I know most people will play a bass mikanik or some hip-hop or rap sound
track to show off what a subwoofer can do. but I was curious as to your rock
listeners out there like to listen to or use to show off what your sub (or
subs) can do (personally I listen to EVERYTHING except country) one CD I've
been listening to a lto lately and the bass is done pretty well is "Frances
the Mute" by The Mars Volta, it's a pretty great album, on the progressive
side of rock, but the bass is great in my opinion. just curious as to what
others are listening to right now

-Nick

Multiple AC/DC songs, especially from The Razor's Edge CD

Madonna's The Immaculate Collection CD (especially Vogue)

Dire Straits, Money For Nothing

The Eagles, Hotel California (off of Hell Freezes Over CD)

Jewel, Barcelona

Various Nine Inch Nails songs

Various Marilyn Manson songs

Several songs off of Pink Floyd, The Wall CD

Multiple Metallica songs

Steve Windoood, Higher Love

Oh, there's so many more, but I just wanted to get the ball rolling...

Tony





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Korn:
Another Brick IN The Wall
Word Up!
Got The Life
Freak On A Leash (Dante Ross Mix)

David Lee Roth:
You're Breathin' It [Urban NYC Mix]

A3:
Hotel California
Woke Up This Morning

Aerosmith:
Walk This Way (w/ Run-D.M.C.)
Lay It Down
Girls Of Summer
Just Push Play (Radio Remix)

No Doubt:
Hella Good
Underneath It All
Rock Steady

Lords of Acid:
Too many to list.

Megadeth:
Angry Again
Symphony Of Destruction
Mechanix (2002 Remix)
Dawn Patrol
Almost Honest

Rush:
Show of Hands CD

ACDC:
Live Cd

White/ Rob Zombie:
Too many to list

Rage Against the Machine:
Evil Empire CD

Primus:
My name is mud

Various Nine Inch Nails songs

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing

I would second these choices by Tony and would add:

Tool - Prison Sex (this song ROCKS!!! on a big system)
Stepenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (you won't believe how low the bass is for
such an old song)
The Clash - Radio Clash
Warren Zevon - Wearwolves of London
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good to Me

MOSFET

MOSFET wrote:
Various Nine Inch Nails songs

Dire Straits - Money for Nothing


I would second these choices by Tony and would add:

Tool - Prison Sex (this song ROCKS!!! on a big system)
Stepenwolf - Magic Carpet Ride (you won't believe how low the bass is for
such an old song)
The Clash - Radio Clash
Warren Zevon - Wearwolves of London
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good to Me

Find a Mike Oldfield CD from 1990, called "Amarok". It's a single
instrumental piece, just a hair over 60 minutes long. About a minute
and a half in, and again about three and a half minutes in, are some
insane bass notes. When I was working installing back then, we used to
blow up a couple thumper twerps' rap-tuned boxes that couldn't handle
anything below 60Hz....


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some pretty good responses, I'm glad this thread was well recieved. otehr
thign I listen to

Rush:
Different stages live CD (check out The Rythym Method on CD 2, AWESOME drum
solo)
2112

Pink floyd:
Darkside of the moon
The Wall

Led zepplin:
led zeppelin 4

Dr Nick wrote:
some pretty good responses, I'm glad this thread was well recieved. otehr
thign I listen to

Rush:
Different stages live CD (check out The Rythym Method on CD 2, AWESOME drum
solo)
2112

Rush are GODS.

Pink floyd:
Darkside of the moon
The Wall

Check out some of the newer stuff too... "A Momentary Lapse of Reason"
has some great production, great bottom end in places, and the opening
track is a wonderful test of your imaging.


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KUDOS to the Dire Straits. That song has such a clean sounding bass line to
it.

Linkin Park - Lying Away From You (I think that's the name)

311 - Misdirected Hostility

Shadows Fall - The Light That Blinds

Dark New Day - Free

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Dr Nick wrote:
some pretty good responses, I'm glad this thread was well recieved.
otehr
thign I listen to

Rush:
Different stages live CD (check out The Rythym Method on CD 2, AWESOME
drum
solo)
2112

Rush are GODS.

Pink floyd:
Darkside of the moon
The Wall

Check out some of the newer stuff too... "A Momentary Lapse of Reason"
has some great production, great bottom end in places, and the opening
track is a wonderful test of your imaging.


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chilli peppers

all their stuff got nice bass, "higher ground" inperticular great bass
at the start

metal_flowboard wrote:
chilli peppers

all their stuff got nice bass, "higher ground" inperticular great bass
at the start

Chilis are great for bass tracks!

Get some TOOL as well, that stuff is HUGE on the bottom end.


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In article lesFf.336513$tl.241546@pd7tw3no,
Matt Ion wrote:

metal_flowboard wrote:
chilli peppers

all their stuff got nice bass, "higher ground" inperticular great bass
at the start

Chilis are great for bass tracks!

Get some TOOL as well, that stuff is HUGE on the bottom end.


A Perfect Circle too.. if thats your thing.

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Cyrus

*coughcasaucedoprodigynetcough*

"Matt Ion" wrote in message
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metal_flowboard wrote:
chilli peppers

all their stuff got nice bass, "higher ground" inperticular great bass
at the start

Chilis are great for bass tracks!

Get some TOOL as well, that stuff is HUGE on the bottom end.

Marylin Manson Mechanical Animals works well, Holywood is lighter on the low
stuff though.

Chad

Dr Nick wrote:
I know most people will play a bass mikanik or some hip-hop or rap sound
track to show off what a subwoofer can do. but I was curious as to your rock
listeners out there like to listen to or use to show off what your sub (or
subs) can do (personally I listen to EVERYTHING except country) one CD I've
been listening to a lto lately and the bass is done pretty well is "Frances
the Mute" by The Mars Volta, it's a pretty great album, on the progressive
side of rock, but the bass is great in my opinion. just curious as to what
others are listening to right now

-Nick



Butthole Surfers' Electriclarryland has a song (can't remember which
one) that if you aren't paying attention and have the volume too high
will bust your subs.

