Well recorded Rock music...

[Porscheguy]

Check out Demon's Dream. It's very good and Dave Martone is a monster guitar player. There is rock, blues, jazz and country on this CD. It is my favorite guitar instrumental album. I like even more than Six String Theory..

[uthiker]

Dave Matthews Band- Busted  Stuff

[Nodscene]

I'll try to mix things up a little bit for you.


Rush - ST has a great recording. Surprised that was left out.




Silversun Pickups - Swoon is pretty good. Not a lot of people like his voice but this band is extremely talented. Not from the Swoon album but it's a kick ass song...




Deftones - White Pony is pretty decent as well. Check out Passenger (with Maynard from Tool) and if you can get the extended version you will also get this..




Witchcraft - Legend. The whole album is amazing as is a must buy IMO. Don't let the name fool you.




Mammoth Volume - A Single Book Of Songs By. This is a crappy youtube quality video but at least you can hear what the song sounds like.




Ten Ton Tabby - Stone By Stone. For a really small indie release it's recorded pretty good. I would have give the mix a little more bottom end but maybe that's just me.




The Next Hundred Years - Any of their albums. Amazing band out of Vancouver. Put's bands like Metric and Arcade Fire to shame in every possible category. Brilliant musicians and great guys. FYI, the song isn't 16 minutes long. There is some dead space at the end of the cd. The song also picks up so give it a chance. Screw it, I'm going to put up two of their songs





Most early stuff from Dax Riggs (in order...Acid Bath, [death metal but there are a couple that aren't] Agents Of Oblivion, Deadboy & The Elephantman, Dax Riggs) Oddly enough Acid Bath has some good recordings (although the Youtube song sounds like crap because most of his stuff has been removed), it gets better with Agents Of Oblivion, and peaks with that and Deadboy although some Deadboy songs aren't all that hot. Once again Youtube has destroyed the quality of the songs. I'm just posting to give you an idea of the songs themselves. One of the most underrated guys is rock bar none.







This next one is a little more rocking.




Puscifer has some good recordings. Then again Maynard has always ensured the mixes were good. This is from the latest album Conditions Of My Parole.




She Wants Revenge - Tear You Apart. More industrial thank rock/metal but a decent recording. Not everyones cup of tea but I think this song rocks.




Bloody Hammers - The Witching Hour. Figured I might as well stay along the same vein...well kinda. I would have posted The Source track but couldn't find it in YouTube unfortunately. Not to worry, this song rocks.




Cowboys And Aliens - Their last couple of albums at least have had pretty good recordings.




Redcoats - ST. Another band where the vocals may lose some people. Frankly I love his voice and another decent recording.




Mudvayne - All their albums are recorded pretty good. Yes it's compressed so if that's an issue I guess you could skip most of the stuff I've posted. Maybe I've just heard and have so many crappily recorded albums that my threshhold is lower than most haha.




Under Brooklyn Palms - Gestrüpp Gesträuch. Haven't heard the whole album yet but what I have is all in English. Impressive considering I don't believe they have a label.




Graveyard - Hisingen Blues. Amazing band and the recording is good as well. Extremely talented and everyone should have this CD.




The Scams - Bombs Away. Decent recording. How can you argue with a mix of AC/DC and Rob Halford




Red Fang - Murder The Mountans - While not technically the best recording, I've put this here because the song rocks and the video is utter brilliance.




Ok, I can kind of go on for a long time here and I seem to be getting carried away so I'll post 2 more songs and that's it. If you want more let me know.


Monster Magnet - basically the newer the album the better the recording especially starting at Dopes To Infinity. It's my favourite band so have to post something.






Haiabusa - ST. It's criminal that this band disbanded but what are you going to do. Great song, great sound, and the louder the better.

[indyscammer]

Jan 26, 2015 23:26:47 GMT -5 Boomzilla said:

Dash is local boys. Rev. Horton is something altogether else, however. My fave Dash Rip Rock song is "Jenny Says." My fave RHH song is "Beer."

So that is Fred LeBlanc singing and this is a song made popular by his other band...Cowboy Mouth. If you like this you will like them!
Fred has played with Dash Rip Rock before....not currently with them at the moment (I think).

[lionear]

Queen: Greatest Hits
I had no idea that Bohemian Rhapsody had so much processing and effects - all done well.  Brian May also said that the band wanted to make sure that the drums had a "big sound".  With this CD, I can finally understand what he meant by that.  I've heard a few Queen LP's and they were.... terrible.  It might have been the pressing or may be the engineering was bad.  In any case, the CD proves that the master tape was fantastic.

Roxy Music: Avalon
This LP is a true test.  If the VTA isn't right - you'll hear it.  If the speakers are too close to the wall, you'll hear it. When everything is right..... aaaahhh.

