Here's one that had me thinking hard in the pub the other day - what is the best first track from a band/artist's debut album?

After much thought, my nomination went to Welcome to the Jungle by Guns n Roses, from Appetite for Destruction.

They're not my favourite band by a long shot but that track really grabs your attention. It's self-assured swagger and general level of rocktasticness is fantastic. :headbang:

I'm sure there's some great debut albums I never thought of - let's 'ave 'em!

Born to Try on Delta Goodrem's first album..

Classic ballad IMO, very easy to sing along to as well...

For those who don't know, Delta Goodrem used to play Nina Tucker on Australian soap Neighbours.

Bloc Party - Like Eating Glass

Snot - Snot

The Strokes - Is this it?

The streets - Turn the Page

I think that not only are they good songs, they really set the tone and direction for the rest of the album too, maybe not the best songs on the albums but deffo the best one for introductions.

Wilf

Fantomas

I agree with you totally about Appetitie for Destruction. It gets you right between the eyes bang!
The rest of the album is also superb all the songs are strong, it is truly a classic.

Other than that, I would like to say that Good Times Bad Times from the first track of the first Led Zep album is incredible from an instrumental point of view I just love those bass drum triplets.

He was saying, I am one of the greatest rock drummers ever, hello.
John "Bonzo" Bonam R.I.P.

You're right about John Bonham. I'm not a drummer but I could quite happily listen to the entire Led Zep back-catalogue with every instrument except the the drums mixed out!

James Blunt - High

KT Tunstall - Other Side of the World

Good Times Bad Times- Led Zeppelin 1

Rock and Roll Star- Definately Maybe (Oasis)

Break On Through- The Doors



Some classics there

Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell - Bat out of Hell



another great one i can think of is

Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust - Leave Home.

Black Shuck - The Darkness

Prowler - Iron Maiden

:headbang: :headbang: :headbang:

I've managed to think of a few I really like:

Massive Attack - Safe From Harm
Moloko - Fun For Me
The Vines - Highly Evolved
Super Furry Animals - God! Show Me Magic
Electronic - Idiot Country

However, for me there is only one winner:

The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored

Manic Street Preachers, Generation Terrorists, 'Slash and Burn'.

Not my favourite Manics track but excellent opening!

Joe

First Track on Antics by Interpol is pretty great (is that their first album?)

Agree about slash and Burn by Manics and Rock'n'Roll Star by Oasis. Not the biggest fan of either group, but great album openers.

I Saw Her Standing There - Beatles debut

43 years old and still as fresh as the day it was released.

Audioslave-Cochise.

A quarter of Soundgarden meets three quarters of Rage Against the Machine. Chris Cornell's voice has just got more and more gravelly and impressive over the years. Syncopation and killer riffs. Impossible to listen to below 'make the cones in your woofers rattle'.

Originally posted by medusa666
Audioslave-Cochise.


I've tried with Audioslave. I really have. I was a huge soundgarden fan and had a lot of time for Rage Against the Machine (especially Morello's guitar work), but something about Audioslave just seems overly contrived. They're popular, so obviously I'm in a minority, but I don't think they've come anywhere close to being as good as their previous bands.

'Round Here - August and Everything After - Counting Crows

No Such Thing - Room for Squares - John Mayer

Blinded by the Light - Greetings from Asbury Park

I'd agree with I Saw Her Standing There on the first Beatles' LP and add Route 66, the opening track on the debut Rolling Stones LP

Oasis, Definitely Maybe - Rock n Roll Star Makes you feel fourteen again!!

Kasabian, Club Foot The music of Primal Scream mixed with the balls of Oasis. Whenever this comes on the pub jukebox everyone sings along.

Embrace, The Good Will Out - All You Good Good People
Not strictly the opening track, but the first track with the exeption to the intro

Originally posted by Yodameister
First Track on Antics by Interpol is pretty great (is that their first album?)

First album is Turn On The Bright Lights, and it's first track is an absolute thumper. (called "Untitled")

Don't want to sound like a muso fascist or anything, but can we try and avoid namedropping The Beatles or Oasis. Nothing against either band, just not very inspiring choices.

Originally posted by Tubthump
Don't want to sound like a muso fascist or anything, but can we try and avoid namedropping The Beatles or Oasis. Nothing against either band, just not very inspiring choices.

Ok Mr Musi-Hitler, how about Holidays in the Sun off Never Mind the B0ll0cks?

I can't of think many other debut albums with a with such a "oh my god, this record is going to kick everybody's arse" of an opener.

At the (almost) opposite end of things I'd go with Sunday Morning off The Velvet Underground and Nico - a sublime opening to one of the best albums ever.

Originally posted by Tubthump
Don't want to sound like a muso fascist or anything, but can we try and avoid namedropping The Beatles or Oasis. Nothing against either band, just not very inspiring choices.

I was actually impressed that someone knew what the beatles first album track was, I'd never een thought of what it might be.

At the risk of going for something too obvious, how about The Libertines first track, think its called Vertigo? A great track for an all too shortlived band. I know it is incredibly fasionable to slag off Pete Doherty, but for the music that The Libertines produced I haven't got a word to say against the man.

Originally posted by muddycoffee
Fantomas

I agree with you totally about Appetitie for Destruction. It gets you right between the eyes bang!
The rest of the album is also superb all the songs are strong, it is truly a classic.

seconded.....(or is that third...ed? haha)

also STILL OF THE NIGHT by Whitesnake on there 1987 album....the guitar riff hits you and makes you realise this is the best song led zeppelin never wrote.

and more recent and prob unknown....RESURRECTION by HALFORD (singer of judas priest) oh my god...when this kicked in i was grinning from ear to ear.

erm I'm generally not a fan of track 1 on any album. NO.3 is normally the best. Used to be no.7 Let me think

Once - Pearl Jam-Ten
You-Radiohead-Pablo Honey

Originally posted by MTheo
seconded.....(or is that third...ed? haha)

also STILL OF THE NIGHT by Whitesnake on there 1987 album....the guitar riff hits you and makes you realise this is the best song led zeppelin never wrote.

and more recent and prob unknown....RESURRECTION by HALFORD (singer of judas priest) oh my god...when this kicked in i was grinning from ear to ear.

whoops...just saw the debut bit.....so cancel out my whitesnake one...the others still stand thou :)

Only two contenders here that I can think of, and I reckon they both blow away anything mentioned above.

1. Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath from the album Black Sabbath

2. 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson from the album In the Court of the Crimson King.

If they aren't strong opening statements I don't know what is.

Oh yes, and in terms of sheer recognisability, there's side 1 of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield as well.

Watch That Man by David Bowie on Aladdin Sane.

After the successes of Hunky Dory and Ziggy Stardust elevated Bowie to the top of pop music's premier division, he delivered an astonishing 'here I am, I'm the best, make no mistake' statement with this song.

To continue the football metaphore, it was a bit like a 35-yard net-bulging screamer in the first minute.

He nailed it from the opening chords.

And it still sounds awesome today. I think that's the sign that it has genuine class.

Stupid me! Aladdin Sane's not a debut album.

Although some would argue that it was his first after shedding the Ziggy persona!

Still a cracking opening track though.