baba o’riley on who’s next.
american pie on american pie, but that might fit into the single-that-overshadows-the-al bum problem.

Eruption isn’t the first song on Van Halen, it’s Running With the Devil, which could certainly qualify as well.

excellent list.

mas:

The Jesus and Mary Chain: “Just Like Honey” on Psychocandy
Belle and Sebastian: “The State I am In” on Tigermilk
Television: “See No Evil” on Marquee Moon

One more:

eels: “Novocaine for the Soul” on Beautiful Freak

bombtrack by rage against the machine, an amazing first song on one of the most important albums of the last fifteen years

The Velvet Underground “Who Loves The Sun” on Loaded; doesn’t overshadow or predict what follows and starts off Loaded with beautiful melancholy. Underappreciated classic.

“Who’s Next” wasn’t their first album. Was “My Generation” the first song on “The Who Sings…”? If so, that should absolutely be on there.

Also, The Doors: “Break on Through…” on The Doors and Sex Pistols: “Holidays in the Sun” on Nevermind the Bollocks.

Rickie Lee Jones: “Chuck E.’s in Love”
Patty Griffin: “Moses”
Son Volt: “Windfall”
Steve Earle: “Guitar Town”

Loaded was not the first Velvet Underground Album, it was the last
some of my suggestions
Counting Crows- “Round Here” on August and Everything After
Crosby, Stills, and Nash- “Suite Judy Blue Eyes” on Self Titled
Beck-”Loser” on Mellow Gold
Billy Joel- “She’s Got A Way” on Cold Spring Harbor

thats all i got for now, by the way my generation was not the first song on the who sing my generation.
Cream-”I Feel Free” on Fresh Cream

Buffalo Springfield — For What It’s Worth.
Crosby, Stills and Nash: Suite Judy Blue Eyes.
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: The Barbarian.
Jeff Beck: Shapes of Things. Springsteen: Blinded by the Light.
Allman Brothers: Don’t Want You No More.

Rufus Wainwright, Foolish Love
Liz Phair, 6″1′
U2, I Will Follow
Bjork, Human Behaviour

The Sex Pistols: “Holidays in the Sun” on Never Mind the Bollocks
The Stone Roses: “I Wanna Be Adored” on The Stone Roses
Oasis: “Rock ‘n’ Roll Star” on Definitely Maybe
U2: “I Will Follow” on Boy
Talking Heads: “Psycho Killer” on Talking Heads 77
The Specials: “A Message to You Rudy” on The Specials
The Doors: “Break on Through” on The Doors
The Pretenders: “Precious” on The Pretenders

“Shake Some Action” – Shake Some Action, The Flamin’ Groovies
“Brighton Rock” – Sheer Heart Attack, Queen
“Width of a Circle” – The Man Who Sold the World, David Bowie
“Thickfreakness” – Thickfreakness, The Black Keys
“Feel” – #1 Record, Big Star
“I Ain’t No Joke” – Paid in Full, Eric B. & Rakim
“Ether” – Entertainment!, Gang of Four
“Love Goes On” – 16 Lovers Lane, The Go-Betweens
“Happy Hour” – London 0 Hull 4, The Housemartins
“Gotta Get Up” – Nillson Schmillson, Harry Nillson

Bad list…I missed the “first albums” aspect of the description. Either way…who really cares.

Here are mine in no particular order…
*ISRAEL’S SON- Silverchair’s Frogstomp: To this day one of the best head-bangers

*HIT THE LIGHTS – Metallica’s Kill ‘Em All: Such a great first album, and this song is my favorite!

*MORE THAN A FEELING – Boston’s Boston: Who can deny that? One of the best debut songs ever.

*DON’T STOP TILL YOU GET ENOUGH- Michael Jackson’s Off The Wall: Such a great dance song.

*YOU-Radiohead’s Pablo Honey: Though they are one of my fav bands, I never cared much for Pablo Honey. Still, You is a great song and the best on the album in my opinion along with Creep.
That’s all I can think of at the moment

The Black Crowes – Twice as Hard from Shake Your Moneymaker

Cowboys from Hell on Panteras CFH
Hit The Lights from Metallicas Kill em’ all and We Die young on AIC’s Facelift

“Reel Around the Fountain” on the Smiths’ debut.

Don’t forget about “Debaser”, on Pixies’ “Doolittle”.

Anything off of Outlandos D’amour by the Police

“roadrunner” – the modern lovers
“love comes in spurts” – richard hell & the voidoids on “blank generation”
“another girl, another planet” – the only ones off of ’special view’
(greatest-ever album opener imho)

Eminem – My Name is (Slim Shady LP)
Fiona Apple – Sleep to Dream (Tidal)
Foo Fighters – This is a Call (s/t)

Tom Waits – Ol’ 55 on Closing Time

Where is More than a feeling??? #1 selling debut album of all time…

“We Die Young” – Alice In Chains/Facelift, 1990

“Astronomy Domine” – Pink Floyd/Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, 1967

“So Young” – Suede/Suede, 1993

“You Know It’s True” – Spiritualized/Lazer Guided Melodies, 1992

“Losing Touch With My Mind” – Spacemen 3/Sound Of Confusion, 1986

“Head Like A Hole” – Nine Inch Nails/Pretty Hate Machine, 1989

“Blew” – Nirvana/Bleach, 1989

The Streets – “Turn The Page” on Original Pirate Material — this song is amazingly powerful, a great opener to say the least.

Rock n’ Roll Star by Oasis

Cheap Trick: Elo Kiddies

“The State I’m In” – Belle and Sebastian of ‘Tigermilk’

and let’s not forget Patti Smith’s take on “Gloria” on ‘Horses’

“Blinded by the Light,” Springsteen/Greetings from Asbury Park

U2-where the streets have no name, the joshua tree.

“Cherub Rock”. Why am I the first to say this?

Thunder Road off of Born to Run By Bruce Springsteen(I think the best song to start an album by far. Really gets me into the album right off the bat)
Synchronocity 1 off of Synchronocity by The Police
Baba O’Reilly off of Who’s Next by the Who
Statesboro Blues off of Live at Fillmore East by the Allman Brother’s Band(Another great start)

Erm Steve Cherub Rock was off their 2nd album thats why no one else has said it!!

wavelength

white heat/white light

hard day’s night

help

In no particular order:
“Purple Haze” – Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced?
“Good Times, Bad Times” – Led Zeppelin I
“Capricorn” – 30 Seconds to Mars
“Bored” – Deftones
“Cochise” – Audioslave
“The Hollow” – A Perfect Circle
“Supervixen” – Garbage
“Hey Man, Nice Shot” – Filter
“Bad Reputation” – Freedy Johnston
“Fazer” – Quicksand
“Regular John – QOSTA

id totally agree with mark 2.0, if cfh was their debut album. pantera had four releases in a more butt rock oriented vein prior to cfh, all of which had dime, rex, and vinnie, and the last had phil.

some things RS missed

Livewire-to fast fot love-crue
Stand up and Shout-holy diver-DIO
Man on the silver mountain-Ritchie blackmores-Rainbow
blind guardian- majesty
iced earth-self titled
exodus-lesson in violence
I feel free-Cream
motorcycle man-SAXON
Prowler-Maiden

b ut maybe the list just didnt want to give a heads up to metal gods

Rush: “Tom Sawyer” (Moving Pictures)
Rush: “The Spirit of Radio” (Permanent Waves)
Roxy Music: “More Than This” (Avalon)
10,000 Maniacs: “What’s The Matter Here” (In My Tribe)
Alice In Chains: “Them Bones” (Dirt)
XTC: “Runaways” (English Settlement)

“Just Like Heaven” – Jesus and Mary Chain, from Psychocandy
“Welcome to the Working Week” – Elvis Costello, from My Aim is True
“Janie Jones” – The Clash, from the Clash
“Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” – The Arcade Fire, from Funeral
“Blitzkrieg Bop” – the Ramones, from the Ramones
“Free Fallin’” – Tom Petty from Full Moon Fevel (That may be a bit of a stretch, since full moon fever was Petty’s debut solo album, but I like it

oops i missed the first albums aspect as well oh well

““Cherub Rock”. Why am I the first to say this?”

because it isnt off their first record….it is an amazing song and had siamese dream been their first record, i would agree with you.

try to stay within the parameters of the discussion.

Cult of Personality – Vivid – Living Coulour
I Will Follow – U2 – Boy
My Name Is Jonas – Weezer – Weezer (Blue)
Girls On Film – Duran Duran – Duran Duran (1981)

Good Times Bad Times Led Zeppellin I
Wildflowers Tom Petty, WILDFLOWERS
Wouldn’t It Be Nice, The Beach Boys PET SOUNDS
Venus and Mars/Rockshow, Wings, VENUS AND MARS
You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere, Byrds, SWEETHEART OF THE RODEO
Second Hand News, Fleetwood Mac, RUMOURS
Hotel California, Eages, HOTEL CALIFORNIA
Room At The Top, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, ECHO
My Home’s In The Delta, Muddy Waters, FOLK SINGER
Race For The Prize, The Flaming Lips, THE SOFT BULLETIN
Devil’s Haircut, Beck, ODELAY
Golden Age, BECK, SEA CHANGE
I’d Have You Anytime, George Harrison, ALL THINGS MUST PASS
Handle With Care, Traveling Wilburys, TRAVELING WILBURYS VOL. 1
Rowboat, Johnny Cash, UNCHAINED
The Man Comes Around, Johnny Cash, THE MAN COMES AROUND
So Much To Say, DMB, CRASH
Best Of What’s Around, DMB, UNDER THE TABLE AND DREAMING

More, but this time these are all 1st albums:

“Genesis” – Quah, Jorma Kaukonen
“21st Century Schizoid Man” – In the Court…, King Crimson
“Hey Grandma” – Moby Grape
“Hallogallo” – Neu!
“Personality Crisis” – New York Dolls
“Time Has Told Me” – Five Leaves Left, Nick Drake
“The Fairest of the Seasons” – Chelsea Girl, Nico
“(I’m) Stranded” – (I’m) Stranded, The Saints
“Caring is Creepy” – Oh, Inverted…, The Shins
“Little Hands” – Oar, Skip Spence

not fade away, stones, england’s newest hit makers
sunday morning, velvet underground, vu and nico
alive, pearl jam, ten

Bend to Squares- Death Cab for Cutie
Is This It- Strokes
T.I. Tha King

i would definetely say that “lost ones”, track 1 on lauryn hill’s album “the miseducation of lauryn hill” deserves to be mentioned (technically, track 1 was an intro but “lost ones”, track 2, was the official first song). they’re have been female mc’s before and after that album, but in my opinion none of them have been able to match the flow and lyricism l-boogie had on that song.

“What Ever Happened” – The Strokes. Perfect way to start the response to the hype.

Anything off of Appetite for Destruction by GNR

red morning light from kings of leons’ youth and young manhood
vertigo from libertines’ up the bracket
refugee from tom petty and the heartbreakers’ damn the torpedoes? was that their first album?

whatever happened would be good if it was their first album.. which is why i say “is this it”

also, cdubya, none of those are first albums, hit to death the future head was the flaming lips first one, and wildflowers was not petty’s first

Once – Pearl Jam
This is a call – foo fightes

Gotta have:

“Tears of Rage” – The Band
“Black Sabbath” – Black Sabbath
“I Feel Free” – Cream
“Kill the Poor” – Dead Kennedys
“Once” – Pearl Jam

I don’t know if these qualify:
“Nervous Breakdown” – Black Flag
“Mother” – John Lennon

First albums people. First songs on First ALBUMS!

good times bad time – led zeppelin 1
janie jones – the clash
more than a feeling-boston
Break on through- The doors
Holiday in the sun -Sex Pistols nevermind the bollocks
Blitzkreig bop – the ramones
I feel free- cream

Violet on Hole’s live through this…classic

All songs are the first songs from the first albums of the listed artists.

