A good intro sets up a song. And by 'good' I mean recognisable by everyone and not just guitarists.
Examples of what I think are good intros:
Black is Black, Los Bravos. Brilliant at weddings, when the bass riff starts, everyone is on the dance floor.
I don't like Mondays, Boomtown Rats. Sensational intro and instantly recognisable.
Satisfaction, Rolling Stones. Simple but memorable.
Anyone care to suggest others. And why?
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. [Albert Einstein]
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsD7VWZxjbk
* I listen to a lot of music and I never heard of a band called The Mooney Suzuki or any of their songs.
Nil Satis Nisi Optimum
Like a church bell ringing across the land..."HEAR THIS"
I remember hearing this on TOTP in 1996 as the Sex Pistols reunited, it was amazing to hear that intro again live. Sounds more menacing in Ab
Hotel California
747 strangers in the night
hallowed be thy name
On with the show (crüe)
theres loads
Greatest intro riff of all time.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
There's things I've had, there's things I wanna have"
Gimme Gimme Gimme by Abba
Ain't talking bout love - VH
https://youtu.be/XhAec0h4lds
Schumann’s piano concerto
The Blue Mask by Lou Reed
So What accredited to Miles Davis but really some true Bill Evans/ Paul Chambers Magic