Best song to open an album?

[Strider]

Welcome to the Working Week, on My Aim Is True, Costello's debut album. It's only about a minute and a half long, but the opening line alone('now that your picture's in the paper being rhythmically admired') hammers home the point, the greatest lyricist of his generation had arrived.

 

[PainTrain]

FUCK YES UP THE IRONS

id have to agree

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along with

Caught Somewhere In Time- Somewhere in Time

Invaders- Number Of The Beast

Where Eagles Dare - Peice Of Mind

Moonchild- Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Be Quick or Be Dead - Fear Of The Dark

The Wicker Man - Brave New World

Wildest Dreams- Dance Of Death

Different World - A Matter Of Life and Death

Fuckin' A .. Maiden Rules... only band that comes close is Iced Earth

 

[Wildtime]

I think the first song on an album should start the listener off slowly and then build up momentum (i.e. Ravel's Bolero). Therefore, my picks for the best songs to open an album (even though these songs didn't actually open their respective albums) would be:

- "We Will Fall" by the Stooges
- "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2
- "Atmosphere" by Joy Division

By the way, I'm making up some playlists for my iPod at the moment and am finding a lot of interesting in this thread, so thanks to everyone that's posting.

 

[CurtWild]

I think the first song on an album should start the listener off slowly and then build up momentum (i.e. Ravel's Bolero). Therefore, my picks for the best songs to open an album (even though these songs didn't actually open their respective albums) would be:

- "We Will Fall" by the Stooges
- "Where the Streets Have No Name" by U2
- "Atmosphere" by Joy Division

By the way, I'm making up some playlists for my iPod at the moment and am finding a lot of interesting in this thread, so thanks to everyone that's posting.

great choices there

i`d like to add

Movin' Out : The Stranger - Billy Joel......which btw is one of his best from top to bottom