Jaqueline, by: Franz Ferdinand
Loser, by: Beck
An Honest Mistake, by: The Bravery
Jenny Was A Friend of Mine, by: The Killers

and I agree with I Saw Her Standing There, by: The Beatles

duh!
’smells like teens spitir’ nevermind
nirvana

“duh!
’smells like teens spitir’ nevermind
nirvana”

NO! Nevermind is NOT Nirvana’s first album. Why do people not realize this???

“I Am One” Smashing Pumpkins, Gish

Oasis – Rock ‘n’ Roll Star
on Definitely Maybe
hands down

“roman candle” – elliott smith
“head like a hole” – nine inch nails
“I will follow” – U2
“mojo pin” – jeff buckley

AC/DC – from High Voltage: It´s a long way to the top (if you wanna rock n roll)

(with Bonnie Scott playing the bagpipe!!!!!)

Bombtrack – Rage Against The Machine

well i think the rank is great but u2 must be there with joshua`s tree.

Black Dog – Led Zeppelin IV

Strutter by KISS from KISS

Kielbasa – Tenacious D – Tenacious D

Once they take over the universe, people will look back and remember the opening notes. You’ll see!

ROCK IN ROLL STAR- OASIS
SON OF A GUN- THE LA’S
WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE- G N R
I’M TRYING 2 BREAK UR HEART-WILCO
TIMEBOMB- OLD 97s
CAN’T STAND ME NOW-LIBERTINES
BLACK NITE CRASH-RIDE

Why are people on here such damn morons? Alot of the songs people list on here aren’t even from the bands first album – or even the first song on the album!

welcome to the jungle – hands down

“The Hurting” from Tears For Fears’ “The Hurting” (maybe not the most popular or classic, but definitely underrated)

Either read the question, or do your research people! So many NOT first song/first albums are being submitted. I don’t mean to be a jerk, but dang!

On a related note, what about ‘American Idiot’ by Green Day?

Cinnamon Girl-Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere-Neil Young and Crazy Horse(Not Neil Young’s first, but his first with Crazy Horse)

Sunday Morning-The Velvet Underground and Nico

Rock N’ Roll Star
Definitely Maybe
Oasis

nothing else even close.

“Welcome To the Jungle” – great opening tune with that killer Slash riff.

good poll, comes down to 2 clear choices really:
“Black Sabbath” by Black Sabbath, off the album Black Sabbath.
Or
“The Right Stuff” by New Kids on the Block, off of their stellar casette Hangin Tough

“Love Burns” – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club on “B.R.M.C.

“Star Sail” – The Verve on “A Storm in Heaven”

“Human Behavior” – Bjork on “Debut”

“Richter Scale Madness” – …Trail of Dead on “…Trail of Dead”

My Name Is Jonas – Weezer

Once – Pearl Jam
Is This It? – The Strokes
Jackson Cannery – Ben Folds Five

“I’d Do Anything” by Simple Plan
One of the best punk songs/albums ever recorded. Made them one of the most respected punk bands of the last 20 years

More Than A Feeling – Boston

Stone Temple Pilots – Core – “Dead & Bloated”
Nine Inch Nails – Pretty Hate Machine – “Head Like A Hole”
Placebo – Without You I’m Nothing – “Pure Morning”

The Who: “Out in the Street” (My Generation)

Your Song – Elton John/Elton John

Do It Again – Steely Dan/Can’t Buy A Thrill

One More Time – Joe Jackson/Look Sharp

Personality Crisis – The New York Dolls/The New York Dolls

Take It Easy – The Eagles/Eagles

More Than A Feeling -Boston/Boston

Blinded By The Light- Bruce Springsteen/Greetings From Asbury Park

Heartbreak Hotel – Elvis Presley/Elvis Presley

Mr. Tambourine Man- The Byrds/Mr. Tambourine Man

U2 – I Will Follow
(not counting the U23 EP)

To RacerRx

“Nevermind” was not Nirvana’s first album….”Bleach” was….

This one just popped in my head,

“Respectable Street,” XTC. First track off The Black Sea. Starts off sounding like an old-timey record, then blasts into some sweet 80’s mod-rock.

I’ll also add – while I’m thinking about it – “Destination” which is the first track off The Church’s LP, Starfish. I love the way it builds up with a lone guitar, then the bass, then the drums before getting into it…

Anyway, those are just my thoughts. Keep up the great work RS!

Blue Suede Shoes was the first song on Elvis Presley’s first album not heartbreak hotel.

“Mass Romantic” -> New Pornographers: Mass Romantic

“Tunnels-Neighborhoo d #1″ -> Arcade Fire: Funeral (If you don’t count their first EP release…if that counts, then the first track from that is pretty ok too)

Round Here – Counting Crows on August and Everything After … with the 18 seconds of silence and then it goes into the song. It’s a great opening to a great record.

“Rock n Roll Star”
Oasis
Definately Maybe

Great song on a great debut album. Surprising that this many people think so too because DM wasn’t that big of a deal in the US.

Sorry Kid Boss, but “Heartbreak Hotel” was the first song off of Elvis’ first album.

Cherub Rock was on Siamese Dream, the Pumpkins’ second album. but I would like to put in a vote for “I Am One” from Gish, ’cause it kills.

‘Tunnels’ by Arcade Fire is incredible, Steve C is right about that.

And ‘Is This it?’ can’t be denied, both for its tremendous lack of enthusiasm and its perfect tone.

Actually shocked this hasnt been mentioned yet…

“Rhymin and Stealin”- Licensed to Ill by The Beastie Boys…really kicked off their career(in mainstream, I’m kicking my self for not mentioning it)

“Finding My Way”- Rush

“Blow at High Dough” -Up to Here by the Tragically Hip(AMAZING SONG TO START AN ALBUM…Up to Here was their first full length)

The Doors – “Light My Fire”

Summer Babe- Pavement
Radio Free Europe- REM

I think we got it about covered…

Jimmy Eat World – Static Prevails – “Thinking, That’s all.”

Arcade Fire – “Neighborhood 1 (Tunnels)”
Tom Waits – “Ol’ 55″
The Band – “Tears of Rage”
Nick Drake – “Time Has Told Me”
Leonard Cohen – “Suzanne”
The Velvet Underground – “Sunday Morning”

ooooooooo! I’ve got one…

“Radiation Vibe” – Fountains of Wayne

Great song, great band. Sets the tone very nicely.

I Am One – Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins
Rock N’ Roll Star – Definitely Maybe by Oasis
She’s So High – Leisure by Blur
Welcome To The Jungle – Appetite for Destruction by GNR (I realize they released an EP before this, but I really don’t care!)
I Don’t Want A Love – Southside by Texas
Laura – Scissor Sisters by Scissor Sisters

R.E.M.’s “Radio Free Europe” has to count! Yes, The “Chronic Town” EP preceded “Murmur”, but RFE was recorded and released as a single before “Chronic Town” was even conceived! So, if I can’t have that, then “I Will Follow” by U2 from “Boy”, “Good Times Roll” from the Cars’ first album, and the lesser known “Don’t Fight It” from Red Rider’s album of the same name. By the way folks, let’s play by the rules: first album, first song.

Good evening people, welcome to the show,gotsomething here I want you all to know-Aerosmith Hey now everybody,please don’t walk or roam. we’re a little nervous, ’cause we’re so far from home.-Chicago(Transit Authority)

Evenflow – Ten

Kudoes to whoever said “Chochise” from Audioslave. That is such a rocking song and they have yet to top it… I was also going to say “My Name is Jonas” from Weezer.

It astonishes me to see that “Are You Jimmy Ray” by Jimmy Ray hasnt been mentioned yet. Are you people all born after 1998 or have you all just forgotten that magical sound. The guy is one of the best song writers since John Lennon and it makes me sick that Rolling Stone left him off the list. Shame on you people.

“Ice Ice Baby” by Vanillia Ice off of “To the Extreme”. This song broke all the rules and all the records, and we’re still feeling the shockwaves today. It revolutionized pop culture and shook Western Civilization to its pre-Vanilla core! Word to your mutha!!

The correct answer is “Welcome to the Jungle.”

Clearly the Jouhua Tree is probably the finest song to grace track 1 of any album, although Baba O’Riley is a close second in terms of classic unmatchable records. If you want to get new agey and emote, My Chemical Romance’s “Helena” does an amazing job of leading off the best record of 2004.

Baba O’ Riley “Who’s Next”

sorry kid boss, mr tambourine was a dylan song, i dunno if that means it doesnt count or not.

“Welcome To The Jungle,” Appetite For Destruction. Hands down. Next List Please.

I second the “Destination” song by The Church. Mmmmm.

Hey Mike, have you heard of The Killers?

You are all wrong. The final answer is “Battery.” Metallica. Master of Puppets.

End of discussion

Wow, A LOT of people don’t seem to understand! First songs on first albums people!!

And the answers are:
Once-Pearl Jam
Is This It-The Strokes
Round Here-Counting Crows

Here’s a couple quickies for your listening pleasure…

“Frank Sinatra” – Cake, FASION NUGGET

“You” – Radiohead, PABLO HONEY

whoever didnt say “welcome to the jungle” has no right to listen to music ever again. 100% pure rock & f’in roll

mr roboto..you are wrong…you shoulda said “Hit the Lights” if you were goin with metallica

I Will Follow – U2
10:15 Saturday Night – The Cure
In The Wee Small Hours – Frank Sinatra
In All Our Androgyny- Audra
Break On Through – The Doors
Upstairs – Gene Loves Jezebel
Lost Horizons – Gin Blossoms
Halah – Mazzy Star
Trip Away – Jane’s Addiction
Disorder – Joy Division
Words – Low
Reel Around The Fountain – The Smiths
Personality Crisis – New York Dolls
The Fairest of The Seasons – Nico
Sunday Morning – Velvet Underground
Sadness – Porno For Pyros
Good Days, Bad Days – Richard Butler
So Young – Suede

once-pearl jam

REM – Radio Free Europe
White Stripes – Jimmy te Exploder

Half the ones mentioned are not even on debut albums let alone the first song, if you read it right. So just to throw my two cents in:
Silverchair – Israel’s Son
Led Zeppelin – Good Times, Bad Times
Nine Inch Nails – Head Like A Hole
Weezer – My Name Is Jonas
Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath

“Personality Crisis” – New York Dolls
“I Aint No Joke” – From Paid In Full by Eric B. And Rakim
“Disorder” – Joy Division
“Welcome to The Jungle”- Guns N Roses
“Gloria” – From Horses by Patti Smith
“Blitzkrieg Bop” – The Ramones
“I Will Follow” – U2
“Can’t Knock The Hustle” – on Reasonable Doubt By Jay Z
“Astonomy Domine” – The Piper At the Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd
“Head Like A Hole” – NIN

Wazzzzaaaa

Elmo Rox My World!

I think bkink 182 had a good as first album

pearl jam-once “ten”
stp-dead and bloated “core”
foo figthers this is a call
bush- everything zen “sixtenn stone”
coldplay- dont panic “parachutes”
deftones-bored “adrenaline”
ratm-bombtrack “ratm”
weezer-my name is jonas “weezer”

i mean blink

or even Kanye west

i think that i should be EMO!

Sunday Morning,Tears of Rage, and Welcome to the Working Week are all good picks. Then there’s always Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town off Talking Heads ‘77. But I think the best is Gloria from Horses by Patti Smith. Opens with the line “Jesus died for somebody’s sins but not mine.” Amazing. But Welcome to the Jungle? Please. All bombast, no substance. Just look at what great work Axl and Slash have done over the last fifteen years. Too bad they spent most of their creativity coming up with their fake names.

