Nevermind wasn’t Nirvana’s debut album…

On a similar theme though, I thought ‘This is a call’ was a cracking opener from Foo Fighters

Ring Ring by ABBA.

How about Baba O’Reilly on Who’s Next.

Can’t think of many better ways to open an album.

Not a debut album.

OK good point, I missed the debut album bit.

Switch to “Daft Punk are playin at my house” – LCD Soundsystem

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj8JrQ9w5jY[/video]

Blitzkreig Bop, The Ramones.
Bat Out of Hell, Meatloaf

tis a cover but a cracking opening track on a debut album

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxygqSTO1lQ[/video]

Before I forget:

This opener by XTC was the most succinct slice of in-yerface pop perfection IMO. Again, under-played at the time by the stiffs at the Beeb. Their effortless ‘tightly-slack’ style has been copied since by countless bands.
[video]https://youtu.be/UBaUWDrtlSc[/video]

Saw the thread title, thought “you can’t really beat Welcome to the Jungle”. Arctic Monkeys comes close, but no cigar

Guns Blazing – UNKLE

I want to hear what you’ve got to say – The Subways

the us version of are you experienced kicks off with this
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjwWjx7Cw8I[/video]

[video]https://youtu.be/UclCCFNG9q4[/video]

I’m going to risk a flaming for this, but I’m going to give an honourable mention to:

Wishing I was Lucky; Wet Wet Wet

It’s a great track from a band who were unfairly, due to their cutesy (pre massive smack habit) lead singer, given a ‘boy band’ label, which they never deserved.

I’ve always thought that when someone starts a ‘The best…’ thread and you list more than one thing you are kind of aguing against yourself, ain’tcha?

Anyways, +1 for ‘Roxy Music: Re-make/re-model’ 🙂

[video]https://youtu.be/CqLdDKy2XUQ[/video]

I’d like to say Chime by Orbital, but I don’t think it was properly on an album.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXU5Rxc3vBQ[/video]

So, I think I’ll nominate Safe From Harm by Massive Attack.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKtTmZnVhhI[/video]

Drac isn’t that Gorillaz track 5 ?

Wasn’t Supersonic Oasis’ debut.

Metallica – Enter Sandman from the Black Album.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD-E-LDc384[/video]

Drac isn’t that track 5 ?

Oh wait am I missing something?

Oooooh! Ignore my posts. 😳

Anyways, +1 for ‘Roxy Music: Re-make/re-model’

+3 for that. Good call, except for, y’know, me and the other guys…

Sunburn by Muse

has to be played loud

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uF4zYXzL_8[/video]

Oh wait am I missing something?

Yeah, the thread title 🙂

good question. since going back to records one of the things i love about it is exactly that, putting on a band’s first LP thinking what do they want the world to hear from them first. now this combines with my other love of records which is scoring something from the carboot or whatever that i may only know the single from radio and giving it a listen. so with all that, i give you the opening track of a 1st LP that truly blew me away the night i sat down and played it on my hifi (loudly).

B52s – Planet Claire

[video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5eRyZPNj1w[/video]

Gimmie shelter off let it bleed-rolling stones or Bone machine off surfer rosa-pixies
A new decade-a northern soul-the verve

Adam and the Ants – Cartrouble

Madness – One Step Beyond

The Specials – A Message to You Rudy

The Beat – Mirror in the Bathroom

(them 2-tone bands and associates knew what they were doing)

Jimi Hendrix – Foxy Lady or Purple Haze (depending on whether it’s the US edition – neither one’s anything other than awesome)

Duran Duran – Girls on Film

The Stooges – 1969

The Doors – Break On Through (To the Other Side)

I could go on….

Gimmie shelter off let it bleed-rolling stones

Metallica – Enter Sandman from the Black Album.

Seriously? I know lots of people aren’t that into music history, but really?

And some peoples musical taste is trapped in 1978, what’s that all about? 😉

Sorry I kinda missed reading the debut bit:),in that case its something for the weekend off fuzzy logic by the super furries

mikey3 – Member
Sorry I kinda missed reading the debut bit:)

Me too.

From an impact point of view – Davidian by Machine Head takes some beating….

This.
Hundreds of times over.

[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf0yWQzz0gM[/video]

On first listen I actually stopped the tape recorder (remember them?!) halfway through and just sat there thinking “****. That’s brilliant.” Then rewound and started all over again. 🙂

(Then I went off in search of a back catalogue, convinced that there must be one…)

Good call with Xtal

Another “saw the thread title, thought of GnR” here.

Cochise is a great track, but Audioslave were a bit of a supergroup so I’m not really sure they can be counted.

As gavtheoldskater says there’s something of the announcement about track one. So whilst there may be better debuts than, Erm, Debut, Human Behaviour from the opening bass drum sound onwards just says this ain’t the sugar cubes, this is something different…

I was going to say xtal too!

I put a spell on you – CCR
Get Miles – Gomez
Flume – Bon Iver

Also agree with RATM, Doors and Pearl Jam already mentioned.

Straight Outta Compton – Straight Outta Compton. NWA. Don’t agree with the subject matter of some of the lyrics but a track that had massive impact.

Three pages in, no mention of ‘My name is Jonas’ from Weezer’s Blue Album.
I am disappoint.

Oh, I’d also put forwards Of Monsters and Men’s ‘Dirty Paws’ from ‘My Head is an Animal’. Perfect scene setter for the album, and a super strong announcement of their intent.

Get Miles – Gomez.

Tells you what they are all about and sets up the rest of the album nicely.