Best opener on a PJ album

let the song protest
let the song protest Posts: 200
edited September 2009 in The Porch
So now that we have 9 albums to pick from (we'll go with proper studio discs only), what song do you think is the best opener for any of the band's albums?

Once
Go
Last Exit
Sometimes
Brain of J
Breakerfall
Can't Keep
Life Wasted
Gonna See My Friend

I'm finding this really difficult! Once is a classic, but it's not my favorite of their opening tracks. Always had a soft spot for Last Exit, but with time it's receded a bit. Go is another stone cold classic, hard to argue against it. Breakerfall and Brain of J get me pumped! Sometimes stands out as the most subdued track here, and it has some of my favorite lyrics. Life Wasted rocks and Gonna See My Friend is another great opener...this is too tough.

I think as much as I love Sometimes and Breakerfall, I'll go with GO. Until I change my mind later :mrgreen:
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  • JM144705
    JM144705 Philadelphia Posts: 457
    my small self wrote:
    So now that we have 9 albums to pick from (we'll go with proper studio discs only), what song do you think is the best opener for any of the band's albums?

    Once
    Go
    Last Exit
    Sometimes
    Brain of J
    Breakerfall
    Can't Keep
    Life Wasted
    Gonna See My Friend

    I'm finding this really difficult! Once is a classic, but it's not my favorite of their opening tracks. Always had a soft spot for Last Exit, but with time it's receded a bit. Go is another stone cold classic, hard to argue against it. Breakerfall and Brain of J get me pumped! Sometimes stands out as the most subdued track here, and it has some of my favorite lyrics. Life Wasted rocks and Gonna See My Friend is another great opener...this is too tough.

    I think as much as I love Sometimes and Breakerfall, I'll go with GO. Until I change my mind later :mrgreen:

    I am gonna have to go with "sometimes"! But can't fight with almost any pick. Now ranking them would be real hard!
  • LukinFan
    LukinFan Florida Posts: 29,134
    my top two:

    Sometimes
    Brain of J
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  • let the song protest
    let the song protest Posts: 200
    JM144705 wrote:
    my small self wrote:
    So now that we have 9 albums to pick from (we'll go with proper studio discs only), what song do you think is the best opener for any of the band's albums?

    Once
    Go
    Last Exit
    Sometimes
    Brain of J
    Breakerfall
    Can't Keep
    Life Wasted
    Gonna See My Friend

    I'm finding this really difficult! Once is a classic, but it's not my favorite of their opening tracks. Always had a soft spot for Last Exit, but with time it's receded a bit. Go is another stone cold classic, hard to argue against it. Breakerfall and Brain of J get me pumped! Sometimes stands out as the most subdued track here, and it has some of my favorite lyrics. Life Wasted rocks and Gonna See My Friend is another great opener...this is too tough.

    I think as much as I love Sometimes and Breakerfall, I'll go with GO. Until I change my mind later :mrgreen:

    I am gonna have to go with "sometimes"! But can't fight with almost any pick. Now ranking them would be real hard!


    Yeah, that would be impossible for me! I LOVE LOVE Sometimes - seeing Ed do it solo twice on the last solo tour was a real thrill. Go, Sometimes, Breakerfall, Brain of J...they all rock.
  • let the song protest
    let the song protest Posts: 200
    Also, as far as Sometimes goes - how great is it when Sometimes ends and Hail Hail comes blasting in? That's my favorite transition from one song to another on a PJ album. Okay, another post subject for another time, maybe :D

    Of course that segue is part of what makes Sometimes such a killer opener. I'm rethinking my Go choice now. I'm going to say it's a tie b/w Go and Sometimes.
  • rival.
    rival. Chicago Posts: 7,775
    LukinFan wrote:
    my top two:

    Sometimes
    Brain of J

    im gonna go with this. too hard to pick just one.
  • Dipshit1982
    Dipshit1982 Posts: 109
    Last Exit and it's not even close.
  • PJ-Cubs
    PJ-Cubs Posts: 3,380
    For me it has to be Life Wasted. That song rocks hard. Hopefully, I will hear it live one day.
  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    In order of brilliance (most brilliant to least brilliant):

    Last Exit
    Brain of J
    Go
    Gonna See My Friend
    Sometimes
    Breakerfall
    Can't Keep
    Life Wasted
    Once
  • Ledbetterman10
    Ledbetterman10 Posts: 17,037
    GO
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  • TallGuyCM
    TallGuyCM Posts: 328
    Go, without a doubt.
  • stuartrdr
    stuartrdr Posts: 74
    My picks will be Go and Sometimes
  • just dave
    just dave Posts: 260
    why does once suck? no one picked it.
  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    just dave wrote:
    why does once suck? no one picked it.

    Just not feeling the song like I used to........one of the few PJ songs that hasnt aged well for me. I think its the lyrics

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