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Best Opening Three Tracks On A Record

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  • Briston_Addick
    Briston_Addick Posts: 11,788
    Off_it said:
    Moonchild
    Infinite Dreams
    Can I play with Madness

    (and The evil that men do up 4th)

    Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
    I see your Seventh Son and raise you a Beast:

    Invaders
    Children Of The Damned
    The Prisoner
    (followed by 22 Acacia Avenue, Run To The Hills, Number Of The Beast, Gangland, Hallowed Be Thy Name)
  • Rufus is a dogs name
    Rufus is a dogs name Posts: 1,519
    edited January 2020
    1. View From The Afternoon
    2. I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor
    3. Fake Tales Of San Francisco 

    Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    Across the great divide

    Rag mama Rag

    The night they drove old Dixie down

    The Band - The Band
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Henry Irving said:
    After the Goldrush - Neil Young

    Tell me why

    After the Goldrush

    Only love can break your heart 
    St Etienne's version of this song is so much better than the original. Far too melancholy for me.
  • raytreacy69
    raytreacy69 Posts: 958
    Hotel California -Eagles
    Hotel California 
    New Kid in Town
    Life in the Fast Lane
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    It's Neil Young, of course it's melancholy.

  • Leroy Ambrose
    Leroy Ambrose Posts: 14,449
    Briston_Addick said:
    Off_it said:
    Moonchild
    Infinite Dreams
    Can I play with Madness

    (and The evil that men do up 4th)

    Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
    I see your Seventh Son and raise you a Beast:

    Invaders
    Children Of The Damned
    The Prisoner
    (followed by 22 Acacia Avenue, Run To The Hills, Number Of The Beast, Gangland, Hallowed Be Thy Name)
    I see you both and raise you Powerslave

    Aces High 
    2 Minutes to Midnight
    Losfer Words (best instrumental ever written) 
  • IdleHans
    IdleHans Posts: 10,995
    Dalliance
    Dare
    Suck

    The Wedding Present - Seamonsters
  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,920
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Briston_Addick said:
    Off_it said:
    Moonchild
    Infinite Dreams
    Can I play with Madness

    (and The evil that men do up 4th)

    Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
    I see your Seventh Son and raise you a Beast:

    Invaders
    Children Of The Damned
    The Prisoner
    (followed by 22 Acacia Avenue, Run To The Hills, Number Of The Beast, Gangland, Hallowed Be Thy Name)
    I see you both and raise you Powerslave

    Aces High 
    2 Minutes to Midnight
    Losfer Words (best instrumental ever written) 
    That's a bold statement. Better than Orion?


  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Off_it said:
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Briston_Addick said:
    Off_it said:
    Moonchild
    Infinite Dreams
    Can I play with Madness

    (and The evil that men do up 4th)

    Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
    I see your Seventh Son and raise you a Beast:

    Invaders
    Children Of The Damned
    The Prisoner
    (followed by 22 Acacia Avenue, Run To The Hills, Number Of The Beast, Gangland, Hallowed Be Thy Name)
    I see you both and raise you Powerslave

    Aces High 
    2 Minutes to Midnight
    Losfer Words (best instrumental ever written) 
    That's a bold statement. Better than Orion?


    Beyond film soundtracks, I'm really struggling to think of any instrumental tracks I like. *cough* Flying, by Chas and Dave.

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  • Off_it
    Off_it Posts: 28,920
    PopIcon said:
    Off_it said:
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Briston_Addick said:
    Off_it said:
    Moonchild
    Infinite Dreams
    Can I play with Madness

    (and The evil that men do up 4th)

    Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
    I see your Seventh Son and raise you a Beast:

    Invaders
    Children Of The Damned
    The Prisoner
    (followed by 22 Acacia Avenue, Run To The Hills, Number Of The Beast, Gangland, Hallowed Be Thy Name)
    I see you both and raise you Powerslave

    Aces High 
    2 Minutes to Midnight
    Losfer Words (best instrumental ever written) 
    That's a bold statement. Better than Orion?


