What's the Perfect Way to Start an Album?

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Hey everybody! Hope you liked this video. I've wanted to make something about intros for a while, but I wasn't sure how to do it. This topic is really interesting to me and I wanna hear your thoughts on it too!
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[@AlfoMedia]

Everybody's giving such great answers :') MCR's "The End" seems to be the front-runner rn

[@maxautunno]

Alfo Media yes!!

[@calebwebb8321]

The band Slipknot have an intro track on every album that they have released from the looping of an interview from a charles manson documentary on their debut and one of the members greiving over a family member on their sophmore record to the lead singer reciting is own version of a richard nixon speech as industrial noise goes on in the background with a drum solo appearing half way through the track on their 4th LP all the way to their new album which was released last month where the opening cut is both intimate and big, dripping with both despair and hope as near the end of the track we hear the line "I'm counting all the killers", which is one of the first lines of the final track on the album makimg a nice bookend but also telling us what this album is going to be about. What i'm trying to say is can you please do a video on Slipknot?

[@whoispocket]

Ha, the whole time I was watching the video I couldn't stop thinking about The End. Definitely an amazing 'Disney' intro and possibly my favorite opener period. The way it bleeds into the next track, Dead!, is absolutely perfect and those two tracks really set the stage for the entire album.

[@bryangarcia4800]

YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO YBN CORDAE THE LOST BOY

[@beatfreak3894]

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO SAY THE END IN THE COMMENTS WHEN HE ASKED IM GLAD OTHER PPL FEEL THE SAME WAY. Also, i think Ultra Light Beam is Kanye’s pinnacle of an intro, just because once again it shows that this album is like no other before or after, and thats what i love about Kanye.

[@Mark.mp3]

WESLEYS THEORY

[@soberakin9415]

I love that track, flying lotus did not pull any stops on that one

[@Hoi4ofgender]

LOOK BOTH WAYS BEFORE YOU CROOOOOOOSS MY MIND.

[@Hoi4ofgender]

But more seriously Wesley's theory is really great because it primes the various themes of the album in one fell swoop.

[@antoinea.9791]

Honestly it's probably my favorite song of that album

[@brown-eyedcheese5440]

This is my answer too

[@lukeberrie3942]

People who listen to albums on shuffle belong in jail tbh

[@psc4ever]

Luke Berrie depends on the album tbh

[@alexdimitrov5271]

I mean albums that don’t really have a story/concept and are just bangers like Die Lit are acceptable imo

[@marcyoung9019]

Alex Dimitrov die lit still has and order playing long time feels like a beginning of an album

[@manoelsobral3393]

The fact that you've got Igor as your pp when saying this is fantastic. I commend you sir

[@satanzbarz6111]

But I have to

[@brackosands9084]

Wesleys Theory has to be the most up beat funkiest and powerful intro track in rap out there

[@almightysosa8168]

for real.

[@cleensbear]

damn the transition from Wesley's Theory to For Free? is so good. that shit makes me levitating.

[@mackavelly]

@@cleensbear i disagree. i love the song but there was no transition. it didnt even fool me.

[@BEN24024]

This

[@melissaroberts9035]

@@mackavelly Are we talking about the same song?

[@user-kb1yo2ny8e]

I like how Late Registration begins with "Wake Up, Mr. West", as Kanye's Teacher is reality checking his snoring student. And when he realizes that Ye's been asleep the whole conversation, The Teacher urges him to escape Dreamland, thus beginning the following track titled, "Heard 'Em Say".

[@heyimjvy7026]

One of my fav Ye albums 🙌🏾

[@MMCLLC7]

Dang. I actually just peeped that. How he means "wake up" litterally as well as "wake up" like get woke. Das crazy

[@nathanweaver7388]

and the intro has that beautiful piano sample

[@pp-zq1je]

“Kanye, did you snore on my glass? Wake up mr west, wake up mr west!” Lmao

[@paterickbrennan]

@@MMCLLC7 i interpreted it like coming back from dreamland and back to reality just to talk about the problems black people have to face. Like a message of this is my life this is reality

[@bucketbro2131]

I think IGOR’S THEME does a great job setting the mood the for the rest of the album. Can’t really place it anywhere else in the track list.

[@isaac3127]

Every song on igor is perfectly placed

[@qc.153]

igors theme is a great intro. one thing about it that sticks out the most is it has little chunks and clips of instruments and samples that are used later on in the album think the "runnin runnin" alluding to runnin outta time. the "bah" vocal samples that are also used on thank you. "got my eyes open" referencing what's good. just a really cool way to open up the album. extra points for slowly bringing in each element. starts with bass, then drums, then the keys and synths. really gets u ready for what's to come

[@kaspereis7316]

IGOR´S THEME really sets the tone if u listen to the hole album the intro basically is a presentation of the album. It presents this mean IGOR that will do anything to get his love interest and it also presents us with the sounds coming in the album.

