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Top 3 songs to evaluate a system

Hi everyone,

So here is the question: what are your Top 3 music pieces to evaluate a system?

The songs should be complementary to cover a wider range of features, but not necessary. If you only listen to one type of music, it would make sense to only evaluate with this type.

Bonus: identify one good part of the piece where you pay extra attention because this is where the difference between systems is more visible.

I'll start:

Holly Cole Trio - Girl Talk - My Baby Just Cares For Me
Highlight: The vibrating cord at 1:59

MaMuse - All The Way - Glorious
Highlight - The clean guitar and the high drum beat that rythm the whole piece

Metallica - ... And Justice for All (Remastered) - One
Highlight - The first drums at 0:53, but the whole guitar as well


Doing this myself, I realize it's very hard to only pick 3!!

papyneau
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noromance
9,424 posts
 
So many possible recordings but these come up time and again.

Loudon Wainwright - Love Songs / Hard Day on the Planet.
Finger snaps, piano.

Jennifer Warnes - Famous Blue Raincoat / title track.
You'll know when you hear it.

Doc Evans – At The Gas Light / Skat De Dat.
Great 1962 recording of whistling 

dwmaggie
222 posts
 
The Best of Greig  1995 Eclipse Music Group, DDD all metal single CD box.  Morning Mood is the name of the piece.

Steely Dan  2000 MCA, Babylon Sisters from Gaucho.
Vocals have air and space, especially the chorus.

Rockin Roots  The Rounder Subcompact Disc Volume 2. AAD
A very well recorded disc of 5 Zydeco bands.  Sounds live.











hickamore
525 posts
 
Some fine suggestions here that I will follow.
First being: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/top-3-songs-to-evaluate-a-system?utm_source=sendgrid&utm_...)  Rainmaker is my cable, cap, resistor, tube, tester. :-)


In fact, I'm off to try it right now.
ianrodger
164 posts
 
Any song on "Styles" by Ben Liebrand. The entire album is great.
+1 for Tin Pan Alley by SRV.
Kitty, Daisy and Lewis. These siblings do some great stuff, all recorded on old analogue gear and played on vintage instruments.
As mentioned, I could pick 3 a minute lol
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