[nonumb]

So what is your favourite?

I mostly listen to dance music but my favourite has to be

The planets (jupiter) by Gustav Holst


Also worth a mention are

Adiemus by Adiemus
The top of the morning by Mike Oldfield (also far above the clouds heard this on dvd and is spectacular)
Apologise by timbaland feat one republic

EDIT - Also loving Metallica S&M cd

I am actually suprised since getting better speakers I feel myself appreciating a lot more different music (a lot of it for the sublte things you notice on clear speakers) and am listening to a more varied selection. For those who are into dance music deadmau5's stuff is very good (due to the fact he uses chords instead of notes for bass (apparently) gives a nice rich sound)

[Lateralus]

pendulum - the tempest

[Trollslayer]

I would choose a few to show off different characteristics:
Theme to The Deer Hunter by John Williams, amazing acoustic guitar
Tocata's Fugue in G on a good cathedral organ, you can feel the 64 foot pipes!
Turing Japanese by The Vapours

A very good point about appreciating different kind of music BTW.

[phenomenon67]

I love listening to 'Alex Smoke - Anima'

[Dony]

Some other favourites here

Best Track for auditioning.

[dunks517]

Anything by The Krankies or perhaps Alvin and the Chipmunks.

[redbaron]

I always use Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears

[nonumb]

Sorry did a search but didnt find the other thread

some good songs here

Grand Master Flash & The Furious Five et al. - The Message. 30 years on and still one of the best produced tracks I have.

Pretty much the whole of Rodrigo Y Gabriella's self titled (not debut) album.

It really depends on what musical taste you have too, of course.

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by nonumb

So what is your favourite?

I mostly listen to dance music but my favourite has to be

The planets (jupiter) by Gustav Holst


Also worth a mention are

Adiemus by Adiemus
The top of the morning by Mike Oldfield (also far above the clouds heard this on dvd and is spectacular)
Apologise by timbaland feat one republic

EDIT - Also loving Metallica S&M cd

I am actually suprised since getting better speakers I feel myself appreciating a lot more different music (a lot of it for the sublte things you notice on clear speakers) and am listening to a more varied selection. For those who are into dance music deadmau5's stuff is very good (due to the fact he uses chords instead of notes for bass (apparently) gives a nice rich sound)

Glad that Deadmau5 got a mention here !

Saw him open for Fatboy Slim at Wireless last year & became an instant fan.

He released loads of tunes last year, my fav I think is Ghosts N' Stuff

[nonumb]

Originally Posted by soundstory

Glad that Deadmau5 got a mention here !

Saw him open for Fatboy Slim at Wireless last year & became an instant fan.

He released loads of tunes last year, my fav I think is Ghosts N' Stuff

He's really impressive although I saw him with a sub par audio system and it wasnt great

The song that got me was: not exactly, also arguru is good (both off the album: Random album title)

[Iccz]

Nightwalker - Off The Hook

Gives any setup a good test

[Ronm1]

As mentioned above no one track s/b a definitive source. I have a few fav' with specifics I look for, couple of tracks from The Hunter Jennifer Warnes well done bass, some tracks are complex with diff instruments imaging well that show depth and good resolution on fine setups. As mentioned the bass on some tracks are strong but should not overpower other instruments, how on her voice sounds on most tracks. From a Pop perspective its one of the best produced/engineered IMHO
Rossini Sonate per Archi | Sonatas for Strings Trk 8 cd1 Cellos/Violas/violins are here and again a good setup should easily define then all and where they are in the soundstage.

[soundstory]

Originally Posted by nonumb

He's really impressive although I saw him with a sub par audio system and it wasnt great

The song that got me was: not exactly, also arguru is good (both off the album: Random album title)

We should start our own dance music thread

[Budice]

Dance Hall Days by Wang Chung