[@-mirsken-]

AGREEEE

[@BlackStarTelevision]

I feep the same about Foreword from his previous album Flower Boy

[@ItsTheAtomicGamer]

immediately came to the comments looking for wesley’s theory

[@verynice6685]

bruh yep

[@AustinNovel]

Over “Dreams and Nightmares”? You’re tripping.

[@matthewventola9451]

Lol same

[@lukasermartin1905]

James Lee HIT MEE !

[@jammydoughnuts]

Absolutely perfect, I love that album so much, it captivated me instantly.

[@joshbutt5777]

In the flesh by Pink Floyd kicking off the Wall is one of the most grandiose and bombastic intros ever, really sets the scene for the album

[@nickpage5015]

All of their intros are fantastic honestly, speak to me was also really good and shine on you crazy diamond made great bookends for wish you were here....we won’t talk about pigs on the wing though hahaha

[@sasukesarutobi3862]

@@nickpage5015 Shine On You Crazy Diamond was the first song I thought of when I was thinking of album intros, and is probably my favourite intro of any album. Dance On a Volcano / Los Endos from Genesis' A Trick of the Tail is also a great bookend to an album

[@actionjaxon7570]

They're the balls

[@atticusobrien2505]

the movie makes it even better

[@jooree7696]

Agree with In The Flesh The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is a close 2

[@adamstevens9271]

I think these are pretty great album openers: Igor's theme - Tyler, the Creator Airbag - Radiohead Is This It - The Strokes Wake Up Mr. West/Heard 'Em Say - Kanye

[@jimmybeanchugger1832]

On sight -Kanye west

[@edgeworth097]

I think Everything In It's Right Place, 2+2=5, 15 Step, and Burn The Witch are better album openers than Airbag

[@jakeozzy4776]

​@@edgeworth097 Dont forget Planet Telex

[@edgeworth097]

@@jakeozzy4776 Planet Telex is good, but I prefer Airbag

[@nowaymyname]

Me and Your Mama felt like the perfect song to start Awaken, My Love! It has that slow build up you want in an intro at the start but when that shit drops, it hits hard.

[@avivrogovski1742]

I also think so, the beginning is kinda "modern" with the electronic hi-hats and after a long but rewarding intro it trows you back to the 70's like the rest of the album, Its doing a great job in setting the tone

[@richardf7974]

was about to say that one. It also transitions people into his new style of music

[@davidcrossmier6012]

Imagine if every song off the album was as good as me and your mama

[@martincampos4154]

Easily the best song of the album imo. Terrified is second

[@chrisjfox8715]

I tend to love albums/playlists that start with a slow build, but the first track immediately jumping in can be amazing too if done the right way

[@antoinea.9791]

Very interesting but the true question is... *CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHER ?*

[@danielcarafoli3011]

*SO HIGH*

[@ryanodonnell8979]

Daniel Carafoli AH AH AHHHHH

[@thevandalstookthehandles]

Ryan O'Donnell CAN WE GET MUCH HIGHEEEEEEEEER

[@thevandalstookthehandles]

@@ElectrusBoom MERCY MERCY ME

[@kaspereis7316]

THAT MERCIELAGO

[@AydanM]

Dark Side of the Moon’s intro sounds like a trailer for the rest of the album, sampling little pieces from every single song on it and putting them together in what can be only described as the Twilight Zone Intro. It as the subtle ramp up to Breathe, the calm after the intro’s storm. Absolutely beautiful.

[@jacobdavis9547]

"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and the seamless transition into "With a Little Help From My Friends"

[@BeastZzGhostZz]

Exactly!!

[@joemamajoestar8141]

I love that starting song just as much as I love Taxman.

[@TeShiky]

yessss

[@cbrad_edits]

Its brilliant but I still kind of think that they should’ve started the album with Lucy In The Sky

[@joshi66]

True

[@timi462]

Travis Scott really nailed the intro to Rodeo with Pornography. T.I.'s monologue about Travis' life and a new wave in music approaching, topped off by Travis absolutely going ham on the last verse of the song. One of the best intros in modern-day hip hop for sure.

[@alexdimitrov5271]

He nails all his intros The Prayer is my personal favorite

[@alfonso7981]

Timotej Zaversnik Travis always has the best intros for albums.

[@AustinNovel]

“Dreams and nightmares” though..

[@Jaywav18]

That album is so perfect

[@erikperez4875]

also don’t sleep on that stargazing puts you into astroworld and how it feels

[@ryanshields8560]

You can’t really beat Kanye on opening tracks for me. Dark fantasy, ultralight beam, good morning, we don’t care and literally everything else is absolutely top notch for me. Every track so perfectly introduces the theme and sound of the album

[@marcobazan4187]

ON SIGHT. That's his best opener imo it's pretty genius

[@57wookie]

How did neither of you mention say you will

[@evilkanyevel6956]

57wookie Say You Will has that quiet intro, a direct contrast from On Sight.

