Rock albums that sound good on your system?

The first "rock" album that came to mind that was not already mentioned ( Pink Floyd ) was "Wishmaster" by a band called Nightwish. I found them by reading reviews on Amazon.

Think of talented and somewhat versatile "metal" band with refined production. Now add a female vocalist that sings "opera" style. Pretty different to say the least. This disc can come across as sounding somewhat "digital" on some systems, but is very dynamic with excellent "blackness" between notes. Doesn't suffer from the typical "keep everything as loud, even, vague and smeared as possible" rock recording that we run into most of the time. Good bass extension without sounding muddy or bloated in mid-bass. You can pick everything out. While it does sound best loud ( like most harder music ), I always suggest listening at reasonable volumes first and learning how loudly you can listen later. That is, unless your system is indestructible. : ) Sean
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neil young...ragged glory, mirrorball, & broken arrow
north mississippi allstars...phantom 55
white stripes...white blood cells
alice in chains...facelift & dirt
soundgarden...badmotorfinger
slayer...seasons in the abyss (rick rubin produced)
system of a down...toxicity (rick rubin produced)
danzig...danzig
tool...lateralus & sober
nebula...to the center
fu manchu...king of the road & in search of...
son volt...wideswing tremelo & straightaways
uncle tupelo...anodyne
jayhawks...hollywood town square
wilco...am, being there, & summerteeth

could go on, but most of this has been in heavy rotation lately...
btw, i would hesitate for about 2 seconds if i felt the slightest interest in a disc or lp rick rubin produces...
bands evolve, in a good way, when they work with rubin, imo

Days of the New's very first and second, The white sripes's 'the white blood cells", any 'Rage against the machine', 'The Sixteen horsepower's first two (at least thoes I have)All of the above have 'blackness' (that Sean talks about in his post)between and thru the notes that makes the sound much clearer with precise imaging and depth with least amount of grunge(no pun intended). Few of the Mapleshade CD's I have ( the fallen angels and silent bearm and few more-can't recall all) are my reference for rock sound.( Although music you gotta use to) with all the qualities that Sean describes with much more realism

Tool is some of my favorite music and some of the best recorded hard rock going, IMO. I listen to a lot of rock on my system and like the way it sounds on most stuff. I wish it was all as well recorded as Tool, Pink Floyd, Creed, etc. Days of the New, Tragically Hip, Counting Crows, Radiohead, Dream Theater - I like their recording quality. Plenty of great female vocalists with rock-ish background. -Kirk

"Linda Ronstadt w/ Nelson Riddle. Now there are three albums that rock! (?)" wrote Easy_e on 03-07-02.

Answer to Easy_e:
Snuggle up with your favorite woman, turn the lights down low, play any one of those 3 Linda Ronstadt LPs - and you'll find out what "Rock & Roll" really means. :-)

Ed