Spin-off thread, credit to Cinny.

Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough
Black Sabbath - War Pigs
Alice Cooper -Brutal Planet

Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
Prince - Eye No
Prince - Sign O The Times
The Time - Wild & Loose
Guns N Roses - Welcome To The Jungle

David Bowie - Station To Station
Tori Amos - Spark
Kate Bush - King of the Mountain
Sebastian Bach - Angel Down
Morrissey - Now My Heart Is Full
The Smiths - Reel Around The Mountain
Van Hunt - North Hollywood
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
Ramones - I Just Want To Have Something To Do
Aerosmith - Eat The Rich

[Edited 5/12/15 23:30pm]

MattyJam said:

Spin-off thread, credit to Cinny.

Prince - Eye No
Prince - Sign O The Times

These 2, plus a few:

"You Are The Sunshine of My Life" -- Stevie Wonder, Talking Book

"Accordian" -- Madvillain, Madvillainy

"Beyond This World" -- The Jungle Brothers, Done By The Forces Of Nature

"Acknowledgement (Part I)" -- John Coltrane, A Love Supreme

"The May 4 Movement" -- Digable Planets, Blowout Comb

"The Feeling Begins" -- Peter Gabriel, Passion

"At Midnight My Love Will Lift You Up" -- Rufus f. Chaka Khan, Ask Rufus

Whodini ~ Five Minutes Of Funk

Johnnie Taylor ~ It's September

Johnnie Taylor ~ Wall To Wall

Johnnie Taylor ~ Time After Time

Johnnie Taylor ~ Disco Lady

Johnnie Taylor ~ Good Love

Johnnie Taylor ~ We're Getting Careless With Our Love

The Beatles ~ I Saw Her Standing There

The Beatles ~ Taxman

The Beatles ~ Back In The USSR

The Beatles ~ Come Together

Sade ~ Is It A Crime

Sade ~ Love Is Stronger Than Pride

Swing Out Sister ~ Better Make It Better

Swing Out Sister ~ Somewhere In The World

Stevie Wonder ~ You Will Know

Stevie Wonder ~ Love's In Need Of Love Today

Stevie Wonder ~ Too High

Stevie Wonder ~ Earth's Creation

Stevie Wonder ~ Look Around

The O'Jays ~ Sing My Heart Out

The O'Jays ~ Sing A Happy Song

The Jacksons ~ Torture

Jackson 5 ~ Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

Jackson 5 ~ Skywriter

Wham! ~ The Edge Of Heaven

Basia ~ Cruising For Bruising

O'Bryan ~ I'm Freaky

Madonna ~ Papa Don't Preach

Midnight Star ~ Electricity

Terence Trent D'Arby ~ Vibrator

Jeffrey Osborne ~ Don't You Get So Mad

Lionel Richie ~ Serves You Right

Prince & The NPG ~ Thunder

Cerrone ‎~ Love In C Minor

Howard Jones ~ Things Can Only Get Better

I'm surprised "Let's Go Crazy" wasn't the first song mentioned. From the church organ intro to the ridiculous guitar solo at the end, it's a killer of an opening song.

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sexton said:

I'm surprised "Let's Go Crazy" wasn't the first song mentioned. From the church organ intro to the ridiculous guitar solo at the end, it's a killer of an opening song.

[Edited 5/13/15 10:18am]

Now you know good and darn well the Orgers in this forum don't want to acknowledge their eternal "stan" status for Purple Rain.

(you're 100% correct. Times 100.)

Big Exit by PJ Harvey

The Urban Theme by Maxwell

Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson

Violet by Hole

I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince

Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz

Black & White America by Lenny Kravitz

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Beatles - Two of Us

Blur - Girls and Boys

Blur - Tender

Bowie - Five Years

Bowie - Station to Station

Bowie - Speed of Life

Bowie - Beauty and the Beast

Bowie - Young Americans (see a pattern here?)

