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Led Zeppelin: "Achilles' Last Stand" (Presence), "the Song Remains the Same" (Houses of the Holy)

 

Propagandhi: "Anti-Manifesto" (How to Clean Everything), "Apparently, I'm a 'P.C. Fascist'" (Less Talk, More Rock)

 

Geto Boys: "Still" (the Resurrection; technically not the opening track, but "Ghetto Prisoner" is just a phone call)

 

Supernatural: "Internationally Known" (the Lost Freestyle Files)

 

Slint: "Breadcrumb Trail" (Spiderland)

 

 

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Ween - Strap On That Jammy Pack (The Pod)
Butthole Surfers - The Shah Sleeps In Lee Harvey's Grave (Butthole Surfers)
Cage - Good Morning (Hell's Winter)
Chelsea Wolfe - Primal // Carnal (Ἀποκάλυψις)
Coconuts - Silver Lights
The Devil Makes Three - All Hail (Do Wrong Right)
Dwarves - The Dwarves Are Still The Best Band Ever (Are Born Again)
J Dilla - Outro (Donuts)
Jane's Addiction - Up the Beach (Nothing's Shocking)
Marilyn Manson - Irresponsible Hate Anthem (Antichrist Superstar)
ミドリ* - スキ (あらためまして、はじめまして、ミドリです。)

Serge Gainsbourg ‎- Melody (Histoire De Melody Nelson)
Sibylle Baier ‎- Tonight (Colour Green)
Choking Victim - 500 Channels (No Gods, No Managers)
Uncle Acid & the deadbeats - I'll Cut You Down (Blood Lust)
White Zombie ‎- Welcome To Planet Motherfucker / Psychoholic Slag (La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1)

All for various different reasons.  Some set the tone for the album, some are completely different, others are just icons.
 
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propagandhi-anti-manifesto/apparently i'm a "pc fascist"

NOFX-linoleum/soul doubt/green corn

modest mouse-teeth like god's shoeshine

agent orange-bloodstains

bad brains-sailin' on

bad religion-incomplete/you are

black flag-rise above/my war

hot water music-remedy

less than jake-automatic

millencolin-bullion

sublime-what i got

streetlight manifesto-everything went numb

catch 22-dear sergio

the suicide machines-new girl

weezer-my name is jonas

 

just a few

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Here are a few of my faves.

 

Autre Ne Veut - Play by Play (Anxiety)

Machinedrum - Gunshotta (Vapor City)

FACT - Paradox (FACT)

Annuals - Brother (Be He Me)

Tides of Man - Not My Love 2 (Dreamhouse)

Lone - Cloud 909 (Emerald Fantasy Tracks)

Edison Glass - Let Go (Time is Fiction)

Best Coast - Boyfriend (Crazy For You)

Violens - Totally True (True)

Cut Copy - Need You Now (Zonoscope)

Imogen Heap - First Train Home (Ellipse)

Washed Out - Eyes Be Closed (Within and Without)

Grizzly Bear - Southern Point (Veckatimest)

Cloud Nothings - Now Hear In

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