Best Album Opening/Closing track?

[21stcenturyidiot]

Thing is, songs like Whatsername, See the Light and even Oh Love have that "end of album" feel. They're not as upbeat and fast as the earlier tracks. They bring a sense of closure, which is why TOYL would have been an awesome closing track

[Angelfuck.]

Walking Contradiction. C-c-c-combo breaker

[JellyTime]

Burnout. "I declare I don't care no more" - it's like punk's thoughts. Perfect opening for great punk album

[GuitarPunk94]

should i start a vote with "best 2nd album song.." ?

voted for FOD!!!

[21stcenturyidiot]

should i start a vote with "best 2nd album song.." ?

voted for FOD!!!

the reason I did the opener/closer is cos in my opinion they're the two most important tracks on an album. If the opening and closing song are bad, even if the album rocks, it can leave a "bitter taste in your mouth"

[Angelfuck.]

Burnout. When the drums kick in, immediately followed by "I declare I don't care no more, I'm burning up and out and growing bored," you know you're about to hear a rude, half-hour ode to ennui, girls and shameless masturbation.

[localinsomniac]

It may change after I get around to finally hearing UNO, but my vote for now is Whatsername. I liked the Almost Acoustic Christmas performance with Billie's sarcastic "ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL" introduction.

[mechanicalman]

I like Macy's Day Parade. Much like the whole album it's a bit underrated.

[Lauren]

Burnout is not my favorite song on the list, but it's the best song Green Day could've used as an opener. Not sure about lyric-wise (although it's probably one of the top 3), but definitely music wise, it's the best opener.

[Lauren]

I voted for F.O.D.

They say good night.

(pretending that All By Myself isn't after it)

[21stcenturyidiot]

I voted for F.O.D.

They say good night.

(pretending that All By Myself isn't after it)

I thought I wouldn't include ALMS just cos it's more of a joke track

[Comic Sans]

Whatsername will win, no need of a poll.

[Fuzz]

Oh man, I really fucked this up. Didn't mean to merge both threads. Well I did, but it wasn't till after I did that I noticed it was actually two different things.

OP, you can edit your first post and add a second question directly to this thread (on the right column while you're editing, go to "Manage Topic Poll" then "Add Another Question") rather than two separate threads. Sorry about that.

[Pieces of Truth]

I have to say either American Idiot or Burnout. But since I had to choose... AI.

[21stcenturyidiot]

Oh man, I really fucked this up. Didn't mean to merge both threads. Well I did, but it wasn't till after I did that I noticed it was actually two different things.

OP, you can edit your first post and add a second question directly to this thread (on the right column while you're editing, go to "Manage Topic Poll" then "Add Another Question") rather than two separate threads. Sorry about that.

Silly Andres

[KatherineKerplunk]

The build up on Song of the Century to 21st Century Breakdown gave me goose bumps when I saw them live. So I went for that.

[Gwen Stacy]

The build up on Song of the Century to 21st Century Breakdown gave me goose bumps when I was them live. So I went for that.

This was my favorite part of the 21st Century Breakdown tour, having Song of the Century come on and everybody singing along before the wild ups and downs of 21st Century Breakdown. I think it's an epic album opener, gives us a glimpse of the whole album and is lyrically and musically engrossing, that's why it gets my vote.

Whatshername gets my vote for the closing track. It wraps up the story line nice and neat. It's both a haunting and mature look at the one that got away. Gives me chills whenever I do a full album listen through

[gd86arg]

opening for me nice guys finish last

and ending was too hard to decided between macy's and whatsername but I choose whatsername

[Neutral Milk Hotel]

Armatage shanks and whatshername. 2000 Lightyears Away and Macy's Day Parade are close seconds, though.

[EastCaitNowhere]

I have to say Whatsername is the best closing track, because it pretty much sums up the concept of American Idiot and it's just a great song in general

But opening track, has to be Nuclear Family as of late, because I haven't stopped listening to Uno since it leaked, haha :')

[Annie, get your gun]

Fiuuu! You change the title topic but I voted for my right one Whatsername is hearbreaking but simply perfect for that end.

[greendepent]

I'd vote for Armatage Shanks, but 21st CB is so fucking epic that I can't ignore it.

[SamMacs]

Burnout is the best opening track without a doubt.

Closing tracks is a bit more difficult to choose. Walking Contradiction, Macy's Day Parade & Whatsername are all among my top 10 Green Day songs. But I went with Macy's Day Parade because that it's on (my favourite album) Warning

[Mandy_PunkRock]

Opening: Song of the Century/21st Century Breakdown

Closing: Whatsername

[frunsi]

1,039 isn't an actual album, it's a compilation, so IWTBA isn't really an album closer. the judge's daughter is the 39/smooth closer. i'd suggest you to change that