Bruce - Badlands

Cyndi Lauper - Money Changes Everything

Depeche Mode - World in My Eyes

Interpol - Untitled

LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean

Madonna - Drowned World (Substitute For Love)

New Order - Fine Time

Pet Shop Boys - Being Boring

Pixies - Debaser

Prince - Sign 'o' the Times

Prince - Let's Go Crazy

REM - Drive

Radiohead - Airbag

Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

Simon and Garfunkle - Bridge Over Troubled Water

Talking Heads - I Zimbra

U2 - Zoo Station

Weezer - My Name is Jonas

Highway to Hell - AC/DC

Back in Black - AC/DC

For Those About to Rock - AC/DC

Just Be Yourself - Cameo

Ah ... the Name Is Bootsy, Baby! - Bootsy's Rubber Band

Stretchin' Out - Bootsy's Rubber Band

P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up) - Parliament

One Nation Under a Groove - Funkadelic

Good to Your Earhole - Funkadelic

The Pride - Isley Brothers

Give It to Me Baby - Rick James

Slide - Slave

Too Hot to Stop - Bar-Kays

Fire - Ohio Players

Skin Tight - Ohio Players

Who'd She Coo? - Ohio Players

Black Dog - Led Zeppelin

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones

Back in the Saddle - Aerosmith

Shining Star - Earth, Wind and Fire

Serpentine Fire - Earth, Wind and Fire

So, so many!

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MattyJam said:

Spin-off thread, credit to Cinny.

Holler!

I don't know where to begin with this thread because I found from decades of digging that basically every album opens with a strong (and often the strongest) track, every genre.

Cathy Dennis ~ You Lied To Me
Gerardo ~ When The Lights Go Out
Kenny Loggins ~ Lady Luck
Gap Band ~ Steppin'
Gap Band ~ When I Look In Your Eyes
Gap Band ~ Where Are We Going?
Johnny Guitar Watson ~ I Need It
The Temptations ~ Hey Girl (I Like Your Style)
Crusaders ~ Street Life
Jermaine Jackson ~ Let It Ride
Steely Dan ~ Do It Again

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ~ Everything Will B-Fine

Ray Goodman & Brown ~ Inside Of You

Stacy Lattisaw ~ Feel My Love Tonight

Genesis ~ Mama

Marilyn Monroe ~ I Wanna Be Loved By You {from The Essential Recordings}

Sweet N Lo' ~ 40 Dog

Steve Bilko - A Tribe Called Quest

Squeeze the Fruit - Commodores

Holy Ghost - Barkays

Overture - Average White Band

Holding On - LTD

Dirty Mind - Prince

More And More - Barkays

Let's Have Some Fun - Barkays

Boogie Bodyland - Barkays

Shout - Tears For Fears

Maneater - Hall & Oates

Got To Be Enough - ConFunkShun

It's Been A Long Time - LoKey

Wild And Loose - The Time

Definition Of A Band Intro - Mint Condition

Mintrolude - Mint Condition

In The Moment - Mint Condition

Showdown - Isley Brothers

Harvest For The World Prelude - Isley Brothers

Who's That Lady - Isley Brothers

Be - Common

The Dreamer - Common

starbelly said:

phunkdaddy said:

Steve Bilko - A Tribe Called Quest

Squeeze the Fruit - Commodores

Holy Ghost - Barkays

Overture - Average White Band

Holding On - LTD

Dirty Mind - Prince

More And More - Barkays

Let's Have Some Fun - Barkays

Boogie Bodyland - Barkays

Shout - Tears For Fears

Maneater - Hall & Oates

Got To Be Enough - ConFunkShun

It's Been A Long Time - LoKey

Wild And Loose - The Time

Definition Of A Band Intro - Mint Condition

Mintrolude - Mint Condition

In The Moment - Mint Condition

Showdown - Isley Brothers

Harvest For The World Prelude - Isley Brothers

Who's That Lady - Isley Brothers

Be - Common

The Dreamer - Common

Digging your list, especially Got to Be Enough, Showdown and Holy Ghost. But speaking of Barkays, Let's Have Some Fun was not an opener, began side 2 not 1 of that album. Boogie Body Land was also not the lead song on that album. I submit Your Place or Mine to replace one of those.

phunkdaddy said:

