What's your favorite opener, and why?

[Hicks]

The opener at my first show was MFMF. 

It worked pretty well that night.   :rawk:

[Caravan2001]

Also, not mentioned, but obvious: Yamar

Hard to beat that one on a warm summer night @ an outdoor shed!

Agreed.  But lest we forget one of the greatest Yamar openers of all time, the Albany '97 Yamar.  On a cold winter night in a coliseum, lol.

[Caravan2001]

Love Buried Alive a whole lot, but I think I'm have to go with a Sloth opener.

One of my fave tracks and I have seen it as an opener twice (first set once, second once) and I have to say, I don't like it as much when it starts out cold.  I like it to slam outta something in the middle of the set when it's least expected.  That said, I will take The Sloth in any slot (not literally, lol).

[GBL]

Also, not mentioned, but obvious: Yamar

Hard to beat that one on a warm summer night @ an outdoor shed!

Totally agree, that song is summer..

[PIE-GUY]

Love Buried Alive a whole lot, but I think I'm have to go with a Sloth opener.

One of my fave tracks and I have seen it as an opener twice (first set once, second once) and I have to say, I don't like it as much when it starts out cold.  I like it to slam outta something in the middle of the set when it's least expected.  That said, I will take The Sloth in any slot (not literally, lol).

Hard to beat the PYITE -> Sloth 1-2 punch to open nye 95.

[Gundo]

Love Buried Alive a whole lot, but I think I'm have to go with a Sloth opener.

One of my fave tracks and I have seen it as an opener twice (first set once, second once) and I have to say, I don't like it as much when it starts out cold.  I like it to slam outta something in the middle of the set when it's least expected.  That said, I will take The Sloth in any slot (not literally, lol).

Hard to beat the PYITE -> Sloth 1-2 punch to open nye 95.

A Sloth opener is really just a fantasy of mine. GTBT, Scent of a Mule, Glide, My Soul. Pretty much anything that chalked full of dark energy is a great opener. If I had to choose an opener off the newest album I'd probably go with Fuego or 555.

[jam>]

Love Buried Alive a whole lot, but I think I'm have to go with a Sloth opener.

One of my fave tracks and I have seen it as an opener twice (first set once, second once) and I have to say, I don't like it as much when it starts out cold.  I like it to slam outta something in the middle of the set when it's least expected.  That said, I will take The Sloth in any slot (not literally, lol).

Yup. I picked The Curtain as my favorite opener, which was a weird call seeing as I've only seen it open once and they don't really play it. I think I was more thinking about how it slammed into Sloth the first time I saw it. Or how I love it slamming into Tweezer.

[jam>]

The opener at my first show was MFMF. 

It worked pretty well that night.   :rawk:

This thread got me looking at my stats. I was surprised to see 6 MFMF openers. Great tune!

[jam>]

Also, not mentioned, but obvious: Yamar

Hard to beat that one on a warm summer night @ an outdoor shed!

Amen! Wolf Mountain 96 would be the moment I discovered that phenomenon.

[jam>]

I'll finally get to 1000 posts by NYE at this pace.

[jam>]

Llama

Stowe 93!

[sunrisevt]

Llama

Stowe 93!

That's the one.

[Nedstruzz]

Maze.  Albany 95 set the tone perfectly.

But honestly anything that catches me by surprise in a  good way.  i.e. no Crowd Controls.

Oh Kee Pa -> YEM Providence 98 was a treat.

[WhatstheUse?]

But honestly anything that catches me by surprise

precisely  .

[Gundo]

Oh Kee Pa -> YEM Providence 98 was a treat.

Love the crowd reaction when they slam in to that YEM  :banana: