POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of Opening Track/Debut Album - FINAL

MedozK
MedozK Tennessee Posts: 9,212
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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 song with the most votes. We will then crown our CHAMPION.

Thanks again for playing.

R.E.M.: “Radio Free Europe” (Murmur) - Eliminated in Round 2
N.W.A.: “Straight Outta Compton” (Straight Outta Compton) - Eliminated in Round 3
Ramones: “Blitzkrieg Bop” (Ramones) - Eliminated in Round 4
Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil” (Van Halen)
Van Morrison: “Brown Eyed Girl” (Blowin’ Your Mind!) - Eliminated in Round 3
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) - Eliminated in Round 4

POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of Opening Track/Debut Album - FINAL 38 votes

Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
81%
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Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle"
18%
PoncierYefamickeyratHesCalledDyered243421Asterisk on the Streetrahjiim 7 votes
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  • jjflash
    jjflash Posts: 5,031
    edited January 2022
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    Welcome to the Jungle and Straight Outta Compton split the dubya :skull:

    ....speaking as a kid of the 80's, haha
  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    I prefer Runnin' with the Devil, but GnFnR deserves the win.
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  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    Running with the Devil is good but it sounds like the slightly more boring version of Welcome to the Jungle 
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    edited January 2022
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    Does this mean no more bitching about the songs that aren't here?

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  • mfc2006
    mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,491
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    No contest
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,538
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    easiest one of the whole series, in my opinion. 
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  • erebus
    erebus Posts: 617
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    They were all very solid debut songs
    Thought it would come down to GnR and NWA
    another great poll MedozK

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  • Poncier
    Poncier Posts: 17,894
    Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle"
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    easiest one of the whole series, in my opinion. 
    Yep. EVH >>>>>>>>Slash.
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  • ed243421
    ed243421 Posts: 7,735
    Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle"
    Poncier said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    easiest one of the whole series, in my opinion. 
    Yep. EVH >>>>>>>>Slash.

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  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    ed243421 said:
    Poncier said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    easiest one of the whole series, in my opinion. 
    Yep. EVH >>>>>>>>Slash.

    Have you been voting Jungle, every round?
    :lol:    
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  • dankind
    dankind Posts: 20,841
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    This one is tough. They both have very similar intros—killer riffs (slight edge goes to EVH), hitch-pitched vocals (Axl by a long shot)—both of which really announce the bands and paint our first picture of them. Obvious similarities in lyrical content as well. 

    There’s an element of danger to “Welcome to the Jungle,” whereas “Runnin’ with the Devil” is more unbridled hedonism.

    Both monumentally helped to reshape the hard rock genre. 

    Still thinking….
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  • ed243421
    ed243421 Posts: 7,735
    Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle"
    F Me In The Brain said:
    ed243421 said:
    Poncier said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    easiest one of the whole series, in my opinion. 
    Yep. EVH >>>>>>>>Slash.

    Have you been voting Jungle, every round?
    :lol:    
    Guess I know what song I'm playing whenever I'm Ina car with you!

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    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
    WORCESTER 10-16-13
    HARTFORD 10-25-13









  • ed243421
    ed243421 Posts: 7,735
    Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle"
    dankind said:
    This one is tough. They both have very similar intros—killer riffs (slight edge goes to EVH), hitch-pitched vocals (Axl by a long shot)—both of which really announce the bands and paint our first picture of them. Obvious similarities in lyrical content as well. 

    There’s an element of danger to “Welcome to the Jungle,” whereas “Runnin’ with the Devil” is more unbridled hedonism.

    Both monumentally helped to reshape the hard rock genre. 

    Still thinking….

    The whole world will be different soon... - EV
    RED ROCKS 6-19-95
    AUGUSTA 9-26-96
    MANSFIELD 9-15-98
    BOSTON 9-29-04
    BOSTON 5-25-06
    MANSFIELD 6-30-08
    EV SOLO BOSTON 8-01-08
    BOSTON 5-17-10
    EV SOLO BOSTON 6-16-11
    PJ20 9-3-11
    PJ20 9-4-11
    WRIGLEY 7-19-13
    WORCESTER 10-15-13
    WORCESTER 10-16-13
    HARTFORD 10-25-13









  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,498
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    Poncier said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    easiest one of the whole series, in my opinion. 
    Yep. EVH >>>>>>>>Slash.
    Man Slash is one hell of a blues guitarist though.  They are just different.  Both are great, one changed the face of music and the other is a really, really great guitarist.
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,498
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    This was tough.  Reason for voting out VH was because Jungle is a smash mouth song.  Sports teams still use it when you enter their arenas.  Devil doesn't get that kind of love.
  • Johnny Abruzzo
    Johnny Abruzzo Philly Posts: 12,391
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    EVH is an unreal guitar player but this band just didn't make that many super-great songs. (ducks)
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  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,538
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    I actually liked Van Hager better than Van Roth (ducks even further)
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  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,498
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I actually liked Van Hager better than Van Roth (ducks even further)
    I am definitely flinging tomatoes!!!
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,538
    Van Halen: “Runnin’ with the Devil”
    tempo_n_groove said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    I actually liked Van Hager better than Van Roth (ducks even further)
    I am definitely flinging tomatoes!!!
    I just prefer "serious" music over "fun" music. that's all. 
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  • mickeyrat
    mickeyrat Posts: 44,551
    Guns N' Roses: "Welcome to the Jungle"
    been clear since this finals poll was posted.
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