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11-11-2010, 12:18 PM
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I was listening to a couple of Van Halen albums the other day and started thinking how on these albums in particular, they started the album with a great track. The albums in question would be 5150 and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Good Enough and Poundcake are great songs to open those albums with. It kinda sets the mood and lets you know it's time to ROCK 
It got me thinking. What do you guys think are some of the best opening tracks on an album?
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11-11-2010, 02:03 PM
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11-11-2010, 02:13 PM
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11-11-2010, 02:16 PM
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11-11-2010, 07:43 PM
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The House is Rockin'
Crossfire
Tightrope
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11-11-2010, 07:59 PM
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11-11-2010, 08:05 PM
| | | Never Meant by American Football is THE opening track, so is This Equation by A Month Of Somedays.
Baby Lemonade by Syd Barret, At The Bottom Of Everything by Bright Eyes, Solitude by Candlemass. 
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11-11-2010, 08:09 PM
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11-11-2010, 08:47 PM
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11-11-2010, 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by I<34080 | I was going to suggest it along with "Spirit of Radio" and "Bastille Day" but thought 4 Rush songs was a little biased!
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11-11-2010, 09:01 PM
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Maybe Smells Like Teen Spirit from Nevermind is similar for the grunge age teens. Either way it is another great opening song for an album.
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11-11-2010, 09:11 PM
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11-11-2010, 09:11 PM
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11-11-2010, 09:15 PM
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11-11-2010, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by TripleDouble Led Zep I...that's the first song, first album, first time anyone ever heard of these guys...holy cow, look out. | Ya, it would be a lot more impressive however if seven of the nine songs on that album weren't blatant rip offs.
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11-11-2010, 09:32 PM
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Cheap Trick's Hello There was always a pretty good one too...
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