[@raprevolution9946]

@@57wookie his most underrated track

[@jelle5859]

No Church in The Wild is an amazing opener

[@ninjagocity8450]

Wesleys Theory, Give Life Back To Music, Everything In It’s Right Place, In My Dreams (Cudder Anthem), and The Illest Villains are all great intros

[@waluigi521]

finally someone aknowledges the illest villains

[@mackavelly]

THE ILLEST VILLAINS. i truly truly TRULY think that madvillainy starts with bistro. the entirety of the illest villains/accordion/meat grinder is just one prolonged prelude to the actual album

[@snehilsundriyal9104]

its dope that you included give life back to music, its probably my favorite intro to any album especially those first 3 chords

[@kingcrimsonskippedyouropin65]

W for mentioning In My Dreams, perfectly sets the mood for the album.

[@eemelimeemeli]

Everything In It's Right Place really is the perfect intro for a perfect album

[@tristan5494]

*Reads title* Simple. Everything in it’s Right place. It *is* the vibe. It’s the best song on the album. It enhances the other songs, most notably Kid A benefits from being right after it.

[@tss3393]

Mmm I wouldn't go so far as to call it the best on the album (for me, that's Idioteque). But its absolutely THE best first impression to an album I have ever heard.

[@tylermaxey1561]

The national anthem tho

[@j-mersh6572]

How To Disappear Completely is the peak of the album for me

[@YourGuyWedge]

That is my fav intro of all time. Sets the tone so well

[@ibrahimz3461]

ON SIGHT, because YEEZY SEASON APPROACHIN

[@stevejenson5078]

Ibrahim Z fuck what yall be hearing

[@loganknox7]

GENO fuck what, fuck what ever y’all been wearing

[@cyborgsquad1756]

@@loganknox7 monster boutta come alive again

[@jasonrivera8436]

@@cyborgsquad1756 soon as I pull up and park the benz

[@barry.mccockiner]

Ch0w take my number and lock it in

[@Julien_Flowers]

Unpopular opinion: On sight was the perfect first track for yeezus

[@aidancanoli]

*cough* best kanye album *cough*

[@camm5981]

That’s actually a pretty popular opinion

[@Julien_Flowers]

@@camm5981 is it really ? i thougt everybody hated that track

[@camm5981]

D A R K K O as a song maybe but not as an intro

[@iman5147]

@@blahblahblaher HOLD MY LIQUOR WAS A BANGER. Check your ears man

[@Griimmyyy]

WOLF - Tyler the Creator's opening track is called WOLF sets up the story of Camp Flog Gnaw and shows how his previous 2 albums to that start to connect to one another. It also sets up the feel of the rest of the album how it's supposed to be more jazz then the dark beats that Tyler normally does.

[@jmcleda8138]

Yes finally someone mentioning this, what a beautiful yet funny intro

[@foxcannon]

WOLF’s intro is hilarious. I do think it works well as the intro, though, and I love the production

[@PDocDanny]

I really like how Plastic Beach’s “Orchestral Intro” and “Welcome to The World of the Plastic Beach” perfectly sets up what’s to come with a sound that remains unique to itself. Honestly I just love that album to bits in general.

[@AppelMoesPureetje]

Fun fact: The XX’s Intro was originally also meant to just be a warm up for the band before their shows, so you were kinda right! :)

[@soberakin9415]

Good ass intro from acid rap gotta be my favourite opener - its very poppy and bright a bouncey. Its just a great song

[@rudeboyspodcast]

AND WE BACK AND WE BACK AND WE BACK Yeah I agree with this.

[@XboxOriganal]

Oooo I love my wife, i love my wife Ighh!!

[@soberakin9415]

@@XboxOriganal I play that parody everyday🤣🤣🤣

[@jackson.d1500]

AkinAnimated same

[@aidancanoli]

it introduces the main topic so damn well, all the igh and juke ad libs and the general musical style that will take place on the album. he introduces himself, his vices, and says this is ur favorite album and its not even done. I think it follows the disney style but also in a way where he's saying yeah if you're gonna be annoyed here's my style and IGHs in full force so either you're hooked or you're like nah right away

[@al1iii]

My personal favorites are: The Doors - Break On Through (To the Other Side) [The Doors] Mac Miller - Come Back to Earth [Swimming] King Krule - Biscuit Town [The OOZ] Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm [Favourite Worst Nightmare] American Football - Never Meant [LP1] David Bowie - Space Oddity [Self-Titled] The xx - Dangerous [I See You] Tyler, the Creator - Foreword [Flower Boy] Travis Scott - STARGAZING [ASTROWORLD] Travis Scott - the ends [Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight] Tame Impala - Let It Happen [The Currents] Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight [Face Value] Radiohead - Everything In Its Right Place [Kid A] Sade - No Ordinary Love [Love Deluxe] Sampha - Plastic 100°C [Process] Empire of the Sun - Standing On the Shore [Walking On a Dream] Doves - Firesuite [Lost Souls] The xx - Intro [xx] BROCKHAMPTON - NEW ORLEANS [iridescence] The Beatles - Come Together [Abbey Road] Queen - Death On Two Legs [A Night at the Opera] Kanye West - Good Morning [Graduation] Justice - Genesis [Justice] The Rolling Stones - Miss You [Some Other Girls] Quicksilver Messenger Service - Pride of Man [Self-titled] Playboi Carti - Location [Self-titled]

