re: Best album openers in music

Posted by Chitter Chatter

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 8:49 am to SirWinston

quote:
"Achtung Baby". U2

I won't say greatest album of all time but I admit its greatness. Definitely one of the top albums of the 90's for sure.

This post was edited on 11/19/14 at 8:51 am

Posted by Mattgobear

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:06 am to Sheep

Metallica Black Album - Enter Sandman

Posted by monsterballads

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:29 am to Spaulding Smails

quote:
My Name is Jonas

immediately popped into my head

Posted by CPAPalmer

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 9:46 am to GCTiger11

The opening five on The Campfire Headphase by Boards of Canada:
1- Into the Rainbow Vein
2- Chromakey Dreamcoat
3- Satellite Anthem Iccarus
4- Peacock Tail
5- Dayvan Cowboy

Also "Angel" to open Mezzanine by Massive Attack

Posted by CSCerky

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 1:30 pm to GCTiger11

Black Moth Super Rainbow - Dandelion Gum

Forever Heavy

2 ...

Posted by Blue Velvet

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 1:32 pm to CSCerky

My boy.

Posted by Eternally Undefeated

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 3:56 pm to GCTiger11

To cite a few other contenders:

"Woman from Tokyo" Deep Purple (Who Do We Think We Are lp)

"Can't Get Enough" Bad Company (Bad Company's first lp)

"Wheel of Confusion" Black Sabbath (Vol 4 lp)

"For Ladies Only" Steppenwolf (For Ladies Only lp)

"Footstomping Music" Grand Funk Railroad (E Pluribus Funk lp)

Posted by Cdawg

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 4:55 pm to Eternally Undefeated

quote:
"Wheel of Confusion" Black Sabbath

solid

Posted by vuvuzela

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Posted on 11/19/14 at 11:57 pm to GCTiger11

Lots of good ones in here. I thought one of the best openings to an album recently was Machu pichu on angles by the strokes. Has a really crisp and clean welcome. Just my two cents....

Posted by SystemsGo

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Posted on 11/20/14 at 4:53 am to Sheep

You might think you’ve peeped the scene
You haven’t, the real one’s far too mean
The watered down one, the one you know
Was made up centuries ago
They made it sound all wack and corny
Yes, it’s awful, blasted boring
Twisted fictions, sick addictions
Well, gather ‘round children, zip it, listen:

Posted by kingbob

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Posted on 11/20/14 at 7:30 am to GCTiger11

I don't know about "Greatest", but "Anthem" by Rush was an outstanding opener to their album "Fly By Night".

Posted by White Shadeaux

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Posted on 11/20/14 at 7:36 am to kingbob

Say hey momma, the way you move
Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove

Posted by CBandits82

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Posted on 11/20/14 at 8:33 am to Cdawg

quote:
"Wheel of Confusion" Black Sabbath

Nice.

Posted by dnm3305

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Posted on 11/20/14 at 8:46 am to CBandits82

"Death On Two Legs" - A Night at the Opera - Queen
"Cochise" - Audioslave
"South of Heaven" - Slayer
"Gimme Back My Bullets" - Skynyrd
"Mouth for War" - Vulgar Display - Pantera
"Cocaine" - Slowhand - Clapton