Trying to put together a compilation for a friend composed entirely of side 1, track 1s. Current thoughts include:
Low - Monkey
Wedding Present - Dalliance
Birthday Party - Sonny's burning
Radiohead - Everything in it's right place
Shellac - Prayer to God
Animal Collective - Peacebone
Clinic - Harmony
The Pixies - Debaser
The Thermals - Here's your future
... and obviously ...
Nirvana - Smells like teen spirit
Any more suggestions?
thickfreakness - Black Keys
dead leaves & the dirty ground or most stripes track 1s
needle in the hay
subterranean homesick blues
like a rolling stone
Pioneer To The Falls-
Interpol.
Or
'Next Exit' from Antics.
Both very good opening tracks.
Untitled off TOTBL is good to
It's an under-rated skill, nailing a good opening track, and Interpol have it in spades.
It's hard to imagine
a better opening track than Sonic Youth - Teenage Riot.
yep yep yep
also 100% actually
Ice baby I saw your girlfriend and she's eating your fingers like they're just another meal...
*her fingers, no?
Hush now
Don't point out my mistakes in front of people.
Elbow have this down too
Any one of them ought to do it. Starlings is the bestest though.
was gonna say this.
Ed Harcourt - A Storm Is Coming. too
oh, you've got to get Steak and Black Onions
on their too.
Oooooh
I slightly prefer Station Approach. I'm prejudiced though, cos the first time I heard it was at Reading. I nearly fell over when the bass dropped, it was so fucking heavy!
....
station approach is wicked.
yeah Elbow just seem to make wicked opening tracks.
awesome song
if only for 'the streets are full of goths and geeks, I haven't seen my mum for weeks'
How they make that sound brilliant is beyond me, but they do
For ages I thought he said "Greeks"
I couldn't work out what his problem with the Greeks was!
it is Greeks!
but, as its Elbow, I'll allow for a little xenophobia...
I'M A STREETWALKIN CHEETAH
side 1 track 1 of any side 1 track 1 compilation
with a heart full'a naypaaahhhhhmmm
i agree.
altho i vote for teenage riot
Keeping with the Weezer theme of today...
My Name Is Jonas
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Death Cab - The New Year
Metallica - Battery
MIA - Bamboo Banger
Trail of Dead
Mistakes and Regrets
or At The Drive-In - Arcarsenal.
Led Zep - Immigrant Song
Jesus Lizard - Boilermaker
High On Fire - Devilution
Pornography For Cowards - Million Dead
Arguably the best start to an album ever.
only shallow
MBV
Dillinger Escape Plan
- Panasonic Youth.
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space -
Spiritualized.
And I can't actually think of anymore :S
...oh and maybe...
The Saddest Day and Concubine by Converge. Just because one is the most brutal, epic OTT way to begin an album and the other is the most brutal, short no bullshit way to begin an album.
Television - See No Evil
the greatest ever opening track is
Angel
Massive Attack
I had it on again the other day. REALLY REALLY REALLY loud.
What a fucking tune. It is cone-bustingly huge. That sound is thick, nasty, oily, dirty and it feels like.....intent.
Plainsong - The Cure
Bleed American - Jimmy Eat World
Plainsong is the ultimate for me
But others that spring to mind are
Feel Good Hit Of The Summer - Rated R (QOTSA)
I Zimbra/Born Under Punches - Fear Of Music/Remain In Light (Talking Heads)
Untitled - Turn On The Bright Lights (Interpol)
Do The Strand - For Your Pleasure (Roxy Music)
and most recently, I think Knocked Up by Kings Of Leon is a fucking cracker
Though not precisely the first song...
"Some Red Handed Sleight Of Hand" by Cursive
also...
Secondsmile - "Our Great And Secret Show"
...
Twilight Sad - Cold Days from the Birdhouse
Frightened Rabbit - The Greys
Pavement - Silence Kid
Jimmy Eat World - Table for Glasses
Suffer For Fashion
...Hissing Fauna - Of Montreal
tip your bartender
by glassjaw.
Down On The Street - SSTSTTTSSSSTTSTSSSSOOOGGES
opens "Ffffuufffffuffuufuffuffffun House"
*SSTSTTTSSSSTTSTSSSSTOOOGGES
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my suggestions
Adam and the Ants - Cartrouble (weird dreamy/nightmarish first half turns into this wonderful british pop song ala kinks via the sex pistols)
Joy Division - Disorder...it's probably the best ever album opener for me.
So many
Archers of Loaf - Web In Front (definitely, definitely, definitely)
Pavement - Winter Babe (Summer version)
Guided by Voices - Over the Neptune/Mesh Gear Fox (also definitely)
Mission of Burma - That's When I Reach For My Revolver
Wolf Parade - You Are a Runner and I Am My Father's Son
Born Ruffians - This Sentence Will Ruin/Save Your Life
The Stooges - Search and Destroy
mclusky - Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues
Elliott Smith - Needle in the Hay/Speed Trials/Sweet Adeline
Dinosaure Jr - Freak Scene
SO MANY.
