Best Opening Track

[Bailey M]

yes

 

[depoeta]

Cygnus.........Vismond Cygnus - The Mars Volta

 

[gInGeR~sNaP]

Nice to know!

Van the Man is my favorite of all-time.

Veedon is a great album.

Do you like St. Dominic's Preview?

 

[oddanimal13]

What is the best opening track on an album? Any album anytime...

I suggest you use these criteria

Is it the best song on the album?
Does it set the tone for the album?
Is it instantly recognizable?
Does the band open with it at live shows?

I'd say you should have three of those four at least to use it but do as you will.

Mine
Astral Weeks - Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Good Times, Bad Times - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin I
Baba O'Reilly - The Who - Who's Next

 

[MiiSS B3CK3Y C33]

Pogues - The Sick Bed Of Cuchulainn (Rum Sodomy & the lash)

 

[The quiet one]

I've heard that Dylan song mentioned in that context before. I haven't had
'Highway 61 Revisited' on the turntable in a long time, thanks for the excuse...

 

[justice4jcc]

Shine On You Crazy Diamond immediately jumps out. More to come I think.

 

[edff1]

Three off the top of my head:

Bob Dylan-Like a Rolling Stone
AC/DC-Highway to Hell
Joy Division-Disorder

 

[Milord V]

I have like 20 Van albums I'll just list my top 7 or so, save us some trouble.

1. Veedon Fleece
2. Astral Weeks
3. Moondance
4. St. Dominic's Preview
5. Tupelo Honey
6. Poetic Champion's Compose
7. Irish Heartbeat/Into the Music

Also I like It's Too Late to Stop Now more than all of those but I don't count live albums in those sorts of things.

 

[Karla Kay]

I Just Got This Symphony Goin'-TFOT
21st Century Schizoid Man-King Crimson

 

[johncoolgun]

We could hang out, do you drink brandy and smoke pot after dark?

 

[brittykay09]

tauto by brand new (deja entendu)
charaber the cartridge by rise against (the suffer & the witness)
miseria cantare by afi (sing the sorrow)
eh...

 

[dinkylinker]

King Crimson-21st Century Schizoid Man

Best song on that album

 

[Ryann L]

That's a great one! With a being a sort of ode to a fallen comrade also only makes all the more fitting.

 

[Unknown]

The fact that Syd turned up during the recording gives it even more resonance.

 

[www.banefury.co.nr]

KJ-52 by KJ-52. Catchiest hip hop track ever..

 

[cindy-lu-who]

court of the crimson king pwns, yo

 

[♥Emiiz WiiFey♥]

Once again,

Bright Eyes - At The Bottom Of Everything.

 

[Mark Tame]

^Haha, I remeraber getting into that! I had nearly forgotten him.

 

[softballyo_]

dude, 21st Century Schizoid Man by far was the most chaotic, engrossing track on that cd. The lyrics are haunting and the jazz in the middle of that song is amazing. I'm not saying Court of the Crimson king is bad at all, it's a close second (Epitaph being third ).