Album Openers: Kick in the Balls?

[x1onexwo1fx]

i remember someone somewhere saying something about how Thursday's albums' opening tracks tend to be a kick in the balls. any other albums like this? go.

Thursday - For The Workforce, Drowning (War All The Time)
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post vids, if possible

[Pat k]

Concubine, Angel of Death, Acceptable Violence, Misery

[xJesusFreakx]

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[x1onexwo1fx]

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i guess the phrase "kick in the balls" is up for interpretation. when i heard that track, i was like "ugh, how did i ever like this chick?" definitely a kick in the balls.

[takkuri]

Resuscitation of a Dead Man is such a kickass opener.

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best opening song ever.

[xJesusFreakx]

i guess the phrase "kick in the balls" is up for interpretation. when i heard that track, i was like "ugh, how did i ever like this chick?" definitely a kick in the balls.

I hated it at first, but I've grown to enjoy it. While I prefer the acoustic pop sound on her first album, she's definitely the most comfortable and at her best with these kind of spunky pop anthems.

[SlappedActor]

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[cshadows2887]

Paramore - For a Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic

[Brand-new-123]

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[Brokenhill]

Does it have to be right off the bat?

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[x1onexwo1fx]

Does it have to be right off the bat?

i don't know exactly what you're asking. if the song comes after an instrumental opener, then i guess that's okay.

[Brokenhill]

i don't know exactly what you're asking. if the song comes after an instrumental opener, then i guess that's okay.

Like "For the Workforce Drowning" is instant loud/obnoxious riffage...but the 2 I posted have 10 sec. build ups, or short intros.

[x1onexwo1fx]

Like "For the Workforce Drowning" is instant loud/obnoxious riffage...but the 2 I posted have 10 sec. build ups, or short intros.

obnoxious? :nono:

i haven't gotten to listening to yours yet, but judging from that description, that's totally acceptable. i'd say Brand New's "Vices" is also a kick in the balls, and that starts out as a sampling of another song.

[Brokenhill]

obnoxious? :nono:

i haven't gotten to listening to yours yet, but judging from that description, that's totally acceptable. i'd say Brand New's "Vices" is also a kick in the balls, and that starts out as a sampling of another song.

You took me the wrong way =P
Thursday is my 2nd favorite band, and 'WATT' is my 2nd favorite album of theirs...the opener is amazing. Obnoxious isn't always a bad thing.

[Stavie Steelo]

i remember someone somewhere saying something about how Thursday's albums' opening tracks tend to be a kick in the balls. any other albums like this? go.

Thursday - For The Workforce, Drowning (War All The Time)
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post vids, if possible
That is the best Thursday song I love that song. By kick in the balls do you mean that as a good or bad thing? If good than Calling All Skeltons by Alkaline Trio and Dumpweed by Blink 182 along with Anthem Pt 2 By Blink 182 again

[x1onexwo1fx]

That is the best Thursday song I love that song. By kick in the balls do you mean that as a good or bad thing? If good than Calling All Skeltons by Alkaline Trio and Dumpweed by Blink 182 along with Anthem Pt 2 By Blink 182 again

one dude posted an Avril song, off of her worst album by far. i know he probably did it as a joke, but still, "kick in the balls" is definitely up for interpretation, though i'm hoping to hear some good stuff from this thread.

[Brand-new-123]

one dude posted an Avril song, off of her worst album by far. i know he probably did it as a joke, but still, "kick in the balls" is definitely up for interpretation, though i'm hoping to hear some good stuff from this thread.
He legitimately enjoys her music.

[vivatoto56]

Wow.

This was harder then I thought. . .Most albums with crazy starts begin with an intro.

Good call on Thursday though.

I'm going with Silverstein "A Great Fire"

And it ends up I'm fucking retarded and have no idea how to get the embedded code to work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLAdyHfyCws

[xJesusFreakx]

"My Happy Ending" is my favorite Avril Lavigne song, but The Best Damn Thing is better than Under My Skin. It's harder to take in one sitting if I'm not in the mood for that kind of bratty bubblegum pop, but it's definitely the kind of music she's best at. As for "Girlfriend," I think it's instrumentally a great opening track. Really grabs your attention and pulls you in.

