What is the VERY BEST CD album you've ever heard?

The first Golden Earring, LIVE CD the live version of Vanilla Queen has great guitar work, also their live version of Eight Miles High is fantastic.

My top two are Layla and the Allman Brothers Band Live at the Fillmore.  That is pretty much how I learned to play the guitar.

I also guess that Helter Skelter is a POP song.  LOL
So suggestions that I can relate to also.

Happy Listening

Hapy Listening.

If we are talking technically about “sound” and production, and not “our favorite “ then I would have to say the XRCD Version of “Warm Your Heart” by Aaron Neville. Beautiful recording and sound from the JVC XRCD process. 

I will posit that Paul Simon’s "Graceland" (Warner Bros. Records, 1986) is the best CD in my collection. Why? It is literally the very first CD I purchased, back in 1987. This was a big step, as it required the purchase of a CD player too! Expensive investment, for a college student. After a lifetime of vinyl, the allure of CDs was...well, you all remember.

Paul Simon composed/wrote/recorded much of "Graceland" in South Africa, drawing on the rich music traditions of Southern Africa, and using African musicians/bands. This was during the waning and violent times of apartheid, so the music really resonated with its global audience (to be fair, there was controversy over Paul’s decision to even go to S.A to record). Other tracks draw on Cajun and East Los Angeles musical input and influences. "Graceland" won several Grammys.

I still am drawn to the hauntingly beautiful tracks of "Graceland" for inexplicable emotional reasons.

The CD that warms my heart and shows off the revealing nature of my Maggies is Take Five by Dave Brubeck on SACD.  I would also add I agree with Live at the Fillmore as noted above.