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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.

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[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] otterpop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Mindful Solutionism is probably my favorite track from Aesop even after black hole superette came out, such a banger

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[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

„Rumors“ by Fleetwood Mac.

[–] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago
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[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

One of the THX Deep Notes

[–] exixx@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Led Zeppelin II in its entirety

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

But Damone said side 1 of Led Zeppelin IV should be played “whenever possible!” /s

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

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.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Herbie Hancock - Chameleon

https://youtu.be/iqomTAiRnVM

Then listen to the whole Head Hunters album tbh

[–] Schlemmy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Introduced my son to Watermelon man yesterday. Legendary!

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[–] brosaph@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

Evil Empire by Rage Against the Machine

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 1 week ago

Never gonna give you up

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Guitar mass but infected mushroom.

If the speakers have no problem with that they'll play anything else I listen to

[–] madnificent@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

This was a really good suggestion. I enjoyed this a lot. Thank you.

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 1 week ago

Hotel California by Eagles

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Dark Side of the Moon and now I feel old.

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[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

“A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out” by Panic! At the Disco. It’s been my favorite album since it came out. I never get tired of it. Specifically “Camisado” is my favorite track on it.

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 6 points 1 week ago

Cat Stevens - Wild World

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Sound and Fury - Sturgill Simpson.

Hells Bells by AC/DC.

[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God

[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

"6:00" by Dream Theater. It begins with a sick drum fill that pans across stereo speakers and then builds up with drums, then keyboards, then guitar/bass. It sounds fantastic cranked up on a good set of speakers!

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 week ago

Welcome to The Black Parade.

After restoring a vintage reciever, it was the first song thst made me feel, unprompted, that I had gotten it right.

T.Rex - 20th Century Boy.

Polygamous by Breaking Benjamin. Followed by the rest of the Saturate album.

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago

Well if im trying out new speakers, it's usually vega core from doom

If im playing new music in a playlist, it'd probably be something by quadeca tho.. maybe godstained, or Sisyphus

[–] diphthong@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Electric Ladyland

[–] Schwim@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago
[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

New speakers? Maurice Ravel, "Bolero". No better music to test an audio system.

[–] m0darn@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Rage Against the Machine?

[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Bear with me on this one.

I like to use the maestoso from Saint-Saëns’s Symphony No. 3 in C Minor, often called the Organ Symphony, for testing speakers. Turn it way up and blast that organ sound. Also reminds me of the movie Babe since they used the theme from this movement for that movie. 😁

(Links below are YouTube Music, but I’m confident you can find the same recordings on Spotify.)

Here’s a good recording, listen to at least the first 1:45, though the full movement isn’t very long (a bit over seven minutes). Again, volume is your friend for this movement. It’s MAJESTIC, and on a good set of speakers it’s incredible.

Another good orchestral work for this type of showing off is Holst’s Jupiter, or the fourth movement of Dvořák’s New World Symphony

(There are many more but these are some relatively well-known-without-people-knowing-they-know-them ones.)

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Voodoo by Godsmack

Overture 1928 - Dream Theater

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

Dire Straits - Walk of Life.

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

TBH when testing new audio equipment the first thing I play is probably something none of you have ever heard of but it has good range and is one of my favorite workout songs (great adrenaline drops). Ready to Go by Klaypex

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Finlandia by Sibelius

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 3 points 1 week ago

I'll find a few new songs to be the first in my new library. I love finding new music, and transitioning from one library to another helps me take some time away from songs that might be getting stale to focus on new stuff. It also gives me the opportunity to rediscover songs from previous libraries after some time, and fall in love with them again. Just today I added a song to my library that I used to have on my old iPod, and I'm listening to it a bunch now that it's been several years since I've last heard it.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Heartbeat - childish gambino

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[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

It's so cliche in the speaker world, but the live recording of Hotel California by The Eagles. On solid speakers, it is like you're there in the audience.

[–] SEND_BUTTPLUG_PICS@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Steely Dan - Aja

It's a perfectly mastered album from start to finish.

colors by btbam

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Baroness - First&Second EP

https://chernobylandletharjisk.bandcamp.com/album/baroness-first-second-eps

If it doesn't sound too flat or too bassy and I want to bang my head to it, that's a deal.

[–] BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth 2 points 1 week ago

A Twink And A Redhead - Grant and Ash

[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 2 points 1 week ago

Bass Test by The Chemical Brothers ofcourse.

[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 2 points 1 week ago

Gotta be "The Human Contradiction" by Delain. Not because it's the most technical test of the new equipment or anything, just because it's a fantastic album.

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

for testing new speakers and adjusting the equalizer, Megadeth - Trust

drums in the beginning for the low frequencies, followed by some nice guitar work for balancing the high ones

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

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.

[–] brealorg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Opeth - Blackwater Park

[–] ghostlychonk@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

AC/DC - "Back in Black"

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