[x1onexwo1fx]

He legitimately enjoys her music.

i can tell, but i think he still intended it as a joke on the phrase "kick in the balls."

edit:

"My Happy Ending" is my favorite Avril Lavigne song, but The Best Damn Thing is better than Under My Skin. It's harder to take in one sitting if I'm not in the mood for that kind of bratty bubblegum pop, but it's definitely the kind of music she's best at. As for "Girlfriend," I think it's instrumentally a great opening track. Really grabs your attention and pulls you in.

i see. interesting perspective you got there.

[Cuddleworthy]

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[vivatoto56]

I like "Why" from Avril Lavigne. . .

[only the clouds]

36 Crazyfists - "I'll Go Until My Heart Stops" is basically the definition of this thread

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[Daigle lol]

Glassjaw - Tip Your Bartender.. that song kicks my ass everytime

[The Indigo]

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[showyourteeth]

my favorite opening track:


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[tbone0329]

id say an old school kick in the balls is Baba O'Riley

[HometownHero]

This Is Twice Now - Lydia. Pulls you right in

[Chromefox]

I don't think it qualifies as "kick in the balls", but Leslie Anne Levine is the best track on Castaways and Cutouts (Decemberists).

[SSLYBY]

Tell that mick, from tttyg is pretty obvious.

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[x1onexwo1fx]

This Is Twice Now - Lydia. Pulls you right in

not sure if i'd call it a kick in the balls, but i do love that song.

[Momo32T]

Acceptance- Take Cover (Phantoms)
Brand New- Vices (Daisy)

[HCO SF 87]

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/thread.

[HometownHero]

not sure if i'd call it a kick in the balls, but i do love that song.

I feel like the term "kick in the balls" is subjective. That song, especially the opening, floors me every time and just knocks the wind out of me. So good

[x1onexwo1fx]

I feel like the term "kick in the balls" is subjective. That song, especially the opening, floors me every time and just knocks the wind out of me. So good

yeah, i totally agree. that song got me hooked on lydia. just saying i don't consider it a kick in the balls, hence the subjective-ness of the phrase.

edit: what i was implying was, i was surprised lydia was even mentioned in this thread. i can't stop you or anyone else from posting things that i don't agree are kick in the balls. i'm actually enjoying the multiple interpretations of the phrase so far.

[greenteaallday]

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always a favorite opener

[HometownHero]

yeah, i totally agree. that song got me hooked on lydia. just saying i don't consider it a kick in the balls, hence the subjective-ness of the phrase.

Kinda off topicish but am I the only one who thinks the piano in the beginning of the song sounds like the opening to Beauty & The Beast?

[nathaniel]

The Chariot -- "Teach" from Wars and Rumors of Wars

[x1onexwo1fx]

blew my fucking mind when i first bought this and listened to it with headphones

always a favorite opener

that glassjaw track was already mentioned in the thread, but without the video. thanks!

[LastDeclaration]

Say Anything - Skinny, Mean Man
Brand New - Vices
Finch - Insomniatic Meat
Glassjaw - Tip Your Bartender
Yellowcard - The Takedown
The Starting Line - Direction
He Is Legend - The Seduction
Head Automatica - At the Speed of a Yellow Bullet
Eminem - White America
Underoath - In Regards to Myself

[signal to noise]

Thursday - pretty much all their openers
Sparta - Cut Your Ribbon (!!!!!!!)
Glassjaw - Tip Your Bartender
Story of the Year - And The Hero Will Drown
Converge - Concubine, Darkhorse
Thrice - Kill Me Quickly
Reggie And The Full Effect - What The Hell Is Contempt
At The Drive In - Arcasenal
The Bled - Red Wedding
Bleed The Dream - Legends Die
Comeback Kid - False Idles Fall
Brand New - Vices
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Panasonic Youth
envy - Chain Wandering Deeply
Refused - Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull
Every Time I Die - Romeo A Go-Go
The Fall of Troy - I Just Got This Symphony Goin
Fear Before The March of Flames - Hey Kid I'm A Computer...
Hot Cross - Prepare Repair
Hot Water Music - Remedy
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Norma Jean - The Entire World Is Counting on Me...
Rufio - Above Me
The Sleeping - You'll Be A Corpse Before Your Time

haha good thread, I was scrolling my iTunes to remind myself of my favorite kickass openers. I LOVE big opening tracks.

[heyguys123]

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[DaWeevil]

Cygnus....Vismund Cygnus - The Mars Volta (Doesn't get the whole track as it's nearly 13 minutes long, and it's not the best quality, but oh well.)

