POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of Opening Track/Debut Album - Round 3

MedozK
MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
edited January 2022 in Other Music
Hope everyone is having fun with these WEAKEST LINK polls. With the new poll we will decide the best "Opening Track on a Debut Album". For these artist this was usually the VERY first track anyone heard of them. So with this one I came up with 10 for us to debate about and choose from.

Disclaimer: I know there are thousands of great debut albums with with great opening tracks, I could not include them all and I want to be the first to say I am sorry for not including your favorite. These are just the ones that came to my mind.

Remember you are going to pick the song that you think is the "Weakest Link" after 2 days I remove the 2 songs with the most votes. We will then move on to Round 4.

Thanks again for playing.

R.E.M.: “Radio Free Europe” (Murmur) - Eliminated in Round 2
N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
Ramones: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones)
Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil” (Van Halen)
Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
The Velvet Underground: “Sunday Morning” (The Velvet Underground & Nico) - Eliminated in Round 2
Boston: “More Than A Feeling” (Boston) - Eliminated in Round 1
Beastie Boys: "Rhymin & Stealin" (Licensed To Ill) - Eliminated in Round 1
Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle" (Appetite for Destruction)
Violent Femmes: "Blister in the Sun" (Violent Femmes)

POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of Opening Track/Debut Album - Round 3 42 votes

N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
19%
goldrushmickeyratpledgeagrievanceAsterisk on the Streetjeff2040brianluxOffSheGoes35HughFreakingDillon 8 votes
Ramones: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones)
14%
pjhawksGibsonjwhjr17erebusbrewdog1231ThoughtKnown 6 votes
Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil” (Van Halen)
11%
cutzmadtowndavejjflashWalking the miles23scidoo 5 votes
Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
38%
2-feign-reluctancePonciermfc2006BIGDaddyWiltbergsDewieCoxGlowGirldankindAbe FromanGern BlansteneeriepadaveF Me In The BrainHobbestempo_n_grooveCropduster-80hihobibo 16 votes
Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle" (Appetite for Destruction)
2%
ed243421 1 vote
Violent Femmes: "Blister in the Sun" (Violent Femmes)
14%
mcgruff10YefaRP112579Johnny AbruzzoBLACK35joe159 6 votes
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  • hihobibo
    hihobibo Tampa, FL Posts: 1,140
    Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
    To me, the first track should set the tone for the album, and Brown Eyed Girl just isn't a track that makes me want to listen to the rest of the album. It will be a lot harder to choose after this round, though. Everything else is a great opener.
  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Ramones: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones)
    I’m sure Brown Eyed Girl will be eliminated this round. 
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
    I have a feeling that this round isn't going to go my way. Crap dammit.
  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
    Just going to keep my vote the same as last time
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
    Let's try this AGAIN people. 
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  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
    This is getting a bit like an oldies radio station, this song just won’t go away 
  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,462
    Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
    Cropduster-80 said:
    This is getting a bit like an oldies radio station, this song just won’t go away 
    There are so many better songs by him and by other artists in that era of music. But we're talking album openers here so...

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
    OffSheGoes35 said:
    I have a feeling that this round isn't going to go my way. Crap dammit.

    You're not alone!
    After I get done beating on the brat, I'm gonna go down to the basement, sniff some Carbona (not glue), and rock out to "Blitzkrieg Bop"!
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  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Cropduster-80 said:
    This is getting a bit like an oldies radio station, this song just won’t go away 
    There are so many better songs by him and by other artists in that era of music. But we're talking album openers here so...

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    Let's meander...play some oldies!

    https://youtu.be/h9nE2spOw_o
  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Cropduster-80 said:
    This is getting a bit like an oldies radio station, this song just won’t go away 
    There are so many better songs by him and by other artists in that era of music. But we're talking album openers here so...

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    I mean this song is sticking around here the same way it does on radio playlists.  Your right there are better options from that era yet brown eyed girl is always in constant rotation at the expense of a lot of other stuff 
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
    https://youtu.be/nt5uNQ3FXRI
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,499
    Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
    You can tell the non hip hop fans...
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
    tempo_n_groove said:
    You can tell the non hip hop fans...

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    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
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  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil” (Van Halen)
    Love this song but it's the shortest straw compared to the other remaining giants 
  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    edited January 2022
    Ramones: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones)
    Just going on preference now...I think all of these hit the world like a firehouse to the face.
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,546
    N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
    still want to see this movie though
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  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    Ramones: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones)
    tempo_n_groove said:
    You can tell the non hip hop fans...
    There isn’t much hip hop I like. A small town kid in northern Canada doesn’t identify with the “streets”.  Most of it was nonsense to me. 
    But some of it did have an impact, NWA was one, mostly because this album ROCKED. 
  • OffSheGoes35
    OffSheGoes35 Posts: 3,517
    N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton)
    tempo_n_groove said:
    You can tell the non hip hop fans...
    and I'm okay with that.
  • 23scidoo
    23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 20,000
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil” (Van Halen)
    2-feign-reluctance said:
    Let's try this AGAIN people. 

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  • tbergs
    tbergs Posts: 10,426
    Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!)
    My lord, this song. 3rd times the charm.
    It's a hopeless situation...
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