Welcome to the Jungle- G ‘n’ R
Is This It?- The Strokes
Untitled- Interpol
Holidays In The Sun- Sex Pistols
Wow, I’m Goodlooking- The Racial Profilers

holidays in the sun- sex pistols
blitzkrieg bop- ramones
black sabbath- Black sabbath
deuce- KISS
welcome to the jungle g’n'r
one step beyound- madness
message to you rudy-specials
rise above-black flag
transmetropolitian-the pogues
just what the doctor ordered-ted nugent

But Anyway — Blues Traveler — self-titled

Pain Lies On the Riverside — Live — Mental Jewelry

Como Ves — Ozomatli — self-titled

Oh, and “Blister in The Sun” — Violent Femmes

I think everyone has said what I would pick, except for “Needle in A Camel’s Eye” from Eno’s first, and “Ramblin Rose,” from the MC%’s first.

In The City-The Jam
Radio Free Europe- R. E. M.
Kasabian- Club Foot

Television: See no evil on Marquee Moon

The Stooges: 1969 on The Stooges

Remake/Remodel: Roxy Music
1969: The Stooges

Hungry Freaks Daddy- Freak Out! by The Mothers of Invention

You’re No Good- Bob Dylan(Self Titled 1962…His First ALbum)

“Crucify” by Tori Amos (from “Little Earthquakes”)

“Temptation Waits” by Garbage (from “Version 2.0″)

“Mojo Pin” by Jeff Buckley (from “Grace”)

….just to name a few

“Five Years”-David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

Massive Attack – Bluelines – Safe from Harm
EPMD – Strictly Business – Strictly Business
Duran Duran – Duran Duran – Girls on Film
Filter – Short Bus – Hey Man Nice Shot
Bloc Party – Silent Alarm – Like Eating Glass
N*E*R*D – In Search Of… – Lapdance
RJD2 – Deadringer – The Horror
Rob Sonic – Telicatessen – Strange Hammer
Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Flaunt it – Love Missle F1-11
Sugar – Copper Blue – The Act We Act
Wolfmother – Wolfmother – Colossal

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills and Nash (This is the biggest omission from Rolling Stones’ list)
Purple Haze – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
Hey Grandma – Moby Grape
Mr. Tambourine Man – The Byrds
The Doors – Break on Through
I Saw Her Standing There – The Beatles
Not Fade Away – The Rolling Stones
Tears of Rage – The Band
I Feel Free – Cream
Sunday Morning – The Velevet Underground
Led Zeppelin – Good Times, Bad Times
Out on the Street – The Who

1. Ziggy Stardust wasnt David Bowie’s first album
2. I realize my post looks retarded but you know what I’m saying there

Oasis- “Rock and Roll Star”- Defintely Maybe

Stone Roses- “I Wanne Be Adored”- The Stone Roses

The Jam- “In The City”- In The City

The Clash- “Janie Jones”- The Clash

This topic is SO High Fidelity;)

Here are my top twenty in no order:

1. Interpol – Untitled
2. Stone Roses – I Wanna Be Adored
3. Verve – Star Sail
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Love Burns
5. Jeff Buckley – Mojo Pin
6. Thom Yorke – The Eraser
7. The Shins – Caring is Creepy
8. Weezer – My Name is Jonas
9. Sunny Day Real Estate – Seven
10. Doves – Firesuite
11. Bjork – Homogenic
12. Blur – There’s No Other Way
13. R.E.M. – Radio Free Europe
14. Hope of the States – The Black Amnesias
15. Sloan – Underwhelmed
16. Portishead – Mysterons
17. Ned’s Atomic Dustbin – Kill Your Television
18. Oasis – Rock ‘n Roll Star
19. Coldplay – Don’t Panic
20. D’Angelo – Brown Sugar

Too bad every classic hip hop album starts off with a skit, or else there would be alot in this list.

Totally forgot

21. Pavement – Summer Babe
22. Air – La Femme D’Argent
23. Pete Yorn – Life on a Chain
24. Grant Lee Buffalo – The Shining Hour
25. Basement Jaxx – Rendez Vouz

Arcade Fire – “Neighbordhood #1 (Tunnels)”
Tom Waits – “Ol’ 55″
Nick Drake – “Time Has Told Me”
Leonard Cohen – “Suzanne”
The Velvet Underground – “Sunday Morning”
Van Morrison – “Brown-Eyed Girl” or “Astral Weeks,” depending on what you consider his “first” solo album.
Ryan Adams – “To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High”

Pat Benatar “Heartbreaker” from
her debut album “In the Heat of the Night”

Couple newer ones:
“Red Morning Light”-Kings of Leon
“First Wave Intact”-The Secret Machines (September 000 is an EP, not an album)

Not even a huge GnR fan but “Welcome to the Jungle” can’t be denied as the best on this list.

Also throw in:
“Bombtrack” – Rage
“My Name is Jonas” – Weezer
“Jacqueline” – Franz Ferdinand
“Loser” – Beck
and throw in
“Inertiatic” – Mars Volta
because i don’t think anyone has said that yet…

pearl jam – once
audioslave – cochise
the killers – jenny was a friend of mine
rage against the machine – bombtrack

Beachboys- Surfin’ Safari from Surfin’ Safari.
Monkees- Theme from the Monkees from the Monkees.

By the way Off the Wall wasn’t Jacko’s debut album. He had a few albums in the early seventies at the same time he was leading the Jackson 5.

and I looked at my copy of Elvis’ first album and Blue Suede Shoes was the first song. Heartbreak Hotel was originally a single only but it is included in the bonus tracks on this edition.

Although I stand by my earlier “Welcome to the Jungle, ’nuff said” post, a couple of more worthy additions:

Head Like A Hole -NIN: Pretty Hate Machine
Crucify -Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes
Love Burns -Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: BRMC
Next To You- The Police: Outlandos D’Amour
Straight Outta Compton -NWA: Straight Outta Compton

and for something new:
Steady As She Goes -The Raconteurs: Broken Boy Soldiers

Once–Pearl Jam–Ten

I Am One–Smashing Pumpkins–Gish

Radio Free Europe–R.E.M.–Murmur

rules are made to be broken! \m/

VU-”Sunday Morning”
Arcade Fire-”Tunnels (Neighbor Hood #1)”
Coldplay-”Don’t Panic”

You know, you say that you didnt include hit singles that overshadow their respective albums, but you still included “Blitzkrieg Bop” and “Purple Haze”, which are undoubtedly the most famous songs of those artists’ careers, and the grand majority of the masses only associate the Ramones and Jimi Hendrix with those respective songs when pressed.

Anyways, I have a few more suggestions:

“1969″ from The Stooges’ first
“Uh-Oh, Love Comes To Town” from Talking Heads ‘77
“See No Evil” from Marquee Moon (Television)
“Neat Neat Neat” from Damned Damned Damned (The Damned)
“Welcome To The Working Week” from My Aim Is True (Elvis Costello)
“Tears Of Rage” from Music From Big Pink (The Band)
“Underdog” from A Whole New Thing (Sly and the Family Stone)
“Astronomy Domine” from The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Pink Floyd)
“Mother” from Plastic Ono Band (John Lennon)
“Gloria” from Horses (Patti Smith)
“I’d Have You Anytime” from All Things Must Pass (George Harrison)
“Holidays In The Sun” from Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
“Break On Through” from The Doors’ first
“Take It Easy” from The Eagles’ first
“Magic Man” from Dreamboat Annie (Heart)
“Personality Crisis” from the New York Dolls’ first

And I am going to include “Good Times Bad Times” off of Led Zeppelin’s first because in reality, other tracks from that album (i.e. “Communication Breakdown,” “Dazed and Confused”) have eclipsed that song in popularity…in fact I dont see or hear of any instances after 1969 of Zep playing that song live, and yet they played “Dazed and Confused” at their Knebworth shows, their last live outing as a complete unit. Also the only promo (music video) they ever recorded was for “Communication Breakdown,” and not “Good Times Bad Times” even though, yes, that was their first single.

Wow, this got much longer that I anticipated. There are some real killers people have missed!

“Ether” Gang of Four
“Stoney Street” Amon Tobin
“Ghost Rider” Suicide
“See No Evil” Television
“Satellite” TV on the Radio (first EP, I had to)
“Bring The Ruckus” Wu-Tang Clan
“I Wanna Be Adored” Stone Roses
“Reuters” Wire
“Turn the Page” The Streets
“Iron Galaxy” Cannibal Ox
“I Will Follow” U2
“Running With the Devil” Van Halen
“Railing” Roni Size
“Karpol Introl” Autechre
“Feel” Big Star
“Safe From Harm” Massive Attack
“Untitled” Interpol
“Vertigo” The Libertines
“Rock ‘n Roll Star” Oasis
“Welcome to the Jungle” Guns n’ Roses
“Straight Outta Compton” N.W.A.
“La Femme d’Argent” Air
“I Have Seen” Zero 7
“Dry the Rain” Beta Band (technically from the first EP, but also the first LP collecting said EP’s)
“Human Behavior” Bjork
“Personality Crisis” New York Dolls
“Hallo Gallo” Neu!
“The Horror” RJD2
“You Are A Runner and I Am My Father’s Son” Wolf Parade
“Fisherman” The Congos
“Best Foot Forward” DJ Shadow
“Firesuite” Doves
“Sittin’ Here” Dizzee Rascal
“Movin’ On Up” Primal Scream
“Lovely Head” Goldfrapp
“Traveller” Talvin Singh
“Kinky Afro” Happy Mondays
“Son Of A Gun” The La’s

P.S. Anyone who says that “I’ll Do Anything” made Simple Plan one of the most respected punk rock bands of the last 20 years does NOT deserve the nickname “Punkrawkchik.” Like them, I’m from Canada, and I still find that comment offensive.

I’ve gotta say, this list is kind of reaching, even for a Rolling Stone blog. How about we narrow it down just a bit more, by making it: best second songs off of first albums that start with the letter “K.” I vote for “Killing In the Name Of” by Rage Against the Machine. What does Rolling Stone say?

Elvis Costello – Welcome to the Working Week

Some more:

De La Soul – 3 Feet High and Rising – Magic Number
Chemical Brothers – Exit Planet Dust – Leave Home
Leftfield – Leftism – Release the Pressure
the Orb – The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld – Little Fluffy Clouds
New Order – Movement – Dreams Never End
Lamb – Lamb – Lusty

Okay, seriously, here are my top thirty that I’m surprised no one has mentioned yet (in alphabetical order):

1) “Come and Get It” – Badfinger
2) “We’re Only Gonna Die” – Bad Religion
3) “Hero Takes a Fall” – Bangles
4) “Pickin’ Boogers” – Biz Markie
5) “Reverend Black Grape” – Black Grape
6) “Go and Say Goodbye” – Buffalo Springfield
7) “Rock Island Line” – Johnny Cash
“There She Goes Again” – Marshall Crenshaw
9) “Run Baby Run” – Sheryl Crow
10) “Mean to Me” – Crowded House
11) 10:15 Saturday Night” – The Cure
12) “New Life” – Depeche Mode
13) “Mirror In the Bathroom” – the (English) Beat
14) “Johnny Come Home” – Fine Young Cannibals
15) “Ugly” – Fishbone
16) “I Ran” – A Flock of Seagulls (seriously, no one has mentioned this yet?)
17) “Trip Away” – Jane’s Addiction
18) “My Little Red Book” – Love
19) “Catch a Fire” – Bob Marley & the Wailers (first international major label release)
20) “India” – Psychedelic Furs
21) “You’re Gonna Get Yours” – Public Enemy
22) “Smooth Operator” – Sade
23) “Mother & Child Reunion” – Paul Simon (first post-Garfunkel solo album)
24) “If You Love Somebody, Set Them Free” – Sting
25) “One Headlight” – The Wallflowers
26) “We Don’t Care” – Kanye West (technically there was an intro, but I’m assuming skits don’t count)
27) “I Must Be High” – Wilco
28) “Harlem” – Bill Withers
29) “Honky Tonk Man” – Dwight Yoakam
30) “Johnny Strikes Up the Band” – Warren Zevon

Bloc Party – “Like Eating Glass”
Muse – “Sunburn”
Coldplay – “Don’t Panic”
Jars of Clay – “Liquid”
The Shins – “Caring is Creepy”
Audioslave – “Cochise”

Off the top of my head:

Love’s in Need of Love Today: Stevie Wonder, Songs in The Key of Life

Army of Me: Bjork, Post

Airbag: Radiohead, OK Computer

Where the Streets Have No Name: U2, The Joshua Tree

Mojo Pin: Jeff Buckley, Grace

Narcolepsy: Ben Folds Five, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner

OK computer is Radiohead’s third album.

