The first tracks after a change

Posted by: tom539 on 10 May 2015

Inspired by the brilliant thread from Graham of his new Statement Pre-Amp I´m wondering - what are your first 3 tracks you will play after such a big change (or even after a small one...)?

 

My first basicly are:

 

Lizz Wright - Dreaming wide awake (2005)
Track 3: Hit the ground

Jack Johnson - In between dreams (2004)

Track 3: Banana Pancakes

 

Cultured Pearls - Space age honeymoon (1997)

Track 12: Senses

Posted on: 12 May 2015 by JamesN
Mine always changes depending on what the flavour of the moment is, but regulars are:

Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
An Ancient Muse - Loreena Mckennitt
Watermark - Enya

I guess it is about tracks that you are the most familiar with?

James
Posted on: 13 May 2015 by Briz Vegas

The Chipmunks - Chipmunk punk

Lady Gaga - any track

Proclaimers - I would walk.....

Twisted Sister - we are not going to take it

 

 

........what?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Posted on: 13 May 2015 by John Willmott

Snap .. I was thinking about starting this thread myself .. last week I took delivery of an NDX and purely by reflex played the 2 tracks I have always played whenever I make changes .. little ones or large ones.

 

In fact these were the same 2 tracks I played when I put my main NAIM system together about 5 years ago ..

 

Imagine .. Musica Nuda

 

The Bluest Blue .. Alvin Lee Pure Blues

 

and the 3rd one I'll throw in is:

 

Cilbissadous ... Lilison Dikinara

 

John.

 

 

Posted on: 17 May 2015 by Gingerbeard

Aha, great thread 

 

mine are...

 

    1. Infinite Arms - Band of Horses

    2. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face - Roberta Flack

    3. Horizons - LTJ Bukem 

Posted on: 17 May 2015 by dayjay

 

Simon and Garfuncle - Homeward Bound

Dido - Sand in my Shoes

Rush - Losing It

Shawn Mullins - The whole of Soul's Core

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Kate Bush - Anything of the Whole Story

 

Just because I know all of them really really well

 

Posted on: 17 May 2015 by MDS

My 'go to' tracks for assessing changes are:

 

1. Seal's Killer - very complex multi-layering which is a real test of a system's ability to reveal subtle detail.

 

2. Mary Black's No Frontiers - I've found strong female vocals can easily become shrill and hard if the system isn't up to it

 

3. Hugh Laurie's The St.Louis Blues - the power of a piano on this track is palpable and a real challenge, especially when the other instruments come in when things can sound mushy

 

M