[Arjisme]

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick/Thick as a Brick

 

[bong]

The Cure - Disintegration:
Plainsong/Untitled

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express:
Europe Endless/Endless Endless

Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
The King of Carrot Flowers pts. one, two & three/Two-Headed Boy pt. two (I know, I kinda cheated on this one)

My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Only Shallow/Soon

Elbow - The Seldom Seen Kid
Starlings/Friend of Ours

 

[DC2]

These are interesting. My Picks?

70s Genesis - Wind and Wuthering: Eleventh Earl of Mar/Afterglow

80s Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes: Perfect Skin/Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?

90s Counting Crows - August and Everything After: Round Here/A Murder of One

 

[jilgiljongiljing]

Just a few that popped into my head. Primarily based on the wow factor when hearing the first song, and then the feeling of satisfaction when you are done with the last one.

Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet/Sleep Together
Opeth - Ghost of Perdition/Isolation Years
Nine Inch Nails - Mr.Self Destruct/Hurt
Pearl Jam - Once/Release
Yes - Roundabout/Heart of the Sunrise
Steely Dan - Black Cow/Josie
Michael Jackson - Bad/Leave me Alone
Monstrosity - Spiritual Apocalypse/Triumph In Black
Satyricon - With Ravenous Hunger/Black Lava
System Of a Down - Prison Song/Aerials
Metallica - Blackened/Dyers Eve
Megadeth - Holy Wars/Rust in Peace
Slayer - Angel of Death/Raining Blood

 

[Jubei]

King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man / In The Court Of The Crimson King

 

[wuwhere]

So many, just a few that I can think of opening tracks:

Al Di Meola - Flight Over Rio/Elegant Gypsy Suite - Elegant Gypsy album
Blind Faith - Had To Cry Today/Do What You Like - Blind Faith album
Led Zeppelin - Good Times Bad Times/How Many More Times - Led Zeppelin Album
The Allman Brothers Band - Statesboro Blues/Whipping Post - At Fillmore East

 

[KingStyles]

This might be a little strange, but..
Herbert Blostedt's Carmina Burana
O Fortuna / O Fortuna

 

[Asphyxial Death]

Scar Symmetry - Morphogenesis/Ghost Prototype II (Deus Ex Machina)
Opeth - The Leper Affinity/Blackwater Park

 

[Pyriel0]

I was gonna say The Who but OP got it..

Dream Theater - Pull Me Under / Learning to Live (Images and Words album)
Rush - Tom Sawyer / Vital Signs (Moving Pictures)
Dave Matthews Band - So Much to Say / Proudest Monkey (Crash)
Boston - More Than a Feeling / Let Me Take You Home Tonight (Boston)
Alice in Chains - Them Bones / Would (Dirt)

 

[Dublo7]

Song - Artist / Album

Opening:
Arcarsenal - At the Drive-In / Relationship of Command
The King of Carrot Flowers Part 1 - Neutral Milk Hotel / In the Aeroplane Over The Sea
Five Years - David Bowie / Ziggy Stardust


Closing:
Motion Picture Sountrack - Radiohead / Kid A
Conjugal Burns - The Mars Volta / The Bedlam in Goliath
Third Eye - Tool / Aenima
Two Headed Boy Part 2 - Neutral Milk Hotel / In the Aeroplane Over The Sea
Through My Sails - Neil Young / Zuma
Ambulance Blues - Neil Young / On The Beach

 

[Redcarmoose]

Sgt._Pepper_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band////////////////////////////////////Best opening
A_Day_in_the_Life///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Best ending

 

[tru blu]

Quote:

Originally Posted by tintin47 /img/forum/go_quote.gif The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars by Bowie. Starts with "Five Years" and ends with "Rock n Roll Suicide."

2x.

Elvis Costello - This Year's Model: "No Action"/"Radio Radio"

 

[Aslan123]

Quote:

Originally Posted by virometal /img/forum/go_quote.gif Joy Division: Atrocity Exhibition / Decades

Agreed.

Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I Am Dreaming: Stadiums and Shrines II/Shut Up I Am Dreaming Of Places Where Lovers Have Wings

Arcade Fire - Funeral: Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)/In The Backseat

Quote:

Originally Posted by DavidMahler /img/forum/go_quote.gif id like to say just for fun..... The White Album which is my favorite album of all time is framed by two very mediocre songs....... Back In The USSR and Good Night.......very unusual that those two lack of quality songs made it to the placement on such an astonishing record.

I disagree a bit with Good Night. Granted, it's not that great, but in a sense it leaves a feeling of contentment and peace, especially after listening to Revolution 9. I do agree with Back in the USSR though. I don't really enjoy this song, even after learning the story behind it.

 

[DavidMahler]

I should add Taxman/Tomorrow Never knows - Revolver......that's some great stuff there.

 

[paulb09]

Actually, I find that there are many albums where I really like either the opening or closing song, but not both. There are even several where I really like the opening song and second to last song. Maybe I just don't want the music to end?

Anyway, I few I could think of off the top of my head:

1. The Chemical Brothers - Dig You Own Hole
   Block Rockin' Beats / The Private Psychedelic Reel
2. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends
   Life In Technicolor / Death And All His Friends
   (I especially like the way it starts and finished with pretty much the same passage of music)
3. Nine Inch Nails - With Teeth
   All The Love In The World / Home
4. Clint Mansell - DOOM Soundtrack
   C24 / You Know What You Are (Remix)