Kraftwerk - all of them
This isn't rock, but the LP's are fantastic.  And "Autobahn" is on HP's hit list.

ZZ Top: Eliminator
I have the LP and it's well recorded - and I'm on the lookout for more by the band.  I think these guys cared about quality.

Pink Floyd: all of them
The "best" ones are "Dark Side of the Moon", and "The Wall" (Japanese pressing).

Eric Clapton: Chronicles
This is a "Best Of" album CD, and it's very good.  "Running on faith" is incredible.  "Before you accuse me" can sound terrible if the system isn't up to it - and great if it is.

Guns n Roses
These were on the Geffen label - and they cared about quality.  

[Gary Cook]

Most of my favourites have already been listed, but I don't recall seeing any Santana. I find all of Carlos's work to be well recorded, lately I've been playing his Greatest Guitar Classics of All Times which to me sounds fantastic. Santana devotees will decry it as being "commercial" like Supernatural, which also sounds pretty damn good. The original Santana vinyl is still my favourite as to me it best reflects what Carlos is all about.


Cheers
Gary

[jjkessler]

The Honeydrippers with Robert Plant and Brian Setzer is one of my favorite R&B style recordings

[teaman]

Jan 27, 2015 18:33:20 GMT -5 Gary Cook said:

Most of my favourites have already been listed, but I don't recall seeing any Santana. I find all of Carlos's work to be well recorded, lately I've been playing his Greatest Guitar Classics of All Times which to me sounds fantastic. Santana devotees will decry it as being "commercial" like Supernatural, which also sounds pretty damn good. The original Santana vinyl is still my favourite as to me it best reflects what Carlos is all about.


Cheers
Gary

Santana always offer a nice mix of vocalists as well. Michelle Branch, Rob Thomas and so on. They are nicely recorded.

[kauai82]

Jan 26, 2015 11:45:54 GMT -5 vneal said:

IF I had to pick TEN MUST HAVE ROCK for recording
1) Supertramp- CRIME OF THE CENTURY
2) Steely Dan-AJA
3) Dire Straits-BROTHERS IN ARMS
4) Beatles-RUBBER SOUL
5) Pink Floyd- DARK SIDE OF THE MOON
6) Led Zeppelin -II
7) Rolling Stones -LET IT BLEED
8) Allman Brothers -EAT A PEACH
9) Crosby Stills Nash & Young -DejaVu
10) Doobie Brothers MINUTE BY MINUTE

I might have to say these are the mellow rock suggestions

I have most of these, I love DejaVu by CSN&Y, but I need to find the best remastered recording. The original LP I believe is not recorded that well.  What is the best recording of DejaVu ?

[Bonzo]

Jan 27, 2015 18:35:06 GMT -5 jjkessler said:

The Honeydrippers with Robert Plant and Brian Setzer is one of my favorite R&B style recordings

Yes, you are right. This is one I failed to mention. This CD sounds fantastic! Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck are on this one as well.

[jjkessler]

In my opinion, Robert Plant has one of the best voices in rock and in music even though I am a die hard rush fan since the moment I dipped the needle on 2112

[HJ957]

I can add a few to the list.

Deep Purple - Machine Head. Two disc remaster and remix set, done by Roger Glover. The remixes are interesting but the remaster really shines.

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold, also a remastered CD that is notably better than the original, which was darn good too.

Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station. There's a remastered CD of this too and it's different than the original. Not sure it's better, equal but different I'd say, a little brighter, the drums are a little more distinct and the soundstage is much wider. It also contains a number of bonus tracks which are very decent.

Robbie Robertson - Self titled album and Storyville. Mixed bag on both CDs. Some tracks are really excellent and some are not all that great in terms of audio quality.

Primus - Pork Soda. Not the best production, but still very much worth a listen.

KMFDM - every disc I've heard from KMFDM has the exact same production quality and it's very decent. Thunderous bass. Not for all tastes though.

Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting. 20th anniversary remaster. This is the only Blonde disc worth owning for audio quality. Mexican Moon is close, all other discs stink.

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous. High Res download only. CDs are quite inferior to the 96/24 version. It's not perfect but it's still one of the finest live albums of the late 70's to early 80's.

[broncsrule21]

Jan 26, 2015 18:05:02 GMT -5 FLcanuck said:

I'll take some of my recommendations from another thread and add to them a bit...

If you're looking for Blu-ray Audio here are some suggestions....
Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (one of the absolute best recordings I have - stellar - and also in 5.1)
Steven Wilson - Grace For Drowning
Bryan Adams - Reckless (recently released, has a 5.1 mix and the sound is incredibly good - I was pleasantly surprised with how good it is)
Supertramp - Crime of the Century (recently released after many delays - 2-channel only, classic album - not much else to say, and sounds good)
Supertramp - Breakfast In America (great album, but the sound on this one is not as good as some - still good but not great IMO)
Rolling Stones - GRRR (a great collection of songs - nice sound)
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life (some good songs, and surprisingly good sound quality)
Yes - The Yes Album (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
Yes - Relayer (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
Yes - Close To The Edge (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
Gentle Giant - The Power And the Glory (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix, and a somewhat unique disc (to date) - has some video/lyrics instead of the typical static images)
Opeth - Pale Communion (Steven Wilson mastering - 5.1 mix)
Rush - 2112
Rush - Moving Pictures
Rush - Fly By Night
Rush - Signals
Tom Petty - Mojo
Tom Petty - Damn The Torpedoes
Tom Petty - Hypnotic Eye
Bob Marley - Legend 30th Anniversary (get the 30th Anniversary version of CD/Blu-ray that was released mid-2014 - it's better than the HFPA version and has a 5.1 mix)
Black Sabbath - 13 (their latest album - 2-channel only, but nice sound quality) - the vinyl is also quite nice

Not Blu-ray Audio, but still higher-rez/5.1 mixes/nicely mastered/remastered...DVD-A/DVD-V or DTS discs...
Emerson Lake Palmer - S/T (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
Emerson Lake Palmer - Tarkus (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
King Crimson - Red (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
King Crimson - Starless (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
King Crimson - Discipline (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
King Crimson - Lizard (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
King Crimson - Larks Tongues In Aspic (Steven Wilson remaster - 5.1 mix)
Anything from Porcupine Tree
Any of the Opeth releases with CD+DVD-Audio discs like Blackwater Park or Heritage (most are Steven Wilson mastering)
Eagles - Hell Freezes Over DTS
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle DTS
Any of the Donald Fagen DVD-Audio discs (Nightfly, Morph The Cat, Kamakiriad)
Steely Dan - Two Against Nature
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Southern Surroundings (a Walmart exclusive still available - around $12 and includes a great DVD-A disc - incredibly good sound of most of their biggest hits and in 5.1 to boot - by far, the best $12 I spent a couple years ago when it was released)
The Doors - studio albums all available on SACD or DVD-A
Foreigner S/T DVD-A
Foreigner 4 DVD-A
Foreigner - S/T, Double Vision, Head Games and 4 - also available on SACD - I've heard DV and HG and they sound pretty good, but not great (but still an improvement over the cds)
Humble Pie - Smokin' - I can't recall if I have this on DVD-A or SACD, but it sounds pretty good
Kooper Bloomfield & Stills - Super Session - recent multi-channel SACD release - great sound for an older recording - this one also surprised me with how well they re-mastered and mixed this one
Metallica - S/T (Black Album) - DVD-A - not sure if it's still available, but sounds good, although IMO they got a little aggressive with a few of the surround mixes.
Bob Dylan - a lot of his catalog has been remastered on SACDs and many of them are quite good (I've got maybe 5-6 and they're well done).
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - DVD-A or recent SACD release - I have the DVD-A and it is very good.
Deep Purple - Machine Head - DVD-A - a great remaster of this classic - one of my favorite 5.1 mixes of an older album - sounds great.

CD/DVD...
Godsmack - Greatest Hits - the second disc (well-worth the price of admission - a real gem IMO), a DVD - An Evening With Godsmack is very good and is higher-rez and multi-channel as well as 2-channel)
Godsmack - The Other Side - CD is good - if you can find the SACD it is stellar (and multi-channel).
Heart - Live In Seattle - CD/SACD (hybrid) - very well-recorded and good mix of songs (also available as Blu-ray concert)
Hall & Oates - Live at the Troubadour (CD/DVD) - another well-recorded and nice sounding CD (also available as Blu-ray concert)

+1 for a few that have already been mentioned...
Alice In Chains - MTV Unplugged (CD or the DVD which has higher-rez and multi-channel as well as 2-channel) - great sound
Grateful Dead - I've heard the recently released SACDs are very good - I have the DVD-As of Workingman's Dead and American Beauty and they are very good
Dream Theater - their 2013 S/T album is available as a CD/DVD-A (5.1 mix is nice)
Any of the Led Zeppelin re-masters - the HD Tracks downloads were definite upgrades for me over earlier CD versions, and the vinyl was also an upgrade for me
Steely Dan - Aja - CD, Gold CD, vinyl, SACD - they're all good
Elton John SACDs - I have a couple and they are good.
Queensryche - Empire - DVD-A - nice disc.

Thank you for the comprehensive list!

[broncsrule21]

Zep's Celebration Day...... Can anyone comment on the quality of the different packages? it looks like the Blu ray audio only is a higher rez than the regular Blu ray (with video)? How do the CDs sound?

[drtrey3]

Van Morrison recordings usually sounds pretty good, as do those by Ricki Lee Jones and James Taylor's early stuff. OK, those last two are not rock, but they sound good!

Trey

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