Best opening 3 tracks on an album

[ezmally]

Pearl Jam - Ten

Once
Even Flow
Alive

And

Queen - A Night At The Opera

Death on Two Legs
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
Im In Love With My Car.

 

[ezmally]

in addition to Give em' enough rope, how about

Nirvana - Nevermind;
Smells Like Teen Spirit
In Bloom
Come as You Are

RATM;
Bombtrack
Killing in the Name
Take the Power Back

Jeff Buckley - Grace
Mojo Pin
Grace
Last Goodbye

Lou Reed - Transformer
Vicious
Andy's Chest
Perfect Day

Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Rock 'n' Roll Star
Shakermaker
Live Forever

I thank you.......

All of this. Very good shouts my friend.

 

[sten]

Hex enduction hour: the fall,the classical,jawbone and the air rifle, hip priest

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Another vote for Give 'Em Enough Rope, Stone Roses, Massive Attack and a few others in this thread
+
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever you say I Am, That's What I'm Not: The View from the Afternoon, I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, Fake Tales of San Francisco.
Arcade Fire - Funeral: Tunnels, Laika, Une Annee sans lumiere
Maccabees - Wall of Arms: Love you better, One Hand Holding, Can you Give it
Dexys - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels: Burn it Down, Tell Me when My Light Turns Green, The teams that meet in caffs

 

[Peteinblack]

Siouxsie and the Banshees - 'Join Hands'

1. Poppy Day
2. Regal Zone
3. Placebo Effect

The Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves'

1. The Ghost In You
2. Here Come Cowboys
3. Heaven


New York Dolls - 'New York Dolls'

1. Personality Crisis
2. Looking for a Kiss
3. Vietnamese Baby

Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent'

1. Absolute Dissent
2. The Great Cull
3. Fresh Fever from the Skies

Cockney Rebel - 'The Psychomodo'

1. Sweet Dreams
2. Psychomodo
3. Mr Soft

The Jam - 'All Mod Cons'

1. All Mod Cons
2. To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)
3. Mr Clean

Black Sabbath - 'Black Sabbath'

1. Black Sabbath
2. The Wizard
3. Behind The Wall Of Sleep


The Ramones - 'The Ramones'

1. Blitzkrieg Bop
2. Beat on the Brat
3. Judy is a Punk

Cocteau Twins - 'Garlands'

1. Blood Bath
2. Wax and Wane
3. But I'm Not

Led Zeppelin - 'Physical Graffiti'

1. Custard Pie
2. The Rover
3. In My Time Of Dying

Sisters of Mercy - 'First and Last and Always'

1. Black Planet
2. Walk Away
3. No Time to Cry

Alice Cooper - 'Killer'

1. Under My Wheels
2. Be My Lover
3. Halo of Flies

PJ Harvey - 'Let England Shake'

1. Let England Shake
2. The Last Living Rose
3. This Glorious Land

Manic Street Preachers - 'The Holy Bible'

1. Yes
2. If White America Told the Truth for One Day Its World Would Fall Apart
3. Of Walking Abortion

Mott The Hoople - 'Mott'

1. All The Way From Memphis
2. Whizz Kid
3. Hymn For The Dudes

The Stranglers - 'Rattus Norvegicus'

1. Sometimes
2. Goodbye Toulouse
3. London Lady

Wire - 'Chairs Missing'

1. Practice Makes Perfect
2. French Film Blurred
3. Another The Letter


The Fall - The Infotainment Scan'

1. Ladybird
2. Lost in Music
3. Glam-Racket

Gang of Four - 'Songs of the Free'

1. Call Me Up
2. I Love a Man in a Uniform
3. We Live As We Dream Alone

The Clash - 'Give 'Em Enough Rope'

1. Safe European Home
2. English Civil War
3. Tommy Gun

:guitar::guitar::guitar::guitar::guitar:

 

[Jack Daniels]

An obvious one, but U2 Joshua Tree: 1. With or Without You 2. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For 3. Where The Streets Have No Name

takes some beating for me...

Ironically the only 3 tracks you ever need to hear from U2. As its all same old after that.

 

[xenophon]

 

[JamesAndTheGiantHead]

Pearl Jam - Ten

Once
Even Flow
Alive

Nice.

 

[dandanthebrightonfan]

Who's Next -The Who

Baba O'Riley
Bargain
Love Ain't for Keeping

Sound Affects - The Jam

Pretty Green
Monday
But i'm Different now

 

[blue'n'white]

Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road
Snake Oil
Back to the wall

The Rainmakers - The Rainmakers
Rockin' at the T -dance
Downstream
Let my people go-go

Love - Forever Changes
Alone again or
A house is not a motel
Andmoreagain

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Cover me
Darlington County

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
Ramble Tamble
Before you accuse me
Travelin' Band

Elysium - Dance for the celestial beings
Elysium
Aliens
A journey into the complex brain

E I E I O - Land of opportunity
This time
Hello heartache
Get back to Arkansas

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

Sound Affects - The Jam

Pretty Green
Monday
But i'm Different now

What is it with Weller? Chords my 3 year old could play, but when you put it on it's one of my most favourite/beautiful chooons

 

[Razzoo]

Steve Earle - Copperhead Road
Copperhead Road
Snake Oil
Back to the wall

The Rainmakers - The Rainmakers
Rockin' at the T -dance
Downstream
Let my people go-go

Love - Forever Changes
Alone again or
A house is not a motel
Andmoreagain

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA
Born in the USA
Cover me
Darlington County

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
Ramble Tamble
Before you accuse me
Travelin' Band

Elysium - Dance for the celestial beings
Elysium
Aliens
A journey into the complex brain

E I E I O - Land of opportunity
This time
Hello heartache
Get back to Arkansas

Forever Changes. An excellent call!

 

[Peteinblack]

Forever Changes. An excellent call!

Indeed it is; I overlooked it when making my list yesterday.

 

[Mellotron]

OOF! I've got it!

Radiohead - Kid A

1. Everything in Its Right Place
2. Kid A
3. The National Anthem

Doesn't get much better than that.