    Beyond film soundtracks, I'm really struggling to think of any instrumental tracks I like. *cough* Flying, by Chas and Dave.
    Lol. And I had you down as a fan of The Shadows as well!
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    IdleHans said:
    Dalliance
    Dare
    Suck

    The Wedding Present - Seamonsters
    A great start to the Albini produced masterpiece 
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,046
    edited January 2020
    Van Morrison - Astral Weeks:

    - Astral Weeks
    - Beside You
    - Sweet Thing

    Van Morrison - Moondance:

    - And It Stoned Me
    - Moondance
    - Crazy Love

    Then the fourth and fifth tracks are Caravan, and Into The Mystic!
  • EastTerrace
    EastTerrace Posts: 3,961
    stonemuse said:
    A 3rd nomination would be No Need to Argue by The Cranberries:

    Zombie
    Ode to My Family
    I Can’t Be With You 

    Beautiful album.... but are they the opening three tracks?

    Aside from that, there a many albums that start strong by many artists, although most can’t carry that promise through to the end.
  • PaddyP17
    PaddyP17 Posts: 13,046
    I'm on a bit of a roll now. 

    Muse - Origin of Symmetry:

    - New Born
    - Bliss
    - Space Dementia

    Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine:

    - Bombtrack
    - Killing In The Name
    - Take The Power Back

    Derek and the Dominos - Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs:

    - I Looked Away
    - Bell Bottom Blues
    - Keep On Growing

    Joni Mitchell - Blue:

    - All I Want
    - My Old Man
    - Little Green
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    Off_it said:
    PopIcon said:
    Off_it said:
    Leroy Ambrose said:
    Briston_Addick said:
    Off_it said:
    Moonchild
    Infinite Dreams
    Can I play with Madness

    (and The evil that men do up 4th)

    Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - Iron Maiden
    I see your Seventh Son and raise you a Beast:

    Invaders
    Children Of The Damned
    The Prisoner
    (followed by 22 Acacia Avenue, Run To The Hills, Number Of The Beast, Gangland, Hallowed Be Thy Name)
    I see you both and raise you Powerslave

    Aces High 
    2 Minutes to Midnight
    Losfer Words (best instrumental ever written) 
    That's a bold statement. Better than Orion?


    Beyond film soundtracks, I'm really struggling to think of any instrumental tracks I like. *cough* Flying, by Chas and Dave.
    Lol. And I had you down as a fan of The Shadows as well!
    Well everyone loves Apache, but I haven't thought of that song since I was leaning to play the guitar 25 years ago.

    I've thought of one.

    Any Color You Like - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon.
  • creepyaddick
    creepyaddick Posts: 6,152

    A1A Message To You Rudy
    A2Do The Dog
    A3Gangsters
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,985
    Not a big Coldplay fan BUT "A rush of blood to the head" is one of those albums where there's quality track after quality track

    Politik
    In My Place
    God Put a Smile upon Your Face
  • Leeds_Addick
    Leeds_Addick Posts: 4,711
    Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose

    1. Stacked Actors
    2. Breakout
    3. Learn to Fly

  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    PaddyP17 said:
    Van Morrison - Astral Weeks:

    - Astral Weeks
    - Beside You
    - Sweet Thing

    Van Morrison - Moondance:

    - And It Stoned Me
    - Moondance
    - Crazy Love

    Then the fourth and fifth tracks are Caravan, and Into The Mystic!
    Fixed.

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,075
    Macronate said:
    Oasis - Definitely Maybe

    1. Rock n Roll Star
    2. Shakermaker
    3. Live Forever 
    The correct answer. Especially as the first song is the best opening song of a debut album of all time.

    kielyskickingboots said:
    Nevermind - Nirvana

    1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
    2. In Bloom
    3. Come As You Are
    A great second choice. 
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,745
    heckington_reds said:
    golfaddick said:
    Trick of the Tail - Genesis.

