Your Personal Favourite Album Openers...

Anteater · 02-15-2010, 05:42 PM

Well, rarely have I run across a good album with a bad kickoff track, but here are a few personal openers of mine-

Toy Matinee - Last Plane Out

Battles - Race In

Mew - Am I Wry? No

jackhammer · 02-15-2010, 05:48 PM

One of my faves. From Wild Mood Swings by The Cure :

duga · 02-15-2010, 06:13 PM

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Mew - Am I Wry? No

Yes all the way. Amazing opener to an album that gets more amazing with each track.

sidewinder · 02-15-2010, 06:36 PM

^ indeed, great one. I think And the Glass Handed Kites' opener 'Circuitry of the Wolf' is also great.

clutnuckle · 02-15-2010, 06:38 PM

I'm not the biggest fan of this album, but this song puts me in the mood for the whole thing no matter what.

DiSTANToblivion · 02-15-2010, 07:28 PM

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The Mars Volta's 'Son et lumière' from De-Loused in the Comatorium:

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AFI - Miseria Cantare from Sing the Sorrow

This was my first album of AFI's, and though their latest stuff isn't too impressive I was inspired to check out their earlier stuff after listening to this album. Maybe since I started here that is why I like the album so much while so many fans bash it.

I thought this opener was really cool...dark and ominous. Yet it still didn't give me any hints about what to expect from the rest of their music (and that ended up being a good thing). It kept me intrigued and as it ended I had high expectations for what was in store. Needless to say, with the Leaving Song Part 2 following it, I was hooked on this album from the first time I listened to it.

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One of my faves. From Wild Mood Swings by The Cure :

...love all of those, The Mars Volta one and The Cure the most.

How about this one, good 'ol Porcupine Tree, it's short and simple and carries into Synesthesia so well:
Porcupine Tree - 'What You Are Listening To / Synesthesia' (ALBUM: Up The Downstair)

(Unfortunately I couldn't find a vid where they've been combined so you can't really get the feel of how it flows straight after the spoken intro. Plus Youtubes quality is crap)

Dieselboy · 02-15-2010, 07:41 PM

Can't find a vid for it, but the 2 minute intro to Dieselboy's Project Human mix-cd is probably my favorite. It's got the dude that does movie preview voice-overs talking about how you've entered the future, robots are taking over, rogue-scientists are trying to save us from annihilation, etc. Sick intro, and totally gets you in the mood for the dark/techy DnB that is to follow.

If it has to be an actual song then I would have to pick Zao - The Buzzing on their Parade of Chaos album. Back in '02, this shocked me when I first heard it, and I loved how this disc just tore your face off from the very get go. Still can get pretty hyper when this is on.

AlexThreeKsKeller · 02-26-2010, 10:24 PM

"White America" by EMINEM.
Very explosive opening, imo.

Nine Black Poppies · 02-26-2010, 10:37 PM

A couple that came to mind when I saw the title of the thread:

sidewinder · 02-26-2010, 10:55 PM

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Good call, I really like that one. If only other Silver Jews albums could be as good as American Water.

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	^ indeed, great one. I think And the Glass Handed Kites' opener 'Circuitry of the Wolf' is also great. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

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clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	I'm not the biggest fan of this album, but this song puts me in the mood for the whole thing no matter what.

02-15-2010, 07:41 PM	#37 (permalink)
Dieselboy Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 608	Can't find a vid for it, but the 2 minute intro to Dieselboy's Project Human mix-cd is probably my favorite. It's got the dude that does movie preview voice-overs talking about how you've entered the future, robots are taking over, rogue-scientists are trying to save us from annihilation, etc. Sick intro, and totally gets you in the mood for the dark/techy DnB that is to follow. If it has to be an actual song then I would have to pick Zao - The Buzzing on their Parade of Chaos album. Back in '02, this shocked me when I first heard it, and I loved how this disc just tore your face off from the very get go. Still can get pretty hyper when this is on.

02-26-2010, 10:24 PM	#38 (permalink)
AlexThreeKsKeller Groupie Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Henderson, NV. Posts: 6	"White America" by EMINEM. Very explosive opening, imo.