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
Thanks everyone for sharing such precious gems! I never though I would receive that level of quality and quantity of suggestions.

I reiterate that I listen to all songs (that are available on Spotify - don't judge me!). I put them in a "Suggestions" playlist and, after listening once, it is either removed (I don't like ALL of them!), or moved in a "Top 5", "Top 10", "Top 25" or "Reserve" playlist for further listening. So this thread is keeping me very busy... and I'm loving it!

Some gems I discovered because of you (no particular order):
- Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth (remastered) - The Ubiquitous M. Lovegrove
- Stunz & Farah - Primal Magic - Rainmaker
- Adèle - 21 - Lovesong
- Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand The Weather - Tin Pan Alley
- The Dave Brucket Quarter - Timeout - Take Five
- Woong San - Close Your Eyes - Round Midnight
- Incubus - S.C.I.E.N.C.E. - Vitamin
- Suzan Vegas - Solitide Standing - Tom's Dinner

I still have 54 songs in my "Suggestions" playlist and I haven't added all new ones from yesterday... So I'm thrilled thinking about what I might discover!

Keep them coming!

-Papyneau
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Average White Band - "Schoolboy Crush," for the bass and percussion <sleigh bells!>.

The Bongos - "Skydiving," for the bongos.

Emmerson, Lake & Palmer - "Take a Pebble," for the 3 virtuosos showing off (in a good way) on piano, bass & drums. An early example of prog-rock, before it got too bombastic.

ZZ Top - "Blue Jean Blues," Dusty & Billy's bass and guitar tones are really special on this one.

Rare Earth - "(I Know) I'm Losing You"
Temptations - "Pappa Was a Rolling Stone"
The Chambers Brothers - "Time Has Come Today"

Seek out the long versions of theses three songs. The first two feature stellar musicianship and production, while the latter has a "tinny, 60's garage rock" feel to the production; so, that one provides a different sort of audiophile challenge.
 

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