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Best song for immediate impact when presenting or testing?

I, as most of you, have my regular tunes that I play or listen to when trying out a new system or playing music for friends. My current starter is 'Feels like Rain' by Aaron Neville. It engages me immediately because I love it so, but it is also very well recorded and has a bass voice doing backup which in the right system has a real visceral impact.

I was at an Audio shop recently, listening to my standards, and wanted to show the sales consultant a piece that he might not have heard. I played 'Golden Rust' off the Miles Gurtu album. After about 30 seconds, he pulled out his device and added the song to his favorites. I asked why did he add so quickly, and he said that the opening electronica had a three dimensional stereophonic quality that made a remarkable impression right off the bat. I paraphrase lightly; that was his comment.

What pieces do you play of any genre that have an immediate impact, especially for people listening to a good system for the first time?
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larry5729
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Haelos Full Circle Album:  Pray
                                           Dust
                                            Earth Not Above

NOTE:  People are surprise by such an undiscovered group from the UK

Beck Albumn:  Heart is a Drum
                         Morning
NOTE:  Heard this plenty at the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest

London Grammar:  Hey Now

Weltentraum Live Albumn by Michael Wollny
Little Person

NOTE:  Best demo for bass extension you will ever hear

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mastercraft1990
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Billie Jean. Winterplay
Tin Pan Alley. SRV
Jack of Speed. Steely Dan
Melody. Stones
Weird Fishes. Radiohead
These are more of a list of speaker test songs. They will definitely show you how the different styles sound but they won’t really blow your hair back. 
rodzilla47
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My main album to audition speakers for the past few years has been "Another Lifetime" by Simon Phillips.  It is well written, well played and very well recorded.  I got them to play it in the SVS room at Capital Audiofest a few years ago and in the 5 minutes it was playing, three different people picked-up the case to see what it was.  It takes about 2 minutes for it to really get going.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bz-Vs-jdJIU
chililine
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For rafter-shaking bass - Last mvmt. of the Mahler 10th conducted by Simon Rattle with the Bournemouth, which contains more of the Mahler "thuds" than the other last 5 symphonies.
For tightness of drum shots - "Tricycle" by Flim and the BB's
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