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
Rths> You might try doing a search on this topic since it has been discussed before. Also Audio Asylum has a thread on this subject. Here's a few for starters

The Who - Who's Next
Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus (a live album that sounds fabulous)
Led Zeppelin I
Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs
Spirit - 12 Dreams of Dr Sardonicus
Boston's first album
Steely Dan - Aja (most of their's are good)
Doobie Bros - Toulouse St & what Were Once Vices... (I've not seen them listed anywhere else but they sound good on my system)

Another that I have not seen listed anywhere is Black Sabbath's first 3 albums. I've listened to these guys since their debut. I spent many years in "mid-fi" which did them justice. I now have quite a revealing system and I think they sound great. Black sabbath w/o the grundge. Some may not like it. It is quite different. I think it sounds great.
Rths---the following sound good in my opinion on CD....
Led Zeppelin The Complete Studio Recordngs (box set)
Yes-all their remastered albums.
Rush-all their remastered albums.
Van Halen-all ther remastered albums
Supertramp-all their remastered albums
Jeff Buckley-Grace and my Sweetheart The Drunk
Roxy Music-all their remastered albums
The Doors-Complete Studio Recordings (box set)
Radiohead-OK Computer and The Bends
PJ Harvey-Songs From The City,Songs From The Sea(great album from 2000)
Steely Dan-their complete remasters('98 onwards)
David Bowie-the recent remasters
More recently the very great At The Drive In-Relationships Of Command (heavy but intelligent).
Also Tortoise-Standards (jazz meets rock meets electronica)
The list imho goes on and on but depends on what you consider "Rock" and what music you like and consider well recorded..........
I play LP's and most rock sounds awesome!!
I would be hard pressed to think of more than 3-4 rock LP's I have that don't sound great.
Try Neil Young Comes a Time and Al Stewart's Year of the Cat. Both have excellence sonics.
Hi RTHS,

Try Aerosmith "Toys in the Attic", and "Rocks". The Cult "Electric", Led Zep II, AC/DC "Highway to Hell", and "Back in Black" are also good. But man, get a poor rock recording, you might as well listen to am radio!