[Huck]

Like the title says'' What are five (5) of your best sounding CD's in the rock or alternative rock genre?"....you know the ones...they just have everything sounding 'right'.
List individual tracks if necessary,as there are not too many CD's IMHO that sound 'good' the whole way through,but if there are,post 'em,so also provide catalogue numbers of CD's if you prefer.Thanks,Huck

[Mag]

   That's a tough one because I doctored most of the cd's that I like. Plus my really good recordings are either dvd or blue-ray. Streaming sounds better than I recall the same cd's sounding.

Off the top of my head that I can recall.
1. John Melloncamp Greatest Hits



2. Moontan- Golden Earring
3. Unleashed in the East- Judas Priest remastered version
4. Do You Feel Like We Do- Peter Fampton- Comes Alive remastered

[Huck]

I will add five tracks:
"Shadow People" from Hypnotic Eye by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.(2-544350)
"Blood of Heroes" from Youthanasia by Megadeth.(72435-79873-25)
"Bad Religion" from Godsmack by Godsmack..(USD-53190).
I will add two more: "Avalon"- by Roxy Music
                              "The Road to Hell" by Chris Rea,,sounds excellent streamed via Amazon Unlimited.Huck

[Wayner]

Brian Setzer Orchestra.

Chris Rea - Auberge.

Andreas Vollenweider - Dancing with the Lion.

[lokie]

Beck- "Sea Change"
Roxy Music- "Avalon"
K.D. Lang- "Watershed"

[WGH]

Steely Dan - Everything Must Go (2003), available on CD ($5), 45 rpm vinyl, SACD, DVD-Audio (24bit-96khz)

The base tracks were recorded live to analog tape, all the band members together in a small studio at Sear Sound (the old Hit Factory) in New York.
"We had a six-guy band with two guitar players [Jon Herington and Hugh McCracken], two keyboard players [Fagen and Ted Baker], and bass and drums. Everybody felt the same way and was able to get on the same wavelength and really define the rhythm and come up with cool parts."

"The desk was an old 36-input Neve 8036, and we used Studer A827 24-tracks with Dolby SR...
"So after recording the basic tracks on analogue we transferred them to a 16-bit Sony 3348, used this for overdubs, and when it was time to mix we used the original analogue 24-track and locked it up with the overdubs on 3348. While we did overdubs we also did some editing on computer. There are a few manipulations that are much easier to do on a workstation."

https://www.soundonsound.com/people/steely-dan

[rockadanny]

What is "alternative rock" anywho? 

[WGH]

What is "alternative rock" anywho? 

William Shatner - Seeking Major Tom

    "Major Tom (Coming Home)" (Peter Schilling)
    "Space Oddity" (David Bowie)
    "In a Little While" (Bono, Adam Clayton, The Edge, Larry Mullen Jr.)
    "Space Cowboy" (Steve Miller, Ben Sidran)
    "Space Truckin'" (Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord, Ian Paice)
    "Rocket Man" (Elton John, Bernie Taupin) (previously performed by Shatner in 1978)
    "She Blinded Me with Science" (Thomas Dolby, Jo Kerr)
    "Walking on the Moon" (Sting)
    "Spirit in the Sky" (Norman Greenbaum)
    "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Freddie Mercury)
    "Silver Machine" (Robert Calvert, Dave Brock)
    "Mrs. Major Tom" (Kirby Ian Andersen, Sheryl Crow)
    "Empty Glass" (The Tea Party)
    "Lost in the Stars" (Kurt Weill, Maxwell Anderson)
    "Learning to Fly" (David Gilmour, Anthony Moore, Bob Ezrin, Jon Carin)
    "Mr. Spaceman" (Roger McGuinn)
    "Twilight Zone" (George Kooymans)
    "Struggle" (William Shatner, Adam Hamilton)
    "Iron Man" (Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward)
    "Planet Earth" (Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, Nigel John Taylor, Roger Andrew Taylor, Andy Taylor)

[Bob Stark]

It would be more informative if you also put down what your CD player and or system is to give a more complete feel for the overall sound. 

I'll add:   Pink Floyd---Wish You Were Here   SACD
              Steely Dan---Two Against Nature
              Little Feat---Waiting For Columbus                     Live Album
              Deep Purple---Live in Japan
              Fink---Perfect Darkness
              Fink---Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet                    Live Album
              Roger Waters--Amused to Death

The live Fink Album is the absolute best sounding rock or alternative CD/SACD in my collection.         
             
Listen on a Modwright Sony 5400 Signature Truth tricked out with many tweaks.  If no one else cares, that's life I guess.

[FireGuy]

I'll submit one CD.

Tiamat's "A Deeper Kind of Slumber"

Top tracks:  Phantasma Luxe & Mount Marilyn

These take you to the Hydra–Centaurus Supercluster

[Huck]

Brian Setzer Orchestra.

Chris Rea - Auberge.

Andreas Vollenweider - Dancing with the Lion.

Which Brian Setzer Orchestra title?.Thanks,Huck

[Wayner]

Self titled, Hollywood Records #HR-61565-2

[Huck]

Self titled, Hollywood Records #HR-61565-2

Got it.Thanks,Huck

[mick wolfe]

It's hard to mention just three, but I'll settle on seven for now, two of which are more in the blues genre. I might say I tend to favor musical content over audiophile sound quality, but either way, none of these should disappoint.
Already mentioned and in total agreement: Fink "Wheels Turn Beneath My Feet" and Little Feat "Waiting For Columbus".
Chris Whitley:  "On Air" and "Hotel Vast Horizon"
The Beautiful Girls:  "Learn Yourself" and  "We're Already Gone"
Xavier Rudd:  "Good Spirit"
More bluesy stuff v
Big Joe Maher: "Mojo"
Junior Wells:  "Live At Theresa's 1975"

[max190]

Jeff Beck - Live at Ronnie Scott's

The Al DiMeola Project - Kiss My Axe

Dire Straits - On Every Street & Love Over Gold (Remasters)

[Stercom]

Gov’t Mule - Dose
The Wailin’ Jennys - 40 Days
Neil Young - Live at Massey Hall

[GeorgeAb]

Jethro Tull – Thick as a Brick (Seven Wilson Remaster)

Yes – The Yes Album (Steven Wilson 2014 remaster) also the Steven Wilson Remixes of the most of Yes’s catalog.

Cowboy Junkies – Trinity Sessions

[Digi-G]

REM - Automatic For The People
Aimee Mann - Whatever
Aimee Mann - Lost In Space
Barenaked Ladies - Stunt

[Huck]

   That's a tough one because I doctored most of the cd's that I like. Plus my really good recordings are either dvd or blue-ray. Streaming sounds better than I recall the same cd's sounding.

Off the top of my head that I can recall.
1. John Melloncamp Greatest Hits



2. Moontan- Golden Earring
3. Unleashed in the East- Judas Priest remastered version
4. Do You Feel Like We Do- Peter Fampton- Comes Alive remastered

I just listened to John Mellencamp Greatest Hits streamed on Amazon Unlimited and it has good quality sound,even for streaming.Thanks,Huck

[Mitsuman]

The The - Dusk
Depeche Mode - Violator
Temple of the Dog - S/T