Great opening tracks

[JamcoPasamerson]

Rusty Cage off Badmotorfinger by Soundgarden.

 

[N.F.A.]

Ace of Spades from Motorhead qualifies, IMO...

 

[steamthief]

Runnin' With the Devil sounded like nothing else when it launched.

Blitzkrieg Bop made a similar impression.

More Than a Feeling was my revelation in discovering rock albums.

 

[-Roman-]

Maxwell Murder! Great song AND it has a bass solo!

+1

 

[wolf7883]

Pearl Jam: 'Once' off of "Ten" still boots me in the skull.

'Go' off of "Vs." is SUCH a great opener and I like the sound of that Wal in the beginning!

And on the album, "Vitology" there was 'Last Exit' which was kick-ass but definitely set the tone for that very different album.

 

[wolf7883]

Oh and also a little tune titled Speak to me/Breathe on DSotM

 

[N.F.A.]

Ballroom Blitz by Sweet on Desolation Boulevard IMO of course...

 

[N.F.A.]

Maybe Golden Age of Rock and Roll from Mott the Hoople (The Hoople album)

 

[N.F.A.]

Anyone remember Are You Ready from Pacific Gas and Electric? (From album of the same name)

 

[N.F.A.]

Chameleon - Herbie Hancock on Headhunter

 

[Samsound]

Kiss of Death from Dokken Back For the Attack. Furious George sets the bar.
Where Eagles Dare - Maiden

 

[N.F.A.]

Starting Over - John Lennon on Double Fantasy.. Tony Levin on bass I believe...

 

[Toronto Bassist]

"Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" - Apostrophe (Frank Zappa)
"Achilles Last Stand" - Presence (Led Zeppelin)
"God Blessed Video" - Disturbing The Peace (Alcatrazz)
"Peaches En Regalia" - Hot Rats (Frank Zappa)
"Red" - Red (King Crimson)
"Oh Daddy" - Mr Music Head (Adrian Belew)
"Aces High" - Powerslave (Iron Maiden)
"Taxman" - Revolver (The Beatles)
"Fight Fire With Fire" - Ride The Lightning (Metallica)
"Victim Of Changes" - Sad Wings Of Destiny (Judas Priest)

 

[steamthief]

Electric Eye!

 

[N.F.A.]

Whiter Shade of Pale - Procol Harum's first album

 

[johnboy65]

Hendrix - Purple Haze - Are You Experienced
Soundgarden - Rusty Cage - Badmotorfinger
Pink Floyd - In the Flesh - The Wall
Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nevermind
Bad Religion - You've Got a Chance - The New America
Guns n Roses - Welcome to the Jungle - Appetite for Destruction

There are so many more

 

[Alvaro Martín Gómez A.]

IMO, Guns N' Roses' "Welcome To The Jungle" and Boston's "More Than A Feeling" have the merit not only of being some of the best album openers, but the best debut tracks (1st song of 1st album).

 

[pgullo64]

Funeral for a friend/love lies bleeding - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Aqualung - Aqualung - Jethro Tull
Hotel California - Hotel California - Eagles
Immigrant Song - Led Zep 3
Here comes the Sun - (i Know its not an opening track- it was side two though)
Birdland - Heavy Weather - Weather Report
School Days - School Days - Stanley Clark

 

[dirtjumper2001]

Title track from "...And the battle begun" by Rx bandits.

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[pgolliher]

IMO, Guns N' Roses' "Welcome To The Jungle" and Boston's "More Than A Feeling" have the merit not only of being some of the best album openers, but the best debut tracks (1st song of 1st album).

+1 on GNR "Welcome to the Jungle" -I'm not a big fan of the band, but I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard that song, and we all knew that they would be big.