Best opening 3 tracks of an album

[MikeEssex85]

A few people put QOTSA albums 'Rated R' and 'Songs for the Deaf' which do both have amazing 3 songs to start off, yet personally I prefer the 3 from their 1st Self Titled album 'Queens of the Stone Age' 

Regular John

Avon

If Only

They blow you away and tell you everything you need to know about this band - It's gonna be 1 hell of a ride!

[vintagelaureate]

Whilst not a seminal album like some of the aforementioned, I put forward 3 songs from a genre defining album - Bleed American by Jimmy Eat World. 

1. Bleed American 

2. A Praise Chorus 

3. The Middle 

Probably some of Jimmy's finest songs nearly packaged in an opening trio. Genre defining at the time and certainly thrust the band into the limelight. 

Whilst I don't claim these to be the 'best ever', I do think their one heck of a strong album opening!

[CaledonianGonzo]

7 hours ago, Superscally said:

First reply should have been The Joshua Tree and the thread closed immediately. This isn't even a debate. 

Never heard it.  What's it like?

[Superscally]

6 hours ago, Quark said:

Probably fits your travels quite well! Hope the adventure's going well

Too right! I reached another ocean, in Maine and now I've turned round having run 6000 miles and I'm heading West again :-) Ta! 

[Woffy]

40 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

How are your legs not fucked? Mine ache for a couple of days after five k!

His massive beard has special powers. 

[Superscally]

42 minutes ago, Scruffylovemonster said:

How are your legs not fucked? Mine ache for a couple of days after five k!

Shhhh! Don't tell them!!

2 minutes ago, Woffy said:

His massive beard has special powers. 

...and a small population of woodland creatures :-) 

[Woffy]

Just now, Superscally said:

 

...and a small population of woodland creatures :-) 

;-)

Any word from Mr. Hanks yet?

[Shanndy]

Holidays In The Sun / Bodies / No Feelings (Never Mind The Bollocks)

Just Like Honey / The Living End / Taste The Floor (Psychocandy)

Thunder Road / Tenth Avenue Freeze Out / Night (Born To Run)

Karma Chameleon / It's A Miracle / Black Money (Colour By Numbers)

[Wakey321]

The Cribs - Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever.

1. Our Bovine Public

2. Girls Like Mystery

3. Mens Needs

[roughbloke]

Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Dark Fantasy

Gorgeous 

POWER

sweet lord. 

[roughbloke]

Rage Against The Machine - Self titled

Bombtrack

Killing in the name

Take the power back

[TunaBaby]

On 28/04/2017 at 10:09 PM, billum said:

Yes too many really, but my first found stand-outs:

Just A Little Lovin' > So Much Love > Son of a Preacher Man (Dusty Springfield)

or

One More Time > Sunday Papers > Is She Really Going Out With Him (Joe Jackson)

or

Red Rain > Sledgehammer > Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel)

or the winner has to be

Help! > The Night Before > You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

Digging back through this thread and playing catch up and had to comment after seeing a mention of So. What an album, wonder if Gabriel will make another appearance at the farm one day

[billum]

52 minutes ago, TunaBaby said:

Digging back through this thread and playing catch up and had to comment after seeing a mention of So. What an album, wonder if Gabriel will make another appearance at the farm one day

Oh I So (heh) hope So (ug). Line him up for the big 2020, he always puts on a hell of a show!

[Jamesthedrake]

Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antartica

3rd Planet
Gravity Rides Everything
Dark Center of the Universe

[TunaBaby]

26 minutes ago, billum said:

Oh I So (heh) hope So (ug). Line him up for the big 2020, he always puts on a hell of a show!

Amen to that. Saw him a couple of years ago do the album in full. Was a fantastic show.

[somecoolusername]

On 2017-4-29 at 4:05 PM, bombfrog said:

I've run out of upvotes for today, but this ^^^^^

Or.....