I think you're talking about "Pepper" off Electricityland. Yes, that is a
KILLER song for bass and I would have put it on my list had I remembered it.
Good Choice!!!!

MOSFET


"Drew" wrote in message
. ..
Dr Nick wrote:
I know most people will play a bass mikanik or some hip-hop or rap sound
track to show off what a subwoofer can do. but I was curious as to your
rock listeners out there like to listen to or use to show off what your
sub (or subs) can do (personally I listen to EVERYTHING except country)
one CD I've been listening to a lto lately and the bass is done pretty
well is "Frances the Mute" by The Mars Volta, it's a pretty great album,
on the progressive side of rock, but the bass is great in my opinion.
just curious as to what others are listening to right now

-Nick

Butthole Surfers' Electriclarryland has a song (can't remember which one)
that if you aren't paying attention and have the volume too high will bust
your subs.

I went to a lyric site to be sure I had the song name right (I don't even
think they mention the word "Pepper"). I did, here's the lyrics:

Marky got with Sharon
And Sharon got Sharice
She was sharing Sharon's outlook
On the topic of disease
Mikey had a facial scar
And Bobby was a racist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Tommy played piano
Like a kid out in the rain
Then he lost his leg in Dallas
He was dancing with a train
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through other people's eyes
Some will die in hot pursuit
In fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain

[Chorus]

Another Mikey took a knife
While arguing in traffic
Flipper died a natural death
He caught a nasty virus
Then there was the ever-present
Football player rapist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Polly caught a bullet
But it only hit his leg
Well it should have been a better shot
And got him in the head
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain

[Chorus]



"Drew" wrote in message
. ..
Dr Nick wrote:
I know most people will play a bass mikanik or some hip-hop or rap sound
track to show off what a subwoofer can do. but I was curious as to your
rock listeners out there like to listen to or use to show off what your
sub (or subs) can do (personally I listen to EVERYTHING except country)
one CD I've been listening to a lto lately and the bass is done pretty
well is "Frances the Mute" by The Mars Volta, it's a pretty great album,
on the progressive side of rock, but the bass is great in my opinion.
just curious as to what others are listening to right now

-Nick

Butthole Surfers' Electriclarryland has a song (can't remember which one)
that if you aren't paying attention and have the volume too high will bust
your subs.

MOSFET wrote:
I think you're talking about "Pepper" off Electricityland. Yes, that is a
KILLER song for bass and I would have put it on my list had I remembered it.
Good Choice!!!!


yep, thats it. I have a 15" Elemental Designs sub right now in the CRX
and talk about rattling the car. Great album and awesome song.


MOSFET


"Drew" wrote in message
. ..

Dr Nick wrote:

I know most people will play a bass mikanik or some hip-hop or rap sound
track to show off what a subwoofer can do. but I was curious as to your
rock listeners out there like to listen to or use to show off what your
sub (or subs) can do (personally I listen to EVERYTHING except country)
one CD I've been listening to a lto lately and the bass is done pretty
well is "Frances the Mute" by The Mars Volta, it's a pretty great album,
on the progressive side of rock, but the bass is great in my opinion.
just curious as to what others are listening to right now

-Nick

Butthole Surfers' Electriclarryland has a song (can't remember which one)
that if you aren't paying attention and have the volume too high will bust
your subs.

MOSFET wrote:

I went to a lyric site to be sure I had the song name right (I don't even
think they mention the word "Pepper"). I did, here's the lyrics:

Marky got with Sharon
And Sharon got Sharice
She was sharing Sharon's outlook
On the topic of disease
Mikey had a facial scar
And Bobby was a racist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Tommy played piano
Like a kid out in the rain
Then he lost his leg in Dallas
He was dancing with a train
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain
I don't mind the sun sometimes
The images it shows
I can taste you on my lips
And smell you in my clothes
Cinnamon and sugary
And softly spoken lies
You never know just how you look
Through other people's eyes
Some will die in hot pursuit
In fiery auto crashes
Some will die in hot pursuit
While sifting through my ashes
Some will fall in love with life
And drink it from a fountain
That is pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain

[Chorus]

Another Mikey took a knife
While arguing in traffic
Flipper died a natural death
He caught a nasty virus
Then there was the ever-present
Football player rapist
They were all in love with dyin'
They were doing it in Texas
Polly caught a bullet
But it only hit his leg
Well it should have been a better shot
And got him in the head
They were all in love with dyin'
They were drinking from a fountain
That was pouring like an avalanche
Coming down the mountain

[Chorus]


Thanks, I gonna keep your post. I think I read somewhere this is mostly
a true story.

In article , Drew wrote:
Dr Nick wrote:
I know most people will play a bass mikanik or some hip-hop or rap sound
track to show off what a subwoofer can do. but I was curious as to your rock
listeners out there like to listen to or use to show off what your sub (or
subs) can do (personally I listen to EVERYTHING except country) one CD I've
been listening to a lto lately and the bass is done pretty well is "Frances
the Mute" by The Mars Volta, it's a pretty great album, on the progressive
side of rock, but the bass is great in my opinion. just curious as to what
others are listening to right now

-Nick



Butthole Surfers' Electriclarryland has a song (can't remember which
one) that if you aren't paying attention and have the volume too high
will bust your subs.

My standard test track, Recycler
My Heads in Mississippi, ZZ Top.

This has a low 35 Hz note that is clearly strong on a system that goes low,
and almost inaudible on systems that do not.

greg