Music that's better listened to in headphones

Rap, Bro-country or Taylor Swift so no one else has to hear it.

Dream Theater

Also add most albums produced by David Bottrill, as well. He seems to have quite the grasp on dynamic range and the open spaces between instruments in the mix.

I remember the first time I listened to this with headphones on, I was blown away by the sheer volume of layered vocal and guitar parts.

Pink Floyd is a very good answer, although anything after a couple of tokes would probably work…

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Obvious answer: Pink Floyd

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I'd say Pink Floyd is better listed to on surround sound. They were one of the first bands to record their music specifically for Dolby surround. For example, The reverb on "On the Turning away" is recorded in a way that if you have your system tuned correctly and are in a totally dark room, it will make the space seem infinitely large. I'm sorry that I don't remember the details but I read about it in an audiophile magazine in the 1990's. I tried it once and it was a remarkable aural experience. It's not 100% my type of music, but I do own several of their albums. But their post production is/was genus.

For my answer, and for similar reasons as above, I'd say the 40 min version of the Orb's - The Blue Room. There are soooo many subtle little ambient sounds and stereo sweeps that you don't really pick up when it's played on a speaker. It's much better on a good set of headphones.

A nice pair of headphones are great, but nothing beats blasting the hell out of some music on a really nice amp and speakers and feeling the music with your whole body.

Pet Sounds.

Rush live

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Rush live

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