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):
Jun 01
● The Kingston Trio —— At Large ► Folk-Pop >> 1959
● The Hollies —— Would You Believe? ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● The Beatles —— Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● The Monkees —— Changes ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Carpenters —— Big Star [Japan] ► Easy Listening >> 1974
● James Taylor —— Walking Man ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● The Rolling Stones —— Still Life ► Rock n Roll >> 1982
● Genesis —— Three Sides Live ► Prog Rock >> 1982
● The Police —— Synchronicity ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Sting —— The Dream Of The Blue Turtles ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● A-Ha —— Hunting High And Low ► Synth-Pop >> 1985
● Massive Attack —— Blue Lines ► Trip-Hop >> 1991
● Pat Benatar —— Gravity’s Rainbow ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Nine Inch Nails —— Further Down The Spiral ► Industrial Metal >> 1995
● The Hives —— Oh Lord! When? How? ► Garage Rock >> 1996
● Shed Seven —— Let It Ride ► Alt Rock >> 1998
● Blaque —— Blaque ► Dance-Rap >> 1999
● Spin Doctors —— Here Comes The Bride ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Michelle Branch —— Broken Bracelet ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2000
● The Pretenders —— The Best Of The Pretenders ► Post-Punk >> 2009
● Paul Simon —— This Better Be Good ► Folk-Pop >> 2009
● Jack Johnson —— To The Sea ► AA Folk-Rock >> 2010
Jun 02
● The Kingston Trio —— The Kingston Trio ► Folk-Pop >> 1958
● David Bowie —— David Bowie ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● The Small Faces —— From The Beginning ► British Rock >> 1967
● Cockney Rebel —— The Psychomodo ► Glam Rock >> 1974
● Bruce Springsteen —— Darkness On The Edge Of Town ► Album Rock >> 1978
● Teddy Pendergrass —— Life Is A Song Worth Singing ► Soul-Pop >> 1978
● Thin Lizzy —— Live And Dangerous ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Cold Chisel —— East ► Pub Rock >> 1980
● Estefan, Gloria & The Miami Sound Machine —— Let It Loose ► Latin Pop >> 1987
● Mariah Carey —— MTV Unplugged ► Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Wilson Phillips —— Shadows And Light ► Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Buzzcocks —— Trade Test Transmissions ► Punk-Rock >> 1993
● Bob Dylan —— The Best Of Bob Dylan, Vol. 1 ► Folk-Rock >> 1997
● Sarah Brightman —— Timeless ► Showtunes >> 1997
● The Smashing Pumpkins —— Adore ► Hard Rock >> 1998
● Brooks & Dunn —— If You See Her ► Country-Rock >> 1998
Jun 03
● Elton John —— Empty Sky ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Deep Purple —— Deep Purple In Rock ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● Pink Floyd —— Obscured By Clouds ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Exodus ► Roots Reggae >> 1977
● Peter Gabriel —— Peter Gabriel [2] ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● George Strait —— Strait From The Heart ► Classic Country >> 1982
● Raven —— Wiped Out ► Heavy Metal/NWOBHM >> 1982
● America —— Your Move ► Folk-Rock >> 1983
● Bryan Ferry —— Boys And Girls ► Prog. Rock >> 1985
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— The Firstborn Is Dead ► Post-punk Alt Rock >> 1985
● Belinda Carlisle —— Belinda ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Queen —— A Kind Of Magic ► Glam Rock >> 1986
● Supertramp —— The Very Best Of Supertramp ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1990
● Deacon Blue —— Fellow Hoodlums ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Danii Minogue —— Love And Kisses ► Dance-Pop >> 1991
● Bruce Dickinson —— Balls To Picasso ► Heavy Metal >> 1994
● The Tearaways —— Ground’s The Limit ► Power Pop >> 1997
● Pat Benatar —— Innamorata ► Hard Rock >> 1997
● Steve Winwood —— Junction Seven ► Album Rock >> 1997
● Natalie Cole —— This Will Be: Natalie Cole’s Everlasting Love ► Soul-Pop >> 1997
● Rod Stewart —— When We Were The New Boys ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● Phish —— The Siket Disc [CC] ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 1999
● Roy Buchanan —— American Axe: Live In 1974 ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Roxy Music —— Live ► Prog Rock >> 2003
● ZZ Top —— Live ► Prog Rock >> 2003
● John Mellencamp —— Trouble No More ► Roots Rock >> 2003
● Various Artists —— 90s Rock ► Rock >> 2008
● Journey —— Revelation ► AOR Rock >> 2008
● Weezer —— Weezer (The Red Album) ► Alt. Rock/Power Pop >> 2008
Jun 04
● Johnny Cash —— At San Quentin ► Classic Country >> 1969
● Donovan —— Slow Down World ► Folk-Rock >> 1976
● The Moody Blues —— Caught Live + 5 ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1977
● The Kinks —— One For The Road ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Motörhead —— Another Perfect Day ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1983
● Bruce Springsteen —— Born In the U.S.A. ► Album Rock >> 1984
● Sade —— Stronger Than Pride ► Quiet Storm >> 1988
● Wire —— Manscape ► Post-Punk >> 1990
● Indigo Girls —— Back On The Bus, Y’all ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● Kool Moe Dee —— Funke, Funke Wisdom ► Rap >> 1991
● Paul McCartney —— Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Bratmobile —— Pottymouth ► Punk/Riot Grrl >> 1993
● Zard —— Oh My Love ► Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Bryan Adams —— 18 Til I Die ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Jimmy Buffett —— Banana Wind ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Squirrel Nut Zippers —— Hot ► Swing Revival >> 1996
