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  3. Where the Streets Have No Name- U2
    Closer- Kings of Leon
    Cherub Rock- Smashing Pumpkins
    Once- Pearl Jam
    The Power of Equality- Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Black Dog- Led Zeppelin
    Zoo Station- U2
    Welcome to the Jungle- Guns n' Roses
    Lets Go Crazy- Prince
    Tom Sawyer- Rush
    Abacab- Genesis

    Best album openers of all time.
  5. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3Where the Streets Have No Name- U2
    Closer- Kings of Leon
    Cherub Rock- Smashing Pumpkins
    Once- Pearl Jam
    The Power of Equality- Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Black Dog- Led Zeppelin
    Zoo Station- U2
    Welcome to the Jungle- Guns n' Roses
    Lets Go Crazy- Prince
    Tom Sawyer- Rush
    Abacab- Genesis

    Best album openers of all time.


    id add Bridge Burning by Foo Fighters, that opening kicks ass
  6. U2 - Zooropa
    Coldplay - Mylo Xyloto
  7. Originally posted by KieranU2Just listen to the album from the first song to the last. It's a masterpiece of an album. And yes, both Once and Black are on the same album.

    And if you like Ten, then go on and listen to their next album, Vs.


    It's funny. Ten is honestly the ONLY PJ album I like.

    I tried rear view mirror but couldn't get into anything else!

    Oh and KOLs Closer is another brilliant album opener
  8. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3Where the Streets Have No Name- U2
    Closer- Kings of Leon
    Cherub Rock- Smashing Pumpkins
    Once- Pearl Jam
    The Power of Equality- Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Black Dog- Led Zeppelin
    Zoo Station- U2
    Welcome to the Jungle- Guns n' Roses
    Lets Go Crazy- Prince
    Tom Sawyer- Rush
    Abacab- Genesis

    Best album openers of all time.


    My ten greatest openers would be this, in no particular order:

    Streets-U2, The Joshua Tree
    Like a Rolling Stone- Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited
    Thunder Road-Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
    Gimme Shelter-The Rolling Stones, Let It Bleed
    London Calling-The Clash, London Calling
    Everything in Its Right Place-Radiohead, Kid A
    Baba O'Riley-The Who, Who's Next
    Black Dog-Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV
    What's Going On-Marvin Gaye, What's Going On
    Wouldn't It Be Nice-The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds

    And for good measure, my opinion of the greatest closers:

    Ambulance Blues-Neil Young, On the Beach
    A Day in the Life-The Beatles, Sgt. Pepper's
    Jungleland-Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run
    All I Want Is You-U2, Rattle and Hum
    Street Spirit-Radiohead, The Bends
    Desolation Row-Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisisted
    Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End-The Beatles, Abbey Road
    Something in the Way-Nirvana, Nevermind
    Release-Pearl Jam, Ten
    When the Levees Break-Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV
  9. Additional openers:
    Smells Like Teen Spirit (maybe too obvious), Go (PJ's Vs) and Rock N Roll Star (Oasis's Definitely Maybe)

    Additional closers:
    Love is Blindness, Indifference (PJ's Vs), and Champagne Supernova (Oasis's WTSMG)
  10. I actually thought about all six of those songs, all would be worthy of inclusion, plus others (Purple Haze, Airbag, Sympathy for the Devil, Welcome to the Jungle for openers; Tomorrow Never Knows, The End (Doors) for closers. But these are tough lists. Release and Indifference were a toss up for me. Indifference is still new to me, but I think overtime, I might enjoy it more. Both are great songs though.

    Now that I think about it, The Band's I Shall Be Released from Music from Big Pink definitely should have been included on the closers list. I knew I would forget something. I have no idea what to take off though.
  11. Oh, boy. How the heck did I forget about "Airbag?!!?!?!"

    I probably should at least mention Planet Telex, Everything in its Right Place, and 2+2=5 for good/safe measure.
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