One song I always use is "it's oh so quiet" by Bjork, i think its on her Post record.  
I always come back to -
Rickie Lee Jones "S/T" and her other stuff. "Pop" is fine. No speaker or system has still managed the screaming baby perfectly.

Listening now to Richard Bona track Djombwe & I Wish & Trains. Very live. Not bad at all....

Some of these recommendations are new to me. Will try them.


I think one of these days I will start a thread on DVD video on concerts. The best recordings and soundtracks. I think Eagles do a good job farewell tour. Mixed really well, good impact. Just wondering what everybody uses to show off their eqiupment on surround type systems.
Rickie Lee Jones' "Pop Pop" is pretty much unknown, and a great thing...Charlie Haden on bass and Robben Ford (on a nylon string guitar) et al...and yeah, a good choice for a test CD.