020
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  13. ARK

    ARK Forum Miscreant

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    Billy Joel - Running in Ice

     
    ARK, Jul 13, 2020
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  14. Lynivevoli

    Lynivevoli No pressure, No diamonds....

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    Right? No Dream On? November Rain?
    Maybe not great but they're memorable.
     
    Lynivevoli, Jul 13, 2020
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  15. TheSeldomSeenKid

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    MUSE-New Born(1 Minute & 20 Seconds of Calm before the Rock Explosion. The Year I was living in Pismo Beach while spending most Days in San Luis Obispo, I used to set this this Song to play, while driving down the PCH just as making the turn where the Pacific Ocean would come into view, which was perfect as the Piano Part merged into the Guitar Part at 1:20):

     
    TheSeldomSeenKid, Jul 13, 2020
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  16. utopiarun

    utopiarun "on the road to Utopia"

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    Because the intro consists of harmony voices a capella, not piano.
     
    utopiarun, Jul 13, 2020
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  17. utopiarun

    utopiarun "on the road to Utopia"

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    The great John Tout of Renaissance had many including this one Running Hard
     
    utopiarun, Jul 13, 2020
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  18. The Funky Emperor

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    The Jeff Beck Group - Going Down
     
    The Funky Emperor, Jul 13, 2020
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  19. sekaer

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    This should have been in the poll imo
     
    sekaer, Jul 13, 2020
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  20. Rick Robson

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    Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Metamorfosi (the piano intro excerpt)



    I have a winner on here. :bdance:
     
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  21. Rick Robson

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    That solo piano intro, and those from "Trip To The Fair" and "Can You Understand" are my Renaissance Holy Trinity, though perhaps I give a slight edge to the latter. That band without John Tout never was the same again to me, alas.
     
    Rick Robson, Jul 13, 2020
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  22. John54

    John54 Senior Member

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    I listened to all of them; I'm most familiar with Fool's Overture and Man-Erg and I've definitely heard The Waters of Lethe, Take a Pebble, A Trip to the Fair and Awaken before but don't listen to them much. Banks had a shot here.

    Voted for:

    Le Orme, Canto
    Grobschnitt, Magic Train
    Supertramp, Fool's Overture
    Steve Hackett, Hammer in the Sand
    [other]: Tai Phong, For Years and Years (Cathy) [probably my favourite of all]

    Tony Banks: probably sixth

    Van Der Graaf: Both Man-Erg and House with No Door are very nice, but also quite short

    Focus: not bad

    from the Short and Sweet, Non-prog Department: Brooklyn Bridge, Blessed is the Rain
     
    John54, Jul 13, 2020
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  23. Rick Robson

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    Gonna have a listen to it ASAP, thanks!
     
    Rick Robson, Jul 13, 2020
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  24. John54

    John54 Senior Member

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    I was going to post it but the only YouTube link I found today is one which for some reason starts around the halfway mark then plays the first half of the song second. The proper version has been on before but it seems to have flown the coop ...
     
    John54, Jul 13, 2020
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  25. Cryptical17

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    I agree with earlier post....“New York City Serenade” Bruce Springsteen. Piano intro by Dave Sancious

    I also like “Incident on 57th Street”
     
    Cryptical17, Jul 13, 2020
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