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JAA 09-02-07 07:31 AM

Aerosmith: Back In The Saddle
Led Zeppelin: Immigrant Song
Led Zeppelin: Good Times Bad Times

DaveWadding 09-02-07 01:30 PM

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)

B5Erik 09-02-07 01:48 PM

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...


Nesbit 09-02-07 06:04 PM


Originally Posted by B5Erik
I still say you can't top these...

So your opinion hasn't changed since late last night?

B5Erik 09-02-07 06:49 PM


Originally Posted by Nesbit
So your opinion hasn't changed since late last night?

Not a bit - even though it was late when I posted that originally! -ptth-

cupcake jesus 09-02-07 07:43 PM


Originally Posted by JAA
Led Zeppelin: Immigrant Song

Quoted for truth.

cheers,

-the Jesus

Decker 09-03-07 01:48 AM

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.

Arpeggi 09-03-07 02:53 PM

Just Like Honey
Teenage Riot
White Light/White Heat
Candy Says

earthling2112 09-03-07 08:49 PM

Blackest Eyes from In Absentia by Porcupine Tree
The Invisible Man from Marbles by Marillion

ResIpsa 09-04-07 06:11 AM

Devo - Uncontrollable Urge

hardercore 09-04-07 06:16 AM

Taxman, The Beatles (Revolver)
Across the Great Divide, The Band (The Band)
Like a Rolling Stone, Bob Dylan (Highway 61 Revisited)

mkdevo 09-04-07 12:36 PM


Originally Posted by earthling2112
Blackest Eyes from In Absentia by Porcupine Tree

that's a good one.

Jackslade 09-04-07 03:25 PM

Somewhere Only We Know, Keane (Hopes and Fears)
Superman's Dead, Our Lady Peace (Clumsy)

dvduser6 09-04-07 04:59 PM

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.

kms_md 09-04-07 05:19 PM


Originally Posted by Mr. Salty
I'll go with "Where the Streets Have No Name" from U2's "The Joshua Tree."

this is what i would have said.

Lateralus 09-04-07 05:33 PM

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.

kms_md 09-04-07 05:33 PM

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

porieux 09-04-07 05:38 PM

I can't believe nobody has mentioned this yet...

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

1970 baby! (released on Friday, Feb. 13th)

Splungeworthy 09-04-07 10:00 PM

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

scarredgod 09-04-07 11:59 PM

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.

musick 09-05-07 12:53 AM

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

im_ryandick 09-05-07 02:30 AM

song
valkyrie missile

artist
angels and airwaves

album
we don't need to whisper

starman9000 09-05-07 08:04 AM

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

megashock5 09-05-07 08:51 AM


Originally Posted by Obey The D
Airbag - Radiohead - OK Computer

Niiiicceee

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

Amel 09-07-07 07:36 PM

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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