"Work It" by Missy Elliot
Effortlessly cool. Instantly iconic ear-candy. The vocal track here is laid back and uber-confident. The bass digs, the layers are thick, and the detail is off the charts.
2002
The Roughest Place I've Ever Been
"Tin Pan Alley (AKA Roughest Place in Town)" by Steve Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble sets a standard for dynamic range and soundstage in recorded Blues music.
Looking Through a Broken Diamond
On Paper Tiger, Beck casts his postmodern sonic mania aside in exchange for clear-minded melancholia you can both hear and feel.