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Aerosmith: Back In The Saddle
Led Zeppelin: Immigrant Song Led Zeppelin: Good Times Bad Times |
Eagles had a ton of great ones:
Take It Easy (from Eagles) Already Gone (from On the Border) One of These Nights (from One of These Nights) and obviously... Hotel California (from Hotel California) |
I still say you can't top these...
Originally Posted by B5Erik
DIO - Stand up and Shout
Black Sabbath - Neon Knights Iron Maiden - Where Eagles Dare KISS - I've Had Enough KISS - Unholy KISS - Creatures of the Night KISS - Strutter Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak Scorpions - Blackout Armored Saint - Reign of Fire Def Leppard - Let it Go Ozzy Osbourne/Randy Rhoads - Over the Mountain Saxon - Killing Ground Judas Priest - Hellion/Electric Eye Those are some great opening tracks just off the top of my head... |
Originally Posted by B5Erik
I still say you can't top these...
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Originally Posted by Nesbit
So your opinion hasn't changed since late last night?
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Originally Posted by JAA
Led Zeppelin: Immigrant Song
cheers, -the Jesus |
I'll second Thunder Road, off Springsteen's Born To Run
Also, "Seven Nation Army" off The White Stripes' Elephant is a kick-ass lead-off track And that breaking glass at the beginning of You May Be Right on Billy Joel's Glass Houses really always felt to me like a great way to open a new album. |
Just Like Honey
Teenage Riot White Light/White Heat Candy Says |
Blackest Eyes from In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
The Invisible Man from Marbles by Marillion |
Devo - Uncontrollable Urge
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Taxman, The Beatles (Revolver)
Across the Great Divide, The Band (The Band) Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan (Highway 61 Revisited) |
Originally Posted by earthling2112
Blackest Eyes from In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
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Somewhere Only We Know, Keane (Hopes and Fears)
Superman's Dead, Our Lady Peace (Clumsy) |
Another vote for Neon Knights by Sabbath. Also, The Kiss by The Cure. I love the abuse given to that wah pedal on the lead guitar line.
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Originally Posted by Mr. Salty
I'll go with "Where the Streets Have No Name" from U2's "The Joshua Tree."
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Rush -- Tom Sawyer --from Moving Pictures
Rage Against the Machine -- Bombtrack -- from Rage Against the Machine Ministry -- N.W.O -- Psalm 69 Faith No More -- Land Of Sunshine -- Angel Dust I'm sure there are lots of others. |
some other nominations (which may have not been covered):
afghan whigs "crime scene part one" from black love billy bragg "accident waiting to happen" from don't try this at home the cult "nirvana" from love R.E.M. "what's the frequency, kenneth?" from monster the sidewinders "we don't do that anymore" from auntie ramos' poolhall sinead o'connor "jackie" from the lion and the cobra social distortion "reach for the sky" from sex, love and rock n' roll the smiths "the queen is dead" from the queen is dead spinanes "entire" from manos |
I can't believe nobody has mentioned this yet...
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 1970 baby! (released on Friday, Feb. 13th) |
Monday Morning-Fleetwood Mac (self-titled)
Let's Go Crazy-Purple Rain Dream Police-Cheap Trick Black Dog-Led Zep IV Respectable Street-XTC-Black Sea Let Me Out-Knack Bat Out Of Hell-Meatloaf Precious-Pretenders |
Crime Scene pt 1 from Black Love by The Afghan Whigs (nice to see im the 3rd to say that, and i put the closing track on the closing track thread as well)
Battery from Master Of Puppets by Metallica Cold Feelings from Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell by Social Distortion So Far Away from Social Distortion ST Papa Wont Leave You Henry from Henrys Dream by Nick Cave Its A Long Way To The Top from High Voltage by AC/DC A Dangerous Meeting from Dont Break The Oath by Mercyful Fate Zoo Music Girl from Prayers On Fire by The Birthday Party Secrets from No Respect by Vain Salty Dog from Swagger by Flogging Molly Drunken Lullabies from Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly all i can think of right now. |
had some choices already mentioned so I will add....
"Plainsong" from Disintigration - The Cure "Sunspots" from Workbook - Bob Mould "Misunderstood" from Being There - Wilco "A Sort Of Homecoming" from The Unforgettable Fire - U2 "I Wanna Be Adored" from S/T - The Stone Roses "Subdivisions" from Signals - Rush "Feeling Gravitys Pull" from Fables Of The Reconstruction - R.E.M. "Debaser" from Doolittle - The Pixies "Thieves" from A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste - Ministry "Where The Devil Don't Stay" from The Dirty South - Drive By Truckers "The Kiss" from Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me - The Cure "Wildflower" from Electric - The Cult |
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valkyrie missile artist angels and airwaves album we don't need to whisper |
A couple of favorites:
Virginia Reel Around the Fountain - The Rebels Not In - The Halo Benders I Want Wind to Blow (actually the first 3 songs, the first side of the Album) -the Glow Part 2 - the Microphones |
Originally Posted by Obey The D
Airbag - Radiohead - OK Computer
some others... Ahead - Wire - The Ideal Copy Age of Consent - New Order - Power, Corruption & Lies Love Vigilantes - New Order - Low-Life Head Like a Hole - NIN - Pretty Hate Machine Albanoni vs. Star Wars - Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Dress For Excess Just Let Go - Fischerspooner - Odyssey The District Sleeps Alone - The Postal Service - Give Up I Don't Feel Like Dancin' - Scissor Sisters - Ta Dah Ooh La La - Goldfrapp - Supernature Peter Piper - Run DMC - Raising Hell Follow The Leader - Eric B & Rakim - Follow The Leader |
No love for GNR!? Welcome To The Jungle.
some others: Strutter, Detroit Rock City - KISS ( I could name a few more from them, but those are the best of the best) Straight - Veruca Salt Only When I Sleep - The Corrs Sunday Bloody Sunday - U2 Bring The Noise - Public Enemy Straight Outta Compton - NWA Twist Of Cain - Danzig Are You Gonna Go My Way - Lenny Kravitz (played to death, complete overkill, but still a great song; it was a toss-up between this and Rock And Roll Is Dead) Holy Wars - Megadeth And for Black Sabbath, it still don't get better than War Pigs. |
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