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[AussieBoy]

parkway drive - gimme a d

[voncorn]

Jeromes Dream - This Is For Baby Fat
Botch - To Our Friends In The Great White North
Cave In - Moral Eclipse
Cave In - Jupiter
Cynic - Veil of Maya
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Sugar Coated Sour
Fear Before The March Of Flames - Hey Kid, I'm A Computer, Stop All The Downloading
Nine Inch Nails - Mr. Self Destruct
Nine Inch Nails - Somewhat Damaged
The Get Up Kids - Holiday
Helmet - In The Meantime
My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow
The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Don't Get Blood On My Prada Shoes
Poison The Well - Ghostchant
Poison The Well - Letter Thing
United Nations - The Spinning Heart Of The Yo-Yo Lobby

[trevorshmevor]

Awesome thread topic. The first song should always kick you in the balls in my opinion, and it's what I generally look forward to when a new record comes out.

That being said, two great ones in my opinion would be:

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and

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[CalRahhh]

The Ghost of a Thousand - Moved By Mountains, Dreamt of by the Sea
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Converge - Dark Horse
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[mike'smannequin]

vices

[the seventeenth]

are we talking kick in the balls good, or kick in the balls bad? If good, The intro to A Sylit Drive's opener to Prelude To A Dream off of their latest album Adelphia. The album isn't great but an amazing choice for an opener.

[troubledbyinsects]

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i see the world in a swirl of hueeeessss

[saveferris]

Right Where We Left Off- NFG, Bleed American-Jimmy Eat World,

[saveferris]

The Party Scene by All Time Low, This Is How We Do- All Time Low, Dumpweed-Blink 182, It's Far Better To Learn-Saosin, The Downfall of us all- ADTR, Pretty much all of Thursday's openers, Fed To Death- Say Anything, there's more i'll think of later

[troubledbyinsects]

others

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[TravelingBySea]

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[SophGod]

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[only the clouds]

Can't believe I forgot to mention Thrice - "Firebreather." Huuuge song.

[justlikehoney]

Fear Before - Drowning the Old Hag
Saetia - Notres Langue Nous Trompes
Alkaline Trio - Cringe, Private Eye
Botch - Hutton's Great Heat Engine
Thrice - Cold Cash, Firebreather
Converge - Last Light, Heartache
TDEP - Panasonic Youth
Metallica - Battery
Architects - Early Grave
Bloc Party - Song for Clay, Ares
Mastodon - Crusher Destroyer
Refused - Rather be Dead
NIN - Wish
Planes Mistaken for Stars - Leveless, Belly Full of Hell
Saves the Day - All-Star Me

[wall e]

Eye of the Storm - Blindside
Fast Forward to 2012 - ADTR
Checklist - Big D and the Kids Table
Vices- Brand New
Walls - Emery
Tell That Mick etc - Fall Out Boy
Don't Ever Tell Locke - Moneen
Intro - New Found Glory
And The Hero Will Drown - Story Of The Year
Guitarmy - The Blood Brothers
Death By Fire - Therefore I Am
Kill Me Quickly - Thrice
In Regards To Myself - Underoath
Atoms Smash - Weatherbox

[Numero10]

Great Expectations - The Gaslight Anthem, from the 59 Sound

[Chris92]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1849350059335984760&ei=q7CKS6T5N5fsqAKos8XJCw&q=glassjaw+pretty+lush+official&view=3#

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWZg1_y6N4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPudiBR15mk

FTW.

[x1onexwo1fx]

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FTW.

fixed.

[hitormiss92]

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Get your cajones kicked

[Neo Cassady]

Walls - Emery

This.

[squared82]

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I'm pretty sure Copeland has never given anyone a "kick in the balls."

[Hagysaurus Rex]

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[troubledbyinsects]

I'm pretty sure Copeland has never given anyone a "kick in the balls."
i really don't give a shit, they're good opening songs.

[katiebobatie]

vices

yup yup, pretty kick in the ballish

[wall e]

This.

That.

[Brand-new-123]

I'm pretty sure Copeland has never given anyone a "kick in the balls."
Aaron Marsh nailed me right after a show one time.

[Chris92]

fixed.
Thanks man

[Chris92]

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Good call on the Rise Against. I though about that. And about Flogging Molly.
And 'Welcome to the Jungle" has one of the best rock&roll intros of all time.

