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Introductions, Part I
| Introductions, Part I | |
| Created by: | eric |
| Tracks: | 19 |
| Length: | 01:12:05 |
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1. Opening 2. Introductions 3. Favorite |
| Created on | 5/20/06 1:12pm |
| Level | 7 |
| Points | 3346 |
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Setting the tone for what is yet to come, the opening track is among the most important ones. Thusly, I had the inspiration to pick through my collection and select a few of my favourite album-openers.
Part I of III.
Part I of III.
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| 1 | Ratatat : Seventeen Years |
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"I've been rapping for about seventeen years" One of the best album-openers I know of, this song starts with a bang, but somehow ends up in uber-mellow land. For an album opener, it sure sounds a lot like an outro. SHOW MORE
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Track 1 from Ratatat
Length: 00:04:26 Year: 2004 |
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"I've been rapping for about seventeen years" One of the best album-openers I know of, this song starts with a bang, but somehow ends up in uber-mellow land. For an album opener, it sure sounds a lot like an outro. SHOW LESS
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| 2 | Aphex Twin : 4 |
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Crossfading this amazing cut with the previous is highly suggested. The frenetic beats on this track make me giddy. Even though it is a 'techno-ish' track, it flows into the next track quite well. Plus, Aphex is a God. SHOW MORE
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Track 2 from Richard D. James Album
Length: 00:03:36 |
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Crossfading this amazing cut with the previous is highly suggested. The frenetic beats on this track make me giddy. Even though it is a 'techno-ish' track, it flows into the next track quite well. Plus, Aphex is a God. SHOW LESS
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| 3 | The Beta Band : Assessment |
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This song makes it into a lot of my mixes for the simple reason that it makes me smile. Despite the fact that this album as a whole (Heroes to Zeros) is a bit weak, they sure start with their best foot forward.
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Track 3 from Heroes to Zeros
Length: 00:04:34 Year: 2004 |
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This song makes it into a lot of my mixes for the simple reason that it makes me smile. Despite the fact that this album as a whole (Heroes to Zeros) is a bit weak, they sure start with their best foot forward. SHOW LESS
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| 4 | The Smashing Pumpkins : Cherub Rock |
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I had this album on cassette and still, after all these years, it still manages to rocks my socks.
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Track 4 from Siamese Dream
Length: 00:04:57 Year: 1993 |
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I had this album on cassette and still, after all these years, it still manages to rocks my socks. SHOW LESS
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| 5 | A Perfect Circle : The Hollow |
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I still get goosebumps from the drum-roll intro of this song. This is when Maynardo was still larger than life. I miss those days. A wonderful way to open a wonderful album.
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Track 5 from Mer De Noms
Length: 00:03:00 Year: 2003 |
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I still get goosebumps from the drum-roll intro of this song. This is when Maynardo was still larger than life. I miss those days. A wonderful way to open a wonderful album. SHOW LESS
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| 6 | tool : Stinkfist |
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Being 14 when I first heard this song, I still think this might just be my favourite album-opener of all time. Placed next to the APC track to emphasize the contrast. SHOW MORE
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Track 6 from Ænima
Length: 00:05:11 Year: 1996 |
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Being 14 when I first heard this song, I still think this might just be my favourite album-opener of all time. Placed next to the APC track to emphasize the contrast. SHOW LESS
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| 7 | At The Drive-In : Arc Arsenal |
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A perfect introduction to this awe-inspiring album, ATDI unleashes the fury on this track. Rumor has it, if you listen to this song loud enough, your eyebrows will catch on fire. Now THAT is hot. SHOW MORE
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Track 7 from Relationship of Command
Length: 00:02:56 Year: 2000 |
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A perfect introduction to this awe-inspiring album, ATDI unleashes the fury on this track. Rumor has it, if you listen to this song loud enough, your eyebrows will catch on fire. Now THAT is hot. SHOW LESS
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| 8 | Botch : Spaim |
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Guess how many of my mixes this 14-second gem earns itself onto. Hint: LOTS AND LOTS.
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Track 8 from An Anthology of Dead Ends
Length: 00:00:14 Year: 2002 |
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Guess how many of my mixes this 14-second gem earns itself onto. Hint: LOTS AND LOTS. SHOW LESS
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| 9 | Mastodon : Blood And Thunder |
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You can barely hear it, even in headphones, but the bone-crushing distorted bass in the background is soul-smashing. Fearless. Feirce. HUGE.
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Track 9 from Leviathan
Length: 00:03:48 Year: 2004 |
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You can barely hear it, even in headphones, but the bone-crushing distorted bass in the background is soul-smashing. Fearless. Feirce. HUGE. SHOW LESS
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| 10 | Dälek : Spiritual Healing |
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A purposefully harsh transition of tracks, this song shifts the mix with an awkward grinding of the gears.
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Track 10 from From Filthy Tongue of Gods and Griots
Length: 00:03:29 Year: 2002 |
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A purposefully harsh transition of tracks, this song shifts the mix with an awkward grinding of the gears. SHOW LESS
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| 11 | Wu-Tang Clan : Bring Da' Ruckus |
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I'd be denying a part of my youth if I didn't include this track. Wu-Tang (along with the Mixtape Collective) ain't nuthin' to fuck wit'. Represent. SHOW MORE
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Track 11 from Enter the Wu-Tang: 36 Chambers
Length: 00:04:11 Year: 1993 |
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I'd be denying a part of my youth if I didn't include this track. Wu-Tang (along with the Mixtape Collective) ain't nuthin' to fuck wit'. Represent. SHOW LESS
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| 12 | Boom Bip and Dose One : OPEN ( ) |
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A fun little segue to bridge the hip-hop with the low-key. This album rocks my world. If you don't own it, perhaps you should look into purchasing it.
