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stistermeve [Edit] [Delete] 52 replies 23:19 March 6th, 2013

What are your favourite album openers? I have a blog: http://mrfraserblog.blogspot.co.uk/ and just put mine up.

It's difficult. There are some great 'track 1's, but they're not necessarily the best way to open an album.

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i find it hard to say anything is a better album opener than

only shallow

emmettcruddas | 7 Mar '13, 00:43 | X | ^ This | Reply

Antelope this'd this
This thread comes around a lot

And every time it does, the same song leaps immediately to mind:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqHqAdOSAiI

blisters | 7 Mar '13, 00:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
Also Red Kross: Jimmy's Fantasy

is a fucking blinder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7ad4VQvBEQ

blisters | 7 Mar '13, 00:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
DEBAAAASEERRR!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P3lhrwio-M

THE CLASSICAAAAAAAAL!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u-E-5Qc7sE

UNCONTROLLABLE UUUUUUUUUUUURRRGE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8UcpmUQkNU

Icarus-Smicarus | 7 Mar '13, 00:54 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
- man, you should get your keyboard fixed
  
  they're pretty cheap, just get a new one.
  
  theintl @Icarus-Smicarus | 8 Mar '13, 08:50 | X | ^ This | Reply
I know it's pretty cliched to say, but Disorder is pretty perfect

Antelope | 7 Mar '13, 02:01 | X | ^ This | Reply

AlistairCampbell and JaguarPirate this'd this
Interpol's Untitled does the job nicely

rainmaker | 7 Mar '13, 02:47 | X | ^ This | Reply

Icarus-Smicarus, colonelbingobongo, Acquiescence, and JaguarPirate this'd this
Rarely gets a mention

But I love the way Tonight We Mean It opens the Dismemberment Plan album Is Terrified as though it had already begun. Sets the pace of the album perfectly.

ma0sm | 7 Mar '13, 04:04 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
Nine Acre Court on Charlatans s/t is my stock answer to this.

TheWza | 7 Mar '13, 10:00 | X | ^ This | Reply
- YouTube description is a fair summary.
  www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT5DUezAaRw
  
  TheWza @TheWza | 7 Mar '13, 10:09 | X | ^ This | Reply
Tool - The Grudge

My favouritetune, on my favourite album by my favourite band.

I was in Canada when Lateralus was released. Rushed to a record store to buy the cd.

Got back to where I was staying and put it it on the cd player. I'd been waiting 5 years for this album. Virtually no press for it, so I had no idead what to expect.

I put it on, 1st song is The Grudge. I replayed it 5 times before I got to the 2nd track.

It still gives me goosebumps now when I listen to it.

Other faves

Soundgarden - Rusty Cage (Badmotorfinger)
Jane's Addiction - Up The Beach (Nothing Shocking)
Faith No More - From Out Of Nowhere (The Real Thing)
Ministry - N.W.O. (Psalm 69)
Nine Inch Nails - Head Like A Hole (Prety Hate Machine)
VAST - Here (Visual Audio Sensory Theater
U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday (War)
The Stooges - 1969 (The Stooges)
Suicide - Ghost Rider (Suicide)
Secret Machines - First Wave Intact (Now Here Is Nowhere)
Screaming Trees - Shadow Of The Season (Sweet Oblivion)
Rush - Tom Sawyer (Moving Pictures)
Rev Co - Beers, Steers & Queers (Beers, Steers & Queers)
Lard - Forkboy (The Last Temptation Of Reid)
Adam & The Ants - Dog Eat Dog (Kings Of The Wild Frontier)

TheGrudge | 7 Mar '13, 10:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Hence the name, I guess
  
  Adam & The Ants - fantastic shout.
  
  The Grudge is an immense track. Stinkfist nearly made the list too.
  
  stistermeve @TheGrudge | 7 Mar '13, 11:31 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - Yep. Was never gonna choose any other user name!
    
    Stinkfist would make the list too.
    
    Intolerance and Vicarious are also crackers.
    
    TheGrudge @stistermeve | 7 Mar '13, 11:35 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Good call on The Grudge.
  
  Also The Hollow by APC, such a punch to it.
  
  Ichor @TheGrudge | 8 Mar '13, 10:24 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Fear on This Is Hardcore

podge | 7 Mar '13, 10:17 | X | ^ This | Reply
My Side One, Track One playlist:

http://open.spotify.com/user/sheeldz/playlist/7fi5yWoZFp2Cne1mIXOa7J

Number 1 - Packs of three by Arab Strap

justanothersheeldz | 7 Mar '13, 10:24 | X | ^ This | Reply

Mynci2000 this'd this
Quite obviously

Like A Rolling Stone

Pioneer | 7 Mar '13, 10:43 | X | ^ This | Reply

Kettledrum, earthlingbrains, Icarus-Smicarus, Oissin_, and JaguarPirate this'd this
Hands by Four Tet on Rounds

beautiful album opener- quite stately in its elegance. Don't think it would fit in with the rest of the album if it wasn't up first.

Also Forever on Snivilisation by Orbital just would not fit in to the mood of the album if it was anything other than the first track.

colonelbingobongo | 7 Mar '13, 10:57 | X | ^ This | Reply

distrus this'd this
The Classical

Opening The Fall's Hex Enduction Hour

bornin69 | 7 Mar '13, 11:04 | X | ^ This | Reply

Icarus-Smicarus, Oissin_, and heartworms this'd this
The Bronx - Heart Attack American

shucks | 7 Mar '13, 11:06 | X | ^ This | Reply

stistermeve, TheSoundofBastards, and bozo this'd this
- Good call
  
  Only recently bought that album.
  
  stistermeve @shucks | 7 Mar '13, 11:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
My Name is Jonas

and Tired of Sex

hanshotfirst | 7 Mar '13, 11:10 | X | ^ This | Reply

JaguarPirate this'd this
The Boxer Rebellion - Flight/Flashing Red Light Means Go/No Harm

The Envy Corps - Wires & Wool
Doves - Firesuite
The Verve - Star Sail
Mew - Am I Wry? No
Explosions in the Sky - Last Known Surroundings
Mono - Ashes in the Snow
Uyama Hiroto - 81summer

Just far too many to mention really; I could go on and on. Best not to.

Acquiescence | 7 Mar '13, 11:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
- Another Boxer Rebellion fan!!
  
  Cool. Good choice.
  
  TheGrudge @Acquiescence | 7 Mar '13, 11:53 | X | ^ This | Reply
I think

Regular John, Feel Good Hit of the Summer & You Make Me Feel like I Ain't Worth a Dollar are 3 great consecutive album openers for QOTSA.

Also Cherub Rock.

shithawk | 7 Mar '13, 11:45 | X | ^ This | Reply

stistermeve this'd this
My 16 year old self says...

Linoleum off Punk in Drublic by NOFX. Played that record to death many years ago, and the start of the album was just so electrifying.

My 30 year old is now going to listen to it again for the first time in years.

chuckbarris | 7 Mar '13, 12:46 | X | ^ This | Reply
- THAT'S ME ON THE STREET WITH A VIOLIN UNDER MY CHIN
  
  shucks @chuckbarris | 7 Mar '13, 13:20 | X | ^ This | Reply
  
  chuckbarris and Severed799 this'd this
Cold Cave - The Great Pan Is Dead

is pretty ace. I know some people struggled to get past it to the rest of the album it's that good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jyug-4hCp4

My 16 year old self would say

Marilyn Manson - Irresponsible Hate Anthem

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nXCZhqTIps

or Blur - Beetlebum

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAXnqjUfal4

GoatmeatMF | 7 Mar '13, 13:25 | X | ^ This | Reply
Let's Go Crazy

Puds | 7 Mar '13, 13:28 | X | ^ This | Reply

myyada this'd this
Jesus Lizard - Boilermaker

chadders | 7 Mar '13, 13:40 | X | ^ This | Reply
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Bellbottoms

chadders | 7 Mar '13, 13:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
- triffic!
  
  TheWza @chadders | 7 Mar '13, 23:34 | X | ^ This | Reply
mommy, whats a funkadelic?

freddiehubbard | 7 Mar '13, 13:44 | X | ^ This | Reply
- yeah, good one
  
  except they never answer the question
  
  theintl @freddiehubbard | 8 Mar '13, 08:48 | X | ^ This | Reply
  - the answers in the bassline lol
    
    freddiehubbard @theintl | 8 Mar '13, 09:06 | X | ^ This | Reply
free your mind and your ass will follow

freddiehubbard | 7 Mar '13, 13:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
maggot brain

freddiehubbard | 7 Mar '13, 13:45 | X | ^ This | Reply

OllieH this'd this
Planet Telex from The Bends is one of my favourites

godisinthetv | 7 Mar '13, 15:08 | X | ^ This | Reply

Antelope this'd this
The State I Am In - Belle And Sebastian

Best album opener ever, bar none.

mil_c | 7 Mar '13, 22:45 | X | ^ This | Reply

furio this'd this
- Nice!
  
  GoatmeatMF @mil_c | 7 Mar '13, 23:23 | X | ^ This | Reply
- It's a better album than If You're Feeling Sinister imo.
  
  furio @mil_c | 8 Mar '13, 06:41 | X | ^ This | Reply
Titus Andronicus - A More Perfect Union

So many good ones already mentioned too.

orangejuice | 7 Mar '13, 23:14 | X | ^ This | Reply
Cardiacs - Dirty Boy

/thread

Oissin_ | 7 Mar '13, 23:25 | X | ^ This | Reply

Comaboy this'd this
Fugazi - Turnover

British Sea Power - It Ended On An Oily Stage
Pavement - Silence Kit
Faith No More - From Out Of Nowhere

Oissin_ | 7 Mar '13, 23:29 | X | ^ This | Reply
Holes - Mercury Rev

A perfectly pitched opener which sets the scene for Deserter's Songs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYe5Q-oMEME

RockyORourke | 8 Mar '13, 05:11 | X | ^ This | Reply
Silver - Echo & Bunnymen

freddiehubbard | 8 Mar '13, 08:10 | X | ^ This | Reply
Did You Miss Me - The Cooper Temple Clause

far and away the best, the twinkling notes, the high pitch noise, the menacing bass line, mmmmmmmmmmmmm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVtucRWO-Ac

Noblet | 8 Mar '13, 10:12 | X | ^ This | Reply

Acquiescence and Oissin_ this'd this
- Argh!
  
  I feel ashamed of myself for neglecting to mention this song in my post. And it's not even the best TCTC album opener.
  
  Acquiescence @Noblet | 8 Mar '13, 11:15 | X | ^ This | Reply
The Rainbow - Talk Talk

Robert Wyatt - Sea Song
Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
The Black Amnesias - Hope Of The States
A Beautiful Shape - Six By Seven

lyserge | 8 Mar '13, 10:26 | X | ^ This | Reply
first ones which sprang to mind were

Elbow - any day now and David Bowie - Station to Station

which made me think of Station Approach off Leaders of the Free World.

And now I feel like Mark Radcliffe.

icehockeyhair | 8 Mar '13, 10:45 | X | ^ This | Reply
ALSO

Spiritualized are pretty good at this sort of thing:

You Know It's True
Medication
Ladies & Gentlemen

icehockeyhair | 8 Mar '13, 10:46 | X | ^ This | Reply

lyserge this'd this
The one song you haven't thought about

and yet the most obvious one:

"Welcome to the jungle" by Guns n' Roses

Dicodisco | 8 Mar '13, 18:27 | X | ^ This | Reply

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