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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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[–] Pika@rekabu.ru 1 points 2 hours ago

Florence + the Machine - June

Just to open it gently

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

10.8 by Deadmau5 and Mr. Bill

Pure ear candy

[–] burrito@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God

[–] ghostlychonk@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

AC/DC - "Back in Black"

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 9 hours ago

Voodoo by Godsmack

Overture 1928 - Dream Theater

[–] HakunaHafada@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 11 hours ago

Dire Straits - Walk of Life.

[–] hotdogthud@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago
[–] LilB0kChoy@midwest.social 1 points 12 hours ago

Death Cab for Cutie - Plans

Or

The Black Keys - Brothers

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 7 points 20 hours ago

Herbie Hancock - Chameleon

https://youtu.be/iqomTAiRnVM

Then listen to the whole Head Hunters album tbh

[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours 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.

[–] otacon239@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Fellow IM enjoyer in the wild! 🍄

[–] otterpop@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago

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

[–] aarRJaay@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

One of the THX Deep Notes

[–] rob_t_firefly@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours 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.

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

„Rumors“ by Fleetwood Mac.

[–] Fenrisulfir@lemmy.ca 9 points 22 hours ago
[–] brealorg@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago

Opeth - Blackwater Park

[–] exixx@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Led Zeppelin II in its entirety

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 3 points 20 hours ago

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

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

Sound and Fury - Sturgill Simpson.

[–] orenj@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 14 hours ago

Fever Days by Snowmine. It's what I did when I got my first good set of headphones, and it was pretty magical.

[–] Almacca@aussie.zone 1 points 15 hours ago

Anything by Yello is good for testing new speakers. Planet Dada is a good one.

[–] RisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 23 hours ago

Guitar mass but infected mushroom.

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

[–] cmgvd3lw@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 23 hours ago

Hotel California by Eagles

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

Never gonna give you up

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

Evil Empire by Rage Against the Machine

[–] nebulaone@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Max Cooper - Spike (The best benchmark I've ever heard)

If I want to impress people I play Mountains (Interstellar) by Hans Zimmer.

[–] HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 20 hours 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.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 20 hours ago

Heartbeat - childish gambino

[–] FRYD@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours 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 5 points 23 hours ago

Cat Stevens - Wild World

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 3 points 21 hours 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 19 hours ago

Steely Dan - Aja

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

[–] ytsedude@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours 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!

Hells Bells by AC/DC.

[–] Signtist@bookwyr.me 3 points 22 hours 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.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 20 hours ago

Dark Side of the Moon and now I feel old.

[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 2 points 20 hours 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.

[–] MyDarkestTimeline01@ani.social 3 points 22 hours ago

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

[–] toomanypancakes@piefed.world 2 points 20 hours 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.

T.Rex - 20th Century Boy.

[–] SpiderShoeCult@sopuli.xyz 2 points 21 hours 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

[–] TabbsTheBat@pawb.social 4 points 1 day 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

[–] callyral@pawb.social 1 points 18 hours ago

Tally Hall - Hymn for a Scarecrow

[–] BubblyRomeo@kbin.earth 2 points 21 hours ago

A Twink And A Redhead - Grant and Ash

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 1 points 19 hours ago

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

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day 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

[–] diphthong@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago

Electric Ladyland

[–] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 23 hours 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.

[–] frenchfryenjoyer@lemmings.world 1 points 20 hours ago

Green Day - Jaded

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