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John Hiatt Alone in the Dark. Jim Keltners drums are magnificent, and when Ry Cooder slides in and holds the note with vibrato its awesome.
Last but but by no means least,
Poco Crazy Eyes, the harmonies and full instrumentation will test any system to the full.
River of Breaklights, Julian Casablancas. Has some nice synthy bits as well as guitars to see how they sound, nice splashy percussion too which can sound lame on bass speakers
Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground, White Stripes. Because any sound system worth it's salt should show a Big Muff riff off well.
Mama you've been on my mind, Jeff Buckley. Shows off dynamics well in a good system, and the size of the stereo pan for the massive reverb
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The Pink Panther Theme - Henry Mancini
The Wilhelm Scream - James Blake
The OtherSide - The Roots
Don't Leave Me This Way - Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
Slabo Day - Peter Green
Am trying to stay awake for the Carl Framptons fight, but I don't think I will be able to make 4am.
School from Supertramp's Crime Of The Century album sounds immense on a good system , too.
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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I use good quality audiophile grade such as Alison Krauss, Erik Satie/Aldo Ciccolini, Charles Mingus, Eric Dolphy.
Also use rougher recordings, sometimes live stuff: Modern Lovers, 96 tears / live at longbranch, Tindersticks - Bloomsbury, although that's a good recording I think.
Other general music would be Bill Callahan, J Mascis or Dinosaur Jr, Sonic Youth, Miles Davis, Jeff Buckley, Bill Wells and Aiden Moffat, Múm, GSYBE, Thelonious Monk.
Just a general range of good, bad recordings, and a range of instruments, styles and genres. I'm also never too analytical with listening, just tend to got with general feel and impressions. Best that it's all stuff you are very close to though.
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Good question actually, and tbh I'm not sure. It can mean different things I guess. For records, it usually heavier weight, more attention to detail, higher quality recording devices, and if it's a repressing, then it's hopefully sourced from the original analogue masters.
That's probably best case, at worst, it's maybe just an 'audiophile' sticker and a more expensive price tag.
I don't actually have all that many due to the price, but the ones that I have do sound good.
Something like John Martyn's 'Grace & Danger' or the first Dire Straits album are good examples; just 'good' recordings.
I mentioned The Blue Nile's 'A Walk Across The Rooftops' earlier. It was released by Linn Records - according to a former member, their only interference in the recording was that neither side should be longer than 18 minutes, to allow them to cut the bass loud enough on the vinyl release.
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