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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Joni Mitchell / Blue. It doesn't get any more personal than this recording. You feel like she's singing to you and you only.

Cannonball Adderley / Something Else. This is a jazz album that has such cross over appeal from Miles being on it to living up to the old axiom "I't don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." well it does.

War / The World is a Ghetto. Side two of this album which features the albums title just builds and builds,layer upon layer with lee oskar's harmonica riding above it all. On an audiophile system it is majestic.

Richard Thompson / Rumor and Sigh. If there ever was a perfect album this is it,not a bad song to be found. These songs have more hooks than a fishermen's tackle box.

All these recordings were done imo to perfection and offer a person moments of what our hobby is about,reproducing the emotion in the music.
Abba and Be Gees, will not impress anyone other than Mama mia show goers!
By the way i have several audiophile gay friends and certainly dont listen to Abba period.
Play something like acoustic alchemy great hits i noticed people like smooth jazz tunes, feel good tracks.
and suddenly they got it....heads spinning looking for other speakers, perplexed how there was imaging between the speakers...awesome.

My Bose can do it better.