[@masterofdisguise9564]

Appreciate the effort but you didn’t really narrow down your favorites lol

[@joshi66]

Cant believe you putted the ends instead pornography

[@seanhernandez]

@@joshi66 i think it was this person’s favorite on album intros

[@d.a.dproductions9121]

These are all valid but idk about come together

[@SuperSvanborg]

STARGAZING by La Flame, is an amazing intro to ASTROWORLD

[@riccardohaerri]

"wish you would" by fromthedeepends

[@sapota4510]

I'm just searching for this comment Stargazing the GOAT

[@joshi66]

Facts

[@mg6945]

Foreword by Tyler, Nikes by Frank, and BUSY by Saba still stand as god tier intros to me

[@1uparcade33]

Forgot about BUSY that song is absolutely fantastic

[@billy7975]

Also Igor’s theme is literally the characters theme and introduces the characters

[@mg6945]

Billy yeah that one too. I forgot about On Sight by Kanye as well

[@bennybob4211]

MG on sight is Kanyes worse opening track by far imo

[@mg6945]

Benny Bob i beg to differ. I love that intro

[@christianjones4590]

Wesley's Theory off of TPAB. It sets the theme for a conceptual album while not being pigeonholed into solely introducing the album. It has a blend of the two types of intros you described. It throws you into the action, but in doing so says "This is what you should expect, have a good time"

[@freddy6837]

David Bowie: five years It introduces the story and sets the mood

[@daniellaniganohara2456]

My own bias comin through but I would put Station to Station as his best into to an album. I love Blackstar too but that one doesnt feel like a distinct intro.

[@pedrosoares5993]

Dance yrself clean - LCD Soundsystem's "This is happening"

[@jasongranados5783]

Pedro Soares the best

[@micahwright5901]

That album is amazing.

[@davida2811]

HEAT by BROCKHAMPTON. Somebody had to say it. In fact all of the intros in the Saturation series are amazing.

[@mywin_8275]

I love GUMMY, it sets itself up like a fairytale then slaps a fat nope on it

[@spectratio]

HEAT is an amazing song but it feels to aggressive for the feel of saturation 1 I think BOOGIE is the best opener out of the saturation trilogy

[@brown-eyedcheese5440]

GUMMY> imo

[@Name-qo6gz]

heat’s the best brockhampton song imo. It’s a shame that it’s the first one I ever heard

[@gennatalia9338]

David A sucks that we'll never see HEAT live because ameer was such a critical part of the song

[@ObjectManiacJennifer27]

Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a pretty great intro.

[@mywin_8275]

Especially when paired with the outro

[@verynice6685]

ObjectManiacLewis 27 yep

[@j.dorean2126]

I was gonna comment that myself

[@rockawayb1tch]

Same for Come Together.

[@brandonmcguire879]

Yes I was looking for this comment god bless

[@jacksondowdle5217]

Sherane aka Master Splinter's Daughter on GKMC I love how the cassette player at the beginning signifies that the album is starting NOW (the equivalent in a film would be having curtains open up at the beginning which would signal that the show is starting now). I love the dark, ominous, and mysterious production at the beginning because it makes you a little tense, and anxious to see how this album will end up. (Also, just the polish of the production at the beginning when compared to Section.80, just shows how much Kendrick has already matured as an artist). The guys at the beginning reciting prayers in unison make me question how big of a theme religion/faith will be. Are their prayers lessons that we will learn by the end of this album? Or is this something simply to reel the audience in? As the music stalls at the end of their prayer, we are then thrown right into the scene that the whole album is really based around. At that point, Kendrick just takes us on a ride through the use of his (f in') genius lyricism. It's a flashforward that gives us something to look forward to as the real story actually commences. The end of his 3rd verse PERFECTLY transitions into the skit at the end of this track, which is one of the funniest, most entertaining skits you'll ever hear. And the skit establishes certain characters in this story that we will hear back from again, and even the end of the skit PERFECTLY transitions into the next track. Sherane aka Master Splinter's Daughter is the BEST track I've ever heard period. Fight me.

[@Mike-zp2co]

Best track, or intro track?

[@tomcruise1944]

Bro I love this comment. I totally agree

[@mackavelly]

good comment but you are wrong, blood is

[@Prodbyjah464]

I mean I can’t fight you if it’s the best track you ever heard, my personal favourite song ever or at least in rap is MAAD city from gkmc and ik a lot of people who’d disagree with me.

[@davidlewis8547]

My favorite is Everything In Its Right Place. It's more of a Mission Impossible like track, but I think that it sets the tone for the album in such an interesting way. Every time those first few notes play, I'm filled to the brim with excitement!

