Killer First Tracks

[cherryowen]

You have bought an album, it might have been a new release or one you had been meaning to buy for a while. It may have been by an artist you have bought material previously, or it might have been an artist not previously listened to,

You play track #1

It blows you away! Unexpectedly awesome!

For me? From this album:-



This tune:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_--l7CPc7E

Honourable mention for:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQBQ-A8VATg

Track #1 from "Clutching at Straws" by Marillion

[mike80]

Welcome to the Jungle.

[popeyewhite]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHcF1aJhJbc

[InitialDave]

Deep Purple's Machine Head, kicking things off with Highway Star:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAKCR7kQMTQ

[CeramicMX5ND2]

Queen's Keep Yourself Alive.. 1st track from 1st album..

|https://thumbsnap.com/7W1FKimP[/url]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JofwEB9g1zg

[davegreg]

The opening track from their 1st album.

'We Die Young' by Alice In Chains from the album 'Facelift'.

[Djr1]

Smells Like Teen Spirit

[Zarco]

Bombtrack (RATM kill every track after that to be fair).

[Stick Legs]

The Sisters Of Mercy.

Floodland.

Dominion/Mother Russia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o-6ftmw8CE


I remember putting this record on an being absolutely blown away!

[geezerbutler]

In the air tonight - Phil Collins / Face Value

More than this - Roxy Music / Avalon

Plainsong - The Cure / Disintegration

Fine Time - New Order / Technique

Black Cow - Steely Dan / Aja

Sign o' the times - Prince

Allentown - Billy Joel / The Nylon Curtain

Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen

Woman in Chains - Tears for Fears / The seeds of love

Sweet Love - Anita Baker / Rapture

Walk on by - Isaac Hayes / Hot buttered soul

So Young - Suede / Suede

Edited by geezerbutler on Saturday 17th April 20:42

[Evanivitch]

Foo Fighters - One by One - All My Life

[Grayedout]

First two tracks from this !! Blew my socks off!!

[cherryowen]

CeramicMX5ND2 said:

Queen's Keep Yourself Alive.. 1st track from 1st album..

|https://thumbsnap.com/7W1FKimP[/url]


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JofwEB9g1zg

Great tune, and I never knew it was track #1 from album #1.

On the same theme, back in the early 1990's I bought this on the recommendation of a feature in Guitar World magazine:-



Their first album

Track #1 was this:-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLRO4W9pNrQ

Great tune, obvs, but then reading the liner notes to learn the album was released in 1978! Groundbreaking stuff, not to mention track #2 on the same album.............

[MikeT66]

Queen - We Will Rock You from Live Killers
AC/DC - Hells Bells from the first post-Bon album Back In Black
Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love from LDII, Immigrant Song from LDIII and Rock And Roll from The Song Remains The Same.
Massive Attack - Angel from Mezzanine

[toasty]

First thought



Enter Sandman - Metallica

[paua]

Aqualung - Jethro Tull

[toasty]

Second thought, different vibe.



Radiation Ruling The Nation (Protection) - Mad Professor's remix of Massive Attack's Protection.

[popeyewhite]

cherryowen said:

Great tune, obvs, but then reading the liner notes to learn the album was released in 1978! Groundbreaking stuff, not to mention track #2 on the same album.............

VH first album one of my choices as well. Dd you know Gene Simmons gave them their first recording?


Killer First Track - as teenager back in the seventies this album blew me away...

More Than a Feeling - Boston/Boston

https://youtu.be/oR4uKcvQbGQ

[popeyewhite]

InitialDave said:

Deep Purple's Machine Head, kicking things off with Highway Star:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAKCR7kQMTQ

I think Highway Star also qualifies as the first track on Made in Japan - arguably a better version... .

[motorizer]

Ace of spades