Best opening track sequence to an album

[seagully]

In no way a major fan of the band but the opening 4 to The Joshua Tree by U2 are a bit special

1."Where the Streets Have No Name"
2."I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
3."With or Without You"
4."Bullet the Blue Sky"

Faith No More - The Real Thing

1."From Out of Nowhere"
2."Epic"
3."Falling to Pieces"
4."Surprise! You're Dead!"

Both of those could be answers to a slightly different question as the records go massively downhill after the first 4.

Great shout on the FNM album- you are right, the tracks after the opening 4 are fairly mediocre.

 

[Peteinblack]

The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus:

1. Sometimes
2. Goodbye Toulouse
3. London Lady.
4. Princess of the Streets
5. Hanging Around.

 

[Simgull]

all mod cons

1. all mod cons
2. To be someone
3. Mr clean
4. David watts

also most bile soaked opening would be The Fall's Hex Enduction Hour

1. The Classical
2. jawbone and the Air Rifle
3. Hip Priest
4.Fortress/Deer Park

In both cases the 5th tracks are also belters!

 

[Mackenzie]

Standing on a beach - The Cure


1. "Killing an Arab"
2. "10:15 Saturday Night"
3. "Boys Don't Cry"
4. "Jumping Someone Else's Train"
5. "A Forest"


Not a bad line up, especially if you like the Cure.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Right Said Fred - Up

1) Love for all Seasons
2) No one on Earth
3) I'm Too Sexy
4) Do Ya Feel

Ear bliss.

 

[Cosmic Joker]

Pixies - Doolittle

1 Debaser
2 Tame
3 Wave of Mutilation
4 I Bleed
5 Here Comes Your Man

Doesn't really go downhill after that either

Television - Marquee Moon

1 See No Evil
2 Venus
3 Friction
4 Marquee Moon

and again the other four tracks are right up there too

 

[The Terminator]

Hello//Roll with it//Wonderwall// Don't look back in anger.

 

[Superphil]

Bowie - Ziggy

1) Five Years
2) Soul Love
3) Moonage Daydream
4) Starman

I could go on.....

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Oasis - Definitely Maybe
"Rock 'n' Roll Star"
"Shakermaker"
"Live Forever"
"Up in the Sky"

Then for good measure it kicks in with Columbia then Supersonic.

EXACTLY this. Perfection.

 

[Kosh]

Rainbow Rising... epic metal, and this in 1976. Blackmore was a visionary.

I also favour this:

 

[AmexRuislip]

Frank Sinatra at the Sands (live).................classic

1. Come fly with me.
2. I've got a crush on you.
3. I've got you under my skin.
4. The shadow og your smile.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Gomez-Bring it on

1) Get Miles
2) Whippin' Picidilly
3) Make No Sound
4) 78 Stone Wobble
5) Tijuana Lady

 

[Northstander]

U2 - The Ungrogettable Fire - the band experimenting with Brian Eno and at their utmost best!

1. A sort of Homecoming
2. Pride
3. Wire
4. The unforgettable fire

The album before Joshua Tree and for me, their best!

 

[Wally Goulds right toe]

'Rumours'? Eek - 'tis nowt but dross. If you want to hear an album that sparkles from beginning to end get 'Tigers' by Duffy Power, a gigantic British talent who sold no records in his lifetime but who left this fabulous album for our eternal enjoyment.

 

[big nuts]

Massive Attack Mezzannine
1.Angel
2.Risingson
3.Teardrop
4.Inertia Creeps

Primal Scream Screamadelica
1.Movin On Up
2.Slip Inside This House
3.Don't Find It Feel It
4.Higher Than The Sun

Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
1.Untitled
2.Obstacle 1
3.NYC
4.PDA

 

[smudge]

I Am. Earth Wind & Fire.
Songs in the Key of Life. Stevie Wonder.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Gomez-Bring it on

1) Get Miles
2) Whippin' Picidilly
3) Make No Sound
4) 78 Stone Wobble
5) Tijuana Lady

Tijuana Lady - just had to put that on. What a tune. That crackly vinyl sounding starting, the strumming Spanish guitar, that opening melody, it's like a little magical cloud taking you on a drifting puff of musical wonderment. Remember when this was first released and being amazed they'd recorded in their garage. It really was not like anything else out there at the time.

 

[Bold Seagull]

My own addition to this fine collection is: The Longpigs, The Sun is Often Out
1. Lost Myself
2. She Said
3. Far
4. On and On.

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers

1. Brown Sugar
2. Sway
3. Wild Horses
4. Can't You Hear Me Knocking
5. You Gotta Move

 

[Bring back Bryan wade!!]

Massive Attack Mezzannine
1.Angel
2.Risingson
3.Teardrop
4.Inertia Creeps

Primal Scream Screamadelica
1.Movin On Up
2.Slip Inside This House
3.Don't Find It Feel It
4.Higher Than The Sun

Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights
1.Untitled
2.Obstacle 1
3.NYC
4.PDA

Massive Attack is a great call, in fairness the whole album is strong.