    Dance on a Volcano.
    Entangled
    Squonk
    My Mrs has got that on at the moment. 
    I'm at the point of finding the most blunt knife we have in the house and chopping my member and nads off and throwing them down the garden to ease the pain of listening to this. 
    If you do then I expect she'll be in need of a replacement to satisfy her. Seeing as me & her obviously have the same great taste in music I'd be happy to help her out anytime she needs a good....... 😉
  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,745
    raytreacy69 said:
    Hotel California -Eagles
    Hotel California 
    New Kid in Town
    Life in the Fast Lane
    Prefer side 2.... last 2 on that album being

    Try & Love again
    The last resort


  • golfaddick
    golfaddick Posts: 33,745
    PaddyP17 said:
    Van Morrison - Astral Weeks:

    - Astral Weeks
    - Beside You
    - Sweet Thing

    Van Morrison - Moondance:

    - And It Stoned Me
    - Moondance
    - Crazy Love

    Then the fourth and fifth tracks are Caravan, and Into The Mystic!
    I agree about Moondance,  esp Into the Mystic -  such a great song.
  • killerandflash
    killerandflash Posts: 69,985
    edited January 2020
    Picking out a few faves

    XTC - English Settlement
    "Runaways"
    "Ball and Chain"
    "Senses Working Overtime"

    Squeeze - East Side Story
    "In Quintessence" 
    "Someone Else's Heart" 
    "Tempted" 

    REM - Out of Time
    "Radio Song" 
    "Losing My Religion"
    "Low"

    And a personal favourite of mine
    The Divine Comedy - A Short Album About Love
    "In Pursuit of Happiness"
    "Everybody Knows (Except You)"
    "Someone"

  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,104
    From what I've seen here, I'd say that The Stone Roses are clear winners followed by Velvet Underground and The Specials with an honourable mention to Simple Minds.

    Some also rans from me: Japan - Tin Drum (The Art of Parties, Talking Drum, Ghosts), Depeche Mode - Violator (World In My Eyes, Sweetest Perfection, Personal Jesus); Flight of the Conchords eponymous (Foux Da Fafa, Inner City Pressure, Hiphopopotamus vs. Rymenoceros)
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    se9addick said:
    Macronate said:
    Oasis - Definitely Maybe

    1. Rock n Roll Star
    2. Shakermaker
    3. Live Forever 
    The correct answer. Especially as the first song is the best opening song of a debut album of all time.
    Oh brother...I bloody love that album, but that's a bold statement. See below.....

    See No Evil - Marquee Moon - Television
    Foxey Lady - Are You Experienced - Hendrix
    Break on Through - The Doors
    Neighbourhood 1 - Funeral - Arcade Fire
    I Wanna be Adored - The Stone Roses
    Sunday Morning - Nico - Velvet Underground
  • kielyskickingboots
    kielyskickingboots Posts: 564
    Uboat said:
    Rock Spectacle said:
    Along with The Hurting, Tears for Fears
    The Hurting 
    Mad World 
    Pale Shelter 
    Oh yes! Great shout.
    Agreed. Though Songs from the Big Chair runs it close, maybe equals?

    1. Shout
    2. The Working Hour
    3. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    kielyskickingboots said:
    Uboat said:
    Rock Spectacle said:
    Along with The Hurting, Tears for Fears
    The Hurting 
    Mad World 
    Pale Shelter 
    Oh yes! Great shout.
    Agreed. Though Songs from the Big Chair runs it close, maybe equals?

    1. Shout
    2. The Working Hour
    3. Everybody Wants To Rule The World
    Songs From The Big Chair is superior in my opinion. Would easily make my top 10 records from.the 80s, one of my favourite albums ever.
  • cafctom
    cafctom Posts: 11,375
    Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction

    Welcome To The Jungle
    Its So Easy
    Nightrain

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