[@gentlekevs]

My favorite intro is Wesley's Theory on To Pimp A Butterfly. It starts giving the base message of the album and sets up the subjects that will be elaborated as the songs go on, including the whole catterpillar/butterfly thing. Also its one of the most jazz/funk songs on the project and it gets you pumped up for what you're about to hear. Lyrically, the song the song works as an excellent starting point on the life of the so-said catterpillar turning into a butterfly and start buolding the situations that will result on all the conflicts the character will face for the duration of the album. It's funky, it's deep, it's simply amazing.

[@Kanyeforpresident-hd5ms]

yh i said the same thing pretty much, totally agree

[@victorconb9848]

Five Years by David Bowie

[@zladvevo9724]

THE BEST OPENING TRACK NO QUESTION

[@mandaloriancrusader3746]

bro that's some orgasmic shit

[@henveee]

yep

[@respectfullyconfused3458]

YESSSSSSS

[@atrasstoumay]

That's something every person who said "The End" needs to know.

[@thedotgamer9592]

I really like the intro to Illmatic. The Genesis is a great way of setting up the mood for the album.

[@mackavelly]

omg yes. have you heard the orchestral performance of the genesis tho. makes me swoon

[@darrywolf5562]

Facts!

[@zackzallie8735]

It's like a warm-up to the exercise.

[@j0rdeh]

Is This It is one of the best album openers ever Edit: and Untitled by Interpol is up there too

[@theero1896]

the only perfect way to start an album is "i just wanted to be one of the strokes"

[@avivrogovski1742]

Their best opener for sure

[@atotallyrandomperson3889]

now look at the mess you made me make

[@lin0204]

The End by MCR, it does a great job at introducing the story "now, come on come all to this tragic affair, wipe off that makeup, What's in is despair" has roaring guitars and like I said really gives a solid foundation for what would lead into the second track "Dead!"

[@carlosurquijo9783]

P

[@carlosurquijo9783]

Ppp

[@carlosurquijo9783]

Ppp

[@andreasronn6271]

IGORS THEME is probably my favourite. This is a great intro track, as it forecast what the listener will be exposed to throughout the album both lyrically and musically

[@dylanbaron__]

I think Ultralight Beam is definitely an underrated opening to an album because it’s probably my favourite as well. It gives you a false sense of security going into the second track meaning that the album isn’t one thing or another, just like the album cover itself.

[@mackavelly]

ive always seen ultralight beam as a single that the record company forced him to put as the first track like 80's records but father strech my hands was the real intro

[@coolawesomegeometrydash]

Wasn’t ultralight beam exposed to be the last track but since it’s tlop it’s the first

[@user-zj9tb6ok5s]

yeah, imo is the best kanye intro with dark fantasy and we don't care, and that made it one of my favourite kanye song, if not my favourite

[@Prodbyjah464]

It’s not underrated, it’s just that on sight and dark fantasy are better

[@nicolaskim6606]

Danny brown's downward spiral is a pretty good one

[@thesepretzelssuckass247]

It instantly makes you feel uncomfortable and weirded out and sets you up perfectly

[@idkcutno7276]

Crazy because a song like that wouldn’t work as an intro if it was anyone but Danny

[@nickpage5015]

@@idkcutno7276 I honestly feel like a lot of his songs wouldn’t work if It wasn’t Danny brown lmao

[@ryaaaaaaaan7115]

Some of my favorites: Aphex Twin’s “Xtal” - This song immediately introduces a mysterious, yet welcoming sound and melody, and it’s coupled with lively hi-hats that make you want to tap your feet straight away, just as many other songs on the album will. The album takes so many different turns, yet this song being the opener somehow makes sense. Radiohead’s “Everything in Its Right Place” - This is yet another album that takes more than a few turns, but this opener really sets the dystopian, melancholic, and utterly beautiful tone that carries on throughout the entire album. Cocteau Twins’ “Cherry-Coloured Funk” - The opening notes to this song puts you directly into the wonderful, dreamy, textured soundscape that Cocteau Twins are so famous for being able to create. I could once again say that this song sets the mood for the rest of the album, but this is in reality just a fantastic song that will hook you and make you want to listen to the rest of the album.

[@natashahollen3391]

I'm super glad I saw this, I immediately rearranged the order of the album once I watched the video. Thanks so much!

[@imheretosayyo3064]

SHINE. ON. YOU. CRAZY. DIAMOND. Also Dark Fantasy

[@clematis726]

Teodor Recabarren DORARARARARA

[@PeterBarkerMusic]

Teodor Recabarren I completely forgot about Shine on You Crazy Diamond. Actually an amazing song

[@clematis726]

「3rd Act of Echoes」 lets go masta I refuse. You just boring homie

[@clematis726]

Velocity:Design:Comfort ok fun police

[@tss3393]

Favorite song of all time right there. Respect, man!

[@gabrielfalcione4084]

the first thing that comes into my head is igor’s theme

[@qwuzzy]

The King of Carrot Flowers, Parts 1-3, off the album In The Aeroplane Over the Sea. Amazing first song(s).

