Best opening tracks on an album

[silvagod]

Well, we've had all sorts of other 'best of' threads but I was reliving a little U2 today and thought that 'The Joshua Tree' has probably the best opening 3 tracks on any album I own.

There are many albums I don't own however, so what are you favourite first 3 (THREE) tracks on an album.

Opening tracks are often superb, even the first 2, but what about 3?

No compilation albums allowed!

[VinceFox]

Cochise, audioslave.

[Zaxxon]

Nirvana Nevermind

Greatest album, first 3 tracks blow you away. And the rest is pure gold.

[silvagod]

VinceFox said:

Cochise, audioslave.

Err....read my post. I love cochise btw, but it's only 1 track!!

[silvagod]

Zaxxon said:

Nirvana Nevermind

Greatest album, first 3 tracks blow you away.

Good call, but I personally don't like In Bloom. However, if Lithium had been track 2...

[VinceFox]

silvagod said:

VinceFox said:

Cochise, audioslave.

Err....read my post. I love cochise btw, but it's only 1 track!!

Hmm, good point.

I cant remember the next two tracks so they cant be that special.

[egor110]

pearl jam- ten

[VinceFox]

egor110 said:

pearl jam- ten

Very good shout.

[silvagod]

egor110 said:

pearl jam- ten

Oo, will have to have a listen to that, never really got 'into' Pearl Jam although I do have Binaural somewhere.

ETA...listening on youtube as I type

[silvagod]

egor110 said:

pearl jam- ten

Contentious point....track 1 is listed as 0:00 and is just a sort of prelude to the album. Does that still count?

Track '2' is good so far though, thanks for the intro to the album, EXACTLY what I was hoping for (broadening my horizons)

[VinceFox]

Temple of the dog.

[TheHeretic]

War of the Worlds... Jeff Wayne.

[silvagod]

VinceFox said:

Temple of the dog.

I guess you rather like Chris Cornell :P

Another unheard, thanks!

[VinceFox]

silvagod said:

VinceFox said:

Temple of the dog.

I guess you rather like Chris Cornell :P

Another unheard, thanks!

Totd is my favourite album. Very, very impressive. Glad to introduce anyone to it

[egor110]

silvagod said:

Contentious point....track 1 is listed as 0:00 and is just a sort of prelude to the album. Does that still count?

Track '2' is good so far though, thanks for the intro to the album, EXACTLY what I was hoping for (broadening my horizons)

Try stone temple pilots- core and pearl jam- vs

[silvagod]

TheHeretic said:

War of the Worlds... Jeff Wayne.

Where's the 'like' button on here?? Good choice. However, should we allow narration as a track?

[TheHeretic]

silvagod said:

Where's the 'like' button on here?? Good choice. However, should we allow narration as a track?

It is more than narration. It is 9+ minutes long. The Eve of the Way... "Dum Dum derr!"

[jaedba2604]

silvagod said:

Zaxxon said:

Nirvana Nevermind

Greatest album, first 3 tracks blow you away.

Good call, but I personally don't like In Bloom. However, if Lithium had been track 2...

funny....cos when i saw the thread title i immediately thought pixies, surfer rosa..bone machine..

think cobain credited this album as something of an inspiration.

[silvagod]

TheHeretic said:

It is more than narration. It is 9+ minutes long. The Eve of the Way... "Dum Dum derr!"

I know...was just messing

[egor110]

Ash- meltdown