I Have To Beg Your Pardon
Rebecca Pidgeon's Spanish Harlem is a legendary soundstage and dynamic range reference. Good or bad, this will expose your hifi system for what it is.
1990s
You Can Check Out Any Time You Like
Hotel California as recorded on MTV in 1994 is an astounding display of sonic perfection. And I don't even like the Eagles.
It's Called a Dance Floor
Pound-for-pound, Vogue by Madonna is one of the most remarkable examples of artificial stereophonic sound ever produced.
The Rage is Relentless
Take the Power Back by Rage Against The Machine explodes like a sonic Molotov cocktail. Kinetic, angry, sincere, and sounds terrific.
First: No Excuses
No Excuses by Alice In Chains is softly powerful and bittersweet.