Classic set openers?

Modem · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:14 am

Let me give you an example:

The Blues Brothers opening with Otis Redding's "Can't Turn You Loose". It just has a perfect groove, drive, and thump and builds crazy energy.

Can you think of any other comparable songs that are killer set openers?

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 11:19 am

GBV - "Motor Away"
Although not quite on the same level as "I Can't Turn You Loose", it still a pretty fekkking great way to open a set.

How about
The Pogues - "Gridlock" into "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"
?

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:08 pm

for the hair metal contigent... (me only I guess)...

I always got pretty pumped up with
Whitesnake 'Bad Boys'
& Skid Row 'Slave to the grind' being their consistent set openers....

PopTodd · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:11 pm

And, Bruce Springsteen has to have one.
"Jungleland"
maybe?

harry · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 1:24 pm

Start Me Up... was the classic, at least for the first couple of decades.

FT · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 7:33 pm

Modem Wrote:

Let me give you an example:

The Blues Brothers opening with Otis Redding's "Can't Turn You Loose". It just has a perfect groove, drive, and thump and builds crazy energy.

Can you think of any other comparable songs that are killer set openers?

Great example, by the way! The Otis original popped up on shuffle the other day, but all I could think of is how lethargic it sounds compared with The Blues Brothers version.

ShamWow! · **Posted:** Tue Jan 05, 2010 10:00 pm

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 4:44 am

The flaming lips have been opening their shows with Race For the Prize for nearly 10 years now, for good reason.

jsh · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 10:49 am

PopTodd Wrote:

And, Bruce Springsteen has to have one.
"Jungleland"
maybe?

usually in the encore
it's often "badlands"
i had a dream last nite that phish opened some festival of theirs playing "darkness on the edge of town" very laid back, while i did somersaults on the lawn. yes, that's me right there.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

"Whiskey River"

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

one big holiday

Patrick Bateman · **Posted:** Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:42 pm

kiss - deuce

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

rparis74 Wrote:

one big holiday

i've never seen them open with this. it's always the closer.

FT · **Posted:** Fri Jan 08, 2010 1:35 am

ShamWow! Wrote:

That was pretty effing awesome. Best version of "Elo Kiddies" ever.

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