Steve Bilko - A Tribe Called Quest

Squeeze the Fruit - Commodores

Holy Ghost - Barkays

Overture - Average White Band

Holding On - LTD

Dirty Mind - Prince

More And More - Barkays

Let's Have Some Fun - Barkays

Boogie Bodyland - Barkays

Shout - Tears For Fears

Maneater - Hall & Oates

Got To Be Enough - ConFunkShun

It's Been A Long Time - LoKey

Wild And Loose - The Time

Definition Of A Band Intro - Mint Condition

Mintrolude - Mint Condition

In The Moment - Mint Condition

Showdown - Isley Brothers

Harvest For The World Prelude - Isley Brothers

Who's That Lady - Isley Brothers

Be - Common

The Dreamer - Common

List looks relevant. I wonder if I have all theses albums.

Rick James - Give It To Me Baby

Van Halen - Mean Street

Eric B. & Rakim - I Ain't No Joke

Chaka Khan - We Can Work It Out

D Train - You're The One For Me

LL Cool J - The Boomin' System

Steve Arrington - Nobody Can Be You

Klymaxx - Girls Will Be Girls

Steely Dan - Black Cow

Madonna - Lucky Star

Ashford & Simpson - It Seems To Hang On

Marvin Gaye - Midnight Lady

Run-DMC - Peter Piper

Tom Browne - Throw Down

Lionel Richie - Serves You Right

The Police - Message In A Bottle

The Jacksons - Music's Takin' Over

The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie

MJ - Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough

MJ - Wanna Be Startin' Something

Prince - 1999

Teena Marie - Behind The Groove

Level 42 - Micro-kid

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NorthC said:

starbelly said:

Big Exit by PJ Harvey

The Urban Theme by Maxwell

Velvet Rope by Janet Jackson

Violet by Hole

I Wanna Be Your Lover by Prince

Are You Gonna Go My Way by Lenny Kravitz

Black & White America by Lenny Kravitz

Your avatar made me think of another one: If I'm In Luck I Just Might Get Picked Up by Betty Davis. That title alone is great! And Micky made me remember Johnny Guitar Watson: A Real Mother For Ya is another good one. [Edited 5/14/15 3:15am]

Yeah! That's a damn good opener. Love that organ.

MickyDolenz said:

Steely Dan ~ Do It Again

You made me think of another one:

"Black Cow" -- Steely Dan, Aja (that 1st "side" is flawless)

namepeace said:

MattyJam said:

Spin-off thread, credit to Cinny.

Prince - Eye No
Prince - Sign O The Times

These 2, plus a few:

"You Are The Sunshine of My Life" -- Stevie Wonder, Talking Book

"Accordian" -- Madvillain, Madvillainy

"Beyond This World" -- The Jungle Brothers, Done By The Forces Of Nature

"Acknowledgement (Part I)" -- John Coltrane, A Love Supreme

"The May 4 Movement" -- Digable Planets, Blowout Comb

"The Feeling Begins" -- Peter Gabriel, Passion

"At Midnight My Love Will Lift You Up" -- Rufus f. Chaka Khan, Ask Rufus

good call on "Accordian" ...Madvillainy is an alltime classic... word to "ALL CAPS"

[Edited 5/16/15 10:00am]

"Serpentine Fire" - EW&F - All N All

"For You" - Prince - For You

"Getaway" - Earth Wind& Fire - Spirit

"Bring The Ruckus" - WuTang Clan - Enter The 36 Chambers

"UnKasa" - Camron & UnKasa - Diplomatic Immunity 1

"Whats Goin On" - Marvin Gaye - Whats Goin On

"Smile" - The Emotions - Sunbeam

"Playa Playa" - DAngelo - Voodoo

"Go All The Way" - Isley Brothers - Go All The Way

"Lets Spend Some Time" - Slave - Stone Jam

"I Wanna Be Your Lover" - Prince - Prince

Abdul said:

