Rock albums that sound good on your system?

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!

Yeah, it seems the better I make my system, the worse some of my favorite albums sound. However, there are some goodies out there for rock fans:

1) Genesis - A Trick of the Tail - sounds great, the bass line at the opening of Squonk will blow you away.

2) Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus - this was mentioned by another 'Gonner, and I concur. I also had the privilege of attending the show at Lisner Auditorium way back when - and I made sure I brought along my bag o' reds. One warning - the CD omits the gem "Don't Bogart Me", ya gotta buy the vinyl to get the whole enchilada.

3) Camel - The Snow Goose and A Live Record - I *really* dig Camel, and these two albums are VERY well recorded. Strongly recommended.

4) The Other Ones w/Bruce Hornsby - I forget the title, but it is a FABULOUS 2 CD live recording. The opening of St. Stephen brought tears to my eyes the first time I heard it, and I'm getting weepy even now [smile]. Buy this CD, NOW!

5) John Fogerty - Premonition - I'm a big CCR fan, and Fogerty is in *fine* form on this one. Kenny Aronoff's drumming is magnificent. If you're partial to DVDs and 5.1 sound, buy the DVD instead of the CD, you will not be disappointed.

6) Bela Fleck - Live Art - Not really rock, but this is such a well-recorded live album that I figgered I'd mention it anyway. And just how many fingers *does* Victor have on his hands, it ain't humanly possible to play like that. [big smile]

RL> I didn't know M&M's had the red color back then. Also I forgot about the omossion of Don't Bogart. I miss that one.

I mostly listen to vinyl and my favorite rock recordings are:
King Crimson:

Larks Tongues in Aspic
Islands
Lizard
Discipline
Three of a Perfect Pair.

CAN:

Soon Over Babaluma,
Ege Bamyasi,
Future Days,
Can,
Saw Delight,
Rite Time.

These are the best examples that sound superb in my analogue rig:
J.A. Michell GyroDec MK!V,
Incognito RB300, Lyra Helikon,
ARC PH3 SE(upgraded)fed directly to the amp with monoural volume controls.

There are a bunch more of Genesis, Yes, Zep, FZ, Hendrix MFSL(Electric Ladyland) -- superb!, ELO, ELP, Marillion, 10cc...

I will aim to upgrade to Orbe that is able to "tighten up" some extraneous softness of GyroDec with extra-heavy platter and different clamp and increase imaging as well.
Power supply from Orbe brings also a lot.

The regular albums are great, but the XRCD2 versions of "Brothers in Arms" by Dire Straits and "Hell Freezes Over" by Eagles are truly outstanding. Other great regular cds are SuperTramp's "Crime of the Century", "who's Next" (mentioned above), "Baja Sessions" by Chris Isaak, and Queen's "hits vol 7".