Best opening 3 tracks of an album

[Watergirl]

Born in the U.S.A.

Cover me

Darlington County

[JamboNelly]

10 hours ago, dirtymookie said:

 

11 hours ago, mjsell said:

Remain in the Light - Talking Heads

Born Under Punches
Crosseyed and Painless
The Great Curve
(with a bonus Once In A Lifetime at 4)

Or

Led Zeppelin IV

Black Dog
Rock And Roll
The Battle of Evermore
(with a bonus Stairway to Heaven at 4)

 

 

 

Just for battle of evermore!

11 hours ago, hpants said:

Bloc Party // Silent Alarm 

1. Like eating glass      2. Helicopter    3. Positive Tension 

Just shades it ahead of FWN and Antidotes for me solely because of the drum fills on like eating glass

This! Always loved the back to back of uniform/on from weekend in the  city too

11 hours ago, JamboNelly said:

Faith no More- The Real Thing

1. From out of nowhere 

2. Epic

3. Falling to pieces

 

 

What a run!! Still outclassed as an album by Angel dust I reckon though?

 

 

Ah you may be right.

Angel Dust is a phenomenal album.

Real Thing though brings back memories of being with my best friends drinking underage in local park and a much simpler time.

so for personal nostalgia I'm sticking with Real Thing.

Mike tripped me up as I was on way to bar on Angel Dust tour.

highlight of my life at that young age.

who am I kidding......it still is!

Edited April 28, 2017 by JamboNelly

[Brave Sir Robin]

More Than A Feeling - Peace of Mind - Foreplay / Long Time

And it's been downhill for the rest of his/their career...

[SighMo]

Rock N Roll Animal: Intro> Sweet Jane> Heroin

August and Everything After: Round Here> Omaha> Mr Jones.

[glassonion]

Two of us

Dig a pony 

Across the universe 

[Sasperella]

So I just listened to the three tracks again to check but I'm pretty sure the answer is:

Mr. Self Destruct > Piggy > Heresy  (Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral - with the added bonus of having probably the best closing song of any album ever also)

However these options did make me temporarily question my decision:

9 hours ago, JSmurphy said:

Prison Song, Needles, Deer Dance

 

7 hours ago, The Red Telephone said:

1. Angel

2. Risingson

3. Teardrop

Particularly Mezzanine...

[thesaint78]

1 hour ago, redpaprika said:

Skin & Bones
Here's Where The Story Ends
Can't Be Sure

That's a good shout , played this album the other day for the first time in years , sounded great

[MilkyJoe]

Manics - Everything Must Go...

1. Elvis Impersonator: Blackpool Pier

2. A Design For Life

3. Kevin Carter

 

edited to include honourable mentions to:

Amy Winehouse - Back to Black

Rodrigo y Gabriella - Rodrigo y Gabriella

Edited April 28, 2017 by MilkyJoe

[Quark]

1 hour ago, SighMo said:

August and Everything After: Round Here> Omaha> Mr Jones.

Aaiii, can't put this above either Appetite or Levelling The Land, but Counting Crows is a very good call.

Edited April 28, 2017 by Quark

[crocodiles]

Farron young

Bonny

Appetite 

 

 

Steve mcqueen prefab sprout ....followed by track 4 when love breaks down doesn't get much better 

 

 

Could add

Running up that hill

Hounds of love

The big sky 

 

But we're could you stop with that album fantastic 

Edited April 28, 2017 by crocodiles

[ShakeyCrash]

10 hours ago, Calvin Klein said:

Lots of good ones.

 

nobody mentined this one though 

<------

 

race for the prize

spoonful weights a ton

spark that bled 

About time; although surely it would be:

race for the prize

race for the prize again as once is never enough

spoonfull weighs a tonne 

[Futurism]

New Born

 

Bliss

 

Space Dementia

[Hutchmaster]

The Horrors-Primary Colours has an absolutely belting opening three tracks;

Mirror's Image>>>Three Decades>>>Who Can Say

I think Mirror's Image might be my all time favourite opener.

[Slugworth]

GnR - Appetite for destruction.

Welcome to the jungle

It's so easy

Night train

 

Terrorvision - HTMFAIP

Alice What's the Matter

Oblivion

Stop The Bus

 

Justice - Cross

Genesis

Let there be light

D.A.N.C.E

[Quark]

Given the stick they've taken on here recently I'm also going to give some kudos to Stereophonics for Thousand Trees > Looks Like Chaplin > More Life In A Tramp's Vest.

As a debut album that's a cracking opening salvo.

But yeah, Levellers win hands down.

[Quark]

Just now, Slugworth said:

Terrorvision - HTMFAIP

Alice What's the Matter

Oblivion

Stop The Bus

Have a beer that man. Played that album to death as a student.

[Stokesy10]

Come Together

Something 

Maxwell's Silver Hammer

[Stokesy10]

19 minutes ago, Quark said:

Given the stick they've taken on here recently I'm also going to give some kudos to Stereophonics for Thousand Trees > Looks Like Chaplin > More Life In A Tramp's Vest.

As a debut album that's a cracking opening salvo.

But yeah, Levellers win hands down.

A superb shout re Stereophonics my good man. Their first two albums are tremendous for me. Those openers, plus Traffic, Same Sized Feet and Not Up To You, plus the whole of Performance and Cocktails reminds me so much of my youth!

Edited April 28, 2017 by Stokesy10

[edwardjc14]

Been thinking of a few more...

La femme d'argent - Sexy Boy - All I Need 

Elevator Operator - Pedestrian at Best - An Illustration of Loneliness (Sleepless in New York)

As The Dawn Breaks - Open Up Your Door - Ashes On The Fire 

[Avalon_Fields]

34 minutes ago, crocodiles said:

Farron young

Bonny

Appetite 

 

 

Steve mcqueen prefab sprout ....followed by track 4 when love breaks down doesn't get much better 

 

 

Could add

Running up that hill

Hounds of love

The big sky 

 

But we're could you stop with that album fantastic 

Both excellent suggestions. Why didn't I think of those. 

[glassonion]

Speak to me / breathe 

On the run

Time 

[Gnomicide]

2 hours ago, SighMo said:

Rock N Roll Animal: Intro> Sweet Jane> Heroin

August and Everything After: Round Here> Omaha> Mr Jones.

 

49 minutes ago, Quark said:

Aaiii, can't put this above either Appetite or Levelling The Land, but Counting Crows is a very good call.

Excellent shout on August and Everything After, the only problem is side 2 is better.

Up the Beach 》Had A Dad 》Ocean Size

[wozwebs]

Was listening to Black Grape's debut this morning and thought what a cracking opening 4-5 songs. 10/10 in NME back in the day. 

[addicted2noise]

Pet Sounds

Wouldn't it Be Nice

You Still Believe in Me

That's Not Me

[Cuzzy]

Maximo Park

A Certain Trigger

Signal and sign

Apply some pressure 

Graffiti