New to SACD--so what do I buy?

Butch:

Here is some great music that benefited sonically with SACD...

Four rock titles would be:
1. Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed"
2. Bob Dylan "Blood on the Tracks"
3. Blood, Sweat, & Tears
4. The Thorns

Four something elses to try:
1. Mark O'Connor "In Full Swing" (jazz)
2. Mozart "Night Music" Andrew Manze & the English Concert (classical)
3. Muddy Waters "Folk Singer" (blues)
4. Alison Krauss & Union Station "Live" (country/bluegrass)

Supposedly "In the Court of the Crimson King"by King Crimson will be available soon (who knows?). That would be something to try.

Happy Listening! RIch

How about Elton John's " Good Bye Yellow Brick Road" and for something 'different' I'd highly recomend Dr Chesky's Magnificent, Fabulous Absurd Insane 5.1 Surround Sampler. It's got some really cool stuff, for both 2 channel and surround that is all recorded very well. I love the 20 Hz heartbeat, even though my speakers drop off a bit by then......

I haven't gotten Machine Head yet, so let us know how that one is, but I can also recomend the Deep Purple Live @ BBC, the recording quality is amazing for that era, and it's when the band was at their best.....

Although not the advice you were looking for, if you are into Rock and Heavy Metal you might want to invest in a vinyl front end. There are many more options for heavy metal (including new releases by current artists) on vinyl. If you live near a metropolitan area, you will likely have a local shop specializing in heavy metal, punk, etc. Since you want stuff that's a marked improvement over CD (sound quality?) vinyl can be just that. Just a suggestion.

Also I know Manowar had a SACD release. Korn may have a SACD release. I think Godsmack's new acoustic CD is out on SACD hybrid in the current Acoustic Sounds catalog. Still wondering if Trent Reznor will release anthing on SACD or DVD-A. He does vinyl releases. :-P

Also for something different try Opeth on redbook CD or vinyl. But you may already be familiar with them. They're ProgMetal, sort of like progressive "black metal" (yeah that genre does exist). I mention them since you listed Pink Floyd. It isn't your father's prog rock, that's for sure.

I don't care for any of the specific titles that you recommended so I can't help you there. I could recommend some classical music on SACD, but I'm nor sure if you swing that way at all. I think Teresa (on AA) had a pretty thorough list of classical music on SACD with great sonics.

Aaron

Good suggestions so far. Roxy M Avalon, and Dylan Blood on the Tracks are among my faves in terms of sound quality.
One that was a little better than I expected was Bowie/Ziggy Stardust. One that was worse than I expected was Springsteen Live in NYC......Oh forgot one ....Tommy / The Who sounds real good.

I think that the master tapes of "Machine Head" and "Agents of Fortune" don't have the best fidelity for revealing the potential of the SACD format.