@erik_squires , yes, Cafe Blue sounds wonderful, but it isn't a favorite of mine either.
Here are a few of the albums that are favorites of mine and are also very well recorded-
Simple Minds, Glittering Prize
Armstrong & Ellington, Dukes Place
John Fogerty, Blue Moon Swamp
Hot Tuna, Keep On Truckin'
The Cranberries, Everybody Else is Doing It So Why Can't We?
Asleep At The Wheel, Western Standard Time
Jeff Beck, Who Else?
Chris Isaak, Heart Shaped World
The Fixx, Extended Versions
That's just a small list of my collection that sounds wonderful.
None of them are boring!
Enjoy the music!