What is a bad recording?

I thought also I read that Dark Side of the Moon had good and bad digital releases, even before surround/DVD.  A good release would have some amazing effects which others would quash. 

To me, an example of a "bad" recording is John Lewis's "The Bridge Game," or his 4 CD interpretation of Bach's "The Well-Tempered Clavier, " which was released in 1986.  It's a wonderful performance, including bass, guitar and string quartet.  If you ever want to relax and meditate with some truly tasteful and sophisticated jazz/classical crossover music, this is a real winner.  For some strange reason it is not available on any streaming service, but I would urge anyone interested in this type of music to find a CD copy.  The downside is that the instruments are buried in a thick digital fog.  It's not unlistenable--on the right system it's pleasant enough--but it's far from what we would expect from a digital recording today.

When I first started listening to high resolution music one of the brands I came across which I just could not listen to was 2L.no

All sounded too hard and bright to me, and really kind of stand outs in this regards compared to what I was downloading from HD tracks. 

The majority of the music I listen to has many flaws, when speaking about the recording and mastering processes. The worst to me is the use of compression. When this music came out, radio play was a big deal, and the idea was to have it all sound loud, all of the time. The engineers did this on purpose, based on the masses of listeners and their sources, not us few. However classical and jazz recordings are better in this regard vs rock recordings. All recorded music has limitations, compared to live, unamplified music in a nice sounding environment. How do I listen to bad recordings? I have always listened to the "musicianship", and the "composition", first and foremost. These are the elements that move me most. Of course, I appreciate great recording quality, but I "listen" as if it were a "performance", just for me.

45 plus years ago there were no bad recordings to my ears unless it was a badly scratched record. It was all about the music. Had a decent rig. Carver pre amp Carver amp ,  sony tt, Genises 2 way 10" speakers, good room accustics.

Today with a revealing rig. Odyssey amp, Musichall mmf 9.1 tt, Soundsmith cart, Modded Magnapan 1.7i s, I cant listen to the bad recordings. Ex. Eric Clapton Layla album, Utopia Utopia, late 60s Neil Young, etc. Other barely listenable ones are late 60s Stones, Led Zep, Beatles, etc. They have small soundstage, lack dynamics, lack detail. Alot of lead guitar just sounds bad.

Yet, a typical MoFi, Analog Prod record can sound great. So sadly my revealing system has no grace for bad recordings. Same goes for cds, streaming.