best opening track of a debut album

[gav6519]

probably been done before, i dunno.

rock and roll star from definetly maybe immediatly springs to mind.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

The Clash - Janie Jones
U2 - I Will Follow
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop!
The Jam - Art School
Elastica - Line Up
Suede - So Young
REM - Radio Free Europe
Damien Rice - Delicate
Stiff Little Fingers - Suspect Device
Pearl Jam - Once
Crowded House - Mean To Me
Oasis - Rock n' Roll Star
Manic Street Preachers - Slash n' Burn
Coldplay - Don't Panic

all excellent excellent songs. except Slash n' Burn. which is just good. but I felt no list is complete without any input from the Manics.

 

[gav6519]

and october swimmer by jj72.

 

[brettig]

Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin
!

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

once

 

[Elvis Presley]

I agree with Coldplay- Dont Panic, thats the main reason I got into them...

 

[Headache in a Suitcase]

cochise

 

[~LadyLemon~]

Janie Jones!

 

[U2aremyfriends]

wow! Great choices! I'm gonna add:

The Wallflowers - Shy Of The Moon
The Police - Next To You

 

[Mrs.Clayton]

and october swimmer by jj72.

You just made me remember I have this album and I haven't seen it in ages...I wonder where it is??
I that album!

 

[dsmith2904]

"Welcome to the Jungle" from "Appetite for Destruction."

 

[IWasBored]

he's in love with rock n roll whaaaaaaaaoooooooo
he's in love with getting stoned whaaaooooooooooo
he's in love with janie jones whaaaaooo
he don't like his boring job no!




i really can't think of anything to add (i'm sure i'll spend the next couple hours remembering stuff though). as for worst way to start off an album though, i nominate dropkick murphys for starting off blackout with "walk away".

 

[WinnieThePoo]

astronomy Domine - Pink Floyd

Cochise - audioslave

 

[IWasBored]

i always skip astronomy domine

still can't think of anything new. i suck.

 

[HeadsOnSticks]

Janie Jones!

my choice as well!

bombtrack...ratm

 

[Bono's shades]

The Doors - Break On Through
U2 - I Will Follow
R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe

 

[Jack In The Box]

The Doors - Break On Through
U2 - I Will Follow

Coldplay - Don't Panic
Super Furry Animals - God! Show Me Magic

 

[DrMusk]

im gonna go ahead and state the obvious one...Where The Streets Have No Name - U2.....how that got left out....i cannot say

 

[JOFO]

im gonna go ahead and state the obvious one...Where The Streets Have No Name - U2.....how that got left out....i cannot say

well, the thread was for DEBUT album, but your hearts in the right place.

personally, I really think I Will Follow takes the cake.

 

[nick_u2]

Besides I Will Follow, I like Blew off Nirvana's first album Bleach

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

astronomy domine is actually one of the more tolerable seven minutes of pink floyd there is

 

[Hallucination]

"Welcome to the Jungle" from "Appetite for Destruction."

I agree whole heartedly. Serioulsy what opening song has stood the test of time more? Jungle is what Guns are all about basically. It's as fresh today as it was in 1987. Many of the songs mentioned are great but "best opening song to a debut album" Easily it's Welcome to the Jungle.

 

[dsmith2904]

I agree whole heartedly. Serioulsy what opening song has stood the test of time more? Jungle is what Guns are all about basically. It's as fresh today as it was in 1987. Many of the songs mentioned are great but "best opening song to a debut album" Easily it's Welcome to the Jungle.

Thank you. That album is still so jarring, so hard core, so unapologetic and I love it!!! But "Welcome to the Jungle," the low, growling guitar followed by Axl's yowl, that's one hell of a way to introduce yourself to the world. Without a doubt people will still be blown away by "Appetite" in 20 years, and probably more.

 

[IWasBored]

*edit*


nevermind

 

[Hallucination]

debut album? who said anything about debut albums?

That's what the topic of this thread is. "best opening song from a debut album"

Can any of you guys tell me how to send PM's? I figured you just had to click on the user's name and that would work. guess not.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

you have to be a paid subscriber to send PM's

 

[IWasBored]

That's what the topic of this thread is. "best opening song from a debut album"

there's a little thing called the 'edit' button. and that's what i did, edited my post.

 

[Flaming Friar Sr]

velvet underground - sunday morning

 

[Popmartijn]

I wanted to name that song, Friar!

The Beatles - I Saw Her Standing There (that was the first track from Please, Please Me, wasn't it?)
Lou Reed - I Can't Stand It

C ya!

Marty

 

[meegannie]

Elbow -- Any Day Now
Doves -- Firesuite
South -- Broken Head 1