“View from the Afternoon” – Arctic Monkeys

Okay, once again, the rules are:
FIRST songs off of FIRST albums (actually, I’ve got to call foul on myself for the Warren Zevon, but you could sub “Wanted Dead or Alive” for “Johnny Strikes Up the Band”). READ THE RULES!

once- pearl jam
cochise- audioslave
Blind- Korn

Changes – Hunky Dory DAVID BOWIE
Inertiatic esp – The Mars Volta
Dead leaves and dirty ground, 7 nation army, Jimmy the explorer – THE WHITE STRIPES.

I agree: Cherub Rock – Smashing Pumpkins (MCIS – Tonight Tonight too)

Una para los latinos:
A los jóvenes de ayer – Bicicleta – SERU GIRAN (listen to it)
Obertura 777 – LA MAQUINA DE HACER PAJAROS
Yendo de la cama al living, demoliendo hoteles – CHARLY GARCIA (argentinian rock god)

Taxman – The Beatles
Echoes!!!!!!- Pink Floyd´s MEDDLE (am i the first?)
Never let me down again – DEPECHE MODE (am i the first again again)

SAY NO MORE!

cramps:tv set,new york dolls:personality crisis

On Kate Bush debut album: Wuthering Heights! A SMACH hit!!

S-P, you shouldnt dis simple plan like that, they are by far the kings of punk. “I’ll Do Anything” is probably one of the top five best songs ever written, Pierre is just a genious, no one can deny that. You are a traitor to your country and punks everywhere pity you.

FIRST songs on FIRST albums; its not that hard of a concept people so please stop listing songs that weren’t first tracks and/or weren’t on debut albums. seriously, if you can’t understand this, maybe don’t post.
My list:

Pearl Jam- Once
The Doors- Break on Through
The Strokes- Is This It
Oasis- Rock and Roll Star
Arctic Monkeys- View from the afternoon
The Libertines- Vertigo
U2- I Will Follow
DMB- Ants Marching (remeber two things) and The Best of Whats Around (under the table and dreaming)…depends what you think their true first album is
Led Zeppelin- Good Times Bad Times
Bob Dylan- You’re No Good
Weezer- My Name is Jonas
The Killers- Jenny Was A Friend of Mine

About a Girl – Nirvana

The peyote must’ve kicked in.

Change to ‘Blew’ – Nirvana.

“Good Times Roll” – The Cars
“Bwana” — Law and Order (Lindsey Buckingham)

how bout monday, monday off ‘if you can believe your eyes and ears’

“The Power of Equality” from Blood Sugar Sex Magic. I cant believe this hasn’t been mentioned, you guys must be idiots or something like that. Great band, great debut, great everything all around. You people should learn something about music sometime. Sometime soon.

This argument/discussion begins and ends with Welcome to the Jungle.

Is this guy below me serious w/ the Chili’s comment? I guess he is considering their “90’s debut” a resurrection from the 4 or so records in the 80’s.

How has no one said “I Dont Know” by Ozzy. Started off a great solo career and introduced the world to Randy Rhoads which is enough by itself.

Unfortunately In the City by the Jam was on side 2.

So I’m going for Turn the page from The streets Original Pirate Material.

Also how hard is it for some people to grasp that it is first track from first album- it really does beggar belief!

“Ironic” by Alanis Morissette. That dyke could write some damn fine tunes in her day.

I know it’s considered overplayed and whatnot but you cant deny the power of “Stairway to Heaven” it has got to be up on this list. Kiss just wouldnt be the same band if they hadnt recorded it.

no love for Dio’s “Stand Up and Shout” huh, thats cool he probably wouldnt vote for any of your crappy songs either. He’d probably vote for something cool that you’ve never heard of about wizards and dragons.

Bat Out of Hell–Meat Loaf, Bat Out of Hell

I Should Be So Lucky-Kylie Minogue

Nobody mentioned Madonna’s “Lucky Star” – an awesome song off an awesome first album.

How about ‘The Look’, by Roxette! Read ‘em and weep Master Of Puppets!

“Bad Girl” is the best song on the first New York Dolls album and the best song on the first Replacements album is “Don’t Ask Why”.
People sure listen to some weird stuff. Paul Simon? You should listen to some Elvis. Elvis PRESLEY, I mean.

I Wanna Be Adored by the Stone Roses on The Stone Roses and Frankly Mr Shankly by The Smiths on The Queen Is Dead have to be 2 of the best

It should’ve been The Queen Is Dead and not Frankly Mr Shankly (which is still a good track 2 though), sorry

I agree with those of you who said “More than a feeling” off of Boston’s debut. However, I should point out that Boston no longer is the top selling debut. It was surpassed by two monster albums from the ’90s that had pretty good opening tracks:

“What I really want” Alanis Morressette – Jagged Little Pill (”Ironic” was much later in the album).
“Hanna Jane” Hootie & the Blowfish – Cracked Rear View (admit it, you rocked to it in the mid-90s).

Not saying their the best opening songs on a debut, but they were great openings to monster debuts.

Also, since nobody else has said it, how about:

“Best of what’s around” Dave Matthews Band – Under the Table and Dreaming

“My Generation, Part II” Todd Snider – Songs from a Daily Planet (for all you Todd Snider buffs)

Jane’s Addiction – Stop!
Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock
Kings of Leon – Slow Night, So Long

damn, some of you people need to check your facts: Blood Sugar Sex Magik is NOT RHCP first album, the Queen is Dead is not the Smiths’ first album, and for the love of God, whoever put Stairway to Heaven…shame shame!

otis jones, NONE of those are first albums!

1.Master/Slave / Once – Pearl Jam, Ten
2.Is This It? – The Strokes, Is This It?
3.It’s Time To Party – Andrew W.K., I Get Wet
4.Intolenance – Tool, Undertow
5.Shine – Collective Soul, Hints…
6.Not Fade Away – Rolling Stones, Rolling Stones

Rock n roll star – Oasis

Rage Against the Machine-Bombtrack

Weezer-My Name is Jonas

Wanna know why I love to read this RS list s$#t? Becasue you get to read stuff like this from Charlie B:

“…you cant deny the power of “Stairway to Heaven” it has got to be up on this list. Kiss just wouldnt be the same band if they hadnt recorded it.”

LMAO!

“All I Really Want” by Alanis Morissette

“Melting” by Alex Lloyd

These songs are supposed to be BEST FIRST SONGS ON FIRST ALBUMS. Get with the program people!
Here are a few I thought of off the top of my head…

“Good Times Roll” – The Cars
“Don’t Panic” – Coldplay
“Precious” – Pretenders
“Our Lips Are Sealed” – The Go Go’s
“Reel Around The Fountain” – The Smiths
“My Name Is Jonas” – WEEZER
“Blister In The Sun” – Violent Femmes
“I Am One” – Smashing Pumpkins
“Do It Again” – Steely Dan
“In The Dark” – Billy Squire
“(Can’t Live Without Your) Love And Affection” – Nelson
“Linda Blair” – Redd Kross

“Radio Free Europe” – R.E.M. – YES, THIS DOES COUNT!!!

“Devil’s Diary” – The Caulfields
“New Thing” – Enuff Z’nuff
“Cesspool” – Blake Babies
“Boys Don’t Cry” – The Cure (this was their debut album, right?)
“Save Your Generation” – Jawbreaker (major label debut)
“Human Behavior” – Bjork
“Love In A Vacuum” – ‘Til Tuesday
“I Should’ve Known” – Aimee Mann
“I Wanna Be Adored” – The Stone Roses (already mentioned many times but I had to include it myself)

peace out…

Welcome to the Jungle G N’ R

My first album started with “Ricky,” which may not be as great as a lot of these songs, but it was better than the song it made fun of…

“I Am One” off of Gish by The Smashing Pumpkins. I don’t think the Pumpkins could have started their career any better. Still one of my all time favorite Pumpkins songs!

ok, this may not count, but neil young and crazy horse’s first album starts with “cinnamon girl”

technically, neil’s second solo album, but the first neil young and crazy horse album. so suck it!

Welcome to the Working Week – Elvis Costello

Vision of Love “Mariah Carey” – Mariah Carey
It’s Good To Be Here “Reachin’” – Digable Planets
Can’t Knock The Hustle “Reasonable Doubt” – Jay-Z
Brown Eyed Girl “Blowin’ Your Mind! – Van Morrison
Fear Not of Man “Black on Both Sides” – Mos Def
Mysterons “Dummy” – Portishead

1)Welcome to the Jungle- GNR (this IS considered to be their first full length album). It is also (in my opinion) the best album released in the last 25 years.

Untitled from Turn on The Bright Lights, Interpol
Neighborhood #1 from Funeral, the Arcade Fire
Like Eating Glass from Silent Alarm, Bloc Party
Head Like a Hole from Pretty Hate machine, Nine Inch Nails
Laura from Scissor Sisters s/t
Sunshine Smile from Against Perfection, Adorable
all first full lenghts, all opening tracks, all brilliant

teen angst (what the world needs now)- cracker

astronomy domine-pink floyd

rock island line-johnny cash

guitar town-steve earle

once-pearl jam

holidays in the sun- the sex pistols

blitzkreig bop-the ramones

los angeles-frank black

orphan girl-gillian welch

loser-beck

rhymin and stealin-the beastie boys

and all the others that i missed

Alright queers here you go!

“Enter Sandman” Metallica
“Cherub Rock” Siamese Dream
“Them Bones” Alice in Chains
“Black Dog” ZOSO
“Whole Lotta of Love” LED ZEP II
“Closing Time” Feeling Strangely Fine
“People of the Sun” Evil Empire
“Welcome to the Jungle” Appetite
“Bawitaba” Devil Without a Cause
“About a Girl” Nirvana Unplugged

hooked on a feeling-David hasslehoff. album unknown.

“Rock n’ Roll Star” Oasis
“My Name is Jonas” Weezer
“Real World” matchbox twenty

Radio Free Europe: REM
Crucify: Tori Amos
Moses: Patty Griffin
Sleep to Dream: Fiona Apple
Honkytonk Man: Dwight Yoakam
Hey Man!: Nelly Furtado
Your Song: Elton John
Do it Again: Steely Dan
6′1″: Liz Phair

“blinded by the light,” bruce springsteen

craig- great call on “rock n roll star,” oasis.

It takes hours to read if someone already wrote this, but let’s see:

Hit the lights – Metallica
Inertiatic ESP – The Mars Volta
Jaqueline – Franz Ferdinand
The view from the Afternoon – Arctic Monkeys

Good list so far, but just a few that nobody has mentioned

More Than a Feeling – Boston
I Ain’t The One – Lynyrd Skynyrd
True Men Dont Kill Coyotes – RHCP
Graveyard Shift – Uncle Tupelo
Shy of the Moon – The Wallflowers…(not one headlight…BDTH was their second album)
Windfall – Son Volt
Rockin’ Around (With You) – Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

ooops sorry…a couple may have been mentioned…but whatever. They are still good.

Only you by Yazoo/Yaz (Vince Clarke-Alison Moyet)

The topic is best 1st songs on 1st albums…….Enter Sandman was the 1st track on they’re 5th album….Them Bones was the 1st track on AIC’s 2nd album. Do your homework bro.

