Songs that must be played at top volume to be fully experienced

[Silentnet]

 

[Auto Analog]

No Hendrix Star Spangled Banner?? One truly has to feel the raw distortion of this piece right down to your gonads!

Back in the '80s, Austin's Fox affiliate signed off the air each night with the Hendrix version of The Star Spangled Banner.

 

[Auto Analog]

 

[Sharpstik]

Smoke on the Water. -edited version.
I Fought the Law. BF 4.
Most of CCR' s singles.
South of the Border and The Lonely Bull by Herb Alpert. They're that good.

 

[Sharpstik]

All of the above ... ;-}

Now we need a thread about titles that sound best with the volume all the way down. I'll start with anything by Justin Beiber ...

Or Minnie Riperton.

 

[DirtFarmer]

Sweet Leaf

And Sweat Loaf, too, by the Butthole Surfers! It may be better than Sweet Leaf!

 

[gadget73]

No Hendrix Star Spangled Banner?? One truly has to feel the raw distortion of this piece right down to your gonads!

 

[mikeybc]

I always feel the need to crank Frankie Goes to Hollywood's "Two Tribes" anniahaltion version .

 

[teal'c]

Yes, the whole darn thing.

 

[soundmotor]

I am actually surprised this one didn't show up earlier in the thread, one of the best -
http://tinyurl.com/2g9mqh
http://tinyurl.com/2g9mqh

 

[Tia]

Queensryche - Take Hold Of The Flame

 

[Awesomeaudio]

This one always does it for me.
From the 80s.
Koo De Tah
"Body Talk"
Big clear sound with amazing bass !
Still have my 12" vinyl single.
Get a decent copy and play it loud.

 

[swamppirate]

 

[nbarber]

Most crank-able song you ask? It's undoubtedly Plastic Bertrand - Ca Plane Pour Moi

 

[g..v]

Another candidate: Joe's Garage And, truly it is the MOST appropriate

 

[Aptone]

I tend to want to crank everything I listen to, otherwise I would not listen to it. However, here are a few that really rub me the right way when cranked:

 

[ctodd]

Jefferson Airplane.....3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds from Bless Its Pointed Little Head.

 

[Dr Tinear]

I can think of quite a few classical compositions that demand to be played at a realistic concert-hall volume, but none that must be played louder than that if the system is capable of higher volume.

 

[OldPolishGuy]

"Frankenstein Goes To The Disco" on the Billy Cobham/George Duke Band-"Live" On Tour In Europe; the rest of the album, with Alphonso Johnson and John Scofield, is killer as well. OPG.

 

[GD70]

In The Air Tonight-Phil Collins. Another one I'm surprised hasn't been mentioned.