Best album-opener???

Drain you · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 41

What do you think that is the best album-opener?
I think it's 'Stand Up And Shout'
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Dragon235 · Joined: 23 Jan 2005 Posts: 1221 Location: Massachusetts

Stand up and Shout, without a doubt. insatnt anthem right there. if we could vote twice I'd also pick Killing the Dragon but, sadly only one vote.

Drain you · Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Posts: 41

I could not put One More For The Road on it, sorry
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See the stars come falling down from the sky
Gently passing, they kiss your tears and your cry
See the wind can't stop me blow your hair from your face
And the rain come falling down in its crazy way
Oooh
Still I'm sad, still I'm sad

RandyRhoads · Joined: 26 Sep 2004 Posts: 51

Tuff choice for me between "Stand Up And Shout" and "Jesus, Mary & the Holy Ghost."
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Mistryst · Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Posts: 24 Location: Lankhmar

We Rock is my favorite, but many of these could be chosen.

Owen Culshaw · Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 72 Location: Southampton/England

All great openers. I was tempted to go for Jesus Mary and the Holy Ghost or Institional Man, but it had to be stand up and shout the first ever Dio opener. Very Happy

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skrapmetal · Joined: 24 Oct 2005 Posts: 27 Location: Indiana, USA

I would love to hear "Wild One" as an opener, but don't think Dio will ever play it again , you never know though I've been surprised before.

Scott77 · Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 130 Location: California

We Rock !!

Hollywood Black · Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Posts: 68 Location: Strange Highways

Where's One More For The Road!?!?! Well, i think OMFTR is best opener but cause it wasn't in the list i pooled We Rock.
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Neoglas · Joined: 01 Nov 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Swansea, UK

I'm sure it doesn't count on this poll, but Computer God...

Murray's Little Helper · Posted: Wed Nov 23, 2005 6:51 pm Post subject:

Even though Sacred Heart is far from being my favorite Dio album, I chose King of Rock n Roll. I don't really care for Stand up and Shout or We Rock, they just don't have a melody that sticks in my head. I was tempted to vote for Killing the Dragon (wicked song) , but I don't like it as an opening track, I think Push would have been a better opening track. Overall, King of RnR is a cool opening song to an album or concert, and the guitar solo is sweet!
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PurplePixie · Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 123 Location: Elemental Kingdom

It's a tough choice, but I chose King of Rock n Roll cos he made it sound live and live recordings always seem to me to have more, um, life Smile

But Killing the Dragon is good too.
If it was a poll with all of Dio's bands, I would've chosen Rainbow's Tarot Woman. It's just classic and it builds up rather than just launching straight in with a riff. Cool

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Sjonkel · Joined: 07 Nov 2005 Posts: 10

We rock is one of Dio`s best songs if you ask me, the power and magic the song provide is just stunning. This as an opener is genious.

We rock!

ScorpioAttack · Joined: 25 Oct 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Colchester, UK

Very difficult.
We Rock, King Of Rock N' Roll, or Killing The Dragon.
We Rock suits more as a concert closer, so I'd go with either of the latter, probablt KORN'R since I saw them open with it last year.
As for non-Dio, I think Tarot Woman is the absolute best opener.
I'd love to see them open with Kill The King.

I'm The Stranger · Joined: 15 Sep 2005 Posts: 136 Location: USA

Discovery sucks (just a bunch of weird sounds), but if you count Discovery/Magica Theme, that's where my vote would go. As it is, I'd say Night People is my favorite opener. Lots of great songs though. Dio just doesn't put bad songs on his albums, especially not the openers.
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