best side one, track one songs of all time

[jakobe_road]

heres mine...

Help! - the beatles - Help! album
Good Times Bad Times - Led Zeppelin - I
Born on the Bayou - CCR - Bayou Country

[i_finlayson37]

Rock 'n' Roll Star - Oasis - Definetly Maybe
Break on Through - The Doors - The Doors
Yes - McAlmont & Butler - The Sound Of...
Movin' On Up - Primal Scream - Screamadelica

[cormac]

wow -- a toughy.

ok -- here are a few in no particular order

The Doors -- Break On Through -- from The Doors (set the tone for this band's entire career)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience -- from Are You Experienced -- Hey Joe

REM -- Radio Free Europe -- from Murmur (one song contains almost all of the characteristics of their later work)

Led Zeppelin -- Good Times, Bad Times -- from Led Zeppelin I (again features all the characteristics of their later work)

SRV -- Love Struck Baby -- from Texas Flood

Oh! Wait a minute ... lol .. I misread the post ... I was thinking first song, first album first album -- but it really doesn't make that distinction -- well i'll just stick with those anyways :D

[jakobe_road]

i need to add one more

tangeld up in blue - bob dylan - blood on the tracks

[triggercut]

These are just a few that come to mind....

Teenage Riot-Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
Brown Sugar-The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers
Blitzkrieg Bop-The Ramones, The Ramones
Smells Like Teen Spirit-Nirvana, Nevermind
I Am Trying To Break Your Heart-Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Summer Babe-Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted
Gun-Uncle Tupelo, Still Feel Gone
Folsom Prison Blues-Johnny Cash, Live at Folsom Prison

There's probably more I could come up with, but I'm tired of typing. You could probably argue whether or not any of these fall in the "best ever" category, but I think they're pretty solid choices.

[TheWizard]

Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana

[malcom]

Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana

"Can we be a little more obvious, Rob, how about. . .the Beatles. . .how about ****ing Beethoven, Side one Track one of the Fifth Symphony.":p

Sonic Youth-Dirty-100%
Carrie Nations-Be Still-Hell to Pay
Pixies-Doolittle-Debaser
Belle and Sebastian-Tigermilk-The State I Am In
Buckethead-Monsters and Robots-Jump Man
Dinosaur Jr.-You're Living All Over Me-Furry Thing.

[motorcycle loop]

I think Triggercut got all the ones I wanted to put(It's about time someone mentioned Johnny Cash or my Dad's favorite song of all time, besides Folsom Prison Blues, Brown Sugar.), but I would add
Astronomy Domine(Piper at the Gates of Dawn, from Pink Floyd)
and War Pigs from Paranoid(we all know the song).

[Pinshlo]

yeah high fidelity, thats a great book

[Epiphone8]

good thread

come together - abbey road - the beatles
innuendo - innuendo - queen
smells liek teen spirit - nevermind - nirvana
bombtrack - ratm - ratm
hit the lights - kill em all - metallica
battery - master of puppets - metallica
blind - korn - korn
welcome to the jungle - appetite for destruction - guns n roses
civil war - use your illusion 2 - guns n roses
the grudge - laterlaus - tool
airbag - ok computer - radiohead
2+2+5 - hail to the thief - radiohead
around the world - californication - rhcp
baba o reily - whos next? - the who
purple haze - are you experienced (original LP) - jimi hendrix experience
bat out of hell - bat out of hell - meatloaf
war pigs - paranoid - black sabbath
break on through - the doors - the doors

and theres plenty more probely...

[Satch_21]

Originally posted by jakobe_road
i need to add one more

tangeld up in blue - bob dylan - blood on the tracks

Right on man...

Also...Hells Bells - Back in Black

[aziraphale]

You all may not agree, or may not listen to all the same stuff I do, but for the sake of changing it up a little, I'll throw a couple tunes into the ring:

Paul Simon - Rhythm of The Saints - "The Obvious Child"
hoobastank - hoobastank - "Crawling In The Dark"
U2 - All That You Can't Leave Behind - "Beautiful Day"
I Mother Earth - Blue Green Orange - "Love Your Starfish"
Transatlantic - SMPTe - "All Of The Above"
Dream Theater - Awake - "6:00"
Rajaton - boundless - "Butterfly"
Bobby McFerrin - The Voice - "Blackbird"
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds - Live at Luther College - "One Sweet World"

That should do for now. Varied enough for you? Recognise all the artists? I have a wide taste in musics.

