Best opening 3 tracks of an album

[dirtymookie]

1 hour ago, mjsell said:

Remain in the Light - Talking Heads

Born Under Punches
Crosseyed and Painless
The Great Curve
(with a bonus Once In A Lifetime at 4)

Or

Led Zeppelin IV

Black Dog
Rock And Roll
The Battle of Evermore
(with a bonus Stairway to Heaven at 4)

 

 

 

Just for battle of evermore!

1 hour ago, hpants said:

Bloc Party // Silent Alarm 

1. Like eating glass      2. Helicopter    3. Positive Tension 

Just shades it ahead of FWN and Antidotes for me solely because of the drum fills on like eating glass

This! Always loved the back to back of uniform/on from weekend in the  city too

52 minutes ago, JamboNelly said:

Faith no More- The Real Thing

1. From out of nowhere 

2. Epic

3. Falling to pieces

 

 

What a run!! Still outclassed as an album by Angel dust I reckon though?

 

My choice is Pearl Jam VS

Go - Animal - Daughter

 

Edited April 28, 2017 by dirtymookie
Mispell

[dirtymookie]

20 minutes ago, maelzoid said:

When you start digging in to the classic albums pile, there ends up being quite a few that really hit the spot....

Once > Even Flow > Alive

Battery > Master of Puppets > The Thing That should Not Be

And if you don't know this one, you really need some schooling...

The Rainbow > Eden > Desire

 

 

Out of upvotes for this!!

[edwardjc14]

War Pigs

Paranoid

Planet Caravan 

[Wilfko]

Maybe not the 'best' I could think of with more time, but off the top of my head

Kings of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak

Slow Night So Long

King of the Rodeo (along with Trani my fav KoL song)

Taper Jean Girl.

 

 

God those first two albums are immense.

[Bradders]

4 minutes ago, Mattd1205 said:

1. Intro

2. VCR

3. Crystalised 

This is a good example, in that I'm not a huge fan of the xx, but those 3 make for a fantastic opening. A lot of these just seem like "what are the first 3 songs on your favourite album".

I can't think of a good one, but I can start and immediately win the "what are the best closing 3 songs on an album" game.

I Would Die 4 U

Baby I'm a Star

Purple Rain

[Tommy101]

8 minutes ago, FrancisH said:

Millionaire
No one knows
First it Giveth
 

I'd argue that 

Feel Good Hit, Lost Art of Keeping a Secret and Leg of Lamb 

is a punchier initial combo but both are great 

[Wilfko]

1 hour ago, hpants said:

Bloc Party // Silent Alarm 

1. Like eating glass      2. Helicopter    3. Positive Tension 

Just shades it ahead of FWN and Antidotes for me solely because of the drum fills on like eating glass

God I love Antidotes. And all their album if I'm being honest.

[Andeeroo]

Thunder Road > Tenth Avenue Freeze Out > Night

[TomViolence]

1) Sonic Youth - Murray Street

The Empty Page

Disconnection Notice

Rain On Tin

                                                                                           

2) Sharon Van Etten - Tramp

Warsaw

Give Out

Serpents

[edwardjc14]

Jesus Alone 

Rings of Saturn 

Girl in Amber 

[Tommy101]

Senorita

Like I Love you 

(Oh No) What You Got

Is pop heaven

[Wooderson]

Running Up That Hill

Hounds of Love

The Big Sky

[russycarps]

no ziggy stardust?

fuck this place

 

[WellyPhobic]

Julian Cope - Fried

Reynard The Fox 

Bill Drummond Said

Laughing Boy

[Eyebrow]

44 minutes ago, maelzoid said:

 

And if you don't know this one, you really need some schooling...

The Rainbow > Eden > Desire

 

 

what a shout.

[The Red Telephone]

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

 

 

 

[Hugh Jass]

Mis-Shapes

Pencil Skirt

Common People

[Gucci Piggy]

Plainsong > Pictures of You > Closedown

[The Nal]

Girl You Know Its True

Baby Don't Forget My Number

More Than You'll Ever Know

[stuartbert two hats]

11 minutes ago, russycarps said:

no ziggy stardust?

fuck this place

 

I did consider it, but it doesn't contain the work of genius that is "Blackstar" or the tearjerker that is "Lazarus"

[Wooderson]

4 minutes ago, Eyebrow said:

what a shout.

I actually think Colour of Spring is marginally better.

[Wooderson]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

I did consider it, but it doesn't contain the work of genius that is "Blackstar" or the tearjerker that is "Lazarus"

 

I'd put Blackstar and S2S ahead of the first three on Zigg.

[stuartbert two hats]

2 minutes ago, Wooderson said:

 

I'd put Blackstar and S2S ahead of the first three on Zigg.

Although that feels like cheating, since the opening track is several songs in itself.

[Wooderson]

Just now, stuartbert two hats said:

Although that feels like cheating, since the opening track is several songs in itself.

Eatin's cheatin' Stu.

S2S first three tracks = 20m27.

Blackstar first three tracks = 21m13,

 

[MartinK]

Editors for me;

Lights

Munich

Blood