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
Thank you so much for that variety of suggestions. This thread is generating lots of "work" for me as I' actually listening to all pieces that I can find and decide if I keep it or not in my bank of "song for system evaluation" - And I'm loving it - I discover lots of great stuff!

To those who suggest to use song we like/love to evaluation: this is what I thought at the beginning. But the more I'm into it, the more I find that my judgment is clouded when I listen to those ones. Because I'm moved by the song itself, I suspect a halo effect that make the song better that it is really (a much bigger effect that the one created by well recorded music). I now pick some that ressemble to music I like, with great recording quality and dynamic, but that are not making me too emotive. I have a lot to pick from from your suggestions!

And also - I realize that "top 3" is highly subjective as I love my top 10 equally. But limiting to 3 will keep the mount to song to listen to under control!

@hilde45 - thanks - I don't know how I missed it!

Keep the suggestions coming!
Well I’ll join the fray and because I can’t count to 3 😜

1) Tin Pan Alley - Stevie Ray Vaughan (personally I think it’s my reference)
2) Sia & David Guetta- Flames 2:25Ish to the end but really the entire last half of the song
3) Allison Kraus - It doesn’t Matter
4) Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa - I’d rather go blind
5) Hauser - Caruso
6) Darkside - Paper Trails

Using a combination of these I can usually tell if my system is dialed in. 
I've seen a number of folks mentioning SRV - Tin Pan Alley and while it wasn't in the three I listed it is definitely also one of my go to songs. 

What a great thread to see what everyone likes and listens to when they want to evaluate, bring out the best in a system, or just flat out enjoy.

I've now got a new playlist to enjoy. Thanks to all.
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Joan Armatrading - Opportunity from Show Some Emotion, great bass, drums, acoustic guitar, sax and ambient detail.

Nils Lofgren - Keith Don't Go, Live know someone else has nominated this but it is an awesome recording for evaluating a system.

Tom Waits - Troubles Braids - Swordfishtrombones, great double bass and dynamics
And one more for good luck as I duplicated Nils Lofgren.

Rush - 2112 remastered, great prog rock an well recorded.