[RUSHFANnLV]

The Spirit of Radio-RUSH-Permanent Waves
Tom Sayer-RUSH-Moving Pictures
Mean Steet-VH-Fair Warning
The Big Money-RUSH-Power Windows

I like Rush

[rybread1969]

Originally posted by triggercut

Gun-Uncle Tupelo, Still Feel Gone

Whoa! Nice one trigger. Huge fan of that record. Saw them many times and hung out with them back then. Still see the wilco guys from time to time around town.

Here's one of my favorites:

Rusty Cage - Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger

gets me going every time.

[clifford]

everything in its right place-radiohead-kid a (theres just something about that song that i really like)
ill second 2+2=5-radiohead-HTTT
intolerance-tool-undertow
the hollow-a perfect cirlce-mer de noms
ill 3rd or 4th smells like teen spirit
kielbasa-tenacious d-tenacious d
BLACK DOG- zeppelin IV

[VillageIdiot]

The Grudge- Lateralus- Tool
Stinkfist- Aenima- Tool
Intolerance- Undertow- Tool

(what can I say, Tool always have fantastic pacing for their albums imo.)

Also-
Torn- My Own Prison- Creed
Sensucht- Sensucht- Rammstein
Get Out- King For a Day, Fool For a Lifetime- Faith No More
Land of Sunshine- Angel Dust- Faith No More

[TheGrinnan]

Originally posted by VillageIdiot
what can I say, Tool always have fantastic pacing for their albums imo.

I feel the same way about Metallica, NOFX, and Nirvana, so I'll include them. (Yes, even "Frantic" on St. Anger.)

"Blitzkreig Bop" - The Ramones, Ramones

"I Wanna Strangle You" - Screeching Weasel, Anthem For A New Tomorrow

Waitaminute--you can actually combine the last two!

"Blitzkreig Bop" - Screeching Weasel, Ramones or The Beat Is On The Brat

[NoteBOOM]

"Airbag"-Radiohead, OK Computer
"Overture"-Thw Who, Tommy
"Stinkfist"-Tool, Aenima
"Fazer"-Quicksand, Slip (Just sets the mood nicely)
"Once", Pearl Jam, Ten

Sonofagun, there's just too damn many.

[Clayton38]

I'll second The Hollow from A Perfect Circle's CD

[idealflaw]

Smells like teen spirit - Nirvana
THis one is so obvious, those first 4 chords hit like an atom bomb back in 91. Brilliant opening to a brilliant album..

Also:
Here- by VAST, off of V.A.S.T... Amazing, it blends the heaviest organs, guitars and orchestras and drums and sounds like a thousand people on stage all at once. Wicked album..

Where the Streets have No Name - U2,. ONce again, totally sets off the path for the rest of the album. It's glorious, enormous and sucks you right into the cd. A classic, no doubt.

Untitled, by interpol. That song embodies that band perfectly.

Great topic. I'm glad to see fans of paul simon as well, who created the Graceland masterpiece. He should get more credit for being a musical badass. Often overlooked though.

[idealflaw]

Oh, I totally forgot a GREAT ONE!
"Never let me Down Again" off depeche modes' siminal "Music for the masses". What a wicked album opener....

Also The first song off The Tea Partys' "Edges of Twighlight" called Fire in my head. Amazing. THat mother****er can play guitar like no one else.

I wish i could work the smiths into this list, but their album-openers are always weak..

[black orchids]

"License To Confuse" - Sebadoh Bakesale

"Everything Flows" - Teenage Fanclub A Catholic Education

"Ginger" - Lilys A Brief History Of Amazing Letdowns

"Man Called Aerodynamics" - Guided By Voices Under The Bushes, Under The Stars

"Freak Scene" - Dinosaur Jr Bug

"He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's The Pilot" - Grandaddy The Sopthware Slump

"Alison" - Slowdive Souvlaki

"Frank Sinatra" - Cake Fashion Nugget

[Wir-Click-Wir]

It's really not necessary to name artists or albums in this case, so...

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Debaser
Come Together
6'1"
3rd Planet
Welcome To The Working Week

[apocalypsecow]

I'll third 2+2=5 by Radiohead, and go one further to say that it's probably their best opening track. Ever.

[Wir-Click-Wir]

Originally posted by apocalypsecow
I'll third 2+2=5 by Radiohead, and go one further to say that it's probably their best opening track. Ever.