Rick James - Give It To Me Baby

Van Halen - Mean Street

Eric B. & Rakim - I Ain't No Joke

Chaka Khan - We Can Work It Out

D Train - You're The One For Me

LL Cool J - The Boomin' System

Steve Arrington - Nobody Can Be You

Klymaxx - Girls Will Be Girls

Steely Dan - Black Cow

Madonna - Lucky Star

Ashford & Simpson - It Seems To Hang On

Marvin Gaye - Midnight Lady

Run-DMC - Peter Piper

Tom Browne - Throw Down

Lionel Richie - Serves You Right

The Police - Message In A Bottle

The Jacksons - Music's Takin' Over

The Jacksons - Blame It On The Boogie

MJ - Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough

MJ - Wanna Be Startin' Something

Prince - 1999

Teena Marie - Behind The Groove

Level 42 - Micro-kid

[Edited 5/14/15 21:47pm]

damn good list...hell yeah

"Somewhat damaged"-Nine Inch Nails from "The Fragile"

"Here to stay"- KoRn from "Untouchables"

"Let's go crazy"- Prince from "Purple Rain"

"Pretty noose"-Soundgarden from "Down on the upside"

"Brown sugar"-D'Angelo from "Brown sugar"

"Peter piper"-Run DMC from "Raising Hell"

'Straight outta Compton"-N.W.A. from "Straight outta Compton"

"You're gonna get yours"-Public Enemy from "Yo!Bum rush the show"

"Smells like teen spirit"-Nirvana from "Nevermind"

"This is a call"-Foo Fighters from "Foo Fighters"

Faith No More- Land of Sunshine

Radiohead- Airbag

The Clash- The Magnificent Seven

David Bowie- Speed of Life

Depeche Mode- World in my Eyes

Funkadelic- Red Hot Mama

Metallica- Fight Fire With Fire (or Battery)

Portishead- Mysterons

Talking Heads- Born Under Punches

Tribe Called Quest- Excursions

Wu Tang- Bring Da Ruckus

White Zombie- Welcome to Planet Motherfucker

Beastie Boys- Sure Shot

The Cure- Burn (Do soundtracks count? If so, this one is from The Crow if you didnt know)

Deep Purple- Burn

Dio- Stand Up and Shout

Black Sabbath- Hole in the Sky

Deftones- Feiticeira

The Verve - Bittersweat Symphony

New Order - Regret

Roxy Music - More Than This

Simple Minds - She's A River

"Drowned World/Substitute For Love"----the first song on Madonna's Ray Of Light album.

this song gives me chills....it's arguably the best song that she has ever done.

"What's Going On" by Marvin Gaye off of What's Going On.

"Dust" by Van Hunt off of Van Hunt.

"Giant Steps" by John Coltrane off of Giant Steps.

"Sting Me" by The Black Crowes off of The Southern Harmony & Musical Companion.

"Ambitionz az a Ridah" by 2Pac off of All Eyez On Me.

"Tired of Sex" by Weezer off of Pinkerton.

"Thinking of You" by Tony! Toni! Tone! off of House of Music.


And my favorite album opener of all time:

"Brilliant Corners" by Thelonious Monk off of Brilliant Corners.

SoulAlive said:

"Drowned World/Substitute For Love"----the first song on Madonna's Ray Of Light album.

this song gives me chills....it's arguably the best song that she has ever done.

Excellent choice!

Some others...

"Don't stand so close to me"-The Police from "Zenyatta Mondatta"

"Control"-Puddle of Mudd from "Come clean"

"Back in the U.S.S.R"-The Beatles from "The Beatles (the white album)"

"Hello, I love you"-The Doors from "Waiting for the Sun"

"All that I can say"-Mary J. Blige from "Mary"

"The spirit of radio"-Rush from "Permanent Waves"

"Good times roll"-The Cars from "The Cars"

RJOrion said:

namepeace said:

These 2, plus a few:

"You Are The Sunshine of My Life" -- Stevie Wonder, Talking Book

"Accordian" -- Madvillain, Madvillainy

"Beyond This World" -- The Jungle Brothers, Done By The Forces Of Nature

"Acknowledgement (Part I)" -- John Coltrane, A Love Supreme

"The May 4 Movement" -- Digable Planets, Blowout Comb

"The Feeling Begins" -- Peter Gabriel, Passion

"At Midnight My Love Will Lift You Up" -- Rufus f. Chaka Khan, Ask Rufus

good call on "Accordian" ...Madvillainy is an alltime classic... word to "ALL CAPS"

[Edited 5/16/15 10:00am]

Agreed.