[Hagysaurus Rex]

Acceptance- Take Cover (Phantoms)
Brand New- Vices (Daisy)

If my eardrums had a big ole hairy pair of balls hanging from them, they would have been so kicked the first time i heard this. I had high quality earphones on, and it was way too loud for the screaming that i didn't know was coming.

[Hagysaurus Rex]

Aaron Marsh nailed me right after a show one time.

That sounds like a hot, gay time.

[Stavie Steelo]

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/thread.
That is a great one I love that song.

[andrew_upto11]

La Dispute-Future Wars

[flask]

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Get your cajones kicked

lol

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pretty much every Converge album opener. Roman Holiday and No Son Of Mine by Every Time I die.
and I couldn't find a video of it, but Hutton's Great Heat Engine by Botch is sooooo good.

[lbopm]

I'm pretty sure Copeland has never given anyone a "kick in the balls."


amen

[Stavie Steelo]

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[mike'smannequin]

no son of mine- every time i die

[x1onexwo1fx]

what, no love for litsos?

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[Macbeth.]

Vices, You Know How I Do, and Downfall Of Us All

however, much more importantly:

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[Stavie Steelo]

Vices, You Know How I Do, and Downfall Of Us All

however, much more importantly:

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Song is awesome good pick

[oneletteraway]

From Autumn to Ashes-The After Dinner Payback
Green Day-Burnout
Avenged Sevenfold-Unholy Confessions
Blink-182-Feeling This
BFMV-Her Voice Resides
Lamb of God-Laid to Rest
RATM-Bombtrack
Slipknot-People=Shit
+44-Lycanthrope

[neo506]

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/thread

[Protested Hero]

Fast Forward To 2012 - ADTR
Cold Cash and Colder Hearts - Thrice
Vices - Brand New
Pretty Lush - Glassjaw
Tip Your Bartender - Glassjaw
Bloodmeat - Protest The Hero
2009 - The Swellers

[Gwytherspoon]

Thursday - pretty much all their openers
Sparta - Cut Your Ribbon (!!!!!!!)
Glassjaw - Tip Your Bartender
Story of the Year - And The Hero Will Drown
Converge - Concubine, Darkhorse
Thrice - Kill Me Quickly
Reggie And The Full Effect - What The Hell Is Contempt
At The Drive In - Arcasenal
The Bled - Red Wedding
Bleed The Dream - Legends Die
Comeback Kid - False Idles Fall
Brand New - Vices
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Panasonic Youth
envy - Chain Wandering Deeply
Refused - Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull
Every Time I Die - Romeo A Go-Go
The Fall of Troy - I Just Got This Symphony Goin
Fear Before The March of Flames - Hey Kid I'm A Computer...
Hot Cross - Prepare Repair
Hot Water Music - Remedy
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Norma Jean - The Entire World Is Counting on Me...
Rufio - Above Me
The Sleeping - You'll Be A Corpse Before Your Time

haha good thread, I was scrolling my iTunes to remind myself of my favorite kickass openers. I LOVE big opening tracks.

yes!

[Sloth7]

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And it's been said a lot, but "Concubine" by Converge is nearly the perfect answer to this thread's question.

Also, "Panasonic Youth" by Dillinger Escape Plan, and "Pretty Lush" by Glassjaw.

[philbylink]

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[ohitsmark]

Thursday - pretty much all their openers
Sparta - Cut Your Ribbon (!!!!!!!)
Glassjaw - Tip Your Bartender
Story of the Year - And The Hero Will Drown
Converge - Concubine, Darkhorse
Thrice - Kill Me Quickly
Reggie And The Full Effect - What The Hell Is Contempt
At The Drive In - Arcasenal
The Bled - Red Wedding
Bleed The Dream - Legends Die
Comeback Kid - False Idles Fall
Brand New - Vices
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Panasonic Youth
envy - Chain Wandering Deeply
Refused - Worms of the Senses/Faculties of the Skull
Every Time I Die - Romeo A Go-Go
The Fall of Troy - I Just Got This Symphony Goin
Fear Before The March of Flames - Hey Kid I'm A Computer...
Hot Cross - Prepare Repair
Hot Water Music - Remedy
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Norma Jean - The Entire World Is Counting on Me...
Rufio - Above Me
The Sleeping - You'll Be A Corpse Before Your Time

haha good thread, I was scrolling my iTunes to remind myself of my favorite kickass openers. I LOVE big opening tracks.

