Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):
Apr 28
● Chicago —— Chicago Transit Authority ► Jazz-Rock >> 1969
● Smokey Robinson & The Miracles —— What Love Has…Joined Together ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● Alice Cooper —— Flush The Fashion ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Grateful Dead —— Go To Heaven ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Marshall Crenshaw —— Marshall Crenshaw ► Power Pop >> 1982
● Annie Lennox —— Diva ► Adult Alternative Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Fair Warning —— Rainmaker ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Stratovarius —— Visions ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1997
● Dave Matthews Band —— Before These Crowded Streets ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Big Pun —— Capital Punishment ► Latino Rap >> 1998
● Jimmy Buffett —— Don’t Stop The Carnival ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● Stevie Nicks —— Enchanted: The Works Of Stevie Nicks ► Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Jefferson Airplane —— Live At The Fillmore East ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1998
● Secret Chiefs 3 —— Second Grand Constitution And Bylaws, Hurqalya ► Experimental/Indie Rock >> 1998
● Children Of Bodom —— Something Wild ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1998
● Various Artists —— Playing For Change: Songs Around The World ► Worldbeat >> 2009
● The Black Crowes —— Warpaint Live ► Southern Rock >> 2009
Apr 29
● The Turtles —— Happy Together ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Ridin’ High ► Soul – Motown >> 1968
● The Temptations —— The Temptations Wish It Would Rain ► Soul – Motown >> 1968
● The Doors —— L. A. Woman ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Alice Cooper —— Lace And Whiskey ► Ballad >> 1977
● Van Halen —— Fair Warning ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● The Replacements —— Hootenanny ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Santana —— Beyond Appearances ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1985
● Freddie Mercury —— Mr. Bad Guy ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Tom Petty —— Full Moon Fever ► Album Rock >> 1989
● Buzzcocks —— All Set ► Punk-Rock >> 1996
● The Ataris —— Anywhere But Here ► Pop-Punk >> 1997
● Indigo Girls —— Shaming Of The Sun ► Folk-Rock >> 1997
● The Kentucky Headhunters —— Stompin’ Grounds ► Southern Rock >> 1997
● Steve Winwood —— Nine Lives ► Album Rock >> 2008
● Prince —— Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic ► Dance-Pop >> 2001
● Madonna —— Hard Candy ► Dance-Pop >> 2008
Apr 30
● The Zombies —— Begin Here ► Art Rock >> 1965
● Marvin Gaye —— M.P.G. ► Soul – Motown >> 1969
● Thin Lizzy —— Thin Lizzy ► Hard Rock >> 1971
● Paul McCartney & Wings —— Red Rose Speedway ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● J.J. Cale —— Okie ► Blues-Rock >> 1974
● Elton John —— Here And There ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Rastaman Vibration ► Roots Reggae >> 1976
● The Moody Blues —— Caught Live + 5 [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1977
● Sister Sledge —— We Are Family ► Disco >> 1979
● Cheap Trick —— One On One ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1982
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— Junk Culture ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1984
● The Cure —— The Top ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● Keel —— The Final Frontier ► Heavy Metal >> 1986
● Billy Bragg —— The Internationale ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Boyz II Men —— Cooleyhighharmony ► New Jack Swing >> 1991
● Joe Jackson —— Laughter & Lust ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Yes —— Union ► Prog Rock >> 1991
● Iced Earth —— Night Of The Stormrider ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1992
● Dave Matthews Band —— Crash ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1996
● The Cranberries —— To The Faithful Departed ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1996
May 01
● Joni Mitchell —— Clouds ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Bob Dylan —— Possum Belly Overalls ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Jeff Beck Group —— The Jeff Beck Group ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● James Taylor —— Gorilla ► Folk-Rock >> 1975
● Deacon Blue —— Raintown [UK] ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Fairground Attraction —— The First Of A Million Kisses ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Skiffle >> 1988
