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网页2022年12月19日 · In 2010, Aja was added to the United States National Recording Registry for its artistic, historical and cultural significance. Even four decades after its release, it is one of the finest recordings ever made, transcending technology, taste and trend. Find Aja by Steely Dan on Amazon.
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网页2024年3月27日 · Tool – Fear Inoculum (2019) Thirteen years in the making, Tool’s fifth album is the band's most sumptuous and refined. Dynamically sweeping, underpinned by awesomely creative percussion and led by Maynard James Keenan’s lush, lilting vocals, this is a must for rock fans who appreciate serious craft.
12 great jazz recordings to test your hi-fi system
网页2023年8月11日 · Chick Corea – Return to Forever (1972) Like the majority of these recordings, Return to Forever is an ensemble piece. But it’s Corea’s staggeringly lyrical electric piano playing that steals centre stage, and consequently (along with percussionist Flora Purim’s wordless vocal interjections) the midrange.
14 of the best classical tracks for testing speakers
网页2023年4月21日 · Awards. 14 of the best classical tracks for testing speakers. From Debussy to Dvořák, these are the classical music pieces we use to test hi-fi systems and speakers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
The ultimate music tracks to test your hi-fi system
网页2024年8月19日 · Fugazi, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk, New Order, Prince, The Cure, Bobby Womack, the '80s really were the place to be. Best 1990s albums for testing By far the most underrated of all the decades (and, arguably, the last great era in music since the irrevocable decline took hold), the '90s are something of a paradox.
7 of the best-produced recordings of the 21st century to test your ...
网页2022年8月9日 · Spanning contemporary genres and sounds, and compiled by our crack hi-fi team of audio experts, these best-produced records include major hits from superstars like Billie Eilish and Kanye West as well as standouts from indie legends like Sufjan Stevens and classics from Radiohead, among others. Now, everyone’s personal tastes are different ...
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网页2023年6月20日 · Before the Dawn by Kate Bush (2016) (Image credit: Kate Bush) With 155 minutes of music across three CDs, or four records, you're getting your money's worth here, folks. Quantity complements quality, as anyone who attended the 22-date Hammersmith Apollo, London residency in 2014 will tell you.
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网页2023年6月16日 · Orphée is the final solo album released before the Icelandic musician’s sudden passing in 2018; at times hauntingly melancholic, its marriage of orchestral movements and light-handed electronics is permanently beautiful. Listen to Orphée by Jóhann Jóhannsson on Tidal Masters. Entertainment! - Gang …
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网页2022年4月20日 · Radiohead – Kid A (2000) Don't be unnerved by Kid A 's dimensions, you won't need a turntable that'll spin at 78rpm to play this double 10-inch record; whether it was made this way for aesthetic or simply due to Radiohead being willful, it's really just a 33 1/3rpm vinyl in fancy dress. It does sound fantastic, though.
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网页2024年3月28日 · Bill Evans – Peace Piece. Bill Evans is one of jazz's most iconic pianists, having played with all the greats, including Miles Davis and John Coltrane. Peace Piece is a fantastic test track from Evans’ 1958 album, Everybody Digs Bill Evans. It’s an atypical gentle and meditative track that Evans improvised at the end of the album’s ...