Wanted: Feedback - Best First Track Ever???

So this morning I was gushing over the greatness the Consoler of the Lonely, the first track of the new Raconteurs album, with a loyal Italian SL36 reader (okay lets be honest…the only Italian SL36 reader), and an he posed a question I thought I’d share.

Is Consoler a better first track than My Name is Jonas?

Brilliant question because as everyone in our generation knows: My Name is Jonas is the standard that every other first track of a cd is measure up to. Jonas starts off the Blue Album with the perfect tone. Bouncy little intro that slams you face first into a wall of distorted power chord greatness, and for the next 3:24 continues to rock your nerdy ass off. If Weezer didn’t have you converted into a lifelong fan by the end of Jonas, you have no soul.

The question inspired me to think in the larger scale though. What is the best first track to an album ever? Jonas probably sits on the top of my list, but here are just a few others that keep it company…

Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana, Nevermind
Black Dog – Led Zep, IV
Where the Streets Have No Name – U2, Joshua Tree
Get Innocuous! – LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver
Sgt Peppers – Beatles, Sgt Peppers
Marching Bands of Manhattan – DCFC, Plans
London Calling – The Clash, London Calling
Hells Bells – AC/DC, Back in Black
G Funk Intro – Snoop Dogg, Doggystyle
(okay, technically Bathtub is first track, but it’s a skit so it doesn’t count)

This is just a few off the top of my head…let me know what else deserves to be on list!

Wanted: Feedback - American Idol Edition

Hi, my name is Casey and I watch American Idol. There I’ve said it. It just feels so good to actually say it out loud…I feel so free…

Okay now that I’ve admitted it lets move on to real topic of this post. As Idol fans already know, each night the contestants have to pick a song from that nights required theme and then sing it. Easy enough. Well this season, Linds and I have a developed a little game of trying to decide which song we would choose for that nights given theme, assuming of course we had any singing ability. Your song choice is actually a really interesting insight into your musical influences. I suck at this game, because I can never decide what I’d pick…the Decades are too hard because there are way too many good songs to choose from.

Here’s my song list for this season’s episodes so far:
The 60’s – Nico – These Days clip
The 70’s – Led Zeppelin – Hey Hey What Can I Do clip
The 80’s – The Cure – Close To Me clip
or The Outfield – Your Love clip
or U2 – Sunday Bloody Sunday clip
Lennon/McCartney Song Catalog – The Beatles – Norwegian Wood clip

Let me know what you'd pick...I'm curious...