Five best opening tracks...
With an album, it is the opening song that can either bring in or lose an audience. A musician has three minutes or so to make an impact.
Here I have decided which five opening tracks make this impact the best.
5) The Cribs - Hey Scenesters! (The New Fellas)
One of the greatest 'indie' tracks and bands of a generation. The opening track of Hey Scenesters sets the standard for the rest of the 2005 release from the Wakefield band.
With hard hitting instrumentation combined with the witty lyrics, it is hard to pick faults with this album, and Hey Scenesters in particular.
4) Oasis - Rock n Roll Star (Definitely Maybe)
Being more than a band, Oasis were a representation for a generation and their debut album Definitely Maybe gave lyrics for the working class to relate to.
Rock n Roll Star is no exception, symbolising living for the weekend and being a musician in your spare time then going back to your 9-5 weekday job is shown here.
Being one of many tracks where Liam supplies the vocals, it is impossible to dislike this opening track.
3) The Libertines - Can't Stand Me Now (Libertines)
The best British album of all time? Perhaps. In my opinion it is a truly flawless album and opening track Can't Stand Me Now showcases the brilliance of the Pete Doherty's lyrical ability.
Admittedly, any track from the 2004 recording would have been a mind-blowing opening but Can't Stand Me Now is brilliant. Being released as a single prior to the album release, the fans knew exactly what they were getting when checking the track list before listening.
2) The Smiths - The Headmaster Ritual (Meat Is Murder)
The Smiths. The best band of all time in my opinion.
Talking about Morrissey's experiences from school, The Headmaster Ritual is a track that has the ability to relate to listeners from the same era who also attended schools ran by 'belligerent ghouls.'
Before diving into the classics of 'Nowhere Fast' and ' That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore', the opening is phenomenal as you'd expect from the Smiths.
From the opening note, the album becomes a real 'foot tapper' and it is almost impossible not to get the urge to dance along to the Stone Roses.
This is no doubt the best debut album of all time so I guess I Wanna Be Adored is the best opening track ever as well. In their baggy dress sense it is saddening to think about all the live gigs the Stone Roses played in the early days since the 1989 release of this marvelous album.
John Squire's guitar playing is ridiculously brilliant, playing second fiddle only to Johnny Marr as the best British guitarist of all time.
Before diving into the classics of 'Nowhere Fast' and ' That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore', the opening is phenomenal as you'd expect from the Smiths.
1) The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored (The Stone Roses)
This is no doubt the best debut album of all time so I guess I Wanna Be Adored is the best opening track ever as well. In their baggy dress sense it is saddening to think about all the live gigs the Stone Roses played in the early days since the 1989 release of this marvelous album.
John Squire's guitar playing is ridiculously brilliant, playing second fiddle only to Johnny Marr as the best British guitarist of all time.
These are, in my opinion, the best openings ever.
Can you think of any tracks that open an album better than these?
Arctic Monkeys? Oasis? The Beatles?
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