Best Opening Track, Best Closing Track
 

What do you think are the best beginnings and ends in music?



Best opening track from the greatest album of all time. Anyone who craps on '80s music clearly has no idea what they're talking about.



Like I stated in my best 1999 albums thread, this is my favorite closing track of all time.

Both songs are lush, gorgeous wonders that transcend music and heal my soul. Coincidence? I think not!

Any James Bond opening. :D

This has to be the greatest opening track of all time

Of course the greatest ending track has got to be this



Honorable mention

Best opening track

the best opening track has to be the Intro/Apocalypse Please combo from Muse's 2003 album Absolution.



the best closing track has to be Soldier Side from the 2nd of System of a Down's 2005 companion-album duo, Mezmerize/Hypnotize.

Metal

I've always considered this an epic opener for an album:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l2_KpfCcmA

For a closer:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvMvhAIF9ZE

Strictly Personal has a great opening track, because it starts a capella and holds off the full force of the band. It lets you know that you're in for an unusual ride and serves as a short prelim to the in-your-face impact of the next track, so job well done, "Ah Feel Like Ahcid":-




Ideally, a good opening track will also have, in itself, a good intro, so this thread may be of interest too.

https://www.musicbanter.com/general-...85-intros.html

With that criterium in mind, "Roundabout" makes a good album-opening track too:-




First one I thought of too
,Rubber Soul! :thumb:
Difficult to beat such a definitive closer as this. While that piano chord is ringing in your ears, you know this must be the end of the album, if not the end of Time and the Universe itself!

i wonder if these new artist even care about making albums or the art of track listing ..??? and placement

When I read the title I thought you were asking for the best opening and best closing tracks both appearing on the same album. Which would be interesting to see what album could claim both. Shabooh Shoobah is one of those albums that have a great opener and closer. Don't Change is epic, one of my ATF songs.

INXS - The One Thing


INXS - Don't Change

London Calling is one of the first things to come to mind.

Opens with a post-punk number, ends with a post-funk one. Love it love it

thanks for reminding me that i have this utter masterpiece burned to my external hard drive.

not listened to it in years.

Glad to be of assistance.

Since there's no one in the office with me today, I just put it on full blast.

For me the best opening and closing tracks are these four songs.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwe8F_AhLY0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP2rCjMbWbo


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57F3oBYBIkE


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGZvDbxXW6o

God bless you and Mason always!!!

Holly

P.S. The first two are from his EP named Twang released in 2019 and the last two are from his EP named Falls Into Place which got released last fall.