● Metallica —— Load ► Heavy Metal >> 1996
● The Smiths —— The Very Best Of The Smiths ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Paul McCartney —— Memory Almost Full ► Pop-Rock >> 2007
● The Clash —— The Singles (2007) ► Punk >> 2007
Jun 05
● The Kingston Trio —— Goin’ Places ► Folk-Pop >> 1961
● Elvis Presley —— Pot Luck ► Rock n Roll >> 1962
● Barclay James Harvest —— Barclay James Harvest ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● George Harrison —— Somewhere In England ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Blondie —— The Hunter ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Heart —— Private Audition ► Album Rock >> 1982
● Five Star —— Luxury Of Life ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Alphaville —— Afternoons In Utopia ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1986
● Paul McCartney —— Flowers In The Dirt ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Peter Gabriel —— Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ [Sndtrk] ► Prog Rock >> 1989
● New Kids On The Block —— Step By Step ► Teen Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Trooper —— Ten ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Van Morrison —— Days Like This ► Folk-Rock >> 1995
● Kasey Chambers —— The Captain ► Country-Rock >> 2000
● Radiohead —— Amnesiac ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Asia —— Aura ► Prog Rock >> 2001
● Blue Öyster Cult —— Curse Of The Hidden Mirror ► Metal >> 2001
● Lucinda Williams —— Essence ► Alt. Country >> 2001
● John Mayer —— Room For Squares ► Folk-Pop >> 2001
● Styx —— Styx World: Live 2001 ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2001
● Metallica —— St. Anger ► Heavy Metal >> 2003
● Bruce Springsteen With The Sessions Band —— Live In Dublin ► Folk-Rock >> 2007
● Poison —— Poison’d! ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal >> 2007
● The Police —— The Police ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 2007
Jun 06
● Moby Grape —— Moby Grape ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO) >> 1967
● The Soft Machine —— Third ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1970
● Looking Glass —— Looking Glass ► Pop-Rock >> 1972
● David Bowie —— The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars ► Glam Rock >> 1972
● Carpenters —— Horizon ► Soft Rock >> 1975
● The Rolling Stones —— Made In The Shade ► Blues-Rock >> 1975
● The Cars —— The Cars ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Toyah —— The Blue Meaning ► Punk Rock >> 1980
● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Juju ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Crosby, Stills & Nash —— Allies ► Folk-Rock >> 1983
● Randy Travis —— Storms Of Life ► Trad Country >> 1986
● Heart —— Bad Animals ► Album Rock >> 1987
● Scritti Politti —— Provision ► New Wave/Synth-Pop >> 1988
● The Moody Blues —— Sur La Mer ► Prog Rock >> 1988
● Van Morrison —— Avalon Sunset ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble —— In Step ► Blues-Rock >> 1989
● Queen —— The Miracle ► Glam Rock >> 1989
● Jackson Browne —— World In Motion ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Laura Branigan —— The Best Of Branigan ► Dance-Pop >> 1995
● Paul Revere & The Raiders —— The Essential Ride ’63-’67 ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● The Innocence Mission —— Glow ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Soul Asylum —— Let Your Dim Light Shine ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Belle & Sebastian —— Tigermilk ► Chamber Pop >> 1996
● The Gathering —— Nighttime Birds ► Alt Rock/Prog Metal >> 1997
● Alice Cooper —— Brutal Planet ► Hard Rock >> 2000
● The Tragically Hip —— Music @ Work ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Steve Earle —— Transcendental Blues ► Alt. Country >> 2000
● Coldplay —— X&Y ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop >> 2005
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— The River In Reverse ► Jazz-Soul >> 2006
● Cheap Trick —— Rockford ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 2006
● Iron Maiden —— From Fear To Eternity: The Best Of: 1990-2010 ► Heavy Metal >> 2011
● New Order —— Total: From Joy Division To New Order ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2011
Jun 07
● Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles —— Live! ► Jazz Fusion >> 1972
● Lou Rawls —— All Things In Time ► Soul (Philly) >> 1976
● The Beatles —— Rock & Roll Music ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Stray Cats —— Built For Speed ► Rockabilly >> 1982
● Chicago —— Chicago 16 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1982
● The Fleshtones —— Hexbreaker! ► Punk-Rock >> 1983
● EPMD —— Strictly Business ► East Coast Rap >> 1988
● Tiamat —— Sumerian Cry ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1990
● Tears For Fears —— Elemental ► Synth-Pop >> 1993
● Boston —— Walk On ► Arena Rock >> 1994
● Paul Weller —— Stanley Road ► Rock ‘N’ Soul >> 1995
● Robert Miles —— Dreamland ► Electro-Dream Trance >> 1996
● Therion —— Crowning Of Atlantis ► Heavy Metal/Symphonic Metal >> 1999
● Paul Butterfield’s Better Days —— Live At Winterland Ballroom ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Mike + The Mechanics —— Rewired ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Bush —— The Best Of ’94 – ’99 ► Grunge Rock >> 2005
● My Morning Jacket —— Evil Urges ► Indie Rock/Neo-Psychedlia >> 2008