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9 hours ago, Hank Kingsley said:

Easy excuse to extend the Surly tradition of appreciating this song. 

 

One of my all-time favorites.  Robert Quine's guitar work on it is amazing.  I just love that he always feels like a runaway train just about to jump the tracks.  Especially in the careening solo.  

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2 hours ago, HiggyBaby said:

Some good 90s examples above but this one is an honorable mention. The intro usually doesn’t make airplay

Great song and a GREAT band.  I met them at their SXSW showcase when they had just gotten signed, and we hung out awhile upstairs at the club (somewhere on 6th, maybe Jelly Club?) and played foosball.  Michael Ward (RIP, F diabetes) was a terrific guitar player and a super nice guy.  I would run into him often over the years when The Wallflowers would come to Austin and he always remembered my name.  Half the time I couldn't remember his.

I really dig that main guitar hook.  Nice rhythmic turn over the beat.

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On 7/14/2025 at 9:32 PM, jimmyjazz said:

I don't get the pervasive disdain for U2.  Those guys could turn "Wheels On The Bus" into a fucking anthem.  They just have something, some "IT", and yeah, it's in Bono's ego and Edge's guitar.

I only saw them once, on the Joshua Tree tour in Houston.  I had floor seats, which might have been great but everyone stood on their chairs the whole show so I could barely see anything but the top of Edge's hat.  I should have brough some phone books.  Regardless, that show kicked ass.

Probably the best concert I’ve been to, or damn near the top.

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On 7/10/2025 at 11:23 PM, Vanilla Strange Gato said:

As someone else stated, there are many.  I could do a whole page just on Rush and Van Halen.  

There is something special about this one.  Plus, it’s fun to play. 
 

 

Agreed.  I love tons of songs but this is my favorite intro by far.

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i guess there could be a wide variety of criteria for this one.. but how about a song that starts with one instrument, then adds another instrument, then another, then another, revealing the whole of song right before the vocals come in.

 

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