[@tss3393]

Some of my fav 1st tracks: -Speak To Me/Breathe (Dark Side) -Everything In It's Right Place (Kid A) -Five Years (Ziggy Stardust) -Take A Bow (Black Holes & Revelations) -Get Got (The Money Store) -Heavydirtysoul (Blurryface) -Title Track (Mellon Collie) -The Requiem/The Radiance (A Thousand Suns) -Look Alive, Sunshine/Na Na Na (Danger Days)

[@juansiantolin]

Since I Left You by The Avalanches, I think it's impossible to surpass that intro

[@graffitiboy761]

thank you for saying it

[@mattpjones]

Came down to the comments looking for someone mentioning The Avalanches... glad I found it

[@PeterBarkerMusic]

Juansi Antolin Yes! Just re-listened to that album yesterday, such a brilliant opener

[@MapleMilk]

I was gonna mention this It's so lush and happy

[@ej2473]

Yes

[@user-dy2nh8zn4b]

My favorite opening tracks 15 Step by Radiohead Last Living Souls by Gorillaz Beetlebum by Blur Kill You by Eminem DEATHCAMP by Tyler, the Creator Changes by David Bowie NO HALO by Brockhampton Workinonit by J Dilla Feather by Nujabes So What by Miles Davis

[@person_people8134]

Those are some great picks, but does Last Living Souls really count as an intro track, because "Intro" is before it. (Honestly, I agree either way. Got me hooked immediately!)

[@user-dy2nh8zn4b]

@@person_people8134 yeah, I took that into consideration, but the intro isn't really a song. Just an extended interlude with weird sounds. Glad you liked my picks!😊❤

[@monkeymart]

Bottom 3 for me bruh lesgo

[@TomasZombieDogGame]

Cold Wind Blows - The Intro song of Recovery by Eminem

[@MuhammadSalman7236]

Kill you was such a fuck you to critics.

[@ButcherOfBeek]

The Odyssey by Flatbush Zombies is a great introduction for their album 3001: a laced Odyssey. It makes it clear that it is the introduction the tells what we are about, that slowly enhancing of the beat and especially the theatrical feeling of the beat. Just from the first second you know you are in for a fucking epic ride!

[@imylondon]

Baby Pluto, the way the beat drop doesn't happen but you're still anticipating it is amazing especially with the long wait for the actual album Eternal Atake, I also think this song is fire. I applaud this intro a lot.

[@tylerthecreation998]

My favorite album intro is Let's Go Crazy by Prince for Purple Rain. The church serman is just too perfect.

[@tss3393]

*DEARLY BELOVED* *WE ARE GATHERED HERE TODAY TO GET THROUGH THIS THING CALLED LIFE*

[@relez1093]

Starboy HEAT NEW ORLEANS/THUG LIFE Get Got Intro ( Pusha T ) Feel The Love Nikes Sherane Good Morning Dark Fantasy Stargazing Pornography the ends Say you will

[@Noirlore]

Pusha t intro on darkest before dawn? Beat goes WAY too hard

[@mandaloriancrusader3746]

get get get get got got got got blood rush to my head

[@BBGirlSamus]

Wesley's theory

[@ethand5703]

Igor’s theme

[@BBGirlSamus]

@@ethand5703 Nikes

[@Tom-kb2kk]

Dance yrself clean is the best opener for me. Perfectly builds to set up this is happening

[@willcollier6028]

Was scrolling to find this, glad I did

[@ImWesHarris]

Great video! I absolutely loved this

[@SantanaScripts]

I would love to hear your take on best ways to end an album

[@octopprosuctionsfan1603]

closing tracks are more important than intro tracks imo

[@pissbaby7306]

octop prosuctions fan i agree

[@GamingOS]

Mortal man is the best closing track of all time for sure.

[@xertifiedthicc]

GamingOS faxxxx. bound 2 as well

[@joshi66]

Lost in the world and Apple pie are the best examples of ending an album

[@TheGobbit]

I think the perfect start to an album needs to set the scene for the rest of the album, whether it be thematically, narratively or sonically. Some of my favourites are IGOR’S THEME, Dark Fantasy, Forward and Flume

[@GamingOS]

Igors theme is a sleeper pick, but a great choice.

[@hunterwhaley5221]

Dark Fantasy is easily the best opening track of all time. Forward by Tyler, Nikes by Frank, Pornography by Travis, Come Back to Earth by Mac, and BUSY by Saba are all incredible too Oh Wesley’s Theory and IGOR’s Theme

[@jbquigley2010]

I love Good Kid Maad City intro too. Awesome video!

[@LitoSuave1]

Intro by J. Cole is my favorite introduction to an album. He leads up to the climax and delivers an amazing verse.

[@Observerw]

Same

[@sleepportrait2161]

Rehab on Back To Black is a great intro, throws you right into the topics and themes of the album, with dark lyricism over brightish pop production by Mark Ronson.

