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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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kefas
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The new one mic recording from Sound Liaison with Carmen Gomes is very impressive.
I was at the Audio Show Alkmaar 2019 and three different speaker manufactures were using the Carmen Gomes ''Don't You Cry'' album.
I bought the red book CD at the show. 
Carmen is selling it via her BandCamp site; https://carmengomes.bandcamp.com/music

I also have the DXD download from https://www.soundliaison.com/
tomcarr
1,504 posts
 
What has worked best for me is to play something the listener is familiar with and actually wants to hear. That elicits a much greater response than me assuming what they like.
kefas
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Feenbrothers plays Brubeck. One mic live recording. Completely phase coherent. Even the youtube sample sounds great: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92h_GJnHiGI
reubent
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@cmjones - I prefer John Hiatt's original version of "Feels Like Rain", by a wide margin, over the Aaron Neville version. Neville is a undoubtedly a great vocalist. However, John Hiatt's interpretation of his own song is more raw and emotional.

Have you heard the original version, on Hiatt's "Slow Turning" album? I've used it as a reference many times over the years.....
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astewart8944
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@reubent Just listened to Hiatt's "Feels Like Rain"--very well done. Thanks for the recommendation.
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