Nobody rocks like the British. Beneath our mannered exteriors and illusions of refinement and reserve lies a single heart beating to the common rhythm of rock. Nothing tests a system like a great rock track, and we Brits’ natural inclination towards experimentation and progressivism lends itself perfectly to a rich culture of challenging, complex and often utterly bizarre musical output. For getting the best out of your speakers, you could do worse than our pick of great British rockers.
Foals Inhaler
A track that starts with a warping plucky guitar and fairly low-key vocals soon becomes a crashing, thunderous rock anthem with Yannis Philippakis practically screaming the lyrics over a truly addictive guitar riff. It’s an excellent way to test the dynamics and timing capabilities of your system thanks to its range of dramatic volume shifts and persistent drum beat.
Motörhead Ace Of Spades
At the core of this crunching beast of a tune is Lemmy’s over-driven bass guitar, locked in with the relentless drum hits and tenacious guitar riff. A good system will keep things knitted together