Flaming Lips – Race for the Prize
The Black Crowes – Sting Me
Blind Melon – Galaxie
Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock
TOOL – The Grudge
Metallica – Battery
Beck – The Golden Age
Primus – Seas of Cheese
Lagwagon – Kids Don’t Like to Share

Hole(Live through this)-Violet

“Cherub Rock” is a great song, but Siamese Dream isn’t Smashing Pumpkins’ first album. Sorry Everyone. I’d go with these:

“Once” Pearl Jam’s Ten
“My Name is Jonas” Weezer Blue Album
“Bombtrack” Rage Against the Machine

Holiday In The Sun – Sex Pistols
Blew – Nirvana
Blister In The Sun – VF
Kill The Poor – Dead Kennedys
Uncontrollable Urge – Devo
Jackie – Sinead

Rock and Roll Star – Oasis ( amazingly this was missed off the list!)
Vertigo – The Libertines
The Riverboat Song – Ocean Colour Scene ( not really their debut, but the first album that got noticed)

Gloria – Patti Smith, Horses

“Once” – Pearl Jam
“Round Here” – Counting Crows
“Secret Heart” – Ron Sexsmith

Rock n Roll Star – Oasis
To Be Young (Is To Be High) Ryan Adams

Oasis – Rock N Roll Star (Definetely Maybe)

“Magic Man” by Heart off “Dreamboat Annie”. That song seems to be pretty underrated.

Robert Johnson, Cross Road Blues, from King of the Delta Blues Singers, to my knowledge the first album he “released.”

Supergrass – I’d Like to Know

Rufus Wainwright – Foolish Love

Brendan Benson – Tea

Rhett Miller – Iron child

pink floyd-astronime domine

“Seven” on Diary from Sunny Day Real Estate

“Somebody to Shove” on Grave Dancer’s Union from Soul Asylum (certainly not their first record but their break through)

Sex Beat – Gun Club

“10:15 Saturday Night” – The Cure

Trere are some first tracks that blow your head, and leve you wanting more!

-David Bowie: “Five Years”, from The Rise and fall of Ziggy…
-Radiohead: “Everything in its right place”, from Kid A
-Nirvana: “Smells Like teen Spirit”, from Nevermind (few people mentioned it)
-R.E.M.: “Radio Free Europe”, from Murmur
-Blondie: “Hanging on the Telephone”, from Parallel Lines
-Michael Jackson: “Wanna be Startin’ Something” from Thriller
-Guns n’ Roses: “Welcome to the Jungle” from Apetite for Destruction
-Minos Pour main Brasse: “Le Patron est devenou fou” from ETIENNE DE CRECY PRESENTS SUPER DISCOUNT (you need to hear it!!)
-Pulp: “Mis-shapes”, from Different Class
-Belle & Sebastian: “The State I’m In”, from Tigermilk
-Arcade Fire: “Neghbourhood #1 (Tunnels)”, from Funeral
- The Velvet Underground: “I Can’t Stand it”, from VU
-Led Zepellin: “Whole Lotta Love”, from II
-The Smashing Pumpkins: “To Sheila”, from Adore
-The Clash: “London Calling”, from London Calling (please, one of the bests)
-Talking heads: “Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)” from Reamin In Light
-Leonard Cohen: “Avalanche”, from Songs of Love and Hate
-Joy Division: “Atrocity Exhibition”, from Closer
-Yo La Tengo: “Everyday”, from And then Nothing turned itself inside Out
-Pixies: “Debaser”, from Doolittle
-Yeah Yeah yeahs: “Rich”, from Fever to tell
-The White Stripes: “Seven nation Army”, from Elephant (I accept it’s a good way to start)
-Sufjan Stevens: “Concerning the UFO sighting near Highlans”, from Illimois
-Sonic Youth: “Teen Age Riot”, from Daydream nation
-The Chemical brothers: “Music: Response”, from Surrender
-The Cure: “PLainsong”, from Disintigration

I Will Follow – U@

@=2

you know what I meant lol

The Barbarian – From Emerson, Lake & Palmer’s 1st one. Hey Weird Al, maybe you should incorporate it in your next polka medley!

1. “Only Shallow” – My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
2. “Help!” – The Beatles, Help!
3. “No Action” – Elvis Costello & the Attractions, This Year’s Model
4. “Teenage Riot” – Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
5. “Astronomy Domine” – Pink Floyd, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
6. “Bright Yellow Gun” – Throwing Muses, University
7. “Debaser” – The Pixies, Doolittle
8. “Something I Learned Today” – Hüsker Dü, Zen Arcade
9. “Tangled Up in Blue” – Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks
10. “Crime Scene, Part 1″ – The Afghan Whigs, Black Love

How stupid are some of you people?
Can’t you f*cking read the topic? 1st songs off of 1st albums. If I see Cherub Rock, or Smells like teen spirit one more time, I’m gonna unleash some whoop-ass upon your ill bones.

Jamaica Say You Will- Jackson Browne. Why is he so often forgotten?

I think some of you seriously have ADD! Can’t you read an entire sentence?
Dumb-asses. FIRST SONGS OFF OF FIRST ALBUMS! How tough is that, Bitches?

Smalltown Bringdown – the Tragically Hip. Hard Road – Sam Roberts (We Were Born in a Flame). Hello City – BNL (Gordon).
Shakin’ All Over – the Guess Who (Shakin’ All Over). Tears of Rage – the Band (Music from Big Pink) – ok, not really their first album, but their first as “the Band”

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE!!!!!!!!!!!

“Holidays In The Sun” – Sex Pistols
“1969″ – The Stooges
“Family Entertainment” – The Undertones
“Mirror In The Bathroom” – The English Beat

head like a hole.

Can people please think before they post songs on here and make sure that they are first songs of first albums.

Cherub rock is off Smashing Pumpkins’ second album.

#1 WOULD PEOPLE PLEASE STOP USING ALBUMS THAT WE’RE NOT DEBUT!!!

#2 ROCK ‘N ROLL STAR -OASIS from DEFINITELY MAYBE
(TO HAVE YOUR DEBUT ALBUMS FIRST SONG BE THAT TITLE HAS BALLS)
#3 Club Foot – Kasabian
#4 Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down
#5 Twice As Hard – Black Crowes

There’s more but I’m too Lazy.

Keep Yourself Alive – Queen;
Their first song on their first album, a song that proved strangely poignant considering the trajectory of their career, the loss of Freddie, etc.

“Vulgar Display of Power” by Pantera.

-silent all these years
-tori amos
-little earthquakes
’nuff said. ahmet.

How ’bout “Casual Affair” by Tonic: Lemon Parade

I may really suck, but in the 90’s I thougth that album was the bomb (’If you could see the way she loves me’ is the WORST song on the album IMHO)

i forgot ‘frightened’ off live at the witch trials by the fall, and ‘orgasm addict’ by buzzcocks from ’singles going steady’ (not their first album i think but it was their first proper US release, so there) – “well you tried it just for once, find it all right for kicks, then you find out that it’s a habit that sticks…” class.

..and if this isn’t his first album, I apologize, but the first track on Damien Rice’s ‘O’ is a fine song (the title escapes me at the moment).

so glad to see a couple people listed Suite:Judy Blue Eyes… that’s MY nomynee!

FYI- Doolittle was NOT the first album for the Pixies, so Debaser (which is an incredible song), does not count. If you are a fan of “Bone Machine” from their debut album Surfa Rosa, then add that.

I’d have you anytime
George Harrison ATMP..it counts!!

The Tragically Hip’s self titled debut was an EP, so small town bringdown doesnt count(even though it is a great song) should of said Blow at High Dough

I agree with Ryan Adams’ “To Be Young,” which is the most ridiculously catchy pot-smoking song ever. Even though it’s technically the second track, as the first is just Ryan babbling about something… and even though Heartbreaker is just his solo debut (don’t forget Whiskeytown).

Oh, and Weezer’s “My Name is Jonas” is definitely on there.

And I just have to add John Mayer’s “No Such Thing” to this list! (Even if you consider the ‘Inside Wants Out’ EP to be his debut, it’s the same song!) That song immediately set him up as a talented singer-songwriter with some major potential, even if “Your Body is a Wonderland” sucks big time.

Monday Morning – Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac (Buckingham/Nicks lineup)
Good Times, Bad Times – Zep I, Led Zeppelin
Good Times Roll – The Cars, The Cars
6′ 1″ – Exile In Guyville, Liz Phair
Welcome To The Jungle – Appetite For Destruction, Guns N’ Roses

In no particular order;

Rob Thomas – This is how a heart breaks
Tom Waits – Ol’ 55
Brian Wilson – Love & Mercy
Derek & The Dominos – I Looked away
The Eagles – Take it Easy
Scissor Sisters – Laura (a guilty pleasure)
Jackson Browne – Jamaica Say you will
Michael Jackson – Don’t stop till you get enough
Joshua Kadison – Jessie
Carole King – I feel the Earth move
Don Henley – I can’t stand still
John Lennon – Mother

Since so many posters didn’t read the question, I’ll take it one step further. Worst Last Song of Last Album.

Led Zeppelin /ITTOD “I’m Gonna Crawl”

Nope sorry, Coda doesn’t count, it was an “afterthought” compilation. (hence the title)

In no particular order:

Bored – Adrenaline by Deftones;
Blind – Korn by Korn;
We Die Young – Facelift by Alice In Chains;
Once – Ten by Pearl Jam;
Dead and Bloated – Core by Stone Temple Pilots;
This Is a Call – Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters;
Bombtrack – RATM by Rage Against the Machine;
Puteiro em João Pessoa – Raimundos by Raimundos.

Drive my car, from Rubber Soul by the Beatles

One of These Days from Meddle by Pink Floyd

Black Dog – Led Zeppelin 4

Poundcake – Van Halen from F_U_C_K

Guns N’ Roses: “Welcome to the Jungle” on Appetite For Destruction

Once, Pearl Jam.
Colossal, Wolfmother.
Enough.

Well nice to see so many illiterates here. The deal is best first songs off first records..not first songs off your favorite.

And indeed people saying think before you post duh…every real fan of Nirvana should know that BLEACH was it’s debut NOT NEVERMIND!

Also to a guy that just posted, about The Hip, that’s partially true, cuz yeah the first self-titled record did start as an EP, but was later sold to at that time MCA as a major label release, so in hindsight that could be called a major debut.

I think the same goes for Megadeth’s Killing Is My Business…, it was technically an EP on Combat records back in ‘84, but it was sold to Capitol and was re-released as a major debut, so while some say Peace Sells is the band’s debut, I would say Killing is.

That being said here’s my choices:

Runnin’ With The Devil – Van Halen (Van Halen I)
Welcome To The Jungle – Guns N Roses (Appetite For Destruction)
Cowboys From Hell – Pantera (Cowboys From Hell)
Head Like A Hole – Nine Inch Nails (Pretty Hate Machine)
Suite-Pee – System Of A Down (System Of A Down)
Bored – Deftones (Adrenaline)
Bombtrack – Rage Against The Machine (Rage Against The Machine)
Cochise – Audioslave (Audioslave)
Rock N Roll Star – Oasis (Definitely Maybe)
Cult Of Personality – Living Colour (Vivid)
Pain Lies On The Riverside – Live (Mental Jewelry)
Shine – Collective Soul (Hints, Allegations & Things Left Unsaid)
Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down (The Better Life)
We Die Young – Alice In Chains (Facelift)
Love Burns – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (B.R.M.C)
Blind – KoRn (KoRn)
Jimmy Olsen’s Blues – Spin Doctors (Pocketful Of Kryptonite)
Trip Like I Do – Crystal Method (Vegas)

Do your homework people!!!

