Rock albums that sound good on your system?


Often, you put in a rock album into your S$10,000 system and the music, though enjoyable, just sounds harsh, grating, boomy and forward. Aside from several of my Pink Floyd albums, the rest of my rock CDs just sound bad. Are there any good rock recordings out there?
rths
Try James Newton Howard and Friends on Sheffield. An audiophile classic. Probably out of print, but maybe you can find it.
Stone Coyotes, "Born to Howl" - see the review at allmusic.com. "Church of the Falling Rain" and "Situation Out of Control" are also good.

Los Lobos, "How Will the Wolf Survive," "Kiko," and "The Neighborhood" are all very good.
For Rlwainwright, try Camel's "The Gods of Light, (Live 73-75) It's got the live version of Snow Goose and was bootlegged directly from the soundboard. It beats the first Snow goose silly. Other Good Albums:
Days of the New (1 & 2, 3 is more compressed)
Frank Zappa: You Can't Do that on Stage Anymore, Vol 2
Steve Winwood's Boxed Set (Mostly Traffic music)
Blind Faith's 2 disc remastered set released last year
Klaatu's first 2 albums released on 1 cd
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Brain Salad surgery (remastered)
Dire Straits: Brothers in Arms
Rush: 2112 and Chronicles

Records to stay away from
Any Jefferson Airplane and Starship unless remastered
Heart: Dreamboat Annie (way too bright)
Paul McCartney - "Unplugged - The Official Bootleg" The best sounding LP I own
Roger Waters - "Amused To Death" The 2nd best
Steve Miller - "Born 2 B Blue"
Sting - "Ten Summoners Tales" or "Mercury Falling"
Buckingham/Nicks - "Buckingham/Nicks"
Donald Fagen - "Kamakiriad"
Van Morrison - "Hymns To The Silence" or "Too Long In Exile"
Daniel Lanois - "Acadie" or "The Beauty Of Wynona"
Marc Cohn - "Marc Cohn" or "The Rainy Season"
David & David - "Boomtown"
Willy Deville - "Miracle" Absolutely Great Album!
Pousette-Dart Band - "Pousette-Dart Band"
Charlie - "No Second Chance"
Willy Nelson - "Stardust"
Linda Ronstadt - Any of the three with Nelson Riddle
Enya - "Shepherd Moons"
plus I agree with all of Rosstaman's picks! :-)
Most major label rock stuff sounds like poop (no matter how much it gets polished) when it gets put next to:
Can-Ege Bamyasi
Guru Guru-s/t, or Kanguru
Harriet Tubman-Prototype
Kollektiv- s/t
Massacre-Funny Valentine, or Meltdown
Melvins-Bullhead
Polytown-s/t
Ruins-Vrresto
Screaming Headless Torsos-Amandala
Ui-Two Sided Sharpie
There are lots of other specimens of incredible mind altering riffage out there. After a few of the above have printed in yer' brain you'll need more.