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Old 07-18-04 | 06:06 PM
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Favorite two-song album lead-off...

OK...to explain this a little better:

Two lead-off songs (tracks 1 & 2) that:

...so perfectly complement each other. The first song is great, and when the second one gets cooking, you think "Hell yeah! This is great too!", and you're glad you bought the album, regardless of whether you like any of the other songs or not.
...sound like they were written specifically to be back-to-back lead-off tracks on the album.
...even sound like they may have been recorded live in the studio, one after the other, without any over-dubbing or additional tracks added on later.
...when you hear the title of one, you can't help but think of the other.

Having said all that, I'll name some favorites from my own collection:

We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions - Queen (from News Of The World) (kind of an obvious choice, but I love Queen)
American Music/Out The Window - Violent Femmes (from Why Do Birds Sing?)
1999/Little Red Corvette - Prince (from 1999)
Detroit Rock City/King Of The Night Time World - KISS (from Destroyer)


Let's hear yours!

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Old 07-18-04 | 08:52 PM
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Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power = 1)Search And Destroy 2)Gimme Danger

Nirvana - Nevermind = 1) Smells Like Teen Spirit 2) In Bloom

Aerosmith - Rocks = 1) Back In The Saddle 2) Last Child

Radiohead - The Bends = 1)Planet Telex 2) The Bends

Black Sabbath - Paranoid = 1)War Pigs 2) Paranoid
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Old 07-18-04 | 09:19 PM
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U2 - The Joshua Tree: 1) Where the Streets Have No Name, 2) I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
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Here's some all over the map responses from the top of my head

Down - NOLA
1. Temptations Wings 2. Lifer

NWA - Straight Outta Compton
1. Straight Outta Compton 2. F the Police

Sunny Day Real Estate - The Rising Tide
1. Killed By an Angel 2. One

Urge - Receiving the Gift of Flavor
1. Brainless 2. All Washed Up

Downset - Do We Speak A Dead Language
1. Intro 2. Empower 3. Eyes Shut Tight

GnR - Appetite
1. Welcome To Jungle 2. Its So Easy

311 - Music
1. Welcome 2. Freak Out

311 - Grassroots
1. Homebrew 2. Lucky

Rage Against The Machine
1. Bombtrack 2. Killing in the Name Of

Oh, well, I've got other stuff to do, hope someone is intrigued by my choices.
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Old 07-18-04 | 11:03 PM
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My Morning Jacket - At Dawn
1. At Dawn 2. Lowdown

Doors - Doors
1. Break On Through 2. Soul Kitchen

Elton John - Madman Across The Water
1. Tiny Dancer 2. Levon

The Band - The Band
1. Across The Great Divide 2. Rag Mama Rag

Pearl Jam - Ten
1. Once 2. Even Flow

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
1. Speak To Me 2. Breathe

Prince - 1999
1. 1999 2. Little Red Corvette

Radiohead - OK Computer
1. Airbag 2. Paranoid Android
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Old 07-18-04 | 11:30 PM
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Planes Mistaken for Stars - Knife in the Marathon (EP)
1. Scratching Pounds 2. Leaning the Room

Hum - You'd Prefer an Astronaut
1. Little Dipper 2. Pod

Hum - Electra 2000
1. Iron Clad Lou 2. Pinch & Roll

Sunny Day Real Estate - second album (the pink album)
1. Friday 2. Theo B.

Archers of Loaf - Icky Mettle
1. Web in Front 2. Last Word

Poster Children - Daisy Chainreaction
1. Dee 2. Cancer

I'm sure there are a lot more in my collection, but these are the first few of the top of my head.
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Old 07-18-04 | 11:38 PM
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Tried to limit it to 1 CD per (if I didn't you'd see about 7 Tom Waits CD's there)

Tom Waits - Mule Variations
1. Big In Japan 2. Lowside of the Road

Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
1. Welcome to the Working Week 2. Miracle Man

The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
1. Sympathy for the Devil 2. No Expectations
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Old 07-19-04 | 12:33 AM
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I'll be cliche and say:
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Sgt Pepper -> With a Little Help From My Friends
is awesome
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Old 07-19-04 | 05:18 AM
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Rush - Permanent Waves 1. Spirit of Radio 2. Freewill
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Pearl Jam - Vs.
1. Go 2. Animal
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Old 07-19-04 | 11:27 AM
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Massive Attack, Mezzanine
1. Angel, 2. Risingson
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Old 07-19-04 | 11:59 AM
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Airbag/Paranoid Android
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Pedro The Lion's "Control"
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Big Star - #1 Record

1. "Feel"
2. "The Ballad of El Goodo"

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street:

1. "Rocks Off"
2. "Rip this Joint"
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Old 07-19-04 | 04:42 PM
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Chevelle - Wonder Whats Next
1) Family System 2) Comfortable Liar

Andre 3000 - The LOve Below
1) The Love Below (its an intro but more like a short song)
2) Love Hater

Thrice - The Artist in the Ambulance
1)Cold Cash and Colder Hearts
2) Under a Killing Moon
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Rush - Permanent Waves 1. Spirit of Radio 2. Freewill
Probably the correct Rush answer, but perhaps "Subdivisions" > "The Analog Kid" from Signals have a little more thematic flow between the songs.

Of course, "Force Ten" > "Time Stand Still" is a nice start, too...
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Thunder Road // Tenth Avenue Freeze-out
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Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance
1. The Hellion
2. Electric Eye


(also an awesome concert opener)
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Iron Maiden - Killer

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