Not enough hip hop on this list (though I give shout outs to those recognizing Biz Markie and Mos Def.) Got to include “I Ain’t No Joke” from Eric B. and Rakim’s Paid in Full.

summer babe – pavement

Break On Through – The Doors

what more needs be said

U2 – “I Will Follow”

Idiots for not including that one.

are we really not including these:

Patti Smith “Gloria”
Korn “Blind”
Lauryn Hill “Lost Ones”
The Velvet Underground “Sunday Morning”
Rage Against The Machine “Bombtrack
Eminem “My Name Is”

“Human behaviour”, Björk.
“Silent all these years”, Tori Amos.
“Mysterons”, Portishead.
“Wannabe”, Spice Girls (C’mon, you can’t say that you NEVER sing this song!)
“Supervixen”, Garbage

“I’d Do Anything” by Simple Plan
One of the best punk songs/albums ever recorded. Made them one of the most respected punk bands of the last 20 years”"

this has got to be the most hilarious comment ive ever heard..Im also from Canada, Montreal in fact. and i am ashamed of SImple Plan, probably to worse band out there..maybe almost as bad as Bon Jovi..i dunno itd be a toss up

my favs are:
The Shins-Caring is Creepy
Coldplay-DOn’t Panic
New Pornographers-Mass Romantic
Foos-This is a call

Girls on Film-Duran Duran(Duran Duran)
Teenage Whore-Hole(POTI)
Don’t Panic-Coldplay(Parachutes)
Ji mmy The Exploder-The White Stripes(The White Stripes)
Rich-Yeah Yeah Yeah’s(Fever to Tell)
Not Fade Away-The Rolling Stones(The Rolling Stones Englands Newest Hitmakers)

How about the ever timely “Your Flag Decal Won’t Get You Into Heaven Anymore” from John Prine’s first.

whats next….which CD case of yours has the most scratches on it?

I hate senior moments. Illegal Smile was the first song on Prine’s first. That works just as well, and it lasts a long time.

A couple more, starting with the mother of all first song/first album:

Roadrunner–The Modern Lovers

Two Dollar Wine–The Glands

The Boy With The Perpetual Nervousness–The Feelies

Howling Wind–Graham Parker

I remember more now!!

Live Wire – Motley Crue (off Too Fast For Love)
Like Eating Glass – Bloc Party

…but I still say Rock ‘N Roll Star by Oasis is the crowning Jewel.What would have happened if they didn’t become R’N R stars? That song would have been joked about…but somehow they(Noel) knew it.

Nice list choice
1. Radio Free Europe-REM
2.Welcome to the jungle-Gn’R
3.Straight outta Compton-NWA
4.Once-Pearl Jam
5.Steady as she goes-The Raconteurs

to clear things up for the new Flaming Lip fan “Guero” Race for the Prize is off Album #8 for the Lips, Try listening to “With You” off “Hear it is the Flaming Lips”

Some greats:
Bombtrack- RATM
Head Like a Hole- NIN
Good Times Bad Times- Zeppelin

Without a doubt the best one is:

Welcome to the Jungle- GnR

I really liked this list. I was especially glad to see: I Saw Her Standing There, Disorder, Janie Jones (even though I only own the US version so I didn’t even realize this was the first song on the original album), Blitzkrieg Bop, Purple Haze, I Wanna Be Adored (this is my favourite song off the list).

I would add:
Oasis: “Rock n Roll Star” on Definitely Maybe
Weezer: “My Name Is Jonas” on Weezer
The Strokes: “Is This It” on Is This It
VU: “Sunday Morning” on VU and Nico

By the way:
Loaded isn’t the VU’s first album, it was their last. And My Generation isn’t the first song on Who sings my generation, but it is there best.

Art Brut’s “Formed a Band”

Someone included Charly Garcia, the best latinamerican rocker in the history of latinamerican rock.
I want to include another argentine great first song in a debut album:
“Haciendo cosas raras” – Divididos.

I am truly amazed at the number of people who did not READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. First song, first album. Yikes, some of you are really thick.

All the rest of my choices are all ready on this list except:
Son of A Gun – the Las

Personality Crisis- New York Dolls from New York Dolls

Letsagetabitarockin- 101ers from Elgin Avenue Breakdown

Laughing Man (in a devil mask)- Tony Iommi from Iommi

New Saigon- Pell Mell from Rhyming Guitars

Serenade- Theater of Sheep- From A Cathartic Aquacade

“Welcome to the Working Week” from Elvis Costello’s “My Aim is True”. Angry, dirty, snarky and mean: “Now that your picture’s in the paper being rhythmically admired…” Brilliant.

Rock n Roll Star-Oasis

Right when the guitar yells, you know to strap the seatbelt and hold tight.

great discussion listings. i fell that a great first song has to signal a change or coming of something bigger &/or better. my choices:

1) i saw her standing there – the beatles

can you imagine being around in ‘63 when this dropped? the old guard was dead. 1.2.3.4!

2) runnin’ with the devil – van halen

some people i know consider this the ONLY van halen song. announces presence with authority.

3) i don’t know – ozzy osboourne

randy & ozzy changed metal forever with this track.

4) kill the poor – dead kennedys

punk had been politicized in the UK but not here. jello & co. brought us up to speed.

5) sgt. pepper’s lonely hearts club band – the beatles

again, the old guard was dead.

6) roadrunner – modern lovers

if it would have been released when it was recorded (1973 instead of 1976) it would have been much more influential than it is already.

7) blitzkrieg bop – ramones

break on through – the doors

validated the darkness in rock.

9) you’re no good – bob dylan

not the biggest fan, but give him props for change in 1962.

that’s enough. could go on for a long time…

Some very good songs have been mentioned here, but come on, no “Waiting Room” by Fugazi? I know I’m kinda stretching the rules of the list here because it was in one of their EPs before it was on “13 songs”, but you cant deny how great that song is.

Ya know, for a split second I was seriously thinking about posting a list of all the people who need to take a literacy course at their local community college so that they can learn to address a post on-topic, but then I realized:

1) It would be unreasonably petty,
2) It would waste way too much valuable free time, and
3) The people who need it the most would be ironically the least likely to read it because they don’t read other people’s posts, either. LOL.

(And yeah, I know I messed up on the Wallflowers, but hey, one out of 30 ain’t too bad.) Oh, well, “Idiots Rule” (and yes, that was the 8th track off of Jane’s second album, but it still applies).

U2:WHERE THE STREETS HAVE NO NAME(JOSHUA TREE)
WINGS:VENUS AND MARS~ROCK SHOW(VENUS AND MARS)
ELTON JOHN:FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND~LIVE LIES BLEEDING(GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN:THUNDER ROAD(BORN TO RUN)
ROLLING STONES:ROCKS OFF(EXILE ON MAIN ST.)

And two minutes after my last post, another dumb-ass does the same damn thing. %#$*&@ people. I rest my case.

The Strokes: “Is This It” from Is This It

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He RoX mY wOrLd 2

elmo Rulez

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HEY ITZ BOBBY!!!….N ELMO

sup ma lil pimps

im a pshyco

i know people that know people that rob people yeah so dont mes wif dose peeple

DONT LOOK UNDER UR CHAIR..

im scared

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I have checked this list twice and each time someone has listed “Where The Streets Have No Name” from The Joshua Tree (multiple times no less!)…Just to set the record straight – The Joshua Tree was the bands 7th album release (5th studio album not including the EP U23)…I know this list is just for kicks and giggles but people please come on…Have a sense of history!

And by the by, the correct answer to this lists question is:

“Precious” – The Pretenders by the Pretenders

Where is the greatest statement of intent of all time, Rock N’ Roll Star by Oasis. This list is a shambles

“Where the Streets Have No Name” U2

You guys blew it.
“Rock N Roll Star” absolutely should be on that list. Morons. Big shout out to everyone who misunderstood the objective of this list.

Nice to see RS writers have time to waste on this crappy blog site, considering the magazine maybe has about 23 pages of actual content. Compare the size of RS these days with about 15 years ago. It’s scary.

A great debut song I haven’t seen on here yet is “Underwhelmed” by Sloan. A great little story, set up the bands ironic view towards things, still a great crowd pleaser at shows.
Normally I’ll defend Pearl Jam through anything, but “Once” as one of the great first songs on a first album I’m not too sure about. Good song, but to ever be on a defining list, not too sure about that.
Oh, and for that girl that was going on about Simple Plan… sweet fancy Moses girl what are you thinking?! Peirre is a genious? Of marketing maybe, but of song writting? I wonder about the kids today sometimes…

“Space Oddity” anyone?

david bowie’s first song on his first album was in fact UNCLE ARTHUR. Yet another poor soul with the Attention Defecit thing, or mercury or lead poinoning. I can’t know.

oops-that was ‘poisoning’

So many great openers, so little space!
1) Taxman-Revolver (Beatles)
2) Tears of Rage-Music FromBig Pink (TheBand)
3) TangledUpinBlue-Blood on the Tracks(Dylan)
4) (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below, We’re All Gonna Go-Curtis (Curtis Mayfield)
5) Chameleon-Headhunters (Herbie Hancock)
6) Inca Roads-One Size Fits All (Zappa)
7) Who Knows-Band of Gypsies (Jimi)
Memphis Soul Stew-LiveattheFillmore (King Curtis)
9) Too High-Innervisions (Stevie Wonder)

So many great openers, so little space!
1) Taxman-Revolver (Beatles)
2) Tears of Rage-Music FromBig Pink (TheBand)
3) TangledUpinBlue-Blood on the Tracks(Dylan)
4) (Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below, We’re All Gonna Go-Curtis (Curtis Mayfield)
5) Chameleon-Headhunters (Herbie Hancock)
6) Inca Roads-One Size Fits All (Zappa)
7) Who Knows-Band of Gypsies (Jimi)
Memphis Soul Stew-LiveattheFillmore (King Curtis)
9) Too High-Innervisions (Stevie Wonder)

I’m tired of bitching at you ‘can’t reads/can’t process’ types on this board, so maybe I’ll try helping your sorry asses.
BEFORE you post your ’nuff said’ favorite songs, please do your due diligence, that is-FACT VERIFICATION
try this:
http://www.allmusic.com

Having belatedly read the directions, I have revised my list to include only first songs on first albums. I apologize for my lack of list etiquette.
Tears of Rage-Music FromBig Pink (TheBand)
(Don’t Worry) If There’s a Hell Below, We’re All Gonna Go-Curtis (Curtis)
Cissy Strut-The Meters (The Meters)
Who Knows-Band of Gypsies (Band of Gypsies: Technically, not Jimi’s first, but his first with Billy Cox and Buddy Miles)
Slunky-Eric Clapton (Self-Titled)
Terrapin-Syd Barrett (The Madcap Laughs)

“…on First Albums”
that means the band’s first (1st) album. the one they released before all the other albums.

don’t panic- parachutes by coldplay
Tunnels- funeral by the arcade fire
Jaqueline- Franz Ferdinand

If not Big Pink, then what was the Band’s first album?

First songs on debut albums…most of these have been mentioned, but I think they bear repeating.

In my view, this is supposed to represent music that grabbed you from the first note with something you had never heard before.

1. Welcome to the Jungle – off GnR’s “Appetite for Destruction”

2. Head Like a Hole – off NIN’s “Pretty Hate Machine”

3. Cowboys From Hell – off Pantera’s “Cowboys from Hell”

4. Livewire – off the Crue’s “Too Fast for Love”

5. Girls on Film – off Duran Duran’s self-titled debut

6. Supervixen – off Garbage’s self-titled debut

7. Running With the Devil – off VH’s “Van Halen I”

8. We Die Young – off Alice in Chains’ Facelift

9. Runaway – off Bon Jovi’s self-titled debut

All I Really Want- from Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill

Beck – Loser
Led Zeppelin – Good Times Bad Times
Patti Smith – Gloria
Ramones – Blitzkrieg Bop
Sex Pistols – Holidays in the Sun
Strokes – Is This It
Velvet Underground – Sunday Morning

All I can think of, pretty narrow list

Patti Smith – Gloria (Horses)
Sade – Is It a Crime (Promise)
Sonic Youth – Teen Age Riot (Daydream Nation)
Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark (Court and Spark)
Pixies – Bone Machine (Surfer Rosa)
Radiohead – Airbag (OK Computer)
PJ Harvey – Big Exit (Stories from…)
Grace Jones – Walking In the Rain (Nightclubbing)
Nico – Janitor of Lunacy (Desertshore)

Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill

Talking Heads – Born Under Punches

Bjork – Hunter

Marianne faithfull – Broken English

Antony and the Johnsons – Hope There’s Someone

Rufus Wainwright – Oh What a World

Ani DiFranco – Worthy

Nick Drake – Pink Moon

The Smiths – The Queen Is Dead

Like a Rolling Stone by Bob Dylan!

