Can Rock-N-Roll have great sound quality?

Sure, why not?

I remain convinced that it can though there are few exemplars which might serve to justify that hope. I've wasted alot of money chasing this, but in the process of searching for wickedly heavy screaming guitars and driving beats WELL RECORDED, stumbled upon the genre which most closely matches my lust for musical nirvana. Also I've had some limited success with new-issue tribute albums among which is BLUE HAZE/Songs of Jimi Hendrix. Some of the tracks, notably Purple Haze and Belly Button Window, are among the best recordings of anything I have on CD.
For heavy instrumental try:
Squadrophenia by Cosmosquad
For fusion with rock instrumentation:
Tribal Tech's Thick and their Rocket Science
Then there is the hard to classify:
We Saw a Bozo Under the Sea by Zoot Horn Rollo

Most of these you can sample over the internet -- some actually may penetrate the digital haze to show their merit, but at least you can taste the type of music to see if it satisfies enough of the Rock and Roll classification to fall into what you are looking for.
I will be watching this thread with interest as well as I've found precious little that I could recommend.

Though the rock genre has its share of clunkers, to be sure, there are some jewels in there. Just off the top of my head:

Most Moody Blues albums
"Van Halen"--the DCC gold version will make short work of the notion that all VH sounds bad
Most ABBA albums
Many Beatles albums
Paul McCartney: "McCartney I," "Ram"
Cars: "The Cars"
Most Dire Straits albums
Fleetwood Mac: "Rumours" and "Tusk"
Eagles: "Hotel California"

There are many, many others, but I've run out of steam (haven't had my morning cup o coffee yet). Anyway, while rock often gets a bad rap about the sound quality of its titles, there are still some pretty choice offerings out there. Ya just gotta look!

The DOORS on DCC.

For a sonic treat, get the cd "Puzzle" by the alternative rock band, "dada".

Sonically spectacular IMHO and I love the music. It's been in regular rotation at the TIC household since it was first released in 1993.

Another good blues rock record is Robben Ford and the Blue Line. Great rock/blues guitar and well recorded. Good songs too. I especially like "You Cut Me to the Bone".

Enjoy,

TIC