Best opening 3 tracks of an album

[Calvin Klein]

Hunter/Joga/Unravel (Bachelorette)

 

Edited April 28, 2017 by Calvin Klein

[Rubber Soldier]

9 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

What in the name of sweet Jesus is a Paradnoid Android?

If it's the greatest album of all time (it's good, but it ain't that...), surely you'd know what the tracks were called!

Ben

Jesus. And now I can't even edit it because you've quoted me. I might as well curl up die. 

[bennyhana22]

Just now, Rubber Soldier said:

Jesus. And now I can't even edit it because you've quoted me. I might as well curl up die. 

Awww, don't worry RS, I'm just an arse. Ask anyone here...

Ben

[FuzzyDunlop]

Not read through the comments, but my fav openings

Definitely Maybe

Different Class

Automatic for the People

Back in Black

[eastynh]

The Queen is Dead

1.	"The Queen Is Dead"	6:24
2.	"Frankly, Mr. Shankly"	2:17
3.	"I Know It's Over"

[FuzzyDunlop]

1 minute ago, eastynh said:

The Queen is Dead

1.	"The Queen Is Dead"	6:24
2.	"Frankly, Mr. Shankly"	2:17
3.	"I Know It's Over"

How did I forget that?!!

[bennyhana22]

1 minute ago, eastynh said:

The Queen is Dead

1.	"The Queen Is Dead"	6:24
2.	"Frankly, Mr. Shankly"	2:17
3.	"I Know It's Over"

You know that doesn't touch Vauxhall and I, easty.

I realise it's almost sacrilege to acknowledge that Morrissey made a better album than The Smiths made, but deep down we all know it's true...

At their best songwriting, Alan Whyte/Boz Boorer > Johnny Marr

Ben

[Rubber Soldier]

Hatful of Hollow > The Queen Is Dead.

 

Come at me bro. 

[DGrant261]

3 minutes ago, bennyhana22 said:

You know that doesn't touch Vauxhall and I, easty.

I realise it's almost sacrilege to acknowledge that Morrissey made a better album than The Smiths made, but deep down we all know it's true...

At their best songwriting, Alan Whyte/Boz Boorer > Johnny Marr

Ben

Vauxhall and I surpasses anything the Smiths ever did and that is a little know fact. 

[bennyhana22]

Just now, Rubber Soldier said:

Hatful of Hollow > The Queen Is Dead.

 

Come at me bro. 

At you?

I'm with you, bud.

Ben

[Rubber Soldier]

Just now, bennyhana22 said:

At you?

I'm with you, bud.

Ben

I'm sure the purists will be spewing as it's not a studio album. I've always struggled with whole Smiths albums, but love a hell of a lot of their songs. 

[bennyhana22]

5 minutes ago, DGrant261 said:

Vauxhall and I surpasses anything the Smiths ever did and that is a little know fact. 

I love you.

It's actually so good it's ridiculous.

It was Stephen Patrick at his very, very best - lyrically, vocally-rhythmically (i.e. the rhythm in which he delivers the syllables, so brilliant) and musically.

Whyte and Boorer's magnum opus and the best (solo, don't want to be too inflammatory) band he ever convened.

Saw him for the first time on the Boxers Tour (so still touring Vauxhall..., essentially) and it remains my favourite gig of all time.

I wish, so dearly, that the detractors could have been at that gig and had all of their cliched and tired misconceptions dispelled.

Where do you stand on the much maligned and misunderstood Southpaw Grammar?

Ben

Edited April 28, 2017 by bennyhana22

[bennyhana22]

6 minutes ago, DGrant261 said:

Vauxhall and I surpasses anything the Smiths ever did and that is a little know fact. 

Out of upvotes today, sorry!

Ben

[kingcrawler]

Haven't seen any Sigur Ros so far so I'll go for Takk > Glosoli > Hoppipolla

 

[bennyhana22]

7 minutes ago, DGrant261 said:

Vauxhall and I surpasses anything the Smiths ever did and that is a little known openly acknowledged fact. 

FTFY

Ben

[Quark]

Welcome To The Jungle

It's So Easy

Nightrain

Also great shout from @maelzoid for MoP

[bennyhana22]

1 minute ago, kingcrawler said:

Haven't seen any Sigur Ros so far so I'll go for Takk > Glosoli > Hoppipolla

 

Which is great, except that that would put them above Untitled, Untitled and Untitled.

Which would be mental, clearly.

Ben

[henry bear]

Brighton Rock

Killer Queen

Tenement Funster

[Quark]

Should point out that I'm trying to stay in the spirit of lively debate here. Deliberately avoided dropping the A-Bomb of One Way, The Game and Fifteen Years to win the war outright at the first pass.

[tevaburger]

3 hours ago, maelzoid said:

Hello is far from their best.... 

1. Rock N Roll Star
2. Shakermaker
3. Live Forever

beat that lot fairly easily I think.

But for  me...

1. Where the streets have no name
2. I still haven't found what I'm looking for
3. With or without you

is pretty unassailable.

 

and it's not even the best side of the album...

[CaledonianGonzo]

3 minutes ago, henry bear said:

Brighton Rock

Killer Queen

Tenement Funster

Coo.  Maybe the first time I've ever heard anyone express a fondness for Tenement Funster.

[mazola]

3 hours ago, maelzoid said:

Hello is far from their best.... 

1. Rock N Roll Star
2. Shakermaker
3. Live Forever

beat that lot fairly easily I think.

But for  me...

1. Where the streets have no name
2. I still haven't found what I'm looking for
3. With or without you

is pretty unassailable.

 

Came here to say Joshua Tree. I'm not even really a fan of U2 but it's an incredible opening trio of tunes.

[henry bear]

5 minutes ago, CaledonianGonzo said:

Coo.  Maybe the first time I've ever heard anyone express a fondness for Tenement Funster.

I don't really, it just follows in the wake of the previous two...

[CaledonianGonzo]

'Opening 3 tracks' is an odd criterion as track 3 is often a bit of a breather after a one-two punch.

[pauladam]

1. Battery
2. Master of Puppets
3. The Thing That Should Not Be

(although I did really have to think about it - as I have VERY varied music tastes, but this has to be at the top for me)