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):
Aug 31
● The Ventures —— Going To The Ventures’ Dance Party! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1962
● Dionne Warwick —— Make Way For Dionne Warwick ► Pop-Soul >> 1964
● The Supremes —— Where Did Our Love Go? ► Soul – Motown >> 1964
● Dionne Warwick —— The Windows Of The World ► Pop-Soul >> 1967
● Neil Young —— After The Gold Rush ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● The Beach Boys —— Sunflower ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Dr. John —— The Sun, Moon & Herbs ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● The Rolling Stones —— Goats Head Soup ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Donna Summer —— Live And More ► Disco >> 1978
● The Gun Club —— Fire Of Love ► Punk-Psychobilly >> 1981
● Carly Simon —— Hello Big Man ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Michael Jackson —— Bad ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Joe Henry —— Shuffletown ► Guitar Jazz >> 1990
● Charles & Eddie —— Duophonic ► Dance-Pop >> 1992
● Mike Oldfield —— Tubular Bells II ► Progressive Rock >> 1992
● Garth Brooks —— In Pieces ► Country-Pop >> 1993
● The Divine Comedy —— Fin de Siècle ► Brit Pop/Baroque Pop >> 1998
● Dixie Chicks —— Fly ► Country-Rock >> 1999
● Stabbing Westward —— What Do I Have To Do? ► Industrial Rock >> 2003
● Ray Charles & Bonnie Raitt —— Genius Loves Company ► Soul >> 2004
● The Black Crowes —— Before The Frost…Until The Freeze ► Southern Rock >> 2009
● Bryan Adams —— Icon ► Pop-Rock >> 2010
● Nirvana —— Icon ► Grunge >> 2010
● Goo Goo Dolls —— Something For The Rest of Us ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge >> 2010
Sep 01
● The Hollies —— Hear! Here! ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers —— Crusade ► Blues-Rock >> 1967
● Cat Stevens —— Teaser And The Firecat ► Folk-Pop >> 1971
● Grateful Dead —— Blues For Allah ► Album Rock >> 1975
● Rush —— A Farewell To Kings ► Arena Rock >> 1977
● 10cc —— Bloody Tourists ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Molly Hatchet —— Molly Hatchet ► Southern Rock >> 1978
● Jethro Tull —— A ► Prog Rock >> 1980
● Simple Minds —— Empires And Dance ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1980
● Hall & Oates —— Private Eyes ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Tina Turner —— Break Every Rule ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Cocteau Twins —— Love’s Easy Tears [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● R.E.M. —— Document ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Mötley Crüe —— Dr. Feelgood ► Heavy Metal >> 1989
● Thomas Anders —— Down On Sunset ► Pop-Rock >> 1992
● The Ramones —— Mondo Bizarro ► Punk-Rock >> 1992
● Lighthouse Family —— Ocean Drive ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1995
● Buzzcocks —— I Don’t Mind The Buzzcocks ► Punk-Rock >> 1997
● Ace Of Base —— Cruel Summer ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 1998
● Tonic —— Head On Straight ► Alt/Roots Rock >> 2002
● The Apples In Stereo —— #1 Hits Explosion ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop >> 2009
Sep 02
● Brenda Lee —— Too Many Rivers ► Country-Pop >> 1965
● Thin Lizzy —— Bad Reputation ► Hard Rock >> 1977
● Van Der Graaf —— The Quiet Zone/The Pleasure Dome ► Prog Rock >> 1977
● Ronnie Wood —— 1234 ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● Teddy Pendergrass —— It’s Time For Love ► Soul/Quiet Storm >> 1981
● The Moody Blues —— The Present ► Prog Rock >> 1983
● UB40 —— Baggariddim ► Reggae-Pop >> 1985
● Billy Joel —— Greatest Hits, Vols. 1 & 2 (1973-1985) ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Jeffrey Osbourne —— Emotional ► Soul-Pop >> 1986
● Level 42 —— Guaranteed ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1991
● David Bowie & Tin Machine —— Tin Machine II ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Zard —— Hold Me ► Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Sepultura —— Chaos A.D. ► Heavy Metal >> 1993
● The Blood Divine —— Awaken ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal >> 1996
● Neneh Cherry —— Man ► Trip Hop >> 1996
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— Universal ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1996
● Genesis —— Calling All Stations ► Prog Rock >> 1997
● War —— Colección Latina ► Funk >> 1997
● Joe Jackson —— Heaven & Hell ► Classical Pop >> 1997
● Amon Amarth —— The Avenger ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1999
● The Innocence Mission —— Befriended ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Bryan Adams —— Live At Sydney Opera House ► Pop-Rock >> 2013
● Counting Crows —— Somewhere Under Wonderland ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2014
Sep 03
● Fleetwood Mac —— Future Games ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Diana Ross —— Ross ► Soul – Motown >> 1978
● Iron Maiden —— Powerslave ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● George Michael —— Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Judas Priest —— Painkiller ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Rush —— Roll The Bones ► Arena Rock >> 1991
● Stevie Nicks —— TimeSpace ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Blues Traveler —— Travelers And Thieves ► Alt Country Rock >> 1991
● The Knack —— Banding ► Power Pop >> 1996
● Tina Turner —— Wildest Dreams ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Yes —— Live At Montreux 2003 ► Prog Rock >> 2007
● Mark Knopfler —— Privateering ► Roots Rock >> 2012
Sep 04
● The Rolling Stones —— Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out ► Rock n Roll >> 1970
● Queen —— Queen ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson —— Winter In America ► Hip-Hop >> 1973
● Trooper —— Flying Colors ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Meat Loaf —— Dead Ringer ► Arena Rock >> 1981
● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Nine Tonight ► Heartland Rock >> 1981
● George Strait —— Strait Country ► Country-Rock >> 1981
● The Who —— It’s Hard ► British Rock >> 1982
● Donna Summer —— Cats Without Claws ► Disco >> 1984
● Love And Rockets —— Love And Rockets ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Soul Asylum —— And The Horse They Rode In On ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Rush —— Chronicles ► Arena Rock >> 1990
● The Rembrandts —— The Rembrandts ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Dan Folgelberg —— The Wild Places ► Country-Rock >> 1990
● Sugar —— Copper Blue ► Alt Rock >> 1992
● Jethro Tull —— Roots To Branches [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1995
● Powderfinger —— Odyssey Number Five ► Alt Rock >> 2000
● April Wine —— Back To The Mansion ► Arena Rock >> 2001
● The Apples In Stereo —— Sound Effects ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop >> 2001
● System Of A Down —— Toxicity ► Heavy Metal >> 2001
● Melissa Etheridge —— 4th Street Feeling ► Roots Rock >> 2012
● Matchbox Twenty —— North ► Alt. Rock >> 2012
● Stars —— The North ► Chamber Pop >> 2012
● Korn —— The Path Of Totality Tour – Live At The Hollywood Palladium ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2012
Sep 05
● Poco —— From The Inside ► Country-Rock >> 1971
● The Jackson 5 —— Dancing Machine ► Soul – Motown >> 1974
● Jethro Tull —— Minstrel In The Gallery ► Prog Rock >> 1975
● Gary Numan —— Telekon ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1980
● Skinny Puppy —— Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse ► Alt. Rock – Industrial >> 1986
● Y & T —— Contagious ► Heavy Metal/Glam Metal >> 1987
● Motörhead —— Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Heavy Metal >> 1987
● Grim Reaper —— Rock You To Hell ► Thrash Metal >> 1987
● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Peepshow ► Alt. Rock >> 1988
● Soundgarden —— Louder Than Love ► Grange Rock >> 1989
● Big Audio Dynamite —— Megatop Phoenix ► Dance-Rock >> 1989
● Mick Jones —— Mick Jones ► Hard Rock >> 1989
● The Tragically Hip —— Up To Here ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Shed Seven —— Change Giver ► Britpop >> 1994
● Die Flippers —— Sommersprossen ► Pop/Schlager >> 1995
● The Fall —— The Twenty-Seven Points ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1995
● Mack 10 —— Based On A True Story ► Gangsta Rap >> 1997
● Ryan Adams —— Heartbreaker ► Acoustic Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Queen —— Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984-1995) ► Glam Rock >> 2011
Sep 06
● Merle Haggard —— Strangers ► Trad Country >> 1965
● Hawkwind —— Hall Of The Mountain Grill ► Space Rock >> 1974
● Judas Priest —— Rocka Rolla ► Heavy Metal >> 1974
● Kool & The Gang —— Ladies’ Night ► Disco/Funk >> 1979
● Icehouse —— Primitive Man ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1982
● John Cale —— Artificial Intelligence ► Art Rock >> 1985
● New Kids On The Block —— Hangin’ Tough ► Teen Pop >> 1988
● Widespread Panic —— Ain’t Life Grand ► Southern Rock >> 1994
● David Gray —— Flesh ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Land —— Land ► Electronic/Fusion >> 1995
● Yazoo —— Only Yazoo ► Synth-Pop >> 1999
● Mike + The Mechanics —— Rewired + Hits – The Latest + Greatest ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Alison Moyet —— Voice [UK] ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2004
● The Rolling Stones —— A Bigger Bang ► Blues-Rock >> 2005