The most powerful first track of an album you have ever heard

A New Decade - The Verve

 

I'm surprised no one has mentioned "Personality Crisis" from The New York Dolls.

 

I wanna be adored. Stone roses

 

Good catch. Although queen is dead gets my vote....

 

"Sail Away" on Sail Away by Randy Newman is definitely up there for me, probably a top 5 opener.

 

Hold My Life - On 'Tim' by The Replacements

 

Rock and Roll is the second song. Black Dog perhaps?

 

Track #1 on Straight Up album

 

Technically it's the second track, but Ice-T's first song on his album POWER is POWER. That's my pick.

 

Track #1 on Wish You Were Here album

 

Speed King by Deep Purple

A full bore aural assault.

 

Yep! That's the one.

 

Lots of great openers listed here! A few more I really like include:

"Combination of the Two", Big Brother and the Holding Company, Cheap Thrills

"India", Psychedelic Furs (First US, self-titled)

"Freak Scene", Dinosaur Jr, Bug

 

Hot N Nasty ... Smokin. ...

 

Right you are. D'oh!

 

Mötorhead: Ace Of Spades

 

Black Sabbath (the song)
War Pigs
Sweet Leaf
Wheels of Confusion
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Hole in the Sky


Oh and
The Who-The Real Me (I'm not counting the waves sound effects)

 

I'd say the Stones, Zeppelin and Who have this nailed (my choice is the song remains the same or Baba oriley, with Gimmie Shelter and Rocks off close behind)

but a few others

what's Going On -Marvin Gaye
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Suspect device - stiff little fingers
Neon Knights - black sabbath
Am I evil - diamond head
lightning to the nations - diamond head
Highway to hell - ac/DC
Let's go crazy - prince
Sign o the times - prince
Magic Man - heart
Purple haze - hendrix
Hallo gallo - neu
Freddie Hubbard - backlash
Running with the devil - van Halen

All grab me and make me listen

 

Good one !....

 

YEP X 6 !

 

You most definitely beat me to it here !

And I agree with your interpretation of the song as well.

 

Let It Go Def Leppard

 

But now that you have, I will agree ...