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Great Music to Intro Non-Audiophiles to the Hobby

my bro/sis in law came by, not audiophiles or big music buffs by any means, but do enjoy some music quite a bit.

played them U2's "in a little while" off 'all that you can't leave behind' and suddenly they got it....heads spinning looking for other speakers, perplexed how there was imaging between the speakers...awesome.

figure good intro music to non-audiophiles has to be very well-known & very well-recorded. other ideas include:

Stones: Sticky Fingers (Can't You Hear Me Knocking) or Goat's Head Soup (Angie)

Pink Floyd: anything off Wish You Were Here or Dark Side..

U2: aforementioned

AC/DC: 74' Jailbreak remaster

what else?
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obrown
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Late for the Sky by Jackson Bowne if they enjoy meloncoly love lyrics which would win an award for poetry.
zolar_czakl
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The Pink Floyd sound much better from the vinyl than from the CD imo.
I would suggest the inevitable Patricia Barber and some Cassandra Wilson's albums like: Blue light 'til dawn, Traveling Miles, Thunderbird, Glamoured...
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marakanetz
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In case if you want to impress gay you should spin some Abba or Be gees tracks.
plato
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Here is a handful of my favorite CD's that I use for pleasure and for doing reviews:

Ingrid Michaelson: Everybody

Hugh Laurie: Let Them Talk (If, like me you don't mind Laurie's vocals it's some great well-recorded music)

Rodrigo y Gabriela: 11:11

Jack Johnson: En Concert (taken from his many live concerts)

Regina Spektor: What we Saw from the Cheap Seats (nice pop music... good piano, arrangements, and Regina's cute & dramatic vocals)
plato
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I'd also like to second Cassandra Wilson's "New Moon Daughter" It's a fantastic, spooky-good recording... great music and Cassandra's powerful vocal performance!
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