10 Best Opening Tracks On Debut Rock Albums

3. Break On Through (To The Other Side) - The Doors (The Doors)

Considering that Jim Morrison only lived 27 human years and he only recorded with The Doors for four of them, it's absolutely mad that his version of the group put out 6 different studio albums.

The very first one, just titled The Doors, contained future staples for the group like Light My Fire and The End. It also had this psychedelic masterpiece on it - Break On Through (To The Other Side).

It starts out like a jazz number, as drummer John Densmore lightly knocks out a beat on the cymbals. But this ain't no Duke Ellington.

In comes Ray Manzarek with a distorted bassy keyboard sound that cuts through the pleasant drumming like a sharpened blade.

And then there's Jim.

His sultry vocals exude confidence, breaking every so often when he launches into the faster parts of the song. He acts as our guide to this mystical new realm and he fully convinces you that he could actually take you to a world beyond ours.

A stunning introduction to a stunning band, this song is everything you need to know about why The Doors were one of a kind.

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Jacob Simmons has a great many passions, including rock music, giving acclaimed films three-and-a-half stars, watching random clips from The Simpsons on YouTube at 3am, and writing about himself in the third person.