● The Cure —— Disintegration ► Post-Punk >> 1989
● Rory Gallagher —— Fresh Evidence ► Blues-Rock >> 1990
● Flotsam And Jetsam —— When The Storm Comes Down ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1990
● Dixie Chicks —— Little Ol’ Cowgirl ► Country-Rock >> 1992
● The Vaselines —— The Way Of The Vaselines: A Complete History ► Indie Pop-Rock >> 1992
● T.I.S.M. —— Machiavelli And The Four Seasons ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Simple Minds —— Real Live 91 ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1998
● Bardot —— Bardot ► Pop/Girl Group >> 2000
● Huey Lewis & The News —— Plan B ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Gram Parsons —— Sacred Hearts & Fallen Angels: The Gram Parsons Anthology ► Country-Rock >> 2001
● Stevie Nicks —— Trouble In Shangri-La ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Dinosaur Jr. —— Beyond ► Alt. Rock >> 2007
● Rush —— Snakes & Arrows ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2007
May 02
● Dean Martin —— Happiness Is Dean Martin ► Traditional Pop >> 1967
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— You’re Gonna Get It! ► Album Rock >> 1978
● Rory Gallagher —— Jinx ► Blues-Rock >> 1982
● New Order —— Power, Corruption & Lies ► Club/Dance >> 1983
● Melissa Etheridge —— Melissa Etheridge ► Roots Rock >> 1988
● Morbid Angel —— Blessed Are The Sick ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1991
● Ian Anderson —— Divinities: Twelve Dances With God ► Prog Rock >> 1995
● The Apples In Stereo —— Fun Trick Noisemaker ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop >> 1995
● Asia —— Rare ► Prog Rock >> 2000
● Billy Joel —— 2000 Years: The Millennium Concert ► Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Primal Scream —— XTRMNTR ► Indie Rock >> 2000
● The Who —— The 1st Singles Box ► British Rock >> 2004
● Pearl Jam —— Live In NYC 12/31/92 ► Hard Rock >> 2006
● Pearl Jam —— Pearl Jam ► Hard Rock >> 2006
May 03
● Sly & The Family Stone —— Stand! ► Soul-Funk >> 1969
● Status Quo —— Quo ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Aerosmith —— Rocks ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● Motörhead —— The Golden Years ► Heavy Metal >> 1980
● Modern English —— After The Snow ► Synth-Pop >> 1982
● The Cure —— Pornography ► Post-Punk >> 1982
● Queensrÿche —— Operation: Mindcrime ► Heavy Metal >> 1988
● Bruce Hornsby & The Range —— Scenes From The Southside ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Living Color —— Vivid ► Hard Rock >> 1988
● When In Rome —— When In Rome ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1988
● Jawbox —— Grippe ► Punk Rock/Post-Hardcore >> 1991
● Bananarama —— Pop Life ► New Wave Dance-Pop >> 1991
● Traffic —— Far From Home ► Prog Rock >> 1994
● The Fall —— Middle Class Revolt ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1994
● The Allman Brothers Band —— Where It All Begins ► Southern Rock >> 1994
● Nouvelle Vague —— Nouvelle Vague ► Soft Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Limp Bizkit —— The Unquestionable Truth (Part 1) ► Rap-Metal >> 2005
● Bob Dylan —— Bob Dylan ► Folk-Rock >> 2013
● Bob Dylan —— Fixin’ To Die ► Folk-Rock >> 2013
May 04
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Greatest Hits ► Soul – Motown >> 1966
● Stevie Wonder —— Up-Tight (Everything’s Alright) ► Pop-R&B >> 1966
● Yes —— Yessongs ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Billy Preston —— The Kids And Me ► Funk >> 1974
● Gentle Giant —— Interview ► Prog Rock >> 1976
● The Beatles —— Live At The Hollywood Bowl ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Frank Zappa —— Orchestral Favorites ► Art Rock >> 1979
● Scorpions —— Love At First Sting ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Echo & The Bunnymen —— Ocean Rain ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● David Crosby —— Thousand Roads ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Dark Funeral —— Dark Funeral ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1994
● Curtis Mayfield —— Live In New York City ► Soul/Funk >> 1994
● Therion —— Vovin ► Heavy Metal/Symphonic Metal >> 1998
● Robbie Williams —— The Ego Has Landed ► Britpop/Dance-Pop >> 1999
● Black Label Society —— Sonic Brew ► Heavy Metal/Southern Rock >> 1999
● David Crosby —— Live ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Ryan Adams —— Love Is Hell ► Acoustic Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Carole King & James Taylor —— Live At The Troubadour ► Folk-Rock >> 2010
● Toni Braxton —— Pulse ► Soul-Pop >> 2010
● Extreme —— Take Us Alive ► Pop-Metal >> 2010
● Tonic —— Tonic ► Alt/Roots Rock >> 2010