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

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  1. Dave's SG2k

    Dave's SG2k Forum Resident

    Une Nuit A Paris : 10CC - The Original Soundtrack
     
    Dave's SG2k, Feb 10, 2016
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  2. gss

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    Allentown!

    I mean: man, that factory whistle. Right!?
     
    gss, Feb 10, 2016
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  3. Koabac

    Koabac Self-Titled

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    Costello has a lot of 'em:
    No Action
    Accidents Will Happen
    Beyond Belief (maybe my favorite)
    Uncomplicated

    Another personal favorite is "plainsong" off the Cure's Disintegration.
     
    Koabac, Feb 10, 2016
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  4. Stone Turntable

    Stone Turntable Independent Head

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    "Concrete Jungle"
     
    Stone Turntable, Feb 10, 2016
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  5. davenav

    davenav High Plains Grifter

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    Baba O'Reilly on Who's Next.
     
    davenav, Feb 10, 2016
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  6. c-eling

    c-eling They're made of light,We never would have guessed

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    Front line Assembly-The Final Impact 1992 off the top of my head
     
    c-eling, Feb 10, 2016
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  7. erniebert

    erniebert Shoe-string audiophile

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    "Hell's Bells" is a good opener.
     
    erniebert, Feb 10, 2016
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  8. JohnnyQuest

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    Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
     
    JohnnyQuest, Feb 10, 2016
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  9. sennj

    sennj I'm slower than I look...

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    Not sure if it is "the most powerful first track...ever..." but "Respectable Street" kicking of the mighty Black Sea spurred a life-long addiction to XTC--which is no bad thing in my book.
     
    sennj, Feb 10, 2016
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  10. Jerryb

    Jerryb Senior Member

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    Thunder Road-Born To Run
     
    Jerryb, Feb 10, 2016
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  11. RonBaker

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    "Taxman" from the Beatles' Revolver album.
     
    RonBaker, Feb 10, 2016
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  12. P(orF)

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    "My,My, Hey, Hey"

    in a neat trick, the electric version deserves consideration for most powerful closing track.
     
    P(orF), Feb 10, 2016
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  13. garymc

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    James Gang Rides Again, "Funk 49" has to be up there for me. Great song and the opening switching from one stereo channel to another blew my headphone listening 15 year old mind!

     
    garymc, Feb 10, 2016
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  14. aakko

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    aakko, Feb 10, 2016
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  15. Chris DeVoe

    Chris DeVoe RIP Vickie Mapes Williams (aka Equipoise)

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    Sat In Your Lap off the Kate Bush's album The Dreaming. The pounding, insistent drums made her intentions abundantly clear.

    Kate herself has called this her "She's gone mad" album. If so, the line between genius and madness is even thinner than we thought.

     
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    Chris DeVoe, Feb 10, 2016
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  16. ShawnX

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    Riot - Fire Down Under: Swords & Tequila
     
    ShawnX, Feb 10, 2016
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  17. bruce2

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    Turn Up the Night on Black Sabbath The Mob Rules. Maybe not the best song but I find it very powerful. The riff sounds titanic and has a sick chugging groove. Some of the songs others listed are great songs but don't strike me as powerful as the original poster asked for.
     
    bruce2, Feb 10, 2016
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  18. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

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    Remake/Remodel - Roxy Music
    Do The Strand - Roxy Music
     
    Moshe, Feb 10, 2016
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  19. tim185

    tim185 Forum Resident

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    OR Fight Fire with Fire, from Ride the Lightning. Both are absolute full frontal sonic assaults.
     
    tim185, Feb 10, 2016
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  20. Hail Vinyl!

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    Not sure about the connotations of the word "powerful" in this thread, but still want to share what in my opinion are the best debut tracks ever:

     
    Hail Vinyl!, Feb 10, 2016
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  21. Moshe

    Moshe "Silent in four languages."

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    Talk Talk - Talk Talk
     
    Moshe, Feb 10, 2016
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  22. yesstiles

    yesstiles Senior Member

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    That would be this one:

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    yesstiles, Feb 10, 2016
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  23. Henry Please

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    "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana, Nevermind 1991
     
    Henry Please, Feb 10, 2016
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  24. BayouTiger

    BayouTiger Forum Resident

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    I'm OK with Thunder Road, but I'll take the one on Live 1975-85 instead.

    I gotta go with School on COTC.
     
    BayouTiger, Feb 10, 2016
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  25. sassi

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    So What - Kind of Blue
     
    sassi, Feb 10, 2016
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