albums where the first song welcomes you

Inspired by the interview karl... posted on the bufiman thread, in which the writer implies there’s not many.

Elecktroids - Elektroworld
Bufiman - Albumsi

Welcomes you how?

How about Silver Jews – Starlite Walker?

Cheap Trick's In Colour ("Hello There"). I thought of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's "Brain Salad Surgery" ("Welcome back my friends..."), but that's side two.

Welcome to the Jungle

Sgt Pepper

not the first song, but the second song (after a minute-long intro track) on gorillaz' plastic beach is called 'welcome to the world of the plastic beach'

Two of the giants: the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper (kind of) and England Dan & John Ford Coley's Nights Are Forever ("Hello, yeah it's been awhile...not much, how 'bout you?").

'Proxima Estacion: Esperanza' kinda does this

hands down greatest of these has to be George Jones "The Grand Tour"

Magical Mystery Tour seems to also qualify

George Harrison "I'd Have You Anytime"

the church - magician among the spirits
dandy warhols - welcome to the monkey house
depeche mode - delta

Prince "Around the World in a Day"

Blue Magic - “Three Ring Circus”

Rodriguez "Climb Up On My Music"

idk I think there are a lot of these tbh

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Welcome_To_My_Nightmare.jpg

Hello Hurray too?

does the kinks' village green preservation society count? more of an introduction than a welcome.

Fairport Convention, Liege and Lief ("Come All Ye")
Steeleye Span, Hark! The Village Wait ("A Calling-On Song")

CCR "Down on the Corner"

lol B-52s "Party Out of Bounds" is kinda the opposite ("SAAAAPRRIIIIIIIIIZE!")

Frank Sinatra "Come Fly With Me"

Throbbing Gristle, Second Annual Report, ("Industrial Introduction")

13th Floor Elevators "Slip Inside This House"

Does Big Brother and the Holding Company, Cheap Thrills, count? They introduce the band at the beginning of "Combination of the Two." "Four gentlemen and one great, great broad..."

lol B-52s "Party Out of Bounds" is kinda the opposite ("SAAAAPRRIIIIIIIIIZE!")

How’s this for the opposite

Total cheat, but I always appreciated Malkmus easing us into the b-side of Wowee Zowee ('come on in').

Suede - Dog Man Star

Welcome to the Pleasuredome? Takes a whole side welcoming us.

Archie Bell & The Drells did this twice: "Tighten Up" on the album of the same name, and "Glad You Could Make It" on Hard Not To Like It.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61XAQnizwDL._SY355_.jpg

So you
Thought you
Might like to go to the show

The Greatest Hits, So Far - but not First Edition

Ultrasound - Everything Picture. "Look deep into the heart of Green's new songs!"

The Cars - “Hello Again”

Beggars Banquet

Child will you come on down
Come on in with me
Morning says to idle on
Stay clear of the street.

The party chat on "What's Going On".

whether or not Stroke it Noel is the first song on 3rd is a point of contention

xp

In my waxed up hair and my painted shoes
Got an offer that you might refuse
Tonight, tonight, we're gonna take a stab
Come on along, we'll grab a cab

Dearly beloved, we have gathered here today
To get through this thing called life

and of course Thunder Road is one long invitation

And hey, let's throw the great party
Today for the rest of our lives
The fun is just about to get started
So throw the switch, it's rock and roll time

Jonathan Richman - I, Jonathan

"Hi everybody! I'm from the 60's ..."

Jay Dee aka J Dilla - Welcome 2 Detroit

Strangeways Here We Come

and of course Thunder Road is one long invitation

seems more like a persuasive essay to me.

Songs in the Key of Life

I can’t believe I forgot “Tighten Up”

Temptations "Psychedelic Shack"

(possibly my favorite "walking into a party"-type album intro)

Good evening ladies and gentleman.
Welcome to radio station EXP.

Fatback Band, "People Music". This is how you start an album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QFt5KQbSpU

c'mon c'mon c'mon the club is open

1ol B-52s "Party Out of Bounds" is kinda the opposite ("SAAAAPRRIIIIIIIIIZE!")

I used to have a girlfriend who always had this in her CD changer, and it would invariably come on during intimate moments.