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Track 12 from Circle
Length: 00:00:10 Year: 2000 |
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A fun little segue to bridge the hip-hop with the low-key. This album rocks my world. If you don't own it, perhaps you should look into purchasing it. SHOW LESS
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| 13 | Van Morrison : And It Stoned Me |
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Last Summer, driving around the family farm in the beat-up Chevy, he explained the dark secret of this song. Seriously, go to urbandictionary.com and look up 'jelly roll' -- insane.
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Track 13 from Moondance
Length: 00:04:34 Year: 1970 |
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Last Summer, driving around the family farm in the beat-up Chevy, he explained the dark secret of this song. Seriously, go to urbandictionary.com and look up 'jelly roll' -- insane. SHOW LESS
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| 14 | Pinback : Non Photo-Blue |
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This song is almost hypnotizing. I once listened to this album three times in a row before I realized it was on repeat. That says a lot.
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Track 14 from Summer in Abaddon
Length: 00:03:43 Year: 2004 |
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This song is almost hypnotizing. I once listened to this album three times in a row before I realized it was on repeat. That says a lot. SHOW LESS
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| 15 | American Analog Set : Weather Report |
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One word: Lush. This was the first AmAnSet song that I'd ever heard and I instantly fell in love with the band. It doesn't get more smooth than this.
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Track 15 from The Golden Band
Length: 00:02:52 Year: 1999 |
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One word: Lush. This was the first AmAnSet song that I'd ever heard and I instantly fell in love with the band. It doesn't get more smooth than this. SHOW LESS
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| 16 | Karate : Original Spies |
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Despite the fact that this song is at least twice as long as it needs to be and eats over 6.5 minutes of my mix, I'll still include it -- it's just that good.
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Track 16 from Some Boots
Length: 00:06:48 Year: 2000 |
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Despite the fact that this song is at least twice as long as it needs to be and eats over 6.5 minutes of my mix, I'll still include it -- it's just that good. SHOW LESS
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| 17 | Cat Power : The Greatest |
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I want to spoon with her voice.
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Track 17 from The Greatest
Length: 00:03:22 Year: 2006 |
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I want to spoon with her voice. SHOW LESS
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| 18 | Elliot Smith : Speed Trials |
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Any man who ends his own life by driving a knife into his own heart is a-okay in my book. That takes dedication; I can respect that.
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Track 18 from Either / Or
Length: 00:03:01 Year: 1998 |
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Any man who ends his own life by driving a knife into his own heart is a-okay in my book. That takes dedication; I can respect that. SHOW LESS
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| 19 | Air : La Femme D'Argent |
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Sexy. That's all I got. Sexy.
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Track 19 from Moon Safari
Length: 00:07:13 Year: 1998 |
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Sexy. That's all I got. Sexy. SHOW LESS
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Tag Board
The Beta Badge II
"seventeen years" is a brutal opener for this mix (or any, for that matter) but i think "stinkfist" and "bring the ruckus" are highlights. nice concept.
8/13/06 11:07pm
The Yay! Badge IX
Zoolander (aka Eric): Hey Billy!
Billy Zane (aka sledg): When are you gonna bust out Introductions, Part 2 on us?
ps. Is your ass all slobbery from everyone kissing your ass?
Billy Zane (aka sledg): When are you gonna bust out Introductions, Part 2 on us?
ps. Is your ass all slobbery from everyone kissing your ass?
7/24/06 1:48pm
The Yay! Badge VI
Oooh, a Boom Bip fan! Absolutely fantastic, especially the bonus mini-cd track that comes with "Blue Eyed..."
7/20/06 12:41pm
The Level 10 Badge
+5 for opening with that turbo sleek ratatat song. ;)
6/15/06 8:06pm
The MTC Romance Badge
only a true gentleman puts ATDI and f-ing MASTODON on the same mix. Will you be my dad?
6/2/06 10:14am
The Shirt Badge
I never thought I would see tool and beta band in the same mix but that actually works quite well.
5/22/06 4:05pm
The Badge of Mystery
Oh Van Morrison, the ways in which you get stoned!
Also, I can never listen to this song without being slightly put off again. Damn you, Eric.
Also, I can never listen to this song without being slightly put off again. Damn you, Eric.
5/22/06 2:04pm
The Yay! Badge VIII
ITS PART ONE OF THREE COREY, GET OFF MY FUCKING BACK.
5/20/06 11:22pm
The 6/6/6 Badge
man, I might have to make one of these..."You Can't Kill Us All" by Coalesce is an awesome opener too...anytime you have a song with yelling/screaming unaccompanied by any music for 45 seconds is pretty awesome...
5/20/06 10:24pm
The 6/6/6 Badge
although a big mastodon fan...I kind of feel blood and thunder is a bit weak...'crusher destroyer' off of remission though...2 min of badassness...plus the guitar leads make me smile...
good call on dalek though...although that one is tough because the first track off of absence is pretty amazing too...
good call on dalek though...although that one is tough because the first track off of absence is pretty amazing too...
5/20/06 10:21pm
