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):
Oct 05
● Muddy Waters —— Electric Mud ► Electric Blues >> 1968
● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin III ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● Elton John —— Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● The Rolling Stones —— No Stone Unturned ► Blues-rock >> 1973
● Bryan Ferry —— These Foolish Things ► Prog. Rock >> 1973
● Joe Jackson —— I’m The Man ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1979
● The Who —— Quadrophenia [Sndtrk] ► British Rock >> 1979
● The Police —— Reggatta De Blanc ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Saxon —— Denim And Leather ► Heavy Metal >> 1981
● Einstürzende Neubatuten —— Kollaps ► Industrial Electronica >> 1981
● Depeche Mode —— Speak & Spell ► Synth-Pop >> 1981
● J. Geils Band —— You’re Getting’ Even While I’m Getting’ Odd ► Blues-Rock >> 1984
● Mike + The Mechanics —— Mike + The Mechanics ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Belinda Carlisle —— Heaven On Earth ► Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Terence Trent D’Arby —— Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D’Arby ► Pop-R&B >> 1987
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Legend ► Southern Rock >> 1987
● Galaxie 500 —— This Is Our Music ► Dream Pop >> 1990
● American Music Club —— Everclear ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● Heart —— Rock The House Live! ► Album Rock >> 1991
● Bonnie Tyler —— Angel Heart ► Pop Vocals (Female) >> 1992
● Uncle Tupelo —— Anodyne ► Alt. Country >> 1993
● The Afghan Whigs —— Gentlemen ► Post-Punk >> 1993
● Redd Kross —— Phaseshifter ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1993
● Belinda Carlisle —— Real ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Def Leppard —— Retro Active ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Twice Upon A Time: The Singles ► Alt. Rock >> 1992
● Republica —— Republica [UK] ► Punk Rock/Techno-Pop >> 1996
● Ash —— Nu-Clear Sounds [UK] ► Punk-Pop >> 1998
● Melissa Etheridge —— Breakdown ► Roots Rock >> 1999
● XTC —— Homespun ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Brenda Lee —— Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree ► Country-Pop >> 1999
● Soul Asylum —— After The Flood: Live From The Grand Forks Prom, June 28, 1997 ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004
● R.E.M. —— Around The Sun ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Korn —— Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2004
● Son Volt —— Okemah & The Melody Of Riot ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 2006
Oct 06
● Jack Bruce —— Songs For A Tailor ► Prog Rock/Fusion >> 1969
● Genesis —— Foxtrot ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Rachel Sweet —— Fool Around ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Hawkwind —— Hawklords – 25 Years On ► Heavy Metal >> 1978
● Lionel Richie —— Lionel Richie ► Soul-Dance >> 1982
● George Strait —— Right Or Wrong ► Classic Country >> 1983
● Metal Church —— The Dark ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1986
● A-Ha —— Scoundrel Days ► New Wave/Synth-Pop >> 1986
● R.E.M. