Albums like The Optimist
Cory Wong · 2018
Albums like The Optimist: Drunk (similar), Black Messiah (a level up), and Aja (best sounding). These Upgrade Paths from Cory Wong sound better on a real system.
More like this
If you like The Optimist, you need Drunk by Thundercat because similar dynamics/imaging; funk.
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A level up from The Optimist
If you like The Optimist, you need Black Messiah by D'Angelo as a deeper next step because a step up in dynamics/detail.
Best sounding next listen
If you like The Optimist, you need Aja by Steely Dan when you want the recording that rewards speakers and headphones because aja by Steely Dan — nearer midrange/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Optimist.
Steely Dan
Aja by Steely Dan — nearer midrange/imaging profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Optimist
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John Coltrane
A Love Supreme by John Coltrane — Shared genres: jazz; Destination tagged Hi-Res / lossless
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Stan Getz
Getz/Gilberto by Stan Getz — nearer bass/midrange profile with stronger fidelity signals than The Optimist
Questions listeners ask
- What albums are like The Optimist?
- Drunk by Thundercat is a similar next listen after The Optimist.
- What is a level up from The Optimist?
- Black Messiah by D'Angelo is a level up from The Optimist.
- What sounds best after The Optimist?
- Aja by Steely Dan is the best-sounding next listen after The Optimist.
More gateway starts
- If you like Kind of Blue — Miles Davis
- If you like Aja — Steely Dan
- If you like Ambient 1: Music for Airports — Brian Eno
- If you like The Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
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