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11 hours ago, Towelie said:

 

16. The Rolling Stones - Rough Justice

I know this may seem like a strange choice out of all the far more iconic Stones album openers I could've picked, but I just adore the opening four lines to that song:

"One time you were my baby chicken / Now you've grown into a fox
Once upon a time I was your little rooster / Now I'm just one of your cocks."

That's just a brilliant way to start off an album right there. A Bigger Bang was actually a really cool little album if you ask me. I've probably listened to it more than any other Stones album.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Len B'stard said:

To be fair you could put that album in any order whatsoever and still have an amazing opener.

Yeah, but Search and Destroy also has the best opening line ever: "I'm a street walkin' cheetah with the heart full of napalm". No opening line can beat that one.

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12 hours ago, Towelie said:

I know this may seem like a strange choice out of all the far more iconic Stones album openers I could've picked, but I just adore the opening four lines to that song:

"One time you were my baby chicken / Now you've grown into a fox
Once upon a time I was your little rooster / Now I'm just one of your cocks."

That's just a brilliant way to start off an album right there. A Bigger Bang was actually a really cool little album if you ask me. I've probably listened to it more than any other Stones album.

 

 

I couldn't get into that album personally.

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Off the top of my head...

KISS Love Gun - I Stole Your Love
Thin Lizzy Jailbreak - Jailbreak
Rolling Stones Sticky Fingers - Brown Sugar
Huey Lewis & The News Sports - The Heart of Rock n Roll
Madonna True Blue - Papa Don't Preach
Megadeth Rust In Peace - Holy Wars 
Eric Clapton 461 Ocean Blvd - Motherless Children 
Ozzy Osbourne Diary of a Madman - Over The Mountain
Dio Holy Diver - Stand Up and Shout
Marvin Gaye What's Going On - (Title track)
Pointer Sisters Break Out - Jump For My Love
Guns N Roses Appetite - Jungle
Lenny Kravitz Mama Said - Always On The Run
Black Sabbath Paranoid - War Pigs
 

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  • The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil
  • Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
  • Leonard Cohen - Suzanne
  • Love - Alone Again Or
  • The Doors - Break On Through (To The Other Side)
  • Pink Floyd - Astronomy Domine
  • The Who - Baba O'Riley
  • Led Zeppelin - Whole Lotta Love
  • David Bowie - Space Oddity
  • The Stooges - 1969
  • Iggy & The Stooges - Search And Destroy
  • Brian Eno - Needles In The Camel's Eye
  • Patti Smith - Gloria
  • The Clash - London Calling
  • The Cure - 10.15 Saturday Night
  • The Sound - I Can't Escape Myself
  • Wipers - Over The Edge
  • U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Tupelo
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Mercy Seat
  • Bruce Springsteen - The Ghost Of Tom Joad
  • R.E.M. - Drive
  • Pixies - Debaser
  • Guns 'N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle
  • Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
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