GREAT MUSIC - SO POORLY RECORDED...

Motown, The Beach Boys’ Smiley Smile and Wild Honey, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Phil Spector productions, Hank Williams, Robert Johnson, Sun Records, Leonard Bernstein, Herbert von Karajan, Glenn Gould, the list is endless.

And very very few recordings are actually bass heavy. The opposite is the "normal". The Dance is a little unnormal in that sence. They can have poorly recorded bass though. If you believe it's too much bass it's probably your room/system thats not in balance. Try some DSP or turn down the volume on the sub. Good luck!

Not sure anything can make Meatloaf sound good - just my personal, totally biased opinion.

Exile on Main Streets great treat is how sloppy and dirty it is.  That is why I love it.  Total excess in a time of total excess in the Rock Industry.

Some things are not made to be sonically perfect. Others are and should be.  Beware of the Dog by Hound Dog Taylor is supposed to sound like you are in the club with him drinking Old Grand Dad.

I agree that Elton John recordings are disappointing,the piano is buried far under the other instruments.I haven't tried Meatloaf yet since I've spent the last year revamping my system,but will do so today since now I'm curious.The Blues Brothers soundtrack has been practically unlistenable until I tried a new R2R dac recently.Now it sounds fantastic.The Chain and Sticky Fingers sound great but the Stone's 40 Licks is still harsh.

I'm just saying a GREAT RECORDING is a great recording - nothing in comparison to listening live (examples like BLUE: JONI MITCHELL, TAKE FIVE: DAVE BRUBECK). EXCEPTION to THE BAND - when I heard them live, I would have sworn they were reading the rotes and rifts right off sheet music! - SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE THE RECORDING!!
Regarding the recordings of Elton John: I've heard recording (both CD and Vinyl) of the live radio broadcast he gave here on LI in the early 70s - and it's pretty damn good! Find it, PLAY IT LOUD AND ENJOY IT!