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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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everything in its right place- radiohead


this'd be my choice if in the poll

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IMO, all worthy of mention:
TOD - It Was There That I Saw You
Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place
Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart
Flaming Lips - Fight Test
Arcade Fire - Neighborhood #1

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...but from the poll: White Stripes
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Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart


ooh forgot about that one. good choice.

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bgl3 Wrote:
TOD - It Was There That I Saw You


I take this without more research.

From the poll, Spoon

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"Iron Woman" - Devin Davis

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

"Our Love" - Rhett Miller


Good call on Iron Woman, GREAT call on Our Love, but the real answer is "Last Time" by Ike Reilly

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Radiohead - "Everything in It's Right Place"


This is my choice. Easily.

Of the list? Spoon.
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man, you people are lame.

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man, you people are lame.

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I actually was going to include that in the poll, but pulled it at the last second.

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"Our Love" - Rhett Miller


I like a lot you listed, but YES. Oh my, yes.

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Secret Machines - "First Wave Intact"


I support this. "22 Hours Of Darkness" is up there too.
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Sen. Cutty Hand LooGAR Wrote:
but the real answer is "Last Time" by Ike Reilly


This or the first song on the Arcade Fire.

From the list, I'll take "Mass Romantic" barely edging out Spoon.

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I'm not even going to choose one of these...

I like the songs, but none really set the mood for the ensuing album - I mean, "Notorious Lightning" might not be the best song Bejar's ever put together, but at least it tells you what the rest of the album is going to be like...

Not sure if any of the albums those come from strike a singular mood/style for an opener to introduce...There's a difference between "best song to open an album" and "best song that's #1 on the tracklist"

A few better/easy answers from myself (besides "Notorious") from the 21st century would include:

"Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" - Arcade Fire
"One Step Inside..." - Notwist
"Since K Got Over Me" - Clientele
"Black Shuck" - The Darkness
"Umbrella" - Dntel
"Up All Night" - The Double

and, my personal choice:
"Question is Complete" - Aereogramme

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badly drawn boy - the shining as a right in.

It's killing me. I'm dying/
To put a little bit of sunshine in your life.

Salt Lake all over you
Want some pours over me
Saul lay all over you
Want some

although Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground is so solid it scares me. especially the video. Jack White might as well be God and Satan wrapped into one Radcliffesque Stouffer's packaging.

I'm serious.

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great poll choices. i thought i was going to be in the minority voting for the white stripes.

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for your list i vote white stripes

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at the bottom of everything - bright eyes
concerning the ufo sighting at highland park - sufjan stevens
goin against your mind - bts
the first song - band of horses
be gentle with me- boy least likely to

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Choice was easy for me. Mass Romantic.
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shiv Wrote:
man, you people are lame.

MCLUSKY LIGHTSABRE COCKSUCKING BLUES


I would have voted this over the others.
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shiv Wrote:
man, you people are lame.

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I would have voted this over the others.


good man.

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I am surprised and VERY disappointed at the lack of "Mahgeeta" love. For shame, Obner, FOR SHAME!

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You're all actually wrong.

This isn't a matter of opinion, the correct answer is 'Untitled' by Interpol

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amgl Wrote:
You're all actually wrong.

This isn't a matter of opinion, the correct answer is 'Untitled' by Interpol


That's a really good one too...

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Bam bam bah dum bah dum dah dah dum dum dum...

GET READY FOR LOVE!!!

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A resounding "None of the above".

Sorry, but you know me.


...but the White Stripes is the best out of that lot.

Here are five that I would choose:

Daft Punk Is Playing At My House – LCD Soundsystem
One More Time – Daft Punk
New Born - Muse
You and Me- Delays

Or probably the real winner:

Quay Cur – the Fiery Furnaces (10:25)

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hot damn there's some average songs in this thread.

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