This thread got me wondering how many people still listen to music with good quality headphones.. the big ugly 1980's style ear-muff sized ones, not the crappy ipod/walkman style inserts. There are things in music that you just can't hear without headphones.
About two decades ago, a Perth radio station(96FM) had a weekly programme called 'Especially For Headphones' hosted by Bob Stewart, which dared play all sorts of unusual material like the Alan Parsons Project and Jean Michel Jarre, Rick Wakeman and a whole pile of other stuff I've since forgotten.
I still lay there some nights on the bed in a semi-sleep state with the headphones on, very calming and relaxing, but I have to provide my own material.
Not all music is good thru headphones, but off the top of my head can think of:
Tubular Bells(original 70's)
allways listening to the Massive Attack albums (they love playing with strange sounds and stereo imaging)
some of the quieter Chemical Brothers stuff
a couple of tracks from Tool, Dire Straits, Moby, Sneaker Pimps, Aphex Twin.
some Björk tracks, Daft Punk, Basement Jaxx
etc....
Usually the tracks that at first, you don't like, but grow on you and become favourites.
But about 90% of the time I'm listening to Massive Attack, So in an attempt to broaden my catalogue.... what is your favourite headphone music?