Best opening track of any album?
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Best opening track of any album?
Following on from Luckless_Pedestrian's topic https://www.606v2.com/t7062-best-opening-tracks-of-debut-albums
What are the best opening tracks to any album?
What are the best opening tracks to any album?
Derbyblue- Posts : 4528
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Re: Best opening track of any album?
This was my poorly placed entry on luckless thread, cos it wasn't on a debut album. This is a better home for it!
Arab Strap - Packs Of Three (from the album Philophobia)
It was the biggest c!ck you've ever seen,
but you've no idea where that c!ck has been.
Kind of hits you right from the off. Crude, the delivery is wearily judgemental and broken. Confessional and sad. Encapsulates the whole album which is a lovely document of sex, ennui, heartbreak, apathy and emptiness. It's an astonishingly good album.
Arab Strap - Packs Of Three (from the album Philophobia)
It was the biggest c!ck you've ever seen,
but you've no idea where that c!ck has been.
Kind of hits you right from the off. Crude, the delivery is wearily judgemental and broken. Confessional and sad. Encapsulates the whole album which is a lovely document of sex, ennui, heartbreak, apathy and emptiness. It's an astonishingly good album.
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Re: Best opening track of any album?
Life in technicolour-Viva la Vida Coldplay. Not a fan of the rest of the album but love that song.
MR. scotland27- Posts : 958
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Re: Best opening track of any album?
Glitter and Trauma (Infinity Land) - Biffy Clyro
AberdeenSteve- Posts : 6520
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Re: Best opening track of any album?
Oh gawd there's loads...here's a few personal faves...
The Charlatans - Forever (Us and Us Only)
Super Furry Animals - Check It Out/Do Or Die (Guerrilla)
Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots (Goo)
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses)
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (Appetite for Destruction)
Manic Street Preachers - Yes (The Holy Bible)
Manic Street Preachers - Elvis Impersonator Blackpool Pier (Everything Must Go)
Duran Duran - Rio (Rio)
The Clash - Complete Control Live (From Here To Eternity)
Any U2 studio album as they all have class opening tracks
The Charlatans - Forever (Us and Us Only)
Super Furry Animals - Check It Out/Do Or Die (Guerrilla)
Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots (Goo)
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses)
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle (Appetite for Destruction)
Manic Street Preachers - Yes (The Holy Bible)
Manic Street Preachers - Elvis Impersonator Blackpool Pier (Everything Must Go)
Duran Duran - Rio (Rio)
The Clash - Complete Control Live (From Here To Eternity)
Any U2 studio album as they all have class opening tracks
Cari- Posts : 18478
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Smells like teen spirit form nirvana's album nevermind.
GG- Posts : 1878
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The Mavericks~~Dance the Night Away~~~only decent tune on the CD
Doon the Water- Posts : 2482
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30 Seconds To Mars - Attack (A Beautiful Lie)
Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (Good Things) - kind of annoyed how everyone is overplaying it now when I had it 6 months ago
Muse - New Born (Origin of Symmetry)
Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (Good Things) - kind of annoyed how everyone is overplaying it now when I had it 6 months ago
Muse - New Born (Origin of Symmetry)
Re: Best opening track of any album?
The opening to Deep Purple's "Made In Japan" is possibly the finest opening to an album I've ever heard. Highway Star (followed by Child in Time) is the greatest side of vinyl I have ever heard (am I the one one to remember vinyl records?)
Other honourable mentions go to Spirit of Radio from Rush's Permanent Waves and Summer of Love off Agents of Fortune (Blue Oyster Cult)
The opening to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is also pretty special
Other honourable mentions go to Spirit of Radio from Rush's Permanent Waves and Summer of Love off Agents of Fortune (Blue Oyster Cult)
The opening to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is also pretty special
Davie- Posts : 7821
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Rock n' Roll Star on Definitely Maybe!
sodhat- Posts : 22236
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Re: Best opening track of any album?
Not necessarily great tracks by themselves but the intro tracks for the Gorillaz albums Demon Days and Plastic Beach. Just set the tone perfectly for the rest of the album...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgzcpK9uWqs - "Intro" - Demon Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcOyJVmPR_8 - "Orchestral Intro" - Plastic Beach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgzcpK9uWqs - "Intro" - Demon Days
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcOyJVmPR_8 - "Orchestral Intro" - Plastic Beach
Re: Best opening track of any album?
I've always liked Second Sight from Mr Universe by Gillan it's a two minute ish instrumental that leads quite nicely into the next track
asdral225- Posts : 1281
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Re: Best opening track of any album?
For me it has to be Holy Wars - the Punishment Due from Megadeth's Rust In Peace album. That intro just hits you like a punch in the face. Amazing musicianship and lyrics that eerily reflect the modern world, despite the song being 20 years old.
Others would be:
Them Bones - Alice In Chains (Dirt)
From Out of Nowhere - Faith No More (The Real Thing)
Slash 'n' Burn - Manic Street Preachers (Generation Terrorists)
Supervixen - Garbage (Garbage)
True Nature - Jane's Addition (Strays)
Pull Me Under - Dream Theater (Images and Words)
Others would be:
Them Bones - Alice In Chains (Dirt)
From Out of Nowhere - Faith No More (The Real Thing)
Slash 'n' Burn - Manic Street Preachers (Generation Terrorists)
Supervixen - Garbage (Garbage)
True Nature - Jane's Addition (Strays)
Pull Me Under - Dream Theater (Images and Words)
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Vegas Two Times - Stereophonics (J.E.E.P)
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