OK, so it’s not classic rock but how about “The Hollow” on Perfect Circle’s debut? Good stuff.

you people are retarded and can’t f*cking read

DEBUT albums, people. Some of you wrote lists without naming one song off of a debut album. Check the criteria before you clog up the posts.

I prefer a little eclecticism – who would’ve thought so many readers’ musical tastes would be so limited? Surely you can think beyond indie-rockers or 80’s metal or whatever your niche may be. It dismays me to see so little stylistic breadth in these posts because it says something unfortunate about contemporary audiences…but enough whining. Getting down to bidness (no particular order here):

Guns N’ Roses – Welcome To The Jungle
The Stooges – 1969
Gang of Four – Ether
Beastie Boys – Rhymin’ And Stealin’
Ice Cube – The N***a Ya Love To Hate (his SOLO debut, I should clarify)
Steely Dan – Do It Again
Bad Brains – Sailin’ On
Sex Pistols – Holidays In The Sun
The Germs – What We Do Is Secret
Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze

Some of the above had EP’s preceding their first albums – big friggin’ deal. It’s traditionally accepted in rockcrit circles that the debut full-length LP comprises an artist’s first “major” statement. Either that or a first single. And nobody heard the Beasties’ first EP until “Licensed To Ill” made them superstars.

Kings Of Leon – Slow Night So Long (Aha Shake Heartbreak)
The Stooges – Down On The Street (Funhouse)
Faith No More – Get Out (King For A Day)

sorry, didn’t realise it was first songs on FIRST albums…forgive me

Colossal by Wolfmother

“Tears of Rage” ~ Music From Big Pink ~ The Band
“Once” ~ Ten ~ Pearl Jam
“Welcome To the Jungle” ~ Guns N’ Roses
“6′1”” ~ Exile In Guyville ~ Liz Phair
“Brown Eyed Girl” ~ Blowin Your Mind ~ Van Morrison
“I Must Be High” ~ AM ~ Wilco
“Ol 55″ ~ Closing Time ~ Tom Waits

It’s a shame every great rap album starts with a skit.

CFH was NOT panteras first album…it was their 5th, so please, for the love of god, stop the madness…even though all former members of pantera wish cfh was their first, it still isnt.

and its all about starlight-Helloween

Don´t forget:
King Crimson – Twenty First Century Schizoid Man from In The Court Of The Crimson King

Conquistador (in some version it´s even the better known A Whiter Shade Of Pale) from Procol Harum`s first album

Both are great albums from uniqe groups which both still exist today!

“You’re Gonna Miss Me” – 13th Floor Elevators on the Psychedelic Sounds LP

“Black Sabbath” – Black Sabbath on Black Sabbath (naturally)

“Needles in the Camel’s Eye” – Brian Eno on Here Come the Warm Jets

“Janie Jones” – The Clash on self titled

“Sure ‘Nuff ‘n Yes I Do” – Captain Beefheart on Safe as Milk

“TV Set” – The Cramps on Songs the Lord Taught (though not a first release I still stand by it)

“Personality Crisis” – New York Dolls on New York dolls

hello
my name is bob and iam a big fan of the ”rolling stones” LOL(laugh out loud) ehehheheh okaiiz so bye

Sinead O’Connor “Lion and the cobra”
Song “Jackie”

I cant believe the monkeys writting this list left off Oasis’ – Rock n Roll star.

The Real thing from Life by The Inspiral Carpets.

The most underrated album by the most underrated band ever.

P.S. Everyone who can’t grasp the debut aspect of the list is a knob!

CREEP by Radiohead

“dreams never end”–New Order

This is very very easy, shine on you crazy diamond (part one), wish you were here, pink floyd

My Completeness by Thirsty Merc on Thirsty Merc

Colossal by Wolfmother

Papercut by Linkin Park on Hybrid Theory

Soundgarden-Nothing to Say from their ‘Screaming Life’ EP. What a way to kick off.

I’m only posting here to say that the board monitor, in writing about the new ‘The Band’ tribute album, seemed surprised that a Dylan-backing band was popular enough to warrant such an accolade. Are you kidding? Has Rolling Stone fallen that far from the tree. The Band is one of the most influential rock/country/alt-country bands ever. Good Lord. Has Jann Wenner completely lost control?

The Mars Volta “Son Et Lumiere” on De-Loused In The Comatorium..
It’s just eerie, dude.. Eerie but awesome

lick my decals off baby

oasis – rock n roll star.
guns n roses – welcome to the jungle.

Holiday from Madonna’s self-titled debut is the real standout on that album.

Someone mentioned Hunter by Bjork. That was not on her first album – it was on Homogenic. The best track off of Debut was probably Human Behavior.

I’ll also add Looking For A New Love by Jody Watley from her debut.

Homework was Daft Punk’s debut, right? If so, Around The World has to be mention. That song is classic.

Oasis- Rock & Roll Star has to be on that list.

“I Will Follow” – U2 on “Boy”

MistaChuck on Autobiography of Mistachuck by Chuck D
Tical on Tical by Method Man
Bring Da Ruckus on Enter the Wu Tang (36 Chambers) by the Wu Tang Clan
Round Here on August and Everything After by Counting Crows

“Bring it On Home” Led Zeppelin!!!11

Paul Simon’s debut (self-titled) 1972 “Mother and Child Reunion”

“Twice as Hard” off Shake Your Money Maker – Black Crowes (1990)

The following are missing-

“Ramblin’ Rose” from the MC5’s Kick Out The Jams
“Ol’ 55″ from Tom Waits’ Closing Time
“1969″ from the Stooges’ self-titled album
“Rock n’ Roll Star” from Oasis’ Definitely Maybe
“Personality Crisis” from the New York Dolls’ self-titled album
“Safe From Harm” from Massive Attack’s Blue Lines
“Sunday Morning” from the Velvet Underground’s The Velvet Underground and Nico

But the Beatles, Joy Division, Hendrix, the Clash, the Ramones, and the Stone Roses were good choices.

However, the American version (which, in my mind, is superior to the British version) of the Clash’s first album opened with “Clash City Rockers,” not “Janie Jones.”

I can’t believe that “Kapping A Chinske in the Darding” didn’t make this list! Weird!

One that definitely deserves to be in the discussion is “Down to the Waterline” by Dire Straits. Great song, and one that announced the band’s sound in a very distinctive way. Sad to think more people chose to listen to Boston…

“Hunters of the Night” I Wear the Face. Mr. Mister

Rock n Roll Star – Oasis

To Be Young (Is To Be High, Is To Be Sad) Ryan Adams…although the Moz discussion is classic

Supergrass – I’d Like to Know

Rufus Wainwright – Foolish Love

Brendan Benson – Tea

Rhett Miller – Iron child

Here’s a couple

Elvis Costello “Welcome to the Working Week on My Aim is True

Joe Jackson: “One More Time” on Look Sharp!

Umm… Smells Like Teen Spirit?! Cough cough bogus magazine cough cough

“Break on Through(to the other side)”- The Doors: The Doors
“In The Flesh”- Jurassic 5: J5 EP
“Steady as She Goes”- Raconteurs: Boy Soldiers
“Caring Is Creepy”- The Shins: Oh! Inverted World

William Elliot Whitmore: “Cold and Dead” from Hymns for the Hopeless
Bill Mallonee: “Flowers” from Hit and Run
Nickel Creek: “When In Rome” from Why Should the Fire Die?
The Cure: “In Between Days” from The Head on the Door
A-ha: “Take On Me” from Hunting High and Low
Sparks: “Angst In My Pants” from Angst In My Pants

sorry, i mis-read the topic.

“Around the World” off Chili Pepper’s Californication

Cartman- Smells like Teen spirit isnt on Nirvana’s first album. Nevermind is their second album, bleach is their first. And STP’s Plush on Core is good. And in regards to Nirvana “Negative Creep” is probaly their best song on “Bleach”

Number 1…TOMBSTONE BLUES-HIGHWAY 61 RIVISITED/BOB DYLAN
Number 2…DEVIL’S HAIRCUT-ODELAY/BECK
Number 3…EVERYTHING IN ITS RIGHT PLACE-KID A/RADIOHEAD
Number 4…THE CHANGELING-L.A. WOMAN/THE DOORS
Number 5…BROWN SUGAR-STICKY FINGERS/THE ROLLING STONES

Take it easy – The Eagles
If you love somebody, set them free – Sting
I looked away – Derek and the Dominos

Steve Forberts ‘Goin’ Down To Laurel’ off of Alive on Arrival

sorry…I misread the topic; lemmee try again.
Number 1 MOTHER…JOHN LENNON and THE PLASTIC ONO BAND/SELF TITLED
Number 2-YOU’RE NO GOOD…BOB DYLAN/BOB DYLAN
Number 3-LOSER…BECK/MELLOW GOLD
Number 4-JIMMY THE EXPLODER…THE WHITE STRIPES/SELF TITLED
Number 5-a tie between CARING IS CREEPY…THE SHINS/OH INVERTED WORLD and RED MORNING LIGHT/KINGS OF LEON/YOUTH AND YOUNG MANHOOD

Wow I think the majority of these entries were people misreading the topic criteria…I think some of you didn’t do so well in the reading comprehension area back in high school eh?

The rolling stone list above is way off the mark

Here’s my list:

1) “Stephanie Knows Who” Love’s Da Capo. The mix of jazz, hard rock and byrdsian folk introduces one of the best “sides” in R&R history. Side A of Da Capo is up there with all the great albums ever released. Side B is one of the worst though…

2) “Alone Again Or” proving Love really knew how to open an album (Forever Changes)

3) “Break On Through” the Doors (Electra Records had 2 artists with all-time great opening songs releasing records around the same time).

4) Baba O’Reilly: The Who Who’s Next, how this could be left off is a mystery.

5) “Vine Street”: Harry Nilsson–Nilsson sings Newman, a personal favorite of mine.

6) “Astronome Domine” Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn–the coolest/strangest opening song ever.

7) “Search and Destroy” Iggy & the Stooges.

“I Zimbra” Talking Heads–Strangely hypnotic off of Fear of Music.

9) “Born Under Punches”–Talking Heads–possibly their best song ever, off of Remain in Light

10) “Imagine” John Lennon, another of the How could RS omit songs.

11) “5 years” David Bowie off of Ziggy Stardust. The best song off of possibly David’s best record (although Hunky Dory is close).

12) “Suzanne” by Leonard Cohen, what a first song off a debut album!

13) “Sunday Morning” Velvet Underground–totally sets the stage for the druggy overtones of their debut.

14) “Singapore” Tom Waits off of Rain Dogs. Sounds like an evil Disney character on drugs, but a great song nonetheless.

15)The Beatles: “Magical Mystery Tour” my favorite Paul opening song ever and a cool hit song that I’ve never grown tired of. It’s sets the stage for the playfully weird album (although MMT isn’t a proper album, it’s been canonnized as a proper album in it’s current format)

16) “Come Together” THe Beatles. John’s best Beatles opener. Really all the Beatles albums started very strong, but these two are the highlights of the bunch.

17) “Bastards of Young” Replacements off of Tim. Their best song and the coolest anti-anthem ever written.

18) “Smells Like Teen Spirit” Nirvana, the most important song of the past 15 years is also a first song. How RS missed this one is a mystery. Nirvana always opened their records well, but this is their best.

19) “Fight Test” Flaming Lips. This song is possibly their best ever, and made me wish that Yoshimi could have even bettered the genius of Clouds Taste or Soft Bulletin, unfortunately the rest of Yoshimi (despite critical raves) didn’t hold up as well as this opening tune.

