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Artists whose best song is the first song on their first album

Posted on 5/29/20 at 8:52 pm
Posted by vandelay industries
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Posted on 5/29/20 at 8:52 pm
I'm a fan of the more stranger songs in a band or artist's catalog, so I'm having a tough time coming up with an answer...but if I was born a generation earlier, I could see myself voting for Astronomy Domine by Pink Floyd. Any nominees?
Posted by The Seaward
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Posted on 5/29/20 at 9:03 pm to
The Stone Roses- I Wanna be Adored
Posted by Crow Pie
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Posted on 5/29/20 at 9:05 pm to
Led Zeppelin's first song on their first album may not be there best song (it's not) but it is a helluva way to start a career!


Good Times Bad Times

and the last song on their first album is pretty good too ( and all songs in between!)
How Many More Times
This post was edited on 5/29/20 at 9:10 pm
Posted by 14&Counting
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Member since Jul 2012
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Posted on 5/29/20 at 9:30 pm to
Pearl Jam - Alive
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
Boston - All of them
Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know
Posted by johnqpublic
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Posted on 5/29/20 at 9:42 pm to
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Artists whose best song is the first song on their first album

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Pearl Jam - Alive

Third song on their first album
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Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

First song on their second album
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Boston - All of them

?!?
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Alanis Morissette - You Oughta Know

Second song off her third album, although it was her International debut.
This post was edited on 5/29/20 at 9:44 pm
Posted by SonicAndBareKnuckles
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Posted on 5/29/20 at 10:49 pm to
Round Here - Counting Crows
Shine - Collective Soul
Trip Like I Do - The Crystal Method
Posted by diddlydawg7
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Posted on 5/29/20 at 10:53 pm to
Eagles- Take It Easy
Posted by PiscesTiger
Concrete, WA
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 5/30/20 at 10:18 am to
The Doors - Break on Through

U2 - I Will Follow

Silverchair- Israel's Son

Van Halen - Runnin With the Devil

NIN - Head Like a Hole
Posted by TFTC
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Posted on 5/30/20 at 11:53 am to
Son Volt - Windfall (off of Trace)
Posted by TTB
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Posted on 5/30/20 at 12:36 pm to
Welcome to the Jungle - GnR
Posted by Ace Midnight
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Posted on 5/30/20 at 3:52 pm to
Boston - More than a Feeling
Posted by Mizz-SEC
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Posted on 5/30/20 at 3:58 pm to
Nvm
This post was edited on 5/30/20 at 3:59 pm
Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 9:39 am to
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Son Volt - Windfall (off of Trace)

Good candidate.

Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop (I don't really believe that, but best I could do)
Posted by lovethetigers7
Member since Jul 2019
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:04 am to
Breaking Benjamin - So Cold
Posted by 88Wildcat
Topeka, Ks
Member since Jul 2017
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:39 am to
The Raven-Alan Parsons Project (technically the 2nd song on their first album but the first is an instrumental whose title I can't remember that segues directly into it.)

Posted by AlxTgr
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 10:56 am to
Steely Dan
Posted by Jester
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 1:15 pm to
I would probably disagree, but you could certainly argue for:

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man

It's certainly their biggest "hit."
Posted by Hoodie
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Member since Dec 2019
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 1:45 pm to
Eddie Money's "Two Tickets to Paradise" kicks-off his first album, as does Foreigner's "Feels Like the First Time." Those are a couple of contenders.
Posted by RockAndRollDetective
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 1:46 pm to
If we're not counting previous EPs, my nomination would be "Radio Free Europe" by REM.
Posted by dukke v
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Posted on 6/1/20 at 1:50 pm to
Feels like the first time is a great opener.

But not as good “More Than A Feeling”.
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