Best sounding album you have ever heard?

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I'll revive this one...

AC/DC - Back in Black - the epitome of the "band playing together in the same room" rock album..untouchable sound to this day...bow down!!!

The Police - Synchronicity - the general sounds are just dialed in - Summers textures, stews cracking drums, Stingo's voice and bass.... Ghost in the machine is awesome too but this is pure earcandy...

U2- Unforgettable Fire and Joshua Tree - Eno and Lanois are above and beyond!

Def Leppard Hysteria - for slick radio pop it doesnt get any better...the pinnacle of 80's technology, and quite innovative sonically.. Mutt gets two on here!

Pantera Vulgur Display of power - It changed modern metal production ...Terry Date created the Blueprint


Yes - 90125 - Trevor Horn rules

Led Zeppelin - In through the Outdoor - underrated..amazing sounding disc
 
Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies - The low end is crazy, and the drums are hella-tight. Plus they use some very cool mixing and panning for Jerry's guitars. I know alot of that has to do with play style as well as recording technique, but it definately gives me goose bumps everytime. (Always has, always will)
 
always had a deep respect for yellow brick road....the dynamic of all the different instruments and nothing got in the way.....just a great album on so many different levels ...and the warmth ....man i could go on.
 
Having just listened to it for the first time in years, I'm going to add Dire Straits - Making Movies. Again, for me it's the drums. They're big and loud in all the right places, without overpowering the rest of the instrumentation. Awesome.
 
Okay, I'll try to name some albums not yet mentioned...

Nick Drake, "Five Leaves Left" - Joe Boyd's production is astonishing.

Richard and Linda Thompson, "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" - more great Joe Boyd work.

Herbie Hancock, "Maiden Voyage" - Rudy Van Gelder's sound at Blue Note is the stuff of legend.

Miles Davis, "In a Silent Way" - Likewise, credit to Teo Macero's ear and engineering chops.

Tom Waits, "Rain Dogs" - Don't know who produced it, but WOW.

Fleetwood Mac, "Tusk" - This is my current reference album for so many things.

Cowboy Junkies, "The Trinity Sessions" - Soundfield mics in a big room!

The Band, "Music from the Big Pink" - Oh, those drums...

Neko Case, "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" - Not my favorite of her albums musically, but the production is THERE.

The Eagles, "Hotel California" - How is this not mentioned yet?

The Bad Plus, "Give" - A bone for you Tchad Blake fans...

Grateful Dead, "Workingman's Dead" - This list is getting kinda long...

Ry Cooder, "Paradise and Lunch" - I guess I just like old stuff.
 
favorite sounding album would have to be encore by eminem, and my favorite sound would have to be "scream on em" by game er "welcome to detroit city" by eminem an trick trick
 
My fav's:

1) Alan Jackson's "Who I Am" - Stunning warmth and clarity. Benchmark stuff.
2) Whitesnake "Whitesnake" - Thick, creamy and powerful
3) Heart "Brigade" - One could say over-produced, but WOW. Try to get that!

Sound is always a subjective topic, since much of it is tied to song, performance and personal taste.
 
Radiohead - OK Computer
Kings of Leon - Youth and Young Manhood (for the reality of the recording)
Tegan and Sara - So Jealous
The La's - The La's
Led Zeppelin - IV
Beatles - Rubber Soul
 
Definitely Siamese Dream by the Smashing Pumpkins. All of the guitars on that album just sound amazing, from the lush clean tones of "Soma" to the bone-crunching distortion of "Cherub Rock" or, well, "Soma." It's just an almost perfect album from a guitar tone point of view.
 
I really like the production of SP but the mixes are sometimes a little baffling.. I find myself really appreciating their music more and more as time goes on however. THeir softer music was better mixed, I think.
 
weezer- pinkerton
jimmy eat world-bleed american
death cab for cutie-transatlanticism
the lawrence arms-greatest story ever told
bright eyes-i'm wide awake, its morning
comeback kid-wake the dead
hey mecedes-every night fireworks
hot water music-the new whats next
lucero-tennessee
 
My votes are for XTC - Skylarking
and Boz Skaggs - Silk Degrees

but hearing the talk about the Robert Johnson choice reminded me of a Buddy Holly Greatest Hits CD which remastered his hits recorded mostly in Clovis, New Mexico in the late 50's yet sound clear & warm & rich - really a stunning sonic experience from the original 50's technology. shows to go you
 
I'v always been a fan of the red hot chili peppers, both production wise and music wise. Their older stuff (Mothers milk, blood sugar) Has some great stuff on it, so my vote goes for them!

Their newer stuff, a bit more mainstream, both musically and production wise...
 
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These are not my favorite records at all, but here are a few fairly recent albums where I feel like the production really elevated the songs:

At the Drive In - Relationship of Command - Their early stuff was pretty good, too, but the intricate layers of guitar really shine on this album, where it could get a little chaotic and noisy on the old stuff. I also think they did a good job of getting different vocal sounds to suit each song.

Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf - Really thick guitar sound, amazing drums and a great job of doing different things to make fairly weak, thin vocals sound really good in a bunch of loud rock songs.

Ween - The Mollusk - This one just has an amazing variety of guitar and vocal sounds that are all great. A lot of the guitar on this has a water-y chorus texture that I really like.

Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash - I really like the way the guitar and vocals sound on this one. I have noticed that on some speakers it seems like the vocals kind of get drowned out by the guitar a little bit, though.

The Distillers - Coral Fang - Harmonies and layered vocals bring out things in the melodies that make their early albums seem really flat and dull.
 
megadeth

my cousin once told me, now that you have a decent equipment with nearfield monitors you should check out the quality of megadeth's symphony of destruction. well I did. of all the albums I've heard this is the best. everything is where it should be. perfect mixing, mastering, everything
 
THE DENVER GENTLEMEN - Introducing...
Oh god...EARGASM.
This was recorded live in some theatre and it sounds heavenly. I just wish it were a woman so I could love it even more.
 
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