I've had a few standards over the years.
Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for "Last Temptation" has some descending patterns on tuned drums that are a great test of a system's bass response.
Don Dixon's cover of "Cool" from West Side Story on his "Romeo at Juliard" cd has close miked his bass and also features finger snaps that just "hang".
I also like the Shelby Lynne cd for female vocals.
The track "Sista" from the Rachelle Ferrell cd "Individuality(?) combines a well recorded rythm section with well recorded vocals.
Any of the cds from "Eels" or "E" provide taped and live material mixed to contrast the ambience between them. Very revealing. The track "Susan's House" from Eels' "Beautiful Freak" throes in some monster bass lines as a bonus.
A recent addition (for audition) is Lindsey Buckingham's "Under The Skin" cd. The tracks "It Was You" and "Show You How" are recorded to capture the ambience around multiple vocalists - the effect is pretty dramatic on the right system.
Marty
Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for "Last Temptation" has some descending patterns on tuned drums that are a great test of a system's bass response.
Don Dixon's cover of "Cool" from West Side Story on his "Romeo at Juliard" cd has close miked his bass and also features finger snaps that just "hang".
I also like the Shelby Lynne cd for female vocals.
The track "Sista" from the Rachelle Ferrell cd "Individuality(?) combines a well recorded rythm section with well recorded vocals.
Any of the cds from "Eels" or "E" provide taped and live material mixed to contrast the ambience between them. Very revealing. The track "Susan's House" from Eels' "Beautiful Freak" throes in some monster bass lines as a bonus.
A recent addition (for audition) is Lindsey Buckingham's "Under The Skin" cd. The tracks "It Was You" and "Show You How" are recorded to capture the ambience around multiple vocalists - the effect is pretty dramatic on the right system.
Marty