Thank you! Can't believe I had to go that many pages to find this.

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No one will top this example.

[joeag1985]

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Just topped it.

[kbi the crowing]

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Just topped it.

these guys put on an amazing performance

[tommy's ghost]

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[Stavie Steelo]

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[VeryWittyName]

The Resistance - Anberlin
ShutTheFuckUppercut - The Blackout
Hail Destroyer - Cancer Bats
Grand Unification Pt. 1 - Fightstar
Painkiller - Judas Priest
Fisticuffs - Kids In Glass Houses
Given Up - Linkin Park
Dstryr/Dstryr - Lostprophets
Belt - Say Anything
Look Alive - We Are the Ocean

Just a few that I don't think have been mentioned yet :)

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And the very best...


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[Nick860]

The Ritialin Conspiracy- The Flaming Tsunamis :-)

[re7ard1337]

mewithoutyou - bullet to binary

yes.

[Debut_Fin]

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every fucking time.

[UnderMyDreams]

blink-182 - Dumpweed, Anthem Part II
All Time Low - Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Box Car Racer - I Feel So
Brand New - Vices
The Dangerous Summer - Where I Want to Be
Fall Out Boy - Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name..., Thriller
The Gaslight Anthem - Great Expectations
Good Charlotte - Little Things
Mayday Parade - Jamie All Over
Midtown - Just Rock and Roll
The Movielife - Walking on Glass
New Found Glory - Understatement
Set Your Goals - This Will be the Death of Us
Red Car Wire - Timing Just Isn't Your Thing

[Stavie Steelo]

blink-182 - Dumpweed, Anthem Part II
All Time Low - Coffee Shop Soundtrack
Box Car Racer - I Feel So
Brand New - Vices
The Dangerous Summer - Where I Want to Be
Fall Out Boy - Our Lawyer Made Us Change The Name..., Thriller
The Gaslight Anthem - Great Expectations
Good Charlotte - Little Things
Mayday Parade - Jamie All Over
Midtown - Just Rock and Roll
The Movielife - Walking on Glass
New Found Glory - Understatement
Set Your Goals - This Will be the Death of Us
Red Car Wire - Timing Just Isn't Your Thing

Probably my favorite NFG song good pick.

[TravelingBySea]

Forgot about this one

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[NegativeCreep]

This is digging back into my death metal days...

But i always thought this was like, the most intense way to open an album.

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[domotime2]

id like to play but im having a hard time coming up with a definition for "kick in the balls"....explain?

[whiterussian]

Lots of amazing music being mentioned, but people aren't getting kicked in the balls by most of it.

I'm taking the ball kicking = immediate face melting interpretation.

This has already been posted a while back but:

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If you ever get this CD like I did, you know that start catches you unprepared every time.

[Jaimehere]

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If you want to start the moshing right away

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Likewise with deathcard

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The intro and song to start the windmilling, most evil intro into song I have ever heard

[boomerangslang]

I think this kind of falls under the "kick in the balls" category.

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[owiseone35]

Eminem-Public Service Announcement/Kill You

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Beastie Boys- Rhymin' and Stealin'

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Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit

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[Burn_Burn_Burn]

Any opening track to an Every Time I Die album.

[bentleyj98]

Tell that mick, from tttyg is pretty obvious.
This

[drewinseries]

Coheed - In Keeping Secrets, Welcome Home

[SKooT]

Glassjaw - Tip Your Bartender.. that song kicks my ass everytime

First thing I thought of.

[x1onexwo1fx]

id like to play but im having a hard time coming up with a definition for "kick in the balls"....explain?

i think an opener that's a kick in the balls is a song that floors you every time you hear it, whether it's a fast moshing song or a slower but heavily emotional song. it's really all up for interpretation, though, so whatever you think is a kick in the balls is fine.

[domotime2]

i think an opener that's a kick in the balls is a song that floors you every time you hear it, whether it's a fast moshing song or a slower but heavily emotional song. it's really all up for interpretation, though, so whatever you think is a kick in the balls is fine.
so...haha in a good way? right...not like..

kick in the balls 'i was expecting something great...and then i got a kick in the balls because the first song was such a let down"..

but i think u mean in a good way

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[x1onexwo1fx]

so...haha in a good way? right...not like..

kick in the balls 'i was expecting something great...and then i got a kick in the balls because the first song was such a let down"..

but i think u mean in a good way

as i said before, i expect to hear some good stuff from this thread. but if you want to post something so bad that it was a kick in the balls, that's fine, too.

[Nardes]

REALLY?! This isn't on here yet? The best for me is,
Ace Enders & A Million Different People- Reintroduction

Ace hits the gamut of emotion in the song, and I love it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=f3M4B293FHc&v=DyBlFWN8BnM

Also...
Relient K - Kick-Off

http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=t_I2uo1WJ1o&v=i3yAtWhttp://absolutepunk.net/editpost.php?do=editpost&p=62908202WlvFI

[tyramail]

i would say bloodmeat by protest the hero.

[Daigle lol]

Any opening track to an Every Time I Die album.

Romeo A Go Go is the definition of a kick to the balls. Holy shit.

[aoftbsten]

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[R3ality]

And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman - Dance Gavin Dance
The Best Mistake - Kiss Kiss
Image Of The Invisible - Thrice
Act I: Chasing Suns - The Sound of Animals Fighting

Edit- almost forgot this

The Past Should Stay Dead - Emarosa

Definitely reeled me in with each opener.

[Shane Standlea]

Face Yourself - Misery Signals

[troubledbyinsects]

And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman - Dance Gavin Dance
The Best Mistake - Kiss Kiss
Image Of The Invisible - Thrice
Act I: Chasing Suns - The Sound of Animals Fighting

Edit- almost forgot this

The Past Should Stay Dead - Emarosa

Definitely reeled me in with each opener.

YES on Act I: Chasing Suns. such a good song.

[Chris92]

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every fucking time.
Hellzyeah.

[x1onexwo1fx]

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wanted the intro in there. disregard the video if anime isn't your thing or if anime is your thing and you haven't seen the evangelion series/movie yet.

[hobointhenite]

provoke- the ghost inside
super bitchiin

[alexxxisonfire]

my favorite opening track:


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yes!!

[Hindividual]

Seriously? Nine pages and I'm the first one to mention Bad Religion?
They just know how to start off their albums.

Incomplete (from Stranger than Fiction)
Modern Man (From Against the Grain)
Supersonic (from The Process of Belief)
and don't even get me started on Generator. That song is just...wow.

[heyguys123]

andrew wk - it's time to party
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bigwig - a war inside
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bouncing souls - the gold song
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dead to me - by the throat
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d4 - noble stabbings
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the explosion - no revolution
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lawrence arms - the devil's takin' names
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streetlight manifesto - we will fall together
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strike anywhere - sedition
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a wilhelm scream - the king is dead
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[x1onexwo1fx]

Seriously? Nine pages and I'm the first one to mention Bad Religion?
They just know how to start off their albums.

Incomplete (from Stranger than Fiction)
Modern Man (From Against the Grain)
Supersonic (from The Process of Belief)
and don't even get me started on Generator. That song is just...wow.

i never thought bad religion was very popular on here...

also, this is only page 3 for me since i have it set to 50 posts per page.:-d

[AussieBoy]

story of the year - choose your fate

linkin park - papercut

parkway drive - siren song

papa roach - infest

pendulum - slam

the used - maybe memories
- take it away

[RuckerPark]

i certainly hope Daisy is mentioned somewhere here.

[Alex DiVincenzo]

I'm a firm believer of the theory that the first song of an album is most often the best. Here are some of my favorites that haven't been mentioned yet.

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[xJesusFreakx]

Forgot about this one

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Great song. I struggle to make it through the album sometimes because I keep repeating this one.

[jdnard]

Four year strong- rise or die trying
opens up with the takeover
def a kick in the balls

guns up-oulive
the title trAck outlive makes you wanna mosh whereever u are

[TravelingBySea]

Great song. I struggle to make it through the album sometimes because I keep repeating this one.

I sometimes do that too, but the album tells such a great story I usually go from first to last

[Yellowcard2006]

2009 by The Swellers

2009 (http://www.google.com/url?q=http://popup.lala.com/popup/360569449464168183&ei=LOeLS_ORJM-0tgfUyOHBDw&sa=X&oi=music_play_track&resnum=1&ct=result&cd=2&ved=0CAcQ0wQoADAA&usg=AFQjCNGV_GnEHlx_x4IKGJWH-A055DuUVA)

[DrStrong]

The Early November - Ever So Sweet
Saves The Day - At Your Funeral
3eb - Anything

[briewer]

The Early November - Ever So Sweet
Saves The Day - At Your Funeral
3eb - Anything
Your avatar = :thumbup:

[DrStrong]

Your avatar = :thumbup:
Mutha Fuckin DOOM haha.

