2. music
  3. 1221370223

Best recorded rock album.Amused to Death.R.Waters?

Tell me if there is a better recorded rock album than this.....if so, I want ot hear it. To me, simply remarkable! Yeah, it has weird lyrics..but what a recording and performance. "What God Wants Pt. 3" --amazing! How about something other than the typical "Audiophile-weiney" stuff. Whaddya think? This is better than "Wish You Were Here" or "The Wall" (recording wise -- and those are damned good -- IMFHO). Opinons..suggestions?
jeffga
rwwear
2,867 posts
 
Life on a String is great and the bass is tremendous. But, the bass note on Echoes from Remember That Night will knock you out of your seat. It is quite a surprise.
shazam
205 posts
 
A handfull of favorites...

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
The Police - Synchronicity
mike60
275 posts
 
Also try Dire Straits - 'Communique', 'On Every Street'. Make sure you get the remastered versions.
I think some of Peter Gabriel's CDs are well recorded - try 'Shaking the Tree' to start.
Some will disagree, but INXS has some amazingly recorded tracks - try 'The Years 1979 - 1997'
everest_audio
285 posts
 
The "Amused to Death" Gold 20 bit Super Bit Mapping CD is even better than the normal CD, if you can find it.
jeffga OP
89 posts
 
I also forgot to add a couple of other "classics" which were fabulous on LP and still very good on later CD versions.....Supertramp - Crime of Century & Even in the Quietest Moments. Dire Straits - Love over Gold (particularly Telegraph Road, Private Investigations, and Love Over Gold tracks). Also Chris Rea -- Road to Hell and Auberge. Also Robbie Robertson's first solo album is very good. I also thought Peter Gabriel "So" CD was quite good. However, I still stand by my assertion that Amused to Death is the best recording. I also agree with Everest_Audio that the SBM version is the best...How about starting a "Best Live Recording" .. my vote is Neil Young at Massey Hall or Rod Stewart Unplugged.
More to discover