Best Openers and Closers for Albums

[Ryanson]

Note: Openers are the FIRST TRACK on an album/mixtape/CD, closers are the last track.

What are the best openers and closers for any album you've heard? Why do you think so? Let's share wonderful opinions together!

[HipnikDragomir]

Speaking of sharing, why don't you contribute, Mr. Ryanson?

For now, I'll mention the Dance of December Souls album. Figure it out on your own.

[TheMajormel]

Either Dark side of The Moon or Kid A. I really dont know which.

[Xenomit]

I don't waste time with albums and shit, I just listen to the music

[Xenomit]

At 9/24/12 01:10 AM, AnonymousOfCali wrote:

At 9/24/12 01:00 AM, Xenomit wrote: I don't waste time with albums and shit, I just listen to the music

plebplebplebpleb

GO BACK TO THE GROUND DISTRICT

I'll BE ENJOYING MY PATRICIAN TASTES IN THE CLOUD DISTRICT

1. Skyrim + 98% of any modern music = shitty ball fuck

2. I'm somewhat wealthy, enjoying 3 computers, a 54 inch flatscreen tv, a $2000 sound system, and 2 other flatscreen tv's, a 42 inch in my bedroom and a 40 inch in the guest bedroom, along with many other smaller ornate things

[Kwing]

The first thing that came to mind was the closer for the album Sagas by Equilibrium, Mana. It's a gigantic 16-minute instrumental piece.

Agony by Fleshgod Apocalypse has a great opener and closer. The opener (Temptation) is heavily orchestral, while the closer (Agony) is a damned good piano piece.

Most of Dream Theater's closers are excellent, other than that nothing comes to mind.

[yurgenburgen]

Best opener: Stay Here by Swans.
Best closer: Sister Ray by Velvet Underground.

[Elixur]

I don't know about albums, but this ending song (video game) touched me the most. Goosebumps everywhere batman.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpI-KeK-PQg&feature=related

[GrizzlyOne]

one of these days on Meddle

[Sekhem]

the undisputed best opening

[Ryanson]

At 9/24/12 12:43 AM, jjjkuk wrote: Speaking of sharing, why don't you contribute, Mr. Ryanson?

Oh that's right.

I don't know. I listen to a lot of pop albums so it's difficult to determine.

First one that comes to mind is "Disloyal Order of Water Buffalos" for the album Folie a Deux, but I don't really think I want that to be my answer.

[yourmyboyblue]

The opener for Gorrilaz "Plastic Beach" album was pretty epic and it's closer was perfect. Other than thal Slayer's "Reign In Blood" had a sweet opener. I feel like saying Darkside of the Moon is cliche but that shit was perf

[MrTaquito]

the closers on every nickelback album were really good

because it was the end of the record (and my misery)

[SineRider]

Aphex Twin - Xtal

[kanef]

10 openers and 10 closers

OPENERS
portishead - mysterions (from dummy)
plaid - eyen (from double figure)
neutral milk hotel - king of carrot flowers pt. 1 (from ITAOTS)
flying lotus - intro (a cosmic drama) (from cosmogramma) yes i know it's not the opener, but intro is in the title
my bloody valentine - only shallow (from loveless)
justice - genesis (from cross)
radiohead - everything in it's right place (from kid a)
animal collective - in the flowers (from MPP)
sufjan stevens - concerning the UFO sight.../the black hawk war... (from illinoise) yes i know it's 2 tracks

CLOSERS

clark - the autumnal crush (from body riddle)
portishead - glory box (from dummy, again)
autechre - 444 (from incunabula)
aphex twin - SAW2CD2TRK15 (from SAW vol II)
avalanches - extra kings (from sincei left you)
flying lotus - galaxy in janaki (from cosmogramma)
pink floyd - eclipse (from DSoTM)
boards of canada - farewell fire (from the campfire headphase)
neutral milk hotel - two headed boy pt. 2 (from ITAOTS, again)
radiohead - genchildren (from kid a, again

[Oolaph]

At 11/29/12 11:52 AM, kanef wrote: 10 openers and 10 closers

2/mu/4me

I wouldn't claim that these are the best, but I've always enjoyed the opener to Tim Hecker's Radio Amor and the closer to Night Lights by Gerry Mulligan.

[Viper]

5 Of My Favorite Openers
Electric Wizard - Vinum Sabbathi into Funeralopolis (since they run together)
Sleep - Dragonaut
Kyuss - Hurricane
Jane's Addiction - Stop!
Budge - I Turned To Stone

5 Of My Favorite Closers
Red Fang - Human Herd
Reverend Bizarre - Anywhere Out Of This World (its too long to put just one link....)
Dinosaur Jr. - Green Mind
Pixies - Levitate Me
Baroness - If I Forget Thee, Lowcountry

[Slint]

At 9/24/12 01:26 AM, yurgenburgen wrote: Best opener: Stay Here by Swans.
Best closer: Sister Ray by Velvet Underground.

Agreed.

Also Zoo Station is one hell of an opener.

[Viper]

At 11/29/12 01:02 PM, Viper50 wrote: Reverend Bizarre - Anywhere Out Of This World (its too long to put just one link....)

Hahaha fuck. Ignore that second link xD

Anyone who actually listens to those...which is more than likely no one.

I put the wrong link there...

Wow I'm retarded....

[HipnikDragomir]

At 9/24/12 01:10 AM, AnonymousOfCali wrote: plebplebplebpleb

GO BACK TO THE GROUND DISTRICT

I'll BE ENJOYING MY PATRICIAN TASTES IN THE CLOUD DISTRICT

Ah, back when this twat was a real twat.

I'll also mention Megadeth's So Far, So Good, So What album.

[HipnikDragomir]

At 11/29/12 02:15 PM, Cherry wrote: you probably won't know most of it, it's a little beyond what the mainstream is used to hearing.

Back up, everyone. This guy's independent.

[Slint]

At 11/29/12 01:48 PM, jjjkuk wrote:

I'll also mention Megadeth

pppffffttt

[Sequenced]

Tri-State Intro, for Above & Beyond's Tri-State Album

[HipnikDragomir]

At 11/29/12 02:30 PM, Cherry wrote: Umm, yeah, basically. Pitchfork tells me a lot of what I will like and dislike, but often I do my own research because I'm that way inclined, ya know? I'm really a free thinking individual, for that reason I'm also a sapiosexual demiromantic.

I was joking because no one (especially here) cares if you listen to popular stuff or not.

[HipnikDragomir]

At 11/29/12 02:29 PM, Bees wrote: and still thinks nu-metal is metal.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nu_metal

Read.

[Basset-Hound]

Good openers:

Clifford Brown: Yesterdays
Tom Waits: Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
Morphine: Buena
Buddy Guy: Hard Time Killing Floor
Muse: New Born

Good Closers:

The Doors: Riders on the Storm as well as The End
Man Man: Whalebones
Queen: Show Must Go On (Guitar Solo still sends shivers down my spine)
The Raconteurs: Carolina Drama

[Slint]

At 11/29/12 05:35 PM, Basset-Hound wrote: Good openers:

Morphine: Buena

That's the second song on the album.

[Klik]

For some strange reason I always end up absouletly loving the close on a album minus a few exceptions

[Otto]

At 11/29/12 05:35 PM, Basset-Hound wrote: Good openers:

Clifford Brown: Yesterdays
Tom Waits: Tom Traubert's Blues (Four Sheets to the Wind in Copenhagen)
Morphine: Buena
Buddy Guy: Hard Time Killing Floor
Muse: New Born

Good Closers:

The Doors: Riders on the Storm as well as The End
Man Man: Whalebones
Queen: Show Must Go On (Guitar Solo still sends shivers down my spine)
The Raconteurs: Carolina Drama

Didn't expect a good post here, hot damn, was listening to Carolina Drama this morning.

Tomorrow Never Knows is such a good closer
Battesimo Del Fuoco is an amazing opener

that's how I feel today anyway

[Basset-Hound]

At 11/29/12 05:38 PM, Slint wrote:

At 11/29/12 05:35 PM, Basset-Hound wrote: Good openers:

Morphine: Buena

That's the second song on the album.

fuck forgot about the intro! I discard my Buena and raise it with a The Night