Best opening track of a debut album?

scrumhalf

Foxey Lady - first track on Are You Experienced. Music hasn't been the same since. 

equalsql

Good Times, Bad Times on Led Zeppelin 1. 
Running With The Devil - Van Halen
Chuck E's In Love - Rickie Lee Jones

The Corrs got a lot of ribbing for being a bit bland, but the opening song 'Forgiven Not Forgotten' on their debut album of the same next is an absolute corker. Amazing production with some great guitar work, a real powerhouse of a track.

Winny_Pooh

Good times bad times

blobb

Reel Around The Fountain.

CE1

ArchtopDave said:

Gloria : Patti Smith.

I came on to put something else, but now you mention Gloria, what a stunner! Patti Smith doesn’t get 10% of the recognition she deserves.

rze99

Holidays In The Sun - Sex Pistols Never Mind The Bollocks

Majorscale

Sunburn - Muse

CharlieShaw

Break on Through - The Doors
For What It’s Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Sporky

Up The Beach from Nothing's Shocking. 

tone1

I’m just dusting off my tin hat…..

Joshua Tree ~ Where the streets have name.

Edit…Ignore me…(debut album)

Pearl Jam 10 ~ Once 

LastMantra

Jonathangus said:

Welcome to the Jungle.

It's also been consistently used in film/TV etc.

LastMantra

ArchtopDave said:

Gloria : Patti Smith.

Was that U2's as well?

Garold86

Janie Jones - The Clash.

Toms_Dad

21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson.  Incredible musicianship from all, but Greg Lake's bass playing a stand out for me

ICBM

prowla said:

Black Sabbath defined a genre of music.

This. Not just music, even - an entire subculture.

Greatest opening track from any band ever.

Bellycaster

Off the top of my head.

She's so Fine -Thunder (Backstreet Symphony)

In fact, what a debut album, period!

CoffeeAndTV

Roxanne - Outlandos d’Amour - The Police

Addicted to that Rush - Mr Big - Mr Big
Donna Lee - Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius

ArchtopDave

LastMantra said:

ArchtopDave said:

Gloria : Patti Smith.

Was that U2's as well?

The original song "Gloria" was written back in the '60's by Van Morrison, and was the B side of a Them single. The U2 song is a different song though it does reference Van Morrison's song. Ditto, Patti Smith's is a mix of Van Morrison and one of her own poems. The Doors also recorded it.

LastMantra

ArchtopDave said:

LastMantra said:

ArchtopDave said:

Gloria : Patti Smith.

Was that U2's as well?

The original song "Gloria" was written back in the '60's by Van Morrison, and was the B side of a Them single. The U2 song is a different song though it does reference Van Morrison's song. Ditto, Patti Smith's is a mix of Van Morrison and one of her own poems. The Doors also recorded it.

Ah, very interesting, thanks. 

She must have been some gal! 

Bellycaster

Bon Jovi - Runaway (Bon Jovi).

I'm 50/50 on the old Jovi, but when they are good, boy are they good!