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What is the greatest album opener of the 21st century?
"Mass Romantic" by The New Pornographers 15%  15%  [ 6 ]
"Caring Is Creepy" by The Shins 5%  5%  [ 2 ]
"Everything Hits at Once" by Spoon 31%  31%  [ 12 ]
"Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" by The White Stripes 38%  38%  [ 15 ]
"Mahgeetah" by My Morning Jacket 10%  10%  [ 4 ]
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even though i like all those songs I voted for Mageetah - its what I think of as an opener.

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I could have went either way on the Spoon, MMJ, or Stripes choices. Went stripes for no particular reason.

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i don't know of any of those songs by name.

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A resounding "None of the above".

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Ambulance Ltd.'s 'Yoga Means Union' is a pretty kick ass opener.

I went with the White Stripes.

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of the choices, 'dead leaves...'

of all time.... 'Airbag' from OK Computer

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Tool - The Grudge, Vicarious
Built to Spill - Going Against Your Mind
...Trail of Dead - It Was There That I Saw You
Sigur Ros - Track 1 from ( )
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
Low - Monkey, Sunflower
Sufjan Stevens - Concerning the UFO Sighting...

and other, but from the poll: White Stripes


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i don't really love the choices, but of them i guess i will take the white stripes

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Well I voted for "Dead Leaves...", but if "Farewell Transmission" from Songs: Ohia had made the list, that would have got my vote. A couple others that are worthy of consideration...


Everything In It's Right Place; Radiohead
The Art of Stopping; Wire
Coma Girl; Joe Strummer
Now It's On; Grandaddy
Going Against Your Mind; Built to Spill

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Sigur Ros - Track 1 from ( )
Sufjan Stevens - Concerning the UFO Sighting...


Yes.

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Well, I voted White Stripes because it's easily better than the other choices.

When I think of great openers from this decade, these come to mind:

Low - "Sunflower"
Magnolia Electric Co. - "Farewell Transmission"
Radiohead - "Everything in It's Right Place"
The Books - "Enjoy Your Worries, You May Never Have Them Again"
Deerhoof - "Dummy Discards a Heart"
Of Montreal - "Disconnect the Dots"
Mouse on Mars - "Actionist Respoke"
Flaming Lips - "Fight Test"
Animal Collective - "Leaf House"
Sufjan Stevens - "Flint"

to name a few

edit: a few people beat to some of these


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I don't know about greatest, but Mass Romatic is pretty damn good.
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NOTHINGFACE Wrote:

of all time.... 'Airbag' from OK Computer


Hmmmm. I like the song, but I don't think it'd be in my top 100 album openers. I'm not sure what my pick would be, though.

These come to mind:

"Victoria"
"Down On the Street"
"Jackie Wilson Said"
"Suicide's An Alternative/You'll Be Sorry"
"Ether"

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"Rocks Off" - Rolling Stones

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"Victoria"
"Down On the Street"


Yeah. "All-time" just throws this too wide-open, though.
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rparis74 Wrote:
even though i like all those songs I voted for Mageetah - its what I think of as an opener.


also:

Bring da Ruckus - Wu-Tang Clan (= winner)
Web in Front - archers of loaf
Rats - Grifters
Radio Free Europe (or harborcoat) - R.E.M.
Yes! I am a long way from home - Mogwai
A Salty Salute - Guided by Voices
I Hate the Kids - Hot Snakes
Satellite - TV on the Radio
That's When I Reach For My Revolver - Mission of Burma
Disorder - Joy Division

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Radiohead - "Everything in It's Right Place"


I think this and "At Least That's What You Said" win for me.

I like the songs in the poll well enough, but none of them strike me as being terribly remarkable album openers.
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i don't really love the choices, but of them i guess i will take the white stripes
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from the poll i picked spoon.

off the top of my head my choices would be:
goin against your mind- built to spill
everything in its right place- radiohead
these are the ghosts - a band of bees
teeth like god's shoeshine - modest mouse

and my favorite opener of ALL time: angel by massive attack.

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"Lonesome Day" - Bruce Springsteen
"Like Eating Glass" - Bloc Party
"Hope There's Someone" - A & The J's
"It Dawned On Me" - Calla
"Mexican Wine" - Fountains Of Wayne
"Iron Woman" - Devin Davis
"Monkey" - Low
"East" - Marah
"New York, New York" - Ryan Adams
"Me And Mia" - Ted Leo
"Down At The Bottom Of Everything" - Bright Eyes
"Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" - The Arcade Fire

All come to min, but in my opinion, the greatest opener of the 2000's is...

"Our Love" - Rhett Miller
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The best opener of the 21st century is fittingly from the best album of the 21st century.

Lift To Experience - Just As Was Told

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