Best 5.1 surround recordings?


I gave up on developing a 'hi-fi" 5.1 system quite awhile ago, and settled on my 2 channel system, which I'm very happy with. I do have a couple of 5.1 surround sound SACD's that I recently stuck in my home theatre system through the Oppo just for kicks. It was kind of fun to listen to, even through the smaller surround speakers and subwoofer. So, what does anyone recommend. I'm thinking along the lines of rock music as, in my mind, it lends itself to tweaking more than classical. I suppose, as I've got the Oppo universal player, that DVD audio surround recommendations would be okay too, though I've only gone with the 5.1 SACD recordings so far.
I remember reading, someplace in the past, that many recordings are poorly remastered in the surround format, so to help me avoid wasted purchases I'm throwing the question out on the list.

Thanks,

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Showing 1 response by rlwainwright

Best Surround Album, 2005 - Porcupine Tree's "In Absentia" - this one sounds TERRIFIC. Also, their latest, "Fear of a Blank Planet" is receiving well-deserved accolades.

Other great surround albums:

Grateful Dead - "American Beauty" and 'Workingman's Dead"
Pat Metheny - "Imaginary Day" - reference quality.
Genesis - "Trick of the Tail" and "Wind & Wuthering"
The Doors - "Perception" box set
Pink Floyd - "DSOTM" - get the bootlegged Alan Parson's mix, unbelievably good.
Mark Konpfler - "Sailing to Philadelphia" and "Shangri-La"
Bonnie Raitt - Live (DTS).

I know of MANY more. Surround sound, done properly, crushes 2 channel.

-RW-