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Post by Captain Hygiene on May 23, 2007 16:25:41 GMT -5
What are some cool songs that opened their albums? I'm thinking more along the lines of songs that consciously created a mood or effect, rather than just great songs that randomly happen to be the first.
For example, an obvious one would be Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. That's not near my favorite Beatles album, but the crowd noises suddenly slamming into a hard rock beat and ripping guitar just provide a moment that's darn near perfect.
I'll think of some more non-Beatles examples later on.
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Post by Mod City on May 23, 2007 16:45:00 GMT -5
How about Hell's Bells from AC/DC's Back in Black? It definitely sets a mood, and has got to be one of the most recognizeable album openers out there.
Cool thread idea. I gotta think more about this.
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Post by Shep on May 23, 2007 19:03:16 GMT -5
A few that blew me away:
"I Wanna Be Adored"--The Stone Roses. Britpop is reborn.
"Rock and Roll Star"--Oasis. A great introduction to the brash, arrogant Gallagher brothers.
"Bittersweet Symphony"--The Verve. An incredible opening for a great band's swansong.
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Post by Chuck on May 23, 2007 19:45:41 GMT -5
Gimmie Shelter.
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Post by Phantom Engineer on May 23, 2007 20:13:36 GMT -5
Here's an obscure one. My Size, from Smash Your Head Against The Wall by John Entwistle. A pretty good solo album from The Who bassist. The album opener is an unknown hard rock classic. The opening chords grab you by the throat.
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Post by Broadsword on May 23, 2007 20:34:23 GMT -5
Fire on High from ELO's Face The Music Come Together from The Beatles Abbey Road are two of my favorites
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Post by hopesfall on May 23, 2007 20:39:44 GMT -5
Further Seems Forever - "The Moon is Down" from the album of the same name.
Sunny Day Real Estate - "Seven" from Diary
Elliott - "Calm Americans" from False Cathedrals.
Coheed and Cambria - "In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3" from the album of the same name.
And many many more.
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Post by Emperor Cupcake on May 23, 2007 21:54:19 GMT -5
I've always been a big fan of "The Mercy Seat," the opening track of Nick Cave's Tender Prey album. It's just so unsettling, with a bit of a guitar jangle, then Nick mumbling, then this kind of scary noise that builds up and up. It's a great, epic song.
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Post by StreetDreamer83 on May 23, 2007 22:46:57 GMT -5
Don't Look Down from Lindsey Buckingham's Out Of The Cradle. When I first listened to that song, I thought to myself, "Oh man, this album is going to be awesome."
Matt
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Post by GodoHell on May 24, 2007 7:58:33 GMT -5
(Please forgive me while I harken back to my white trash roots.)
Eruption--Van Halen. THREAD OVER.
(Again, forgive me, but somewhere in my soul is a snot-nosed 13-year-old who just couldn't let it go.)
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Post by Gypsy Attle on May 24, 2007 11:45:14 GMT -5
Speak to Me/Breathe - Pink Floyd
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Post by TomServo69 on May 24, 2007 11:50:47 GMT -5
Hmmm, nice thread.
"One of these Days" - Pink Floyd - Meddle "Tiny Dancer" - Elton John - Madman Across the Water "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" - Billy Joel - The Stranger "Miss You" - The Rolling Stones - Some Girls "Baba O'Riley" - The Who - Who's Next
There's a few for ya. Enjoy.
Servo
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Post by Mr. Atari on May 24, 2007 12:24:22 GMT -5
Here are some off the top of my head:
"Aces High"- Iron Maiden Powerslave. A great tone-setter for an awesome album.
"Battery"- Metallica Master of Puppets. See above.
"Dogman"- King's X Dogman. Back in 1993, I went into one of those "listen before you buy" CD stores, put this in the player, listened to the first 10 seconds, took it out and bought it.
"Dorina"- Dada Dada. Just a killer song from one of the best albums and one of the best unknown bands of the last 15 years. The guitarist is a telecaster stud-- one of the best guitarists around today.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on May 24, 2007 15:58:43 GMT -5
One that I really like is the "Overture" from ELO's Eldorado. Starting out with some overly serious narration and quiet music that recalls "The Wizard of Oz," it suddenly bursts out into full orchestra, finally reaching what ELO seemed to be striving for during the last three albums. It has a zest and energy that I find unmatched in many other albums, and perfectly leads into the overblown, larger than life symphonic album. Like the rest of the album, it kind of wavers between being serious and being a sort of tongue-in-cheek conceptual album. Great fun.
On a kind of related note, this is one of the albums that I believe makes true use of the LP format, with distinct movements on each side of the record. Sadly, this is kind of lost on CD.
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Post by Waldo Jeffers on May 24, 2007 20:26:44 GMT -5
I always like 'Serve the Servants' for the Nirvana 'In Utero' opening
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