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Bob James' "Obsession" is one of those rare CDs that just oozes with perfection. A disc where you never skip a track because you don't like a particular song. But even above this CD's delightful music is its value as an audio tuning tool.

For over a decade, every piece of audio equipment I have bought has had to undergo (and pass, if I intend to keep it) the Obsession test. That title song is simply amazing! It is the most perfectly recorded and engineered song I have ever heard. Frequency response, channel separation, signal level- I have literally listened to this one song over a thousand times (an obsession??), and to this day it still amazes me. You can find flaws in practically any stereo equipment with Obsession. Every speaker, every amplifier or receiver, every set of headphones, every equalizer, every CD player that I have owned since first getting this CD has been broken in with this song. And yes, it really is good enough to pinpoint sonic differences between two CD players.

Oh yeah, the music... The pace is rapid throughout, opening with the frenzied (and VERY appropriately named) title song, and only slowing down for the very pensive "Rain". "Gone Hollywood" makes a profound statement, even 15+ years after this disc's release. And Mr. James' attack on the piano in "3 A.M." is absolutely unforgettable. Again, the tonal quality of this entire CD is superlative, and no two songs sound even remotely alike.

"Obsession" is a timeless classic that has become my one and only test disc for every stereo I own (home, computer, and vehicle). You simply cannot go wrong in buying this CD. If the content doesn't hook you, the sonic purity will.

Jazzmaster Bob James shows his mastery of the musical wild horse known as the synthesizer on OBSESSION. The title song with it's lusty pyramid vamp (and clicks and thumps) kicks the CD off. Lisa Fischer lends her vocal talents to "Gone Hollywood". Drummer Lenny White handles the OTHER musical wild horse known as the drum machine deftly. You might want to crank up the volume a bit on the maniacally funky "3 A. M.". Bob really 'goes to town' on this one! Next comes Michael Colina's composition "Rousseau", precursoring his own solo work. Michael Brecker plays an EWI (sort for Electronic Wind Instrument) seminally here. Marcus Miller also provides some excellent bass fills. "Rain" (one of Bob's most memorable numbers) features Bob in a quiet mood. "Steady" features saxophonist Kirk Whalum and some great brass work. "Feel The Fire" is a hot number composed by Bob's bassist Gary King (not present on this CD). OBSESSION shows that ther is a true art to synth technology at a time when such was so commonplace. I go one further than one reviewer in saying that OBSESSION is also perfect for the "surround sound" test!

My personal experience:

When I was looking for a new pair of loudspeakers for my stereo system, I had gone into a HiFi shop to see what they had to offer. A salesman directed me to a pair of Paradigm 9se's, and started to tell me about them when I asked to hear them demonstrated. He put in the Bob James - Obsession cd, put it on track 3 which is "3AM" and commenced to let it rip.... About one minute later, I was sold on the speakers, and told him if he wanted to make the sale he had to include the cd! Well, he did of course, and I still have the cd to this day which I use as my standard for testing speakers!

Tracks:

1. Obsession

2. Gone Hollywood

3. 3 A.M.

4. Rousseau

5. Rain

6. Steady

7. Feel The Fire

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