Can You Feel It - The Jacksons

Born In The U.S.A - Bruce Springsteen

Shining Star - Earth Wind & Fire

Thank You-Sly and The Family Stone

Theme from Shaft-Isaac Hayes

The Look of Love-Isaac Hayes

Walk On By-Isaac hayes

Tracks of My Tears-Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

My Girl-The Temptations

For the Love of Money-The O'Jays

Think-Curtis Mayfield

We People Who Are Darker Than Blue-Curtis Mayfield

Wanna Be free-The Ohio Players

You and I-Rick James

I Wish-Stevie Wonder

Erotic City-Prince

Do Me Baby-Prince

fred12 said:

KingSausage said:

fred12 said:

Thank You-Sly and The Family Stone

Theme from Shaft-Isaac Hayes

The Look of Love-Isaac Hayes

Walk On By-Isaac hayes

Tracks of My Tears-Smokey Robinson and The Miracles

My Girl-The Temptations

For the Love of Money-The O'Jays

Think-Curtis Mayfield

We People Who Are Darker Than Blue-Curtis Mayfield

Wanna Be free-The Ohio Players

You and I-Rick James

I Wish-Stevie Wonder

Erotic City-Prince

Do Me Baby-Prince

Erotic City and Do Me, Baby aren't opening tracks.

neither is "I Wish"

Neither is Thank You, are you high or something?

214 said:

RJOrion said:

KingSausage said:

duccichucka said:

I should probably clarify my post as I don't think there is anyway to judge or measure "great-ness"
when it comes to art. I should say "Rocks Off" is one of my favorite album openers. I actually forgot
about "Start Me Up" and "Gimme Shelter"; and "Brown Sugar" is so cool! I just think the rollicking
nature of "Rocks Off" and the joy I experience from listening to it is moreso than the others you men-
tioned. If you want a exuberant album opener, The Stones are a great choice.

But excellent, excellent question, North.

I should add:

"Tired of Sex" by Weezer off of Pinkerton.

To me it's two things. One, Rocks Off wasn't a single so it's not as overly familiar. Two, it's the pace and tempo. Something about that song just rolls. I love it.

Yes!

MD431Madcat said:

To me - and the Gods made love isn't a song.. its an intro leading to the first 'Song'..

But technically you are correct!

duccichucka said:

Not fair! "And the Gods Made Love" actually starts off Electric Ladyland! I was going to add this
tune, but for the reason given, I did not.

"Have You Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland)" has Hendrix's most convincing and soulful lead vocals,
in my opinion.

RJOrion said:

"You Give Good Love" - Whitney Houston

OMG! I didn't realize this song was the lead off of her eponymous album! Excellent fucking choice,
RJ. This song is so well written and I love Houston's vocal polyphony at the end.

meanstreets--van halen

plainsong - the cure/disintegration

it lands on your chest like a tree trunk, telling you what the rest of the album is going to feel like..

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luvsexy4all said:

meanstreets--van halen

This one came to mind right away, killer opening cut!

Adele- Rollin in the Depp

duccichucka said:

RJOrion said:

"You Give Good Love" - Whitney Houston

OMG! I didn't realize this song was the lead off of her eponymous album! Excellent fucking choice,
RJ. This song is so well written and I love Houston's vocal polyphony at the end.

yep...i was in love with the LP cover too...she had the natural short hair slicked back on the front, and that photo of her standing in the beach water, in her white one piece bathing suit, on the back...so sexy...she never ever looked (or sounded) that good again...

"Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen.

NorthC said:

214 said:

Neither is Thank You, are you high or something?

Yes and he wants to take us higher.

That was great man.

Whodini ~ Five Minutes Of Funk

New Edition ~ Cool It Now

New Edition ~ Oh, Yeah, It Feels So Good

Johnny Guitar Watson ‎~ A Real Mother For Ya

LL Cool J ~ The Boomin' System

Pockets ~ Come Go With Me

The Dramatics ~ Get Up And Get Down

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto feat. Astrud Gilberto ~ The Girl From Ipanema

Power Station ~ Some Like It Hot

Cover Girls ~ Show Me

The Fifth Dimension ~ Up Up And Away

Howard Jones ~ Things Can Only Get Better

Fat Boys ~ Jailhouse Rap

Al Green ‎~ I'm Still In Love With You

Madonna ~ Papa Don't Preach

Lina ~ Playa No Mo'

