Comments on: Best opening track to any album ever? http://www.theclashblog.com/best-opening-track-to-any-album-ever/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:19:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.theclashblog.com/best-opening-track-to-any-album-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-3881 Anonymous Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:37:55 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3293#comment-3881 wonder if they would have loved or hated this Japanese version of london's burning from Puncolle Punk http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/puncolle-is-punk-moe-at-its-best/ wonder if they would have loved or hated this Japanese version of london’s burning from Puncolle Punk
http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/puncolle-is-punk-moe-at-its-best/

]]> By: Tim at The Clash Blog http://www.theclashblog.com/best-opening-track-to-any-album-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-997 Tim at The Clash Blog Sun, 31 Jan 2010 15:29:04 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3293#comment-997 Don That's interesting stuff indeed. I never realised that other bands used it as a strategy now (title track/opening track/title) and in the case of The Clash it's the opening two words also. Wonder if that makes it unique? Tim Don

That’s interesting stuff indeed. I never realised that other bands used it as a strategy now (title track/opening track/title) and in the case of The Clash it’s the opening two words also. Wonder if that makes it unique?

Tim

]]> By: Dom Moniker http://www.theclashblog.com/best-opening-track-to-any-album-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-996 Dom Moniker Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:07:41 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3293#comment-996 How about "Search and Destroy" by The Stooges. Great opening track. Also I'd like to say many bands (cough Green Day cough) stole and copied the idea of opening the album with a song of the same title making the first song kinda a call to arms at the same time. How many albums can you think of that open with a song of the same title making the opening song a way to show you there's more righteous Rock & Roll to come. MC5 almost did this with Kick Out The Jams but it does not open with the song of the same name. Raw Power and Fun House of The Stooges almost did it too. I feel the bands that copy this idea do an awful job at it and even try to copy it by having a very memorible album cover and album name and also an album name that says something bold and brave (American Idiot for example). If you're gonna borrow The Clash's idea of being a prolific Rock & Roll band with radical song/album names and what-not you should bring some sort of originality to it, and not just steal The Clash's thunder! (no pun inten.) How about “Search and Destroy” by The Stooges. Great opening track. Also I’d like to say many bands (cough Green Day cough) stole and copied the idea of opening the album with a song of the same title making the first song kinda a call to arms at the same time. How many albums can you think of that open with a song of the same title making the opening song a way to show you there’s more righteous Rock & Roll to come. MC5 almost did this with Kick Out The Jams but it does not open with the song of the same name. Raw Power and Fun House of The Stooges almost did it too. I feel the bands that copy this idea do an awful job at it and even try to copy it by having a very memorible album cover and album name and also an album name that says something bold and brave (American Idiot for example). If you’re gonna borrow The Clash’s idea of being a prolific Rock & Roll band with radical song/album names and what-not you should bring some sort of originality to it, and not just steal The Clash’s thunder! (no pun inten.)

]]> By: Pete Stevens http://www.theclashblog.com/best-opening-track-to-any-album-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-995 Pete Stevens Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:52:50 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3293#comment-995 One I forgot in that initial rush was 'Sympathy For The Devil' from 'Beggar's Banquet'....Not a bad opener ! One I forgot in that initial rush was ‘Sympathy For The Devil’ from ‘Beggar’s Banquet’….Not a bad opener !

]]> By: Tim at The Clash Blog http://www.theclashblog.com/best-opening-track-to-any-album-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-994 Tim at The Clash Blog Sat, 30 Jan 2010 15:23:27 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3293#comment-994 Right..I'm agreeing with your suggestion that it's a contender (though it's not London Calling!) Right..I’m agreeing with your suggestion that it’s a contender (though it’s not London Calling!)

]]> By: Tim at The Clash Blog http://www.theclashblog.com/best-opening-track-to-any-album-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-993 Tim at The Clash Blog Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:08:20 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3293#comment-993 some good ones for sure Pete....thank you. Stone Roses might deserve being a contender although having only made one good album whatever opened it was in with a shout! some good ones for sure Pete….thank you. Stone Roses might deserve being a contender although having only made one good album whatever opened it was in with a shout!

]]> By: Pete Stevens http://www.theclashblog.com/best-opening-track-to-any-album-ever/comment-page-1/#comment-992 Pete Stevens Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:39:28 +0000 http://www.theclashblog.com/?p=3293#comment-992 Couldn't really disagree with 'London Calling' as the opening track choice, but 'Janie Jones', 'Safe European Home', 'Magnificent Seven' and even 'Know Your Rights' aren't bad either ! There's so much to put forward....What about 'Thunder Road' from Springsteen's 'Born To Run' or 'Suspect Device' from SLF's 'Inflammable Material' ? Maybe 'Blue Suede Shoes' from Elvis' eponymous album or '1969' fron 'The Stooges' debut. This list is endless, but that's the joy of music, isn't it ? 'Sweet Home Alabama', 'Blitzkrieg Bop', 'I Wanna Be Adored'.....'Baba O'Riley' wasn't bad either !! More to follow probably ! Pete Couldn’t really disagree with ‘London Calling’ as the opening track choice, but ‘Janie Jones’, ‘Safe European Home’, ‘Magnificent Seven’ and even ‘Know Your Rights’ aren’t bad either !

There’s so much to put forward….What about ‘Thunder Road’ from Springsteen’s ‘Born To Run’ or ‘Suspect Device’ from SLF’s ‘Inflammable Material’ ? Maybe ‘Blue Suede Shoes’ from Elvis’ eponymous album or ’1969′ fron ‘The Stooges’ debut. This list is endless, but that’s the joy of music, isn’t it ?

‘Sweet Home Alabama’, ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’, ‘I Wanna Be Adored’…..’Baba O’Riley’ wasn’t bad either !!

More to follow probably !

Pete

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