Havent listened to him for a while actually.

<----Thats more like it.

[x1onexwo1fx]

I'm a firm believer of the theory that the first song of an album is most often the best.

though i have heard a number of albums where that is the case, in many other cases i can think of, it's the closer. Jimmy Eat World is a good example of that.

[ate_teenfourevr]

as much as some ppl dislike it, american idiot was a fucking amazing opener.

[x1onexwo1fx]

as much as some ppl dislike it, american idiot was a fucking amazing opener.

it's a good song, but it was too overplayed. i hated it before i even started really listening to the album.

[summer skin]

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[Alex DiVincenzo]

though i have heard a number of albums where that is the case, in many other cases i can think of, it's the closer. Jimmy Eat World is a good example of that.
I can support that. If not the first, it's usually the last.

[x1onexwo1fx]

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[sweepthenation]

Underoath - In Regards to Myself
Underoath - Breathing In A New Mentality

[Numero10]

This Will Be the Death of Us - Set Your Goals from the album This Will Be the Death of Us

[RuckerPark]

Thrice - Cold Cash/Colder Hearts

Metric - Empty

[SteveLikesMusic]

Came in the thread to say Thursday haha. They never fail to punch your grandma in the face on track 1.

[theguy77]

since a kick in the balls is a very UNPLEASANT thing, i'm going to have to go with brand new - "vices". that song was like, "hey, this album is going to be terrible and you are going to hate every second of it."

[ThePartialGlow]

Everyone mentioning generic metal-core stuff needs to listen to more Pixies.

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This is an old one, but it not only kicked open the door to this album, it kicked open the door to a hell of a career.

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[Indoor Living]

Yellowcard - The Takedown

I've been listening to Paper Walls a ton lately, so I've been in love with that song.

[x1onexwo1fx]

since a kick in the balls is a very UNPLEASANT thing, i'm going to have to go with brand new - "vices". that song was like, "hey, this album is going to be terrible and you are going to hate every second of it."

oh yeah? well...well...uh... your POST is unpleasant. yeah.

i still don't understand why i seem to be the only one who actually likes that album.

[SpyKi]

oh yeah? well...well...uh... your POST is unpleasant. yeah.

i still don't understand why i seem to be the only one who actually likes that album.
Because it's awful and you have horrible taste in music. Nah, I'm just playing, I have no idea.

[richfoster84]

Vita Chambers !!! Check out the video for "Young Money" on @VEVO! http://bit.ly/91qo23

[LastDeclaration]

since a kick in the balls is a very UNPLEASANT thing, i'm going to have to go with brand new - "vices". that song was like, "hey, this album is going to be terrible and you are going to hate every second of it."

No.

[Numero10]

oh yeah? well...well...uh... your POST is unpleasant. yeah.

i still don't understand why i seem to be the only one who actually likes that album.

You weren't, he's just a douche. I see that band member badge, I bet his band would kill to be half as good as Brand New

[BornUnderPunches]

of course the openers supposed to be amazing. its what gets people thinking "hey i want to listen to the rest of this". i resent my dad because whenever he listens to a new album in the car he always skips every song after 20 seconds if its not kickass enough. its really annoying

[x1onexwo1fx]

he's just a douche. I see that band member badge, I bet his band would kill to be half as good as Brand New

whoa, what? don't immediately judge him like that. i've seen his posts every now and then, he's nicer than a lot of people on here. he's entitled to his own opinion, even if it is different from mine. if he feels that daisy was a pile of shit, then more power to him. i wish you shared the same sentiment. and really, i'm already very aware of how strongly negative a lot of people on this site feel about that album. you don't have to say such mean things.

[blissfulrain]

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[Numero10]

whoa, what? don't immediately judge him like that. i've seen his posts every now and then, he's nicer than a lot of people on here. he's entitled to his own opinion, even if it is different from mine. if he feels that daisy was a pile of shit, then more power to him. i wish you shared the same sentiment. and really, i'm already very aware of how strongly negative a lot of people on this site feel about that album. you don't have to say such mean things.