Note that
only for Elliott Smith do the forward slashes signify separate songs.
get
Out At The Pictures - Hot Chip on there
its an obvious one
airbag.
those guitars still make my spine tingle 10 years later
...
Red House Painters - Grace Cathedral Park
Joy Division - Disorder
Afghan Whigs - Crime Scene Part 1
The National - Secret Meeting
Sebadoh - Soul and Fire
...and obviously...
Counting Crows - Round Here
dälek
Either Abandoned Language, if you have ten minutes to spare, or Distorted Prose, if you want some really sweet screechy noises.
Also, Stapleton - Capitals. They rule!
Try
The Knife - Silent Shout
?
Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
Teenage Fanclub - The Concept
Dion - Born To Be With You
The Cult - Wildflower (oh yes indeed)
Liars - Plaster Casts Of Everything
Modern Lovers - Roadrunner
Funkadelic - Mommy, What's A Funkadelic?
Galaxie 500 - Blue Thunder
Jeez, there's loads!
QOTSA - Regular John (as a bonus one)
Yeah...
The Liars track is a great opener...
Les Savy Fav - Tragic Monsters
Most importantly
which track is going to open your compilation?
Would always have to go with
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
The Jesus And Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
My current thought for opening track ...
High on Fire - "Devilution". Just to catch everyone off guard. Those drums!
There's loads, aren't there? This is going to be tricky ...
Though there's chance this might turn into a podcast, which would be cool: I'd get to pontificate on why each choice was amazing ... :)
More please!
The Bronx - Heart Attack American
RFTC - Middle
Mad Capsule Markets - Tribe
Hot Snakes - Braintrust
Magazine - Definitive Gaze
Bjork - Human Behaviour
Hefner - The Hymn For The Cigarettes
Cat Power - The Greatest
The National - Fake Empire
Magnetic Fields - absolutely cuckoo
Herman Dune - i wish that i could see you soon
Sisters of Mercy - alice
S by Labradford
from Mi Media Naranja
and Come See The Duck from Deerhoof, Green Cosmos?
Army of Me - Bjork
How has no one said this already, it's pretty much the greatest album opener ever!
Yep
this wins. Or Sleater Kinney - One Beat.
Other good uns:
Born Under Punches - Talking Heads
A Message to you Rudy - Specials
Radio Free Europe - REM
In fact, R.E.M. ...
Radio Free Europe, Pop Song 89, Begin the Begin, Finest Worksong, Drive ...
Another band with the Opening Track gene.
(Radio Song is being ignored for the purposes of this reply.)
True
even Around the sun started with Leaving New york, which was fairly decent.
I reckon Sleater Kinney may run them close though, with Dig me out and The fox as well.
FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!
Or:
Converge - Concubine
Every Time I Die - Romeo A-Go-Go
American Football - Never Meant
At The Drive-In - Arcarsenal
Gay For Johnny Depp - Cumpassion
Joanna Newsom - Emily
Q and not U - Soft Pyramids
These Arms Are Snakes - The Shit Sisters
Wonderful People
- Q and not U
Oooo, good call on the Blood Brothers!
Breakin' into heaven
Stone Roses
Takes too long to get there.
See also 'Beyond The Pale,' the opening song from The Mission's excellent 'Children' LP.
It was produced by the Led Zep bass player dontchya know...
Secret Machines - First Wave Intact
Phoenix - Everything Is Everything
Explosions In The Sky - The Birth And Death Of The Day
iLiKETRAiNS - Terra Nova
Mew - Am I Wry? No
Siberian - Belgian Beer And Catholic Girls
Just off the top of my head. The list is endless.
Someone should start a 'Why is the tenth track on an 11 track album always rubbish?' thread.
Bumpity-bump!
Just in case anyone's got any more suggestions.
:)
Midlake - Roscoe
Love - Alone Again Or
Band of Horses - Is There A Ghost
Nick Cave - The Mercy Seat
Ride - Leave them all behind
is a great slow builder.
Beta Band - Dry the Rain
Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl
Tom Waits - Ol'55
Thats crazy i am just watching High Fidelity
Mine would be.
The Shins - Sleeping Lessons
The Beta Band - Dry The Rain
Camera Obscura - Lloyd I'm Ready To Be Heart Broken
Pavement - Stereo
Beck - E-Pro
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Love Burns
Jeff Buckley - Mojo Pin
Death Cab For Cutie - New Year
The Clash - Janie Jones
Nirvana - Serve The Servants
What do they go for in High Fidelity?
(Whichisn'tatallwhereIgottheideafromohno.)
Everyone Thinks He looks Daft - The Wedding Present
Lily - Jonquil
I Want Wind To Blow - Microphones
Any opener by Elbow (as mentioned)
I'd say the best opening track I have ever heard is Teenage Riot.
I agree with
the guy who said Disorder - Joy Division