To steal a question from High Fidelity (which I'm watching right now), what're your favorite side one, track ones? Completely off the top of my head. 1. Where the Streets Have No Name-U2, The Joshua Tree 2. Cherub Rock-Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream 3. The Best of What's Around-Dave Matthews Band, Under the Table and Dreaming 4. 100%-Sonic Youth, Dirty 5. Sure Shot-Beastie Boys, Ill Communication This is subject to change at any time.
Great topic....here are a couple off the top of my head as well. Round Here- Counting Crows, AAEA Catapult- Counting Crows, Recovering the Satellites People of the Sun- RATM, Evil Empire The Dam at Otter Creek- Live, Throwing Copper Once- Pearl Jam, Ten Jessica, Graham Colton Clarity, John Mayer, Heavier Things Rhymin' and Stealin', Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill I'm sure there are plenty more, but there are a couple to chew on!
It's too hard to keep it to five! Damn it!!! I had this really long list typed out, and then I somehow closed the page. I love the great thread idea, RM95. Okay, in condensed form. Argh. 1. Led Zeppelin - "Whole Lotta Love" - Led Zeppelin (II, IV, and Core are my favorite CD's) 2. Led Zeppelin - "Black Dog" Led Zeppelin IV 3. Stone Temple Pilots - "Down" - No. 4 4. Nirvana - "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nevermind 5. Stone Temple Pilots - "Dead and Bloated" - Core (My favorite and, I think, most badass debut CD ever) 6. Audioslave - "Cochise" - Audioslave 7. Rage Against the Machine - "Bombtrack" - Rage Against the Machine 8. 311 - "Down" - 311 9. Green Day - "Burnout" - Dookie 10. AC/DC - "Highway To Hell" - Highway to Hell 11. Soundgarden - "Pretty Noose" - Down on the Upside By the way, you'll have to forgive me; it's just too hard to fit just five.
"Black Cow," by Steely Dan, off "Aja." That snare drum alone outspeaks yards of the finest books on your shelf.
Pink Floyd - Shine on you Crazy Diamond - Wish you were here Radiohead - Everything in its Right Place - Kid A Beck - The Golden Age - Sea Change Tool - Stinkfist - Aenima Pearl Jam - Once - Ten
"Lay Your Hands on Me" off Bon Jovi's New Jersey album The Chronic intro track is pretty funny. you'se a penguin-lookin mutha****a
Counting Crows - Round Here (August and Everything After) <- gotta agree with this one Is it cheating to use the Beatles? Abbey Road - Come Together The White Album - Back in the USSR Help! - Help! Or the Stones? Beggars Banquet - Sympathy for the Devil And just to blow my credibility: George Strait - Strait From the Heart - Fool-Hearted Memory
Destiny's Child - Lose My Breath S.O.A.D. - Prison Song S.O.A.D. - Suite Pee Yankee Grey - All Things Considered These are the first off the top of my head... I'm sure if I actually look at my library I will find more.
there's too many for me to list but i'll go with: oasis - rock n' roll star - definitely maybe. best opening track on a debut ever, the lyric fit perfectly.
breathe - DSOTM - pink floyd whole lotta love - II - led zeppelin immigrant song - III - led zeppelin statesboro blues - live at filmore east - allman brothers band uncle john's band - workingman's dead - grateful dead moanin' - art blakey and the jazz messengers folsom prison blues - at folsom prison - johnny cash.... "hello, i'm johnny cash." only cash was a big enough bad-a$$ to open up a show like that. just a few of my favorites.
already been mentioned: Breathe - Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon Pink Moon - Nick Drake -- Pink Moon
1. Round Here - Counting Crows, August and Everything After (best opening ever... I started this list before looking at everybody else's, and now I see that was also the first thing that occurred to some of you ) 2. Can't Stand It - Wilco, Summerteeth 3. Feeding Frenzy - Midnight Oil, Earth and Sun and Moon 4. Wheels - Cake, Pressure Chief 5. A Sort of Homecoming - U2, The Unforgettable Fire 6. Catapult - Counting Crows, Recovering the Satellites
Great topic, RM95 - so many to mention! "Plainsong" off "Disintegration" - The Cure "In the Flesh?" off "The Wall" - Pink Floyd "1999" off "1999" - Prince "E-Pro" off "Guero" - Beck "The Thrill of it All" off "Country Life" - Roxy Music "We Will Rock You" off "News of the World" - Queen "Honey" off "Play" - Moby "Politik" off "A Rush of Blood to the Head" - Coldplay "Head Like a Hole" off "Pretty Hate Machine" - Nine Inch Nails "In the Evening" off "In Through the Out Door" - Led Zeppelin "Spirits in the Material World" off "Ghost in the Machine" - The Police "Angel" off "Mezzanine" - Massive Attack "Bittersweet Symphony" off "Urban Hymns" - The Verve "The Times They Are A-Changin'" off "The Times They Are A-Changin'" - Bob Dylan "Planet Telex" off "The Bends" - Radiohead "Tonight's the Night" off "Tonight's the Night" - Neil Young "Miss You" off "Some Girls" - The Rolling Stones "I Wanna Be Adored" off "The Stone Roses" - The Stone Roses I know that is more than 5, but there are just so many great opening tracks out there. No way I could limit it to 5 and I still feel that I am leaving out a bunch more!
1. What's Going On, Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 2. Who Can It Be Now, Men At Work - Buisness As Usual 3. Debaser, Pixies - Doolittle 4. Smells Like Teen Spirit, Nirvana - Nevermind 5. The Gambler, Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
"Baba O'Reilly" - The Who - Who's Next "I am the Sea/The Real Me" - The Who - Quadrophenia "Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Hangin Around - Counting Crows - This Desert Life Dodo - Dave Matthews - Some Devil Building A Mystery - Sarah McLachlan - Mirrorball Round Here - Counting Crows - August and Everything After Busted Stuff - Dave Matthews Band - Busted Stuff Honorable Mention: Ming Thing - Pulltab - Greatest Hit
Thats the first song that came to mind for me. a few others: "My Name is Jonas" - Weezer (Blue Album) "Politik" - Coldplay (Rush of Blood) "Twice As Hard" - Black Crowes (Shake Your Money Maker) "Head Like A Hole" - Nine Inch Nails (Pretty Hate Machine) "Stinkfist" - Tool (Aenima)