Bobby "Blue" Bland ~ Call On Me

Smokey Robinson ~ Tell Me Tomorrow

Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ Born On The Bayou

En Vogue ~ This Is Your Life

Earth Wind & Fire ~ Evil

Earth Wind & Fire ~ Mighty Mighty

Bee Gees ~ You Should Be Dancing

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ~ I Wonder If I Take You Home

Lizz Wright ~ Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly

The Crusaders ~ Street Life

Minnie Riperton ~ Les Fleur

Al Jarreau ~ Thinkin' About It Too

Beastie Boys ~ Rhymin' & Stealin'

Res ~ Golden Boys

MickyDolenz said:

Whodini ~ Five Minutes Of Funk

New Edition ~ Cool It Now

New Edition ~ Oh, Yeah, It Feels So Good

Johnny Guitar Watson ‎~ A Real Mother For Ya

LL Cool J ~ The Boomin' System

Pockets ~ Come Go With Me

The Dramatics ~ Get Up And Get Down

Stan Getz & Joao Gilberto feat. Astrud Gilberto ~ The Girl From Ipanema

Power Station ~ Some Like It Hot

Cover Girls ~ Show Me

The Fifth Dimension ~ Up Up And Away

Howard Jones ~ Things Can Only Get Better

Fat Boys ~ Jailhouse Rap

Al Green ‎~ I'm Still In Love With You

Madonna ~ Papa Don't Preach

Lina ~ Playa No Mo'

Bobby "Blue" Bland ~ Call On Me

Smokey Robinson ~ Tell Me Tomorrow

Creedence Clearwater Revival ~ Born On The Bayou

En Vogue ~ This Is Your Life

Earth Wind & Fire ~ Evil

Earth Wind & Fire ~ Mighty Mighty

Bee Gees ~ You Should Be Dancing

Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam ~ I Wonder If I Take You Home

Lizz Wright ~ Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly

The Crusaders ~ Street Life

Minnie Riperton ~ Les Fleur

Al Jarreau ~ Thinkin' About It Too

Beastie Boys ~ Rhymin' & Stealin'

Res ~ Golden Boys

for real ...cant lose with pretty much any EW&F lp opening song...

Serpentine Fire

In The Stone

Time is On Your Side

Help Somebody

Lets Groove

Fall In Love With Me

in addition to the ones you, i, and others have already named earlier in the thread...

A few, certainly in no order . . . many of my favorite track 1s are also from my favorite albums . . .

"Acknowledgement (Pt. 1)," A Love Supreme, John Coltrane

"So What," Kind of Blue, Miles Davis

"The Feeling Begins," Passion: Music from The Last Temptation of Christ, Peter Gabriel

"O Tannenbaum," A Charlie Brown Christmas (OST), Vince Guaraldi Trio

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

"Accordion," Madvillany, Madvillain

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

"Let's Go Crazy," Purple Rain, Prince and The Revolution

"1999," 1999, Prince

"Don't Stand So Close To Me," Zenyatta Mondatta, The Police

"L.O.V.E. and You & I," In Between, Jazzanova

namepeace said:

A few, certainly in no order . . . many of my favorite track 1s are also from my favorite albums . . .

"Acknowledgement (Pt. 1)," A Love Supreme, John Coltrane

"So What," Kind of Blue, Miles Davis

"The Feeling Begins," Passion: Music from The Last Temptation of Christ, Peter Gabriel

"O Tannenbaum," A Charlie Brown Christmas (OST), Vince Guaraldi Trio

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

"Accordion," Madvillany, Madvillain

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

"Let's Go Crazy," Purple Rain, Prince and The Revolution

"1999," 1999, Prince

"Don't Stand So Close To Me," Zenyatta Mondatta, The Police

"L.O.V.E. and You & I," In Between, Jazzanova

Exactly, that's a great one.

Off the top of my head...

Bowie

Station to Station

Five Years

Prince

Lets Go Crazy

1999

Controversy

MJ

Dont Stop will you get enough

Wanna be Starting Something

Jimi

And the Gods Made Love/Have you ever been....

Purple Haze

Queen

Flash Gordon

We will rock you

Tie your mother down