What is your favorite first track?

[jacksonbart]

[jacksonbart]

An abortion above, anywho

I am asking what is your favorite first
track/song of an album. Therefore in
logical play order it’s the first song a listener would here. Not interested in the first song of a best of
Album, just a first track of an original album.
First songs in an album concept (it a more rare idea anymore) is so
important, they introduce the album and by no means are they your favorite song
of that album. I don’t care if it’s off
of the band/artist’sfirst album or their last.
Its highly subjective, all opinion,
reveal something about you, think about it.

For me at this moment, its from Dire Straits, Making Movies,
the song ‘Tunnle Of Love’ . To me it
opens the album perfectly and fit character, its not my favorite song of the
album, which is ‘Skateaway’, but just seems to fit so well for me. Speak to me/Breathe is right up there.

[oldtimer]

I'll be sure to think of more later but right now, first track of The Doors (Break on Through) is absolutely brilliant, plus it's also a first track of a first album.

[BigStewMan]

that one is easy for me...Death on Two Legs from Queen's A Night At The Opera

[dtel]

First thing that comes to mind is the song from Dr John's Cd "Right place wrong time" and that is the first song

Thanks Mr MT

[djk]

Testify, 1st track on SRV live at the El Mocambo Club.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC71fFdCsbk

Lets you know what you're in for, right away.

[sunburnwilly]

Darlington Dragway , Darlington SC

[Oblio]

Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Pt. I-V); Wish You Were Here; Pink Floyd

Remember when you were young ...

[Groomlakearea51]

Jimmy Cliff - LP (also same title CD) "Give Thankx" - "Bongo Man"

Really. Unless I'm going to play classical music, I'll most often put that LP on with that track before I head off to other stuff.

Hard rock? If it's an evening of guitar "hero" stuff, I'll usually play:

Eric Clapton - LP (also same title CD) "Eric Clapton" - "Slunky"

IMHO the definitive example of the "master". Speed, precision and range, par excellence. By the time he and Bonnie Bramlett get finished, you will be hot, sweaty and walk around for a few minutes saying, "Wow...".

[winchester21]

Excellent topic sir

My 2cts worth

Lie to me - Jonny Lang- title track 1st song that made a career and put him on the map

Clapton- Journeyman- Pretending

Stevie Ray Vaughn/Double trouble- In Step- The house is rocking

Greg Allman- Laid Back- Midnight Rider

[oscarsear]

'Combination Of The Two' ....first track on the album 'Cheap Thrills' ........ by 'Big Brother and The Holding Company' with Ms. Janis Joplin.

[russ69]

Favorite first track? OCIR Orange County International Raceway! Did I win?

Thanx, Russ

[toddvj]

Led Zeppelin II - Whole Lotta Love.

[DU73]

mine is - ‘Nessun Dorma’ which is the first track from the album Luciano Pavarotti - The Ultimate Collection

[DU73]

Not interested in the first song of a best of Album, just a first track of an original album.

i feel so ashamed, mine was from an 'ultimate collection' [:$]

[Doc Robin]

Boston: More than a feeling. Later Bill

[Mr. RF62]

Van Halen - "Balance" Album - The 7th Seal

[rplace]

Boston: More than a feeling. Later Bill

Too funny that is what I was thinking. Then I read all the post on the fist page and still thought MTAF is a killer fist track to set up what is in store on the rest of the LP. Great summer time jam always takes me back to middle school days.

[Islander]

Koi-Uta, from Tak Matsumoto's instrumental CD, Hana.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPWMpcNbXTY

The tune is very mellow and relaxing. On a good Klipsch sytem, you can here the vocalist on the left breathing in. At first, I thought her voice was a string synthesizer effect, but no, it's a woman.

The bowed instrument is an erhu, and it has a good solo in the title tune, Hana.

[chili bone]

Rush - 2112