In Reply to: Top 5 - Must Sound Good Audition CDs posted by Rod M on March 9, 1999 at 11:15:58:
1. Beautiful South, Blue is the Color. With lyrics like "Dont marry her, fuck me" How can you resist? A must have for female vocal nuts.2. Jazz at the Pawnshop XRCD. The best digital recording/remaster effort I've ever heard. Nice music too. It sounds good in any cd player!
3. Queen, Live at Wembley. If you are able to make this crap double cd sound good, then you have a darn good system. :-)
4. $8,000,000 Timbre by TIS recording. The only recording I know that features a duet between a Stradivari and Guarneri violin. If you cant discern the big difference between the timbre and temperament of the two golden age violins, then something is very wrong in your system. One of those rare instances where audiophile grade purist recording cd (even mistakes and spontaneous stuff were recorded) actually sounded musical.
5. St. Saens' Carnival of Animals. There's no easier way to hear as many different instruments highlighted through solo performances in just one disc. Le Cygne, a solo piece for cello is my fave.
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