[@jeshjohnstone2109]

Colossus from IDLES seems like a really good opener. The first time I heard it I instantly thought it was a good intro to the album.

[@ethann9433]

"Somewhat Damaged" on NIN's The Fragile is the greatest opening to any album I've ever heard

[@gigachad192]

Ethan Northup Mr. Self Destruct too.

[@jasongranados5783]

Ethan Northup lesss gooooo and shit mirror

[@mrq.1236]

For Whom the Bell Tolls by J. Cole. I just love that song. I think if only it was longer it could’ve been just a normal song but because it’s so short it’s good at being the intro. It really gets the listener paying attention. Another intro song I like is No Church in the Wild because it sounds so cinematic and braggadocious yet simple and not too over-the-top. Other album intros I wanna mention: Black Panther by Kendrick Lamar, and Nikes by Frank Ocean. They just get the listener hooked at first listen

[@Nosnomolos]

my personal favorite intro is “Come Back To Earth” off of Mac Miller’s “Swimming”. this is because it’s so honest, personal and very intimate with the listener. i view it as being very sad with a slight pinch of hopefulness but it’s still so beautiful

[@charliepi9212]

radiohead: everything in its right place (kid A)

[@YouTubeAIbot]

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[@steelokey]

Thanks for making this video. Certain parts made me rethink what I was doing as an intro to my album. But then it made me realize that every album I make will be different & I like the uniqueness in each album you explained. Cause I feel like there is so many different GOOD ways to start an album haha

[@User-gf3rk]

1539 n calvert by jpegmafia on veteran was the perfect way to set the tone of the album

[@FYGUnkleUrple]

Pup - If This Tour Doesn't Kill You is one of the best album openers when you understand the context that they toured over 200 locations in a year.

[@magnusfagervik]

"Jesus forgive me, I am a thot" is a Dissapointing way to start an album

[@GamingOS]

Lol

[@SKATE87410]

Why?

[@AdrianGhastly]

FEEBY QEEFU JPEGMAFIA told people his album will be “dissapointing” so it’s become somewhat of a music meme

[@draevonmay7704]

FEEBY QEEFU Because it was trash. We deserved better

[@samothy6118]

@@draevonmay7704 you don't deserve shit

[@MauTCarmel]

“Dark Fantasy sounds like the intro and no other song on the album” All of the Lights Interlude: “I’m gonna pretend you never said that”

[@maxautunno]

The End. by My Chemical Romance, distinct conceptual intro to an insane concept album

[@madsdespyrite3841]

whispers *LOUDLY "IGOR'S THEME

[@longarooni]

I’m just learning for my upcoming album, thank you !

[@Prodbyjah464]

Underrated intro son imo is high for this, how cinematic it is, how industrial and experimental the production is, the atmosphere, the lyrics. It really brings you into the weeknds party life better then most of his songs and not only that but i think it also introduces the other mixtapes (Thursday and echoes of silence) well, especially if you’re listening to the trilogy album as a whole I feel like high for this introduces the other mixtapes better then lonely star from Thursday and d.d from echoes. You could also throw in their proffessional from kissland which is honestly one of his best written songs and alone again from after hours.

[@eyalshuker155]

Kendrick and Drake stand out for me when it comes to intro tracks. Wesley's Theory and Tuscan Leather were both perfect openers to their respective albums

[@isaiah6139]

Over my dead body as well (from take care), I would bring up GKMC, but he put the songs out of order and the actual intro is my least favorite song on the album (Compton)

[@dabossman5650]

@@isaiah6139 Songs out of order make at better then the actual intro tHa first track dude

[@evanthomasgant]

My personal favorite intro is Shattered Dreams off of Some Rap Songs. The off-pattern sample with the drowned out strings give you such a good taste of what’s next in SRS. That along with Earl’s simple, yet complex lyrics and flow show what type of tone you’ll get from the album. I think this is one of the best openers to any album.

[@AIDAN-bm6pk]

Either Wesley’s Theory or Dark Fantasy are probably my favourite album intros. Not only are they both amazing pieces of music, but both come in and set the tone for the album. In Wesley’s Theory, the sample slowly fades in with the clicks and pops of a vinyl and sings lyrics of black empowerment, a theme that is found throughout the album. Dark Fantasy comes in with layers of mellow vocals underneath Nicki Manaj’s reading of this story. Then a voice calls out “Can we get much higher?” Over lush piano and strings. The use of vocals as an instrument, the lushness, and maximalist production all find there way on every song in the album and helps tie the record together. Both are definitely more Disney. Both have amazing build ups, climaxes, and resolutions and they both want to show you what’s to come.

[@Sunkhrist]

The Weeknd's Alone Again is my favorite opening. It's like... it's like he wants to stop living the Starboya life becauS thats not who he is. The first line he says "take off my disguise. I'm living someone else's life"...ugh.... so beautiful.

