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Best opening song on a Pearl Jam album?

tcaporaletcaporale Posts: 1,577
edited July 2009 in The Porch
For me, it goes like this:

1. "Go"
2. "Life Wasted"
3. "Last Exit"
4. "Can't Keep"
5. "Sometimes"
6. "Brain of J."
7. "Once"
8. "Breakerfall"

I think they're all good songs, though. I wonder where "See My Friend" will rank, if it is indeed the first song on Backspacer.

What's your ranking?
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  • goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,633
    That's tricky.

    1. "Last Exit" - best opening track of any album EVER!

    All of the others are great openers and could all be joint second for me. If I had to choose, today it would be:

    2. "Once"
    3. "Go"
    4. "Life Wasted"
    5. "Sometimes"
    6. "Brain of J."
    7. "Can't Keep"
    8. "Breakerfall"
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Tough question.

    1. Go
    2. Once
    3. Brain of J
    4. Last Exit
    5. Breakerfall
    6. Life Wasted
    7. Sometimes
    8. Can't Keep
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  • Stephen FlowStephen Flow Posts: 3,327
    1. Last Exit
    2. Brain of J
    3. Go
    4. Breakerfall
    5. Sometimes
    6. Once
    7. Can't Keep
    8. Life Wasted
  • 1STmammal2wearPants1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,948
    Brain of J!!!! the fade out into Faithfull is fucking awesome too.
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  • Gons83Gons83 Posts: 1
    1. Go
    2. Brain of J
    3. Sometimes
    4. Once
    5. Last Exit
    6. Breakerfall
    7. Can't Keep
    8. Life Wasted
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    1. GO
    2. Last Exit
    3. Sometimes
    4. Life Wasted
    5. Brain of J
    6. Can't Keep
    7. Once
    8. Breakerfall
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  • Jstein1978Jstein1978 Posts: 548
    Cant Keep all the way.......the slow beginning that moves into a country-esqe landscape.....perfect for any album's opening track.....

    Moreover.....they should start every show with Cant Keep!
  • Drop The Leash 10Drop The Leash 10 Posts: 7,011
    1. Life Wasted
    2. Last Exit
    3. Breakerfall
    4. Once
    5. Go
    6. Sometimes
    7. Brain Of J
    8. Can't Keep
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  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    1. Last Exit
    2. Go
    3. Once
    4. Brain Of J
    5. Life Wasted
    6. Breakerfall
    7. Can't Keep
    8. Sometimes
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  • Ryan_WFCRyan_WFC Posts: 1,350
    Good question. The only ones I don't love are Breakerfall and Life Wasted.

    If I had to pick one, I guess it's Last Exit.
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    made him ... want to be everywhere
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  • intodeepintodeep Posts: 7,240
    Go
    once
    brain of j
    life wasted
    sometimes
    last exit
    breakerfall
    can't keep
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  • Bathgate66Bathgate66 Posts: 15,813
    i like cant keep
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  • icemanapicemanap Posts: 406
    Brain Of J
    Once
    Breakerfall
    Last Exit
    All Night (does this count if you count Lost Dogs?)
    Life Wasted
    Go
    Sometimes
    Can't Keep (If Lost Dogs doesn't count!)

    I have a special place for Brain Of J, was the first PJ song I heard after purchasing Yield which was my first PJ album.
    :D Rock on!!!! :D
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  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    GO.....just for understand again like the 1 time i heard how great is this bang....dont go on me now,,, 8-)
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  • serpent boyserpent boy Virginia Beach Posts: 372
    All great openers, but my favorites are:
    1.) Sometimes (my all-time favorite for any album!)
    2.) Breakerfall
    3.) Can't Keep
    4.) Last Exit
    5.) Life Wasted
    6.) Brain of J
    7.) Once
    8.) Go
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  • JP33JP33 Posts: 1,348
    Breakerfall
  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,610
    Go for the win!
    I will swallow poison
  • usernameusername Posts: 48
    Jstein1978 wrote:
    Cant Keep all the way.......the slow beginning that moves into a country-esqe landscape.....perfect for any album's opening track.....

    Moreover.....they should start every show with Cant Keep!

    Except for the ones that start with Release.
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    Niko80 wrote:
    Go for the win!
    great people there in Norway ;)
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • dreamweaverdreamweaver New York Posts: 722
    top 4
    sometimes
    go
    life wasted
    once

    bottom 4
    last exit
    brain of j
    breakerfall
    can't keep
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  • Kilgore_TroutKilgore_Trout Posts: 7,334
    go

    every opener is great though... hope backspacer opens with a rocker
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  • OceansJennyOceansJenny Manhattan, NY Posts: 3,398
    LAST EXIT X10000
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  • skyvalleyskyvalley Posts: 186
    maybe that startsong from the new album "see my friend"

    who knows...?
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  • dannydanny Posts: 2,279
    tcaporale wrote:
    For me, it goes like this:

    1. "Go"
    2. "Life Wasted"
    3. "Last Exit"
    4. "Can't Keep"
    5. "Sometimes"
    6. "Brain of J."
    7. "Once"
    8. "Breakerfall"

    I think they're all good songs, though. I wonder where "See My Friend" will rank, if it is indeed the first song on Backspacer.

    What's your ranking?


    its tough mine is probably
    last exit
    once
    breakerfall
    brain of jfk
    sometimes
    go
    cant keep
    life wasted
    danny d
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    sgossard3 wrote:
    go

    every opener is great though... hope backspacer opens with a rocker
    got point..
    "...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
    "..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
    “..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
  • Niko80Niko80 Posts: 1,610
    dimitrispearljam wrote:
    Niko80 wrote:
    Go for the win!
    great people there in Norway ;)

    You better believe it 8-)
    I will swallow poison
  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    Last Exit

    By far. It's one of their best songs, period. Then:

    Go
    Sometimes
    Breakerfall
    Once
    Brain of J
    Life Wasted
    Can't Keep

    Go into Animal is m favorite way for them to start a show though... talk about ass-kicking!
  • kineticjamkineticjam Posts: 154
    Tough one indeed! I'm going with Sometimes....opened up a whole new can of Pearl Jam with No Code!!!!!
  • Red_DotRed_Dot Posts: 1,454
    Go
    Last Exit
    Can’t Keep
    Brain of J
    Sometimes
    Once
    Life Wasted
    Breakerfall
    Take me for a ride before we leave...
  • embraceembrace Posts: 849
    BREAKERFALL!
    got a car...got some gas...oh let's get out of here-get out of here fast...
    I hope you get this message but your not home...I will be there in just a minute or so...
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