I still don't own that record. Did they credit George Orwell for that song in the liner notes?

[jakobe_road]

hail to the thief is a good cd

[apocalypsecow]

Originally posted by Wir-Click-Wir
I still don't own that record. Did they credit George Orwell for that song in the liner notes?

I don't know...I can't find my case... Kinda obvious, though. I wouldn't necessarily expect them to.

*EDIT: Have checked the liner notes and have not found a reference to Orwell.

[abdiel69]

I'll go along with Everything Flows - The Teenage Fanclub are SUCH a good band.

Prayers for Rain - Disintegration - The Cure

Walking Barefoot - Free All Angels - Ash

Only Shallow - Loveless - My Bloody Valentine

Medication - Pure Phase - Spiritualised

Come Home - Placebo - Placebo

Spaniard - Everything's Alright Forever - The Boo Radleys

Kill Your Television - God Fodder - Ned's Atomic Dustbin

Christmas - Laurel - Brighter

And of course, tonight's joint winners

Brassneck - Bizzaro - The Wedding Present

Dalliance - Seamonsters - The Wedding Present

Great idea for a topic, by the way......

[FuzzFan]

white light white heat-velvet underground
radiation ruling the nation- massive attack
nirvana-smells like teen spirit


damn, I haven't seen high fidelity in a while, I don't remember the other 2

[skip tracer]

Off the top of my head, I can think of two albums with amazing first tracks.

Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space. Immediately sucks you in, and you remain in a daze until "Cop Shoot Cop" finally fades out.

Hum - Downward is Heavenward - Isle of the Cheetah. The opening chords and the flood of sounds which follow set a beautiful scene, and once you are completely drawn in, the distorted guitars come in with that crushing D5 and launch you into space.

[The User]

so many that have been mentioned already. Also:
Radiohead, Pakt Like sardines in a crushed tin box, amnesiac
Korn, Blind, Korn
The Moldy Peaches, Lucky number nine

[AndThenTheresMe]

"Tired of Sex"- Weezer, Pinkerton. The opening squall of feedback, the bassline, and then at just past a minute the guitars rip into the song and the drums bludgeon the hell out of it. That song fits the album perfectly and is just kickass in and of itself.

obviously, "Smells like teen spirit"

"Cherub Rock"- The Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
So propulsive, and I love the gradual introduction of the instruments.

"Back in the U.S.S.R." - The Beatles, White Album (technically called The Beatles)- Love that jet engine. Plus it just rocks.

"Airbag"- Radiohead, OK Computer
The first time I heard that I was stunned. I wanted to play guitar. I still play that opening line all the time when just noodling absently- E: 0 1 8 9 7 8 5 . . .

"Rusty Cage"- Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger.
God that song is amazing. The lightening riff, the thumping bass, Chris Cornell's wails. I mean, Johnny Cash once covered this. Need I say more?

[BossMXRHarmonix]

My picks:
You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side - Morrissey, "Your Arsenal"
Reel Around The Fountain - The Smiths, eponymous album
The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths, "The Queen Is Dead"
London Calling - The Clash, "London Calling"
Urban Clearway - Saint Etienne, "Tiger Bay"
Trash - Suede, "Trash"
Rocks Off - The Rolling Stones, "Exile On The Main Street"
Brown Sugar - The Rolling Stones, "Sticky Fingers"
Gimme Shelter - The Rolling Stones, "Let It Bleed"
Sympathy For The Devil - The Rolling Stones, "Beggars Banquet"
The Concept - Teenage Fanclub, "Bandwagonesque"
About You - Teenage Fanclub, "Grand Prix"
Black Celebration - Depeche Mode, "Black Celebration"
World In My Eyes - Depeche Mode, "Violator"
I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses, eponymous album
Five Years - David Bowie, "The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust"
Station To Station - David Bowie, "Station To Station"
Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana, "Nevermind" (so obvious... sigh)

[skip tracer]

Originally posted by Wir-Click-Wir
I still don't own that record. Did they credit George Orwell for that song in the liner notes?

If they have to, then Rage Against the Machine should for their song with the lyrics, "who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past."

I just heard My Name is Jonas on the radio, that's a pretty awesome opening track.

How about "Schizophrenia" (did I spell that right?) on Sonic Youth's Sister album? that's a good one.

And whoever said "Everything Flows" by Teenage Fanclub, wasn't that the second song on that album?