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
Bcuz I’m all about that bass:

PM Dawn - "I’d Die Without You" for full range of hi, mid & low

Dave Matthews Band - "Grey Blue Eyes" for mid & low

Eighball & MJG - "Just Like Candy" for lows. (I’m not satisfied until my system can resolve the lowest of the low bass in this one)
The Sex Pistols didn't make the cut......

-Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life, Joy Inside My Tears......the initial crescendo that settles into bass, vocals, then there's that cymbal crashing in the left channel.

-Van Morrison, Moondance, Caravan.....a full complement of  instruments are there, soft to loud, dynamic recording.

-Radiohead, The Bends, title cut.....

Honorable mention: Billy Cobham, Spectrum, Red Baron....tour de force instrumental.
Dimming of the Day, Richard and Linda Thompson
Looking for an Echo, The Persuasions
400 years, Bob Marley and the Wailers
If something sounds great on these 3, they'll sound great for everything.
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