[@jackfaulkner8385]

You Think I ain't Worth a Dollar but I Feel Like a Millionaire by QOTSA

[@person_people8134]

Omg, yes. I didn't have much Rock music coming to my head immediately cause of this video and it's comments, but you reminded me. Probably my fav too.

[@morganguinta1473]

I will never forget that opening riff as long as I live

[@person_people8134]

I loved the drums on that song (and album) that I learned how to play the instrument

[@Denny_Boi]

KLON radio; We play the songs that sound more like everyone else than anyone else

[@mywin_8275]

Imo there are some great intros on Taboo by Denzel Curry, Saturation II by Brockhampton and Illmatic by Nas

[@wghd6782]

Oblivion by Mastodon. Perfect set up for their album story and the new sound they were utilising on crack the Skye, opposed to blood mountain and leviathan.

[@pedroordonez2a362]

DAMN. was the first album i got to sit down and listen to. And that intro track gives me chills every time. Perfect tone setting for the record.

[@christianlopez5912]

Nikes by Frank Ocean is my perfect intro for an album, this song sets the entire mood for the rest of it, the first time i heard it, it was an explosion. Good video ma boi

[@Noirlore]

It’s arguably the worst song on the album. Lyrically doesn’t match basically the rest of the album.

[@christianlopez5912]

@@Noirlore to me is the perfect introduction

[@coleperry2446]

My favorite is intro, by M83. Followed my montezuma by Fleet Foxes

[@syd_barrett_lmfao]

I love that M83 song. One of my favorites by them.

[@tarquin3962]

My fav disney intros -Shine on you crazy diamond pts 1-5 by pink floyd -Im dancing in the show tonight by ween -wesleys theory by kendrick -i break mirrors with my face by death grips My fav mission impossible intros -born under punches by talking heads -levitation by beach house -i want wind to blow by the microphones -king of carrot flowers pt 1 by neutral milk hotel

[@geraldatrichome]

Wesley's Theory is both of these things

[@jorisverhoeven1674]

Really good video, earned yourself a sub

[@manonthemoon5553]

GZA Liquid Swords anyone!

[@fuzzydunlop4513]

WHEN THE MCS CAMEEEEE TO LIVE OUT THE NAMEEEEE

[@manonthemoon5553]

They're referring to how Hip hop started in the boroughs with rhymers.

[@PeterBarkerMusic]

fuzzydunlop45 AND TO PERFORM

[@manonthemoon5553]

Some ta perform they had ta SNORT COCAINE TA ACT INSANE before Pete ROCKED IT ON

[@bigtks3005]

I know it's an unpolular opinion but Professional the first track of The Weeknd's Kiss Land is my fav intro ever just cuz the lyrics, the atmosphere, the beat switch, it all feels so grand & so intro like, i don't really know how to explain it, it's like the Disney shit you said but without the narration at the beginning, cuz it sets the mood perfectly for the rest of the album, while being a top 3 track on the entire album

[@MrFusion]

I think Innuendo by Queen has a great start, especially with the dramatic drum intro.

[@Iridesca]

My 3 favorite album intros are the ones to Madvillainy (MF DOOM and Madlib), The Unseen (Madlib), and Things Fall Apart (The Roots). I love these intros because they not only clearly set the tone, but they also serve to introduce to us the themes, ideas and even characters of the albums to us.

[@erichwhittenberg3657]

“Five years” by David Bowie sets up the album really well

[@stanconnorstan4266]

Some of my favorite introductory tracks to albums It's Okay to Cry- SOPHIE, OIL OF EVERY PEARLS UN-INSIDES Piel- Arca, Self Titled Dreamer- Charli XCX, Number 1 Angel Microscope- Emily Blue, *69 Geyser- Mitski, Be The Cowboy Otherside- Perfume Genius, No Shape Are You in Love? (intro)- The Regrettes, How do you love? Heels- Sir Babygirl, Crush on Me Hang on Me- St. Vincent, MASSEDUCUTION The 1975- every single The 1975 album Also will we be getting a similar video about album conclusions? I think those are also very important.

[@mdxcausey]

Take A Bow by Muse starts off Black Holes and Revelations and I think it's absolutely perfect to start it off, especially the end with all of the instruments that rose through the song finally meet the climax

[@morqus8169]

The Black Parade’s The End is an absolutely amazing album opener. It sets the scene perfectly.

[@scumfungus]

Dr. Whoever by Aminé Is one of the most underrated intros.

[@117mel]

YES

[@colelarz]

Couldn’t agree more! Honestly my fav song by him

[@tjfaulkner4117]

At least top 2 song on that album 🔥

[@jmasters7515]

When I listen to an Album there is a high chance that the first song will be my favourite song as a lot of the time they are the most exciting and well crafted songs

[@amberheera9365]

Okay but Good Morning.... WAS SUCH A GOOD INTRO. I like the whole Wake Up Mr. West and Heard Em’ Say one too..

[@ENTERTAINMENT_DATABASE_Co.]

Def wesleys theory, amazing message throughout and it gets you so hyped up