cross-posted from: https://lemmy.today/post/33411412
Recently I switched from Apple Music to Spotify free/Navidrome. I am moving my library to Navidrome slowly. I have done a similar thing in the past as well.
I noticed that both times, as well as trying out new speakers, the first song I listened to was In the End by Linkin Park, followed by their latest album.
What is yours?
Edit: Holy Shit! I was not expecting so many replies. It is not possible for me to reply to everyone right away. I will listen to each of your first songs and reply to everyone.
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Fever Days by Snowmine. It’s what I did when I got my first good set of headphones, and it was pretty magical.
Anything by Yello is good for testing new speakers. Planet Dada is a good one.
Max Cooper - Spike (The best benchmark I’ve ever heard)
If I want to impress people I play Mountains (Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer.
Herbie Hancock - Chameleon
Then listen to the whole Head Hunters album tbh
Tally Hall - Hymn for a Scarecrow
Probably A Night at the Opera by Queen, which was the first album I ever bought with my own money. A ton of classic tracks, lots of tonal range, weirdass spatial effects from early-era screwing around with stereophonic production, and a hell of a good time any day of the week.
Led Zeppelin II in its entirety
But Damone said side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV should be played “whenever possible!” /s
For testing speakers, Infected Mushroom, Tame Impala and 20syl/AllttA are always good choices. Maybe Tool as well (10000 days). Song depends on what I’m most familiar with atm.
For a new library, I’d probably just choose whatever I listen to the most. Which would be The Fearless Flyers and Aesop Rock rn.
Mindful Solutionism is probably my favorite track from Aesop even after black hole superette came out, such a banger
Sound and Fury - Sturgill Simpson.
One of the THX Deep Notes
Heartbeat - childish gambino
New Speakers → I don’t do anything different
New music library from scratch - if we talk local → I fall back to my Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube Music, or radio
„Rumors“ by Fleetwood Mac.
The Chain
Lights - Ellie Goulding is my go to “is it working” followed by Black and Gold - Sam Sparro to balance my sub and Revelations (lyric video) - BVB to tell if my sub’s balanced generally.
