{"id":2423,"date":"2026-06-03T13:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=2423"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:45:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T17:45:25","slug":"3-long-classic-rock-intros-that-are-worth-the-wait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/3-long-classic-rock-intros-that-are-worth-the-wait\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Long Classic Rock Intros That Are Worth the Wait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Many classic rock songs ignore the don\u2019t-bore-us-get-to-the-chorus crowd. Beginning in the 1960s, artists such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles challenged convention with longer and more complex arrangements. Now, with slow-build classics like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/facts\/pink-floyd\/time\">\u201cTime\u201d<\/a> by Pink Floyd and \u201cWar Pigs\u201d by Black Sabbath, listeners have proved they have the patience to endure lengthy songs with long intros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So let\u2019s look at three long classic rock intros that are worth the wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cCochise\u201d by Audioslave<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Audioslave - Cochise (Official Video)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KDMvN45sjo4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Supergroups look good on paper. And some better than others. But when the members of Rage Against The Machine announced a new band with Soundgarden\u2019s Chris Cornell, the thought of Cornell\u2019s screams over Tom Morello\u2019s shredding riffs was an exciting one. They did not disappoint. \u201cCochise\u201d is the opening track on Audioslave\u2019s self-titled debut. And if you\u2019re going to write an intro this good, you\u2019d better back it up with a banger of a payoff like \u201cCochise\u201d. Crank it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cForty Six &amp; 2\u201d by\u00a0Tool<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TOOL - Forty Six &amp; 2 (Official Audio)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GIuZUCpm9hc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now I won\u2019t attempt to explain what this song is about. You are free to google it and enjoy the rabbit hole. Here, Tool\u2019s persistent epic features one of rock\u2019s finest guitar riffs. But it takes a while to get there. And like others on this list, it\u2019s well worth the wait. The guitar and bass arrangement offers a spiraling motif that echoes Maynard James Keenan\u2019s anxiety over a lurking shadow. The track then reaches peak alchemy with Danny Carey\u2019s explosive drum fills. It\u2019s hard to make complex music groove. But then there\u2019s only one Tool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>In my shadow,<br>My shadow,<br>Change is coming through my shadow<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>\u201cMaster Of Puppets\u201d by Metallica<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Master of Puppets (Remastered)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0ozmU9cJDg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to keep attention spans focused on a long intro is to fill it with crushing riffs. Decades before \u201cMaster Of Puppets\u201d had a revival in The Upside Down in <em>Stranger Things<\/em>, it appeared as the title track to Metallica\u2019s third album. The Bay Area legends hadn\u2019t yet become the heavy metal Beatles, but they were quickly approaching the title. This track finds James Hetfield leading his band through a sprawling eight-plus minutes of Wagner, Mot\u00f6rhead, and Black Sabbath virtuosity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo by Koh Hasebe\/Shinko Music\/Getty Images<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many classic rock songs ignore the don\u2019t-bore-us-get-to-the-chorus crowd. Beginning in the 1960s, artists such as Bob Dylan and The Beatles challenged convention with longer and more complex arrangements. 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