 

1. Smells like Teen Spirit

2. In Bloom

3. Come as you are

It's gotta be. Though also fucking killer is:

1) Serve the Servants

2) Scentless Apprentice

3) Heart-Shaped Box

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, though it's a perfect album from start to finish:

1) At the Bottom of Everything

2) We Are Nowhere and It's Now

3) Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)

I'd also go Suede - Dog Man Star, though would stretch it to 4:

1) Introducing the Band

2) We Are the Pigs

3) Heroine

4) The Wild Ones

[russycarps]

12 minutes ago, somecoolusername said:

It's gotta be. Though also fucking killer is:

1) Serve the Servants

2) Scentless Apprentice

3) Heart-Shaped Box

Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, though it's a perfect album from start to finish:

1) At the Bottom of Everything

2) We Are Nowhere and It's Now

3) Old Soul Song (for the New World Order)

I'd also go Suede - Dog Man Star, though would stretch it to 4:

1) Introducing the Band

2) We Are the Pigs

3) Heroine

4) The Wild Ones

introducing the band isnt strong enough a song for dog man star to win this I reckon

It is a flipping ace album tho..

[somecoolusername]

Just now, russycarps said:

introducing the band isnt strong enough a song for dog man star to win this I reckon

It is a flipping ace album tho..

I actually really like Introducing the Band but yeah it's not a song proper I guess. Works as an intro though and then into We Are the Pigs! shitttt. Aces. 

[russycarps]

8 minutes ago, somecoolusername said:

I actually really like Introducing the Band but yeah it's not a song proper I guess. Works as an intro though and then into We Are the Pigs! shitttt. Aces. 

did you see the full album show they did the other year? flipping brill!

[somecoolusername]

Just now, russycarps said:

did you see the full album show they did the other year? flipping brill!

yeah, I went to all of them but Dog Man Star was something else! A religious experience. One of the best gigs I've ever seen

[Superscally]

On 2017-5-1 at 0:46 PM, Woffy said:

;-)

Any word from Mr. Hanks yet?

Not yet!! :-D 

[The_Amazing_Oblong]

On 4/28/2017 at 2:42 PM, The Red Telephone said:

Ooh, I forgot:

1. Angel

2. Risingson

3. Teardrop

Given your avatar I thought you would have had this ;

Alone again or

A house is not a hotel

Andmoreagain

However I think probably The Stone Roses as has been mentioned a lot already.

Edit - Just noticed someone has already given Forever Changes.

Strange Brew

Sunshine of your love

World of pain

Edited May 7, 2017 by The_Amazing_Oblong

[The Red Telephone]

On 28/04/2017 at 11:54 AM, The Red Telephone said:

1. The Girl With The Sun In Her Head

2. P.E.T.R.O.L

3. The Box

Honoruable Mentions:

1. Countdown To Armageddon

2. Bring The Noise

3. Don't Believe The Hype

 

1. Movin' On Up

2. Slip Inside This House

3. Don't Fight It, Feel It

 

1. Alone Again Or

2. A House Is Not A Motel

3. Andmoreagain

 

 

 

 

1 hour ago, The_Amazing_Oblong said:

Given your avatar I thought you would have had this ;

Alone again or

A house is not a hotel

Andmoreagain

However I think probably The Stone Roses as has been mentioned a lot already.

Edit - Just noticed someone has already given Forever Changes.

Strange Brew

Sunshine of your love

World of pain

Ahem, cough, cough 

 

 

[dirtymookie]

On Monday, May 01, 2017 at 9:06 PM, endswithMJ said:

Rage Against The Machine - Self titled

Bombtrack

Killing in the name

Take the power back

Out of upvotes, great shout, can't believe hasn't come up before!! 

On Wednesday, May 03, 2017 at 10:09 AM, Jamesthedrake said:

Modest Mouse - The Moon and Antartica

3rd Planet
Gravity Rides Everything
Dark Center of the Universe

Love me some modest mouse. Any of there albums but my particular choice would be between:

March into the sea

Dashboard 

Fire it up

Or

Horn intro/The world at large

Float on 

Ocean breathes salty