Best opening 3 tracks of an album

[rumpola]

Countdown to Armageddon

Don't Believe the Hype

Bring the Noise

 

Public Enemy ftw

 

[henry bear]

It's actually quite hard to make a convincing case for best three opening songs. Many albums manage two, but three on the trot is rare. Even my beloved 'Hunky Dory' is slightly let down by 'Eight Line Poem' which, although I do love it, isn't an ought right banger like the previous two.

One that springs to mind though, Genesis - 'Selling England By The Pound'. Progtastic:

'Dancing with the Moonlit Knight' 

'I Know what I Like'

'Firth of Fifth'

[pauladam]

oh man - just found another.....(I like not mentioning the album title to see who gets it)

1. I am one

2. Siva

3.Rhinoceros

[glassonion]

Another cracker 

 

Writing to reach you

The fear

As you Are

[pauladam]

I realise my first couple of entries have been metal/indie rock - so here we go with something a bit different

1. Son of Princess, Brother of Rambo

2. Bolt

3. Couch Crofting

 

Track 9 - Buckstacy deserves a mention as well (as well as the explanation of the track title - i.e. take a bottle of Buckfast - and a bunch of pills......thats Buckstacy)

[leej7]

Jeff Buckley - Grace

Mojo Pin > Grace > The Last Goodbye

A real masterpiece.

[Brave Sir Robin]

Down on the Street - Loose - TV Eye

Search & Destroy - Gimme Danger - Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell (aka Hard to Beat, appropriately)

[charlottesometimes]

13 hours ago, eastynh said:

I think the opening of Songs of faith and Devotion is better than Violator.

I Feel You

Walking In My Shoes

Condemnation

The violator start is not too shabby though, especially with Personal Jesus coming next.

Actually you may very well have just edged this one

[cammie81]

7 hours ago, pauladam said:

oh man - just found another.....(I like not mentioning the album title to see who gets it)

1. I am one

2. Siva

3.Rhinoceros

Think @zero000 might know it. I do too obs. Good opening but think Siamese Dream is better.

[danbailey80]

Where the Streets have no name

Still haven't found

With or without you

 

 

[Fishman]

No Sleep .....

Ace of Spades; Stay Clean; Metropolis

 

[The Placid Casual]

Come Together.

Something.

Maxwell's Silver Hammer.

 

3 of the best songs by each of the 3 main Beatles.

[The Placid Casual]

9 hours ago, Stokesy10 said:

Come Together

Something 

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

Yeah

[Woffy]

Roscoe

Bandits

Head Home

 

Beeeeyooo-ti-ful. 

[Earthwindandfire2205]

In the stone 

Can't let go

After the love has gone

Earth Wind and Fire I Am

[ogriff]

Bombtrack

Killing in the name

Take the power back

 

...for me, Clive

[chatty]

May have been mentioned already but Dire Straits Brothers In Arms kicks of with:

So Far Away

Money For Nothing

Walk of Life

Thats a pretty decent opening three. 

[Gnomicide]

Holidays in the Sun

Bodies

No Feelings

[russycarps]

24 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

I'd go 

It's no game (part1)

Up the hill backwards

Scary Monsters (and super creeps)

before

5 years

Soul love

Moonage daydream. 

but only because I think Soul love is significantly weaker than the other 2.

Yeah I agree soul love spoils it a bit. This is a hard game!

Not sure scary monsters would be preferable to me. 

If low was:

Speed of life

Sound and vision

Always crashing

That would win hands down for me.

But it's not

[russycarps]

3 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

Can you include 15 years, seeing as it wasn't originally on the album, and only added later as it did well as a single? (I think, anyway)

 

Probably my favourite Roger Taylor track alongside Drowse and I'm in love with my car. 

And then the segue into flick of the wrist is great

I'm in love with my car is one of my favourite queen songs full stop!

And spread your wings. John deacons finest hour

[dirtymookie]

14 hours ago, JamboNelly said:

Ah you may be right.

Angel Dust is a phenomenal album.

Real Thing though brings back memories of being with my best friends drinking underage in local park and a much simpler time.

so for personal nostalgia I'm sticking with Real Thing.

Mike tripped me up as I was on way to bar on Angel Dust tour.

highlight of my life at that young age.

who am I kidding......it still is!

Exact same memories of The Real Thing. So much love for that album. Do you mean Mike Patton tripped you up?? How did this occur???

[stuartbert two hats]

3 hours ago, The Placid Casual said:

Come Together.

Something.

Maxwell's Silver Hammer.

 

3 of the best songs by each of the 3 main Beatles.

This, more than any other demonstrates how even the best bands can struggle to chain together 3 stone cold classics.

[stuartbert two hats]

33 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

How about using the vinyl tracklisting for hunky dory and going

Changes

Oh you Pretty Things/8 Line Poem

Life on Mars?

Works for me!

[CHRLY]

Madvillany 

1) The Illest Villains

2) Accordian 

3) Meat Grinder 

And A Love Supreme parts I-III if that counts...

[CaledonianGonzo]

"Hi - is that the News of the World?  It is? Good.  Listen up, I've got a scoop for you.  We've found the one guy who likes Maxwell's Silver Hammer".