20) “The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil” by Jefferson Airplane from After Bathing at Baxter’s. This is JA’s best ever song and represents everything they were about from distorted guitars, driving basses, amazing drumming, an incredible 3 strong vocalists. JA at its absolute peak.

I’m stopping at 20, but I’d easily pick these 20 over any of the ones RS listed above and I’m a fan of most of the artists RS listed.

And then, there was another. Good job Paco…you can’t read. No wonder all of your picks had “how could RS omit that??” Get a clue people…there are just as much “you guys can’t read comments!” as there are off-topic comments…if you’d read a bit you’d save yourself the embarrassment.

Come on guys. . .read the prompt before you list off 20 songs that aren’t on debut albums. Just think in advance about how dumb you will feel when you can’t erase your asinine, irrelevant post.

Haha…what’s even more funny when you think about it…you’d figure all these “music fans” would double check the criteria if they thought RS’s list was so off course. But no, people always assume “THEY are wrong, not me”

Everything Right is Wrong Again, from They Might Be Giants’ self-titled first album.

Round Here, from August and Everything After

Jackson Cannery, from Ben Folds Five’s self-titled first album

and, come on. . .Radio Free Europe, from Murmur- R.E.M.’s first album? you’re slipping, R.S.

welcome to the jungle-gnr
bombtrack-ratm
mojo pin-buckley
radiohead-you(unde rrated song)
alice in chains- we die young(that ooooooooh part rules)
stp-dead and bloated
down-temptation’s wings

Rocks Off-Exile on Main Street
Warped-RHCP,One Hot Minute
Bombtrack-Rage Against the Machine
You Think I Aint Worth a Dollar-QOTSA,Songs for the Deaf
Regular John-QOTSA,self titled
One of These Days-Pink Floyd, Meddle
Cowboys from Hell-Pantera
Rock N Roll Star-Oasis, Definitely Maybe
Crop Circle-Monster Magnet, Powertrip
Fight Fire with Fire-Metallica, Ride the Lightning
Blackened-Metallica , Justice for All
Sweet Home Alabama-Skynard, 2nd Helping
The first song on the first 4 Zeppelin Albums.
Stop-Janes Addiction, Ritual De Lo Habitual
Welcome to the Jungle-GNR
Break on Through-The Doors
Roadhouse Blues-Doors, Morrison Hotel
London Calling-The Clash
Beck has good ones(Devil’s Haircut, Golden Age, E-Pro)
Rhymin and Stealin-Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill
War Ensemble-Slayer, Seasons in the Abyss
Cherub Rock-Pumpkins, Siamese Dream
Rusty Cage-Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger
Born Under Punches-Talking Heads, Remain in Light
Kielbasa-Tenacious D
The Grudge-Tool, Lateralus
Where the Streets Have No Name-U2, The Joshua Tree
Runnin with the Devil-Van Halen
Seven Nation Army-White Stripes, Elephant

Novocaine for the Soul, from Beautiful Freak, be EELS

Caring is Creepy, from
Oh, Inverted World by the Shins

oh damn. . .Bombtrack. . .good call.

Whoops….First song, FIRST ALBUM….my bad! I feel retarded now.

Christie Road–Green Day

OOPs thought I was on the best song 1st album
2000 Light Years Away

No particular order and wnated to go for some different ones..

Don’t Know Why – Norah Jones/Come Away With Me
Radio Free Europe – REM/Reckoning
Round Here – Counting Crows/August and Everything
Liquid – Jars Of Clay/Jars Of Clay
Meet Virginia – Train/Train
Planet Clare – B52s/B52s
Blister In The Sun – Violent Femms/Violent Femms
San Andreas Fault – Natalie Merchant/Tigerlilly
The One Thing – INXS/Shabooh Shoobah
My Name is Jonas – Weezer/Weezer(Blue Album)

Loser- Beck (Mellow Gold)
Long Way to The Top- Ac/Dc (High Voltage)
The View From The Afternoon- Arctic Monkies (Whatever People Say I Am I’m Not)
Rhymin’ And Stealin’- Beastie Boys (License to Ill)
Last Chance- Jet (Get Born)
Purple Haze- Jimi Hendrix (Are You Experianced?)
Everyday I Love You Less and Less- Kaiser Chiefs (Employment)
Once- Pearl Jam (Ten)
Steady As She Goes- Raconteurs (Broken Boy Soldiers)
State Of The Union- Rise Against (Siren Song of The Counter Culture)
Sucker Train Blues-Velvet Revolver (Contraband) *This List was not in a particular order

Pavement – Summer Babe off of Slanted and Enchanted

The Shins – Caring is Creepy off of Oh inverted world!

Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit off of Nevermind

The Strokes – Is This It off of album by same name

Beck – Loser off of Mellow Gold

Elliott Smith – Needle in the Hay off of Elliott Smith

The Clash – Janie Jones off of The Clash

Television – See No Evil off of Marquee Moon

Wilco – I Must Be High off of AM

Buffalo Springfield – For What It’s Worth

Van Morrison – Astral Weeks off of Astral Weeks

How in the world are half the people on this list too stupid to read? Is the american education system really this bad. The terms “first song’ and “debut album” really arent that hard to comprehend. Could you idiots at least take some time to learn about your favourite bands before you start to discuss them?

Magic Man-Heart(Dreamboat Annie)
Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?-Chicago(Chicago Transit Authority)
Is This It-The Strokes (Is This It)
Feels Like the First Time-Foreigner(Foreigner)

Break on Through.

“I Feel the Earth Move”- Carole King. A great way to start off one of the best albums ever.

“Vision of Love”- It wasn’t until “We Belong Together” that Carey had a better song than this.

“Drive My Car”- The Beatles

It’s A Long Way To The Top ~ AC/DC ~ High Voltage (US)
Welcome To The Jungle ~ Guns N’ Roses ~ Appetite For Destruction
More Than A Feeling ~ Boston ~ Boston

Good Times Roll ~ The Cars ~ The Cars,
Keep Yourself Alive ~ Queen

Good Times Roll ~ The Cars ~ The Cars,
Keep Yourself Alive ~ Queen

Once – Pearl Jam, Ten. Not so much because it’s one of their best songs (though I love it), but because it is a hell of a statement as a first song on a debut album. Start out with the 40 second Master/Slave instrumental and then hit hard with the opening guitar Riff and Eddie singing in angry passion.

My Name Is Jonas – Weezer,Blue Album.

Cinnamon Girl – Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Everybody KNows this is Nowhere. Sure he was already established as a musician, but he’s known for his solo career with Crazy Horse, and this is a hell of a song.

Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Crosby, Stills, and Nash; Self-titled. Beautiful

Jackson Cannery – Ben Folds Five. Or Annie Waits, Ben Folds Solo.

Where do the Children Play – Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman. maybe

Got the subject wrong with this last one, but if there’s ever a best title song off a debut album . . . Layla.

Guns & Roses – Welcome to the Jungle (Appetite for Destruction)

Korn – Blind(Korn)

The Ramones – “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones)

Rage Against the Machine – Bombtrack(Rage Against the Machine)

Stone Temple Pilots – Dead and Bloated(Core)

Beck – Loser(Mellow Gold)

Korn – Blind(Korn)

Guns and Roses – Welcome to the Jungle(Appetite for Destruction)

Rage Against the Machine – Bombtrack(Rage Against the Machine)

Stone Temple Pilots – Dead and Bloated(Core)

Beck – Loser(Mellow Gold)

Charlie B | 8/1/2006, 8:38 am EST:

“I know it’s considered overplayed and whatnot but you cant deny the power of “Stairway to Heaven” it has got to be up on this list. Kiss just wouldnt be the same band if they hadnt recorded it.”

Go home buddy. As far as I see it, that’s three strikes, and you’re out.

1. Brimstone Rock by 16 Horsepower from the album Low Estate

“Good Times, Bad Times” – Led Zeppelin

“Can’t Knock the Hustle” – Jay-Z

“Waiting Room” by Fugazi
“Jenny Says” by Cowboy Mouth

ROCK AND ROLL STAR BY OASIS!!!

Dear illiterate morons,

1st song on the 1st album!

“Starsail” – The Verve

“Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” by the Arcade Fire from the Album Funeral

“Halah” by Mazzy Star from She Hangs Brightly. Saddest song ever.

“Overcome” by Tricky from the album Maximquaye

I was so happy to see Blondie’s X-Offender on the list, It is amazing that a Band as big as Blondie, are constantly over looked in such lists, their contribution to rock is second to none.

X-offender is a 5 star debute single, and the album “Blondie” is just a standup album.

I was so happy to see Blondie’s X-Offender on the list, It is amazing that a Band as big as Blondie, are constantly over looked in such lists, their contribution to rock is second to none.

X-offender is a 5 star debute single, and the album “Blondie” is just a standup album.

The first track on Billy Talent’s debut is “This Is How It Goes”, which is a killer track.
And I’ll add “Hells Bells” from Back in Black, Brian Johnson’s debut (now I’m really pushing it

Red Morning Light by Kings of Leon off of Youth and Young Manhood

Fire Of Heaven/Altar Of Earth by Matisyahu off of Youth

The Energy by Audiovent off of Dirty Sexy Knights in Paris

I Feel Free by Cream off of Fresh Cream

The Water’s Edge by Seven Mary Three off of American Standard

Loud Love by Soundgarden off of Louder Than Love (their first MAJOR LABEL release)

Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight by Amos Lee off of Amos Lee

Hey Man Nice Shot by Filter off of Short Bus

Welcome to the Jungle- GNR
Next to You- Police
Dead and Bloated – STP
You – Radiohead
Runnin’ With the Devil – VH
Dimension – Wolfmother
I Looked Away – Derek and the Dominos
This is a Call – Foo Fighters
Break on Through – Doors
Clash City Rockers – Clash
Hey Joe – Jimi
Love Struck Baby – SRVaughan
Black Sabbath – Sabbath
Once – P Jam

I dont know why people didnt actually pick 1st tracks of off debut albums for most of these posts, but here goes some goddies:

The Who: ‘Out in the Street’; The Who Sings My Generation

Zeppelin: ‘Good Times, Bad Times’; Led Zeppelin I

U2: ‘I Will Follow’; Boy

Clash: ‘Clash City Rockers’; The Clash (US)

Television: ‘See No Evil’; Marquee Moon

Radiohead: ‘You’; Pablo Honey
or, ‘Planet Telex’ from The Bends, if you dont count Pablo Honey

nin- head like hole
audioslave- cochise
smashing pumpkins- i am one
gnr- welcome to the jungle
ratm- bombtrack
smiths- reel around the fountain
stp- dead and bloated
alice in chains- we die young
janes addiction- stop
korn- blind
soundgarden- loud love
jeff buckley- mojo pin

Ether-Gang of Four “Entertainment”
21st Century Schizoid Man- King Crimson “In the Court…”
Like A Rolling Stone-Bob Dylan “Highway 61″
War Pigs/Luke’s Wall-Black Sabbath “Paranoid”

Here’s my Top 20:

1. Break on through (Doors)
2. Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
3. Live wire (Motley crue)
4. Animal House (U.D.O.)
5. More than a feeling (Boston)
6. Good times bad times (Led Zeppelin)
7.Man on the silver mountain (Rainbow)
8. Stand up and shout (Dio)
9. Wanna be somebody (WASP)
10. You’re no good (Bob Dylan)
11. I saw her standing there (Beatles)
12. Take it easy (Eagles)
13. Prowler (Iron Maiden)
14. Hit the lights (Metallica)
15. Sultans of swing (Dire Straits)
16. Resurrection (Halford)
17. Welcome to the jungle (Guns N’Roses)
18. You’re My Heart You’re my Soul (Modern Talking)…..yes, this song deserves to be here!!!!!!
19. Shadow Of the Moon (Blackmore’s Night)
20. ………………………..w hat is your choice?

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how about mississippi queen by mountain?

there’s an opening track from a debut album! 1970 no less!

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Good times roll – The Cars