Which album for HiFi auditioning
Posted by: Cbr600 on 27 October 2012
I remember many years ago, when visiting the hifi shows that the album of choice for auditioning hifi was Phil Collins face value, with in the air tonight track for its power drum section.
What are your albums of choice when you go to listen to hifi before buying or upgrading?
Dire Straits Brothers in Arms. No point in taking music you may actually like.
Don't all the manufacturers have to have that next to that wretched Rumours thing - I think it is the law.
I tried to fight the law, but the law won.
Still could be worse - one them at Bristol was playing New Order 
Have these dudes never heard of Lamentations of Jeremiah by Thomas Tallis or perhaps some Dowland (that is what I frequently request at those post wedding discotheques: not that Im invited very often).
This one would go well at aWedding Reception i think!
Dowland's dong
Shall I sue.
Here is Alfred Deller doing justice to an English Masterpiece!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUhiFCRpAyw
and then compound the situation with Aksel schiotz sing Dowald's
Flow my tears.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUhiFCRpAyw
ATB from George
Dear George
excellent ... Definitely a set i need to order. I have quite a few Dowland recordings and always thought of him as where much of the music I love started. Though i have a Chumbawamba album where some tracks date back to the 14th century and the music is superb. Most folk don't realise Chumbawamba are a traditional folk group who did a few pop songs to get some airplay.
I would lovevto get in a time machine and hear the songs that were sung as Wat Tyler marched and I'd warn him off about that cretin John of Gaunt and the pathetic Dick II.
The idea of Tallis and Dowland at a Wedding reception comes from a saucy haulage ballard by Half Man Half Biscuit.
All the best, Guy
OK, now nobody make fun of me on this one: 
One cut I use is Celine Dion & Peabo Bryson's version of "Beauty & the Beast" - I got the CD because I had to play guitar on a version back in junior college for my friend's vocal ensemble course. But the song has orchestra, deep bass, horns, male & female vocals, a fast change with bass coming out of the bridge that really tests how "fast" your speaker is, and is impeccably produced.
If it is any consolation, I have completely forgotten how to play the song now...and I do mean completely.
This is another one: New Order's "Technique".
It is a hugely dynamic and powerful album, with fabulous deep bass, especially on the original 1989 Qwest pressing from the USA (which is a bit better than the Factory one).
the acid test for any system
I would have to be on ACID/LSD for that one.
Stu.
Quite Stu, story of this is is that it was in Selectadisc Nottingham for £1.00 with the label "Superb, Excellent" they wanted shut and I got the er.... bargain. It has been quite painful to listen to for more than 5 minutes and I only hope my upcoming DR supercap can extract something...
True to form, this thread is rife with Music Snobs.
True to form, this thread is rife with Music Snobs.
Dear Brad,
Perhaps if you cared to share some of your musical tastes with the people on this thread it would make it less "snob", whatever that means.
KR
Tony
Excellent live acoustic recording - need a good system to tease out Phil's bass.
True to form, this thread is rife with Music Snobs.
Dear Brad,
Perhaps if you cared to share some of your musical tastes with the people on this thread it would make it less "snob", whatever that means.
KR
Tony
If i cared? I used to, that is for sure - but then I learned to be rather more circumspect about revealing my tastes in music. Its the flinch factor you see. A conditioned response to stimulii. A reaction learned from experience.
I once admitted in a post that I liked the Thompson Twins, Dire Straits and Chris Rea. The response from some individuals was to ridicule my tastes. Such memories last and the mental scars never heal.
Kindest of kind regards
Brad
What's wrong with the Dire Straits' Brother in Arms?
It's by Dire Straits 
the quote from a review on amazon sums it up quite well,, me i just think it sounds great !
Rid of Me has to be one of the hardest-rocking, most kick-ass, most anti-pop records I've ever heard. It is an absolute masterpiece of bile and anger, violence and hate. It's so extreme that it feels less like a rock album than a volcanic exorcism of personal demons. Rarely have I heard so much rage and power harnessed onto tape. It is truly exhilarating
Then as an opposite , this perfection from Morrissey and Marr . If, there is a light doesent grab you when listening its the kit not the song.
TWP
the acid test for any system
His shoes could do with a polish...............................
I have been using Anita Baker's debut album since the 80's. The tracks 'No More Tears' & 'Angel' tell me everything i need to know.
Regards Graham.