SuperBass II - Ray Brown, Christian McBride, and Jon Clayton (I have the 2 chan rec, but also available on SACD). Recorded live in 2000 at the Blue Note in NYC. It just sounds great on the M60's - three upright basses with great dynamics and incredible feel. When you hear the chatter between the performers and the audience you forget that you aren't actually there.
On the punk front, I would say that Snuff has some more recent recordings that sound pretty clean and rock out. try the album Potatoes and Watermelons. Got some nice brass on there too as they have quite a bit of ska in their sound now.
If you want some groove-type like old booker T and the MG's, try Medeski, Martin and Wood's latest CD Uninvisible.
-JD