I'll admit that I overreacted but I'm just sick of people shitting on Daisy.. And I know, he's entitled to his own opinion and I'm usually more respectful of that but it's been a bad day and if he's reading, I apologize.

Edit: And every band would kill to be half as good as BN

[x1onexwo1fx]

I'll admit that I overreacted but I'm just sick of people shitting on Daisy.. And I know, he's entitled to his own opinion and I'm usually more respectful of that but it's been a bad day and if he's reading, I apologize.

Edit: And every band would kill to be half as good as BN

except the bands that are already more than half as good as bn...

[Numero10]

except the bands that are already more than half as good as bn...

They're my favourite band and in my opinion no one even comes that close, but that's just my opinion

[x1onexwo1fx]

They're my favourite band and in my opinion no one even comes that close, but that's just my opinion

they're my favorite band and i think some bands come very close to being just as good.

[Numero10]

they're my favorite band and i think some bands come very close to being just as good.

I honestly would only put Set Your Goals, Say Anything and (I'm gonna take heat for this one) You Me At Six close to them... Maybe add FOB, Blink + NFG

[x1onexwo1fx]

I honestly would only put Set Your Goals, Say Anything and (I'm gonna take heat for this one) You Me At Six close to them... Maybe add FOB, Blink + NFG

i disagree with all of those, actually. bands like thrice and manchester orchestra are more on the same level as bn than those bands are, imo.

[IntoTheSun]

Edit: And every band would kill to be half as good as BN

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[xtheaudition]

this one is by far the best, definitely gets you goin!

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that video is from their "Live in the Lou" cd/dvd

[CheckeredFloors]

This Calling by All That Remains off of The Fall of Ideals

[kazuma_ootaro28]

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[Numero10]

i disagree with all of those, actually. bands like thrice and manchester orchestra are more on the same level as bn than those bands are, imo.

I honestly have never heard any Thrice or Manchester Orchestra songs, they're not too big in Ireland, actually, that's an understatement, I'd never heard of MO before AP

[xJesusFreakx]

I couldn't find a good video, but "Stein's Theme" by Project 86 is a pretty sick opening track.

[beersbeers]

isis - The Beginning and the End

[x1onexwo1fx]

remember way back when you thought this band was good?

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[aradiantsunrise]

The Bled, Every Time I Die, Underoath, Norma Jean, The Chariot. and Fear Before I guess are all accurate.

[domotime2]

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[kemichels]

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So good.

[gcreams]

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[IntoTheSun]

Perfume Genius- Learning
Silver Jews- Random Rules
Slowdive- Alison
Low- Sunflower

[xJesusFreakx]

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I still stand by this.

[IntoTheSun]

I still stand by this.

U suck.

[kearn1tm]

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[kearn1tm]

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[xJesusFreakx]

U suck.

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[kearn1tm]

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[IntoTheSun]

i miss u

No, you.

[xJesusFreakx]

I've always really liked this album opener as well:

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Never fails to get me pumped.

[shit stroll]

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[xJesusFreakx]

Editing quotes is so late 2009/early 2010.

No, you.

[x1onexwo1fx]

i forgot i even made this thread.

[IntoTheSun]

No, you.

Does this mean you no longer want to be my best friend now that I am no longer popular and well-loved? :-( How shallow of you, Tim.

[brandino15]

As Cities Burn - Thus From My Lips, By Yours, My Sin Is Purged
Moving Mountains - Aphelion

[PottyMouth]

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[xJesusFreakx]

Does this mean you no longer want to be my best friend now that I am no longer popular and well-loved? :-( How shallow of you, Tim.

Wait, who are you again?

[IntoTheSun]

Wait, who are you again?

Heartless bastard. I WILL shat on every TSwift album I lay eyes on from now on.

[xJesusFreakx]

Heartless bastard. I WILL shat on every TSwift album I lay eyes on from now on.

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[kearn1tm]

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[DrStrong]

Best opener would have to be Armor For Sleep's Dream to Make Believe.

[StreetSpirit76]

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Great call. "Lie To Me" is another one of his that fits the thread description nicely I think.

[JBollin90]

Holy Wars by Megadeth. No song more badass to open an album with.
Fight Fire with Fire. Nice acoustic intro makes you think it will be a mellower track and then BAM!! It kicks you right in the nuts with one of the heaviest riff ever!