B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 I figured with the "best openers" and "best closers" threads, why not do a best opening lines to albums thread? I got a few: Teenage angst has payed off well/ Now I'm bored and old --Nirvana- "Serve the Servants"; In Utero When I was young I was invincible/ I'd find myself not thinking twice --Social Distortion- "Reach for the Sky"; Sex, Love & Rock N' Roll In France a skinny man died of a big disease with a little name/ By chance his girlfriend came across a needle and soon she did the same --Prince- "Sign O' the Times"; Sign O' the Times Tell me true, tell me why was Jesus crucified?/ Was it for this that daddy died? --Pink Floyd- "The Postwar Dream"; The Final Cut Hands on the Bible/ Scared liek a child/ God holds you libel/ For what you've done --Local H- "Hands on the Bible"; Here Comes the Zoo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nl5xsk1 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 "You can choose your way to stagnate in your American Town" The Freeze, American Town Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ArkhamGlobe 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 There's a new sensation/a fabulous creation/a danceable solution/to teenage revolution -Roxy Music - "Do the Strand"; For Your Pleasure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Agent of Oblivion Report post Posted January 18, 2005 Efficiency and progress are ours once more, now that we have the neutron bomb. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 Burzum - Filosofem When night falls she cloaks the world in impenetrable darkness. A chill rises from the soil and contaminates the air suddenly... life has new meaning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Your Paragon of Virtue 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Giuseppe Zangara 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 "Oh, I don't know where to begin" - from the song "Accidents Will Happen," by Elvis Costello & the Attractions, from the album Armed Forces Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Henry Spencer 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 When you were young, you were the king of carrot flowers. - Neutral Milk Hotel - The King Of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1 - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea I am an American aquarium drinker. - Wilco - I Am Trying To Break Your Heart - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teke184 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 "What we've got here is a failure to communicate!" - Civil Wars from Use Your Illusion II by Guns N' Roses (this is a sampled line from Cool Hand Luke) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1234-5678 0 Report post Posted January 18, 2005 "You know the day destroys the night/Night divides the day/Tried to run, tried to hide/Break on through to the other side"-----"Break On Through" from the Doors self titled first album. "Strange Days have found us/Strange Days have tracked us down/They're going to destroy our casual joys"-----"Strange Days" from The Doors 2nd album, titled, you guessed it, "Strange Days." "Keep your eyes on the road/Your hands upon the wheel/Well we're going to the roadhouse/Gonna have a real good time"-----"Roadhouse Blues" from The Doors "Morrison Hotel" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Fire and Knives Report post Posted January 19, 2005 On certain Sundays in November/when the weather bothers me/I empty drawers of other summers/where my shadows used to be -Counting Crows, "Hard Candy" Put your hands on the wheel/let the golden age begin/the window down/and the moonlight on your skin -Beck, "The Golden Age" Sitting out on your house/watching hardcore UFOs/drawing pictures/playing solos 'till ten/are you amplified to rock/are you hoping for a contact/I'll be with you/without you again Guided By Voices, "Hardcore UFOs" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Phenom Report post Posted January 19, 2005 Let me tell you how it will be/There's one for you nineteen for me - The Beatles 'Taxman' All I can think of right now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2005 "Oh, I don't know where to begin" - from the song "Accidents Will Happen," by Elvis Costello & the Attractions, from the album Armed Forces ^^ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nevermortal 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2005 "Auschwitz, the meaning of pain - the way that I want you to die." - "Angel of Death", Slayer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anorak 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2005 I'm handcuffed to a fence in Mississippi/My girlfriend blows a boozy goodbye kiss/I see flying squirrels and nightmares of stigmata/Then awakening to find my Trans-Am gone Jim White - 'Handcuffed to a Fence In Mississipi'. I was born underwater/I dried out in the sun/I started humping volcanoes baby, when I was too young Monster Magnet - Crop Circle I'll chase the flies from your eyes and drag you to the sycamores/I'll hold a service just for you/I'll tell the vultures and crows to stay away just for the day/They can hunger in the dust Red Star Belgrade - Favourite Thing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B. Brian Brunzell 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2005 I know (who's behind the door...who's behind the door?)/ Suddenly decide to listen to me/ Falling from the interior --Devin Townsend- "Depth Charge"; Accelerated Evolution Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anorak 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2005 In 1984 I was hospitalized for approaching perfection. 'Slowly screwing my way across Europe/they had to make a correction' Sorry, had to finish it. That's a whole album full of great lines. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Corey_Lazarus 0 Report post Posted January 20, 2005 "Here comes the revolutionist, executionist / See the triple six, inverted into three nine's, grab your crucifix" Gang Starr - "1/2 & 1/2" "Journey with me into the mind of a maniac / I was doomed to be a killer since I came out the nutsack" Dr. Dre and Ice Cube - "Natural Born Killaz" "He lied, connived, and passed the stress / Till 1600 was his address" Stuck Mojo - "Crooked Figurehead" "If you're gonna scream, scream with me" The Misfits - "Hybrid Moments" "Please allow me to adjust my pants / And let me dance the good times dance / And put all the innocent bystanders and onlookers into a trance" Clutch - "The Mob Goes Wild" "Now just sit right back, and I may tell you a tale / A tale of THREE little pigs / And a BIG...BAD...WOLF..." Green Jelly - "Three Little Pigs" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Decemberists 0 Report post Posted January 22, 2005 "I want to start, from before the beginning" Morrissey - Maladjusted "For sale? Dumb cunt's same dumb question" Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCMaximo 0 Report post Posted January 23, 2005 "We were just a pair of dice when I let you in And the numbers were aligned as the wheel grinned" "Daily Mutilation" by the Posies (from Amazing Disgrace) "This song will become The anthem of Your underground" "At Your Funeral" by Saves The Day (from Stay What You Are) "Your friends keep telling me I bear a striking resemblance to someone you used to know/ But baby's it's me so why the hell do you keep calling me "Flo"?" "Flo" by Smashmouth (from Fush Yu Mang) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Special K 0 Report post Posted January 24, 2005 You fucked up! You bitch! You really fucked up! AHHHH! Ween- You fucked up. A cheap holiday in other peoples' misery I dont' want a holiday in the sun. Sex Pistols- Holidays in the Sun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