"Up The Beach" on Nothing's Shocking

Here we go, now...

home
home
home

This is Rock n Roll radio. Come on, let’s rock and roll with the Ramones.

bill callahan, shepherd in a sheepskin vest

"Hello" by the Beloved:

so welcome to the world, yeah...
all you late-comers, just step onboard
i'm happy, glad you came
so welcome home again!

"Spirit" by the Beloved, on the next album, starts "so welcome back again ..."

XTC "Garden of Earthly Delights"

mr fox - join us in our game

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

"Hiiiiiiiii"

Or am I imagining that

For some reason I feel like THIS is the ILM thread where I’m going to actually add all the listed albums to my collection

The only words I can remember from the false start on Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain are "what the fuck?" as Silence Kid kicks in, which is endearing, if not welcoming.

pop song 89

^^On that tip, "Hello, I Love You" on Waiting For The Sun.

Not quite a welcome, but Lumpy Gravy opens with a bit of dialogue: "The way I see it, Barry, this is going to be a very dynamite show."

"Welcome to the Warehouse" on One World, One Future by Armando

World Clique’s opening is totally a welcome.

From the global village!
In the age of communication!

"New Day Rising"?

xxp Silent Kid - its after the "false" start, but yeah I reckon it's definitely there

Uh, your bad self
Help us break this down from off the shelf
Here's a music servin' you so use it
(Papa got a brand new funk)
Get down (Party for your right!)
Huh, let's get it on like we said before
They say the brothers causing trouble
Hate to bust their bubble
Cause we rumble from our lower level
To condition your condition, we're gonna do a song
That you never heard before

Parliament, Mothership Connection ("P. Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)")

Good evening
Do not attempt to adjust your radio, there is nothing wrong
We have taken control as to bring you this special show
We will return it to you as soon as you are grooving

Welcome to station W E F U N K, better known as We-Funk
Or deeper still, the Mothership Connection
Home of the extraterrestrial brothers
Dealers of funky music, P.Funk, uncut funk, the bomb

... etcetera

The Clones of Dr. Funkenstein has a "Prelude" and Gloryhallastoopid has a "Prologue".

you are now about to witness the strength of street knowledge

"This next one's the first song on our new album..."

World Clique’s opening is totally a welcome.

From the global village!
In the age of communication!

― ... (Eazy), mercredi 4 mars 2020 21:46 (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink

Was thinking about this one too.

Jailbreak has the opposite of a welcome:

Hiding low looking right to left
If you see us coming I think it's best
To move away do you hear what I say
From under my breath
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
Somewhere in the town
Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak
So don't you be around

Heh, that theme deserves it's own thread. See also: "Don't Come Around Here No More."

Its.

do listening instructions count as a welcome?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwfnRCwZZWk

Here's a little song you can all join in with,
It's very simple and I hope it's new.
Make your own words up if you want to,
Any old words that you think will do.

Styx' "Put Me On" kinda does the record-greets-you thing:

Put me on I'm your brand new record album
Side one, cut one listen to the songs
Play me loud don't you worry 'bout your neighbors

I don’t think fits’ example works but I think Myonga’s does. Hmmm.

The first song on Walter Wegmuller's Tarot invites the listener to join the assembled krautrock supergroup on a voyage through time. Come on, clap your hands.

https://youtu.be/C1OvsHlBa4I

Listen homeboys don't mean to bust your bubble
But girls of the world ain't nothing but trouble
So next time a girl gives you the play
Just remember my rhymes and get the hell away

When Rakim says "Follow the Leader" it's more like a command, but it's one that he's welcoming us to obey.

on this journey you're the journal, I'm the journalist

Robert Fripp "Exposure" begins with studio chatter, specifically Brian Eno (I think--I don't think it's Fripp) saying "Can I play you some of the new stuff I'm doing which I think could be commercial?"

Yes, that's definitely Eno.

Ray Price - Intro & Theme to Nightlife

Tiny Tim, "Welcome To My Dream" from God Bless Tiny Tim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7RZLHtdIwU

Come on in
You know you're welcome here
Come on in
It's been a long cold year

Now I don't know what went wrong
But one whole year has passed us by and gone
We're back together now where we belong
So baby, come on in (Come on in)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP35HWNuTN8