Your favourite opening al*** track?

One of the best has to be;

Don't stop believin' - Escape (Journey)

OR........

Fantasy - Portrait (Aldo Nova)

Some powerful ones come to mind:

King Crimson, 21st Century Schizoid Man from In the Court of the Crimson King


Asia, Heat of the Moment from Asia


and something very different:

Webb Wilder and the Beatnecks, How Long Can She Last (Going That Fast) from It Came from Nashville


(And one more vote for Alone Again Or.)

An all times favourite:

Clannad, Caislean Oir from Macalla

Lots of shivering...

And from a different genre:

Richard Strauss, Intro from Also Sprach Zarathustra

"White Bird" - Its a Beautiful Day
"Yours Is No Disgrace" - Yes Album
"Even Less" - Stupid Dream, Porcupine Tree

First heard "White Bird" in 1969 in an English lesson of all things. Its what got me listening to 'progressive music' and I never looked back. I still play the album regularly.

Davidge, I saw them open for Traffic at the Royal Albert Hall in '70 or '71. They were pretty darned good. I think I first heard them on one of the CBS "Rock Machine" samplers of that era. They were very good indeed.

Chris, wish I had seen them live. The first album, 'Its A Beautiful Day', is IMO brilliant and worth tracking down. It remains one of of my favourite albums even after nearly 40 years. The second album (Marrying Maiden) was totally different comprising a very mixed collection of styles (rock, country, folk, psychedelic and even a track that sounded a lot like Andy Williams!) and not what I expected. Some excellent tracks (particularly 'Soapstone Mountain') but overall not as good as the first album. It all went down hill after that...

Sea Song by Robert Wyatt (Rock Bottom)
A Child's Christmas in Wales by John Cale (Paris 1919)
Easy To Slip by Little Feat (Sailin Shoes)
and many more....

Searchlights - OZ

Bombtrack - Rage Against the Machine
Thunderstruck -ACDC Razors Edge

quote:

Sea Song by Robert Wyatt (Rock Bottom)

Great choice.

Killer - H to He Who Am The Only One - Van Der Graaf Generator

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down), Nancy Sinatra, Kill Bill Vol. I OST

Plainsong - Disintegration - The Cure

From this their 1st album...Remake-Remodel .....wonderful