You have to listen to some of your favorites critically. Songs you love; but break them down for what it is that you love. Listen to cymbals, vocals, piano, violin & Cello, kick drums or tympani, soundstage, and the totality of fun and beauty. Some albums will emerge as beacons.
If you have any of these, give 'em a try:
Broken English, Marrianne Faithful
Hasten Down The Wind, Linda Ronstadt
The Other Side Of Desire. Rickie Lee Jones
Pirates, Rickie Lee Jones
Takin' My Time - Bonnie Raitt
Living and Dying in 3.4 Time, Jimmy Buffett
So, Peter Gabriel
Whites off Earth or anything by Cowboy Junkies
Another good test is to compare tracks with complex background vocals or lead overdubs and see if you can pick out the different vocalists.
If you have any of these, give 'em a try:
Broken English, Marrianne Faithful
Hasten Down The Wind, Linda Ronstadt
The Other Side Of Desire. Rickie Lee Jones
Pirates, Rickie Lee Jones
Takin' My Time - Bonnie Raitt
Living and Dying in 3.4 Time, Jimmy Buffett
So, Peter Gabriel
Whites off Earth or anything by Cowboy Junkies
Another good test is to compare tracks with complex background vocals or lead overdubs and see if you can pick out the different vocalists.