Greatest album openers

jcnporter · Post by **jcnporter** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:44 pm

Did someone do this already? Couldn't find it if so.

Plainsong from Disintegration by The Cure
Debaser from Doolittle by Pixies
Race For The Prize from the Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
Solid Air from Solid Air by John Martyn
Dry The Rain from The Three Eps by The Beta Band
Movin' on Up from Screamadelica by Primal Scream
Smells Like Teen Spirit from Nevermind by Nirvana
Suspect Device from Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers
Take Me To The Other Side from The Perfect Perscription by Spacemen 3
Birdland from Heavy Weather by Weather Report

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Fri Jan 24, 2014 8:57 pm

Feel Good Hit of the Summer by Queens of the Stoneage
The Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin
Mojo Pin by Jeff Buckley

Elephant Face · Post by **Elephant Face** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:12 am

Get Innocuous! from Sounds of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Dance Yrslf Clean from This Is Happening by LCD Soundsystem (They know how to open an album)

Mr. Self Destruct from The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

I Was A Lover from Return to Cookie Mountain by TV On The Radio

Mu-Tron from 604 by Ladytron

You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like A Millionaire from Songs For The Deaf by Queens Of The Stone Age. (That's a fucking mouthful)

Fireal420 · Post by **Fireal420** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:15 am

i can name a ton, but two that immediately came to my head were.

radiohead - airbag
tool - the grudge

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 2:47 pm

Think this might have been done before, but never mind; it's a great topic.

I Wanna Be Adored from The Stone Roses' 1st

Teenage Riot from Sonic Youth's Daydream Nation

Seagull from Ride's Nowhere.

lightsoutnepal · Post by **lightsoutnepal** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:06 pm

Only Shallow - MBV
Dramamine - MM
Genesis - Justice

Vostok · Post by **Vostok** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 3:17 pm

Andro - OPN
Big Feelings - Shlohmo
Come Up and Get Me - DG

Headphase · Post by **Headphase** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:19 pm

Airbag - Radiohead

Such a perfect beginning to such a perfect album

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:30 pm

Ready Lets Go/Music is Math
Planet Telex - Radiohead
Just Like You - Ministry
Mr Self Destruct - NIN
200 Gigapascals and Gloopy - Boreal Network/Cone Distance
15 Step - Radiohead
The Eater of Dream/Copy of A - NIN (possibly the best non-BoC opening vignette/following track I've ever heard)
Fahrenheit Fair Enough - Telefon Tel Aviv
The Anal Staircase - Coil
Intolerance - Tool

Just to name some off the top of my head.

Jonse · Post by **Jonse** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:32 pm

Elephant Face wrote:Mr. Self Destruct from The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails

After I posted my list I saw this immediately when scrolling up. It's not even so much the song itself, though it is great, but what follows. That fucking THX1138 sample is so fucking great in terms of opening that record. Even Pinion can't compare to just that little sample.

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:27 pm

Rodheh wrote:Planet Telex - Radiohead

YES!!

Fireal420 · Post by **Fireal420** » Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:38 pm

i heard that while radiohead were recording planet telex. thom was so drunk that he sang his parts while lying on the floor.

ParticleGhost · Post by **ParticleGhost** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 12:00 am

My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
AFX - Steppingfilter 101
The Gooeys - Scary Black Cherry Nap
Monroeville Music Center - Swedish Fish
Ophidian Enterprises - S.0.A.I.S

WeHadNormality · Post by **WeHadNormality** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 4:53 pm

Devils Haircut - Beck - Odelay
Sure Shot - Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
Jimmy James - Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
Vent - Tricky - Pre-Millennium Tension
Movements - Roots Manuva - Brand New Second Hand
Melody - Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire Melody Nelson
Love Without Sound - The White Noise - An Electric Storm
Gemini - BoC - Tomorrows Harvest

Torn n Frayed · Post by **Torn n Frayed** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 5:58 pm

Starsail-Verve from A Storm in Heaven
A New Decade-the Verve from A Northern Soul
Laides and Gentlemen Where Floating in Space-Spiritualized from the same LP.

fujee · Post by **fujee** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:08 pm

Arcarsenal - ATDI
Turnover - Fugazi
Soft as Snow (But Warm Inside) - MBV
Alison - Slowdive

Mexicola · Post by **Mexicola** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:10 pm

Hunted By A Freak - Mogwai

A_Northern_Soul · Post by **A_Northern_Soul** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 6:44 pm

Mogwai - Punk Rock (from Come on Die Young) - lost count of the number of compilations & mix tapes I've kicked off with that one.

Death in Vegas - Leather & Girls (from Scorpio Rising) - contender for best opening two tracks...

jcnporter · Post by **jcnporter** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:18 pm

Enter Sandman.

jcnporter · Post by **jcnporter** » Sun Jan 26, 2014 7:22 pm

Radio Free Europe from Murmur by REM