War pigs?
The Ballad of Bill Hubbard. amused to death,roger waters 92
I Wanna Be Adored, The Stone Roses, by The Stone Roses
+10
If you count track one as the into to track two (can't remember or be bothered to attempt to spell their names on my phone) the first Mars Volta album starts well.
Other than that another stand out opening track is Botchla by Poison the Well. A brilliant way to start a pretty heavy album. I'm going to go through my collection later and come up with more, my memory is buggered, I struggled to remember the bands that did them two.
London Calling is a classic.
Martyn Bennett album Grit opens with a real grab you by the throat song Move but there's no video on YouTube. So I picked Coyote by Joni Mitchell from the Hejira album
Guns N' Roses - Civil War
Great film. Great song.
But there is so much choice, it's hard to pick the "best". Good call on Roger Waters above. And that makes me think most Floyd songs have a great intro - surely Shine On You Crazy Diamond is worth a mention!
Your's Is No Disgrace on The Yes Album
Or Get It On - Grinderman.
Only Friend - the Temperance Movement
Bad Brains - [i]Soul Craft[/i].
Foxy Lady - not only a great song but an opening album too
Ah, actually roper has it.
Tom Sawyer - Moving Pictures
Rise Against - State of the Union
Going to see them this year after missing out previously. Cannot bloody wait.
I can see that Welcome to the Jungle is popular so here are my top three (although Roper's is next level stuff):
Pink Moon / Pink Moon
Solid Air / Solid Air
Eee-ek I forgot this one!
AC/DC Both Highway to Hell (Title track) and Back in Black (Hells Bells).
Massive Attack Blue Lines 'Safe from Harm'
Sabotage - Hole In The Sky
I was listening to Sabotage the other day and almost started a thread 'songs you think only you like'!
Bat out of hell by Meatloaf , surely the best ever .
Let me sing for you the song of my people!
And the other one I've been listening to lately
You have listen to it all though.
The Orb's Adventure's Beyond the Ultraworld
There's a lot of metal in this thread. So many good openers, many already above.
Someone just reminded me of FNMs Angel Dust album on the closing song thread.
This track opens that album...
Dunno what my favourite is but this always does the job
How could I forget.....
"You think I ain't worth a dollar" (but I feel a like a millionaire) by Queens of the Stone Age.
It's a total aural assault, then pauses and starts again harder and louder.
But "welcome to the jungle" is the right answer.
It's not the start of an album as such, but when Chemical Brothers play live, they always come on to this Junior Parker version of tomorrow never knows. I get a tingle down the spine every time I hear it
Resurrection Mutha - The Almighty.
Still one of the best side one I've ever heard.
One music question I never have any hesitation in answering.
Massive statement of intent. Beautiful squall of noise.
Telegraph Road on Dire Straits' Love Over Gold..
Another:
Plainsong / Disintegration
Forgot this one.
Opening track, first album.
Perfect.
Obviously: "Acrid Avid Jam Shred" from "I care because you do" - Aphex Twin
Just stimulates a part of my brain, as if there's some message encoded in the drum programming and those high-frequency filter sweeps. Still a great track twenty years on.
Ooh, *raises hand*...
The girl with the sun in her head.....or ...... skyscraper I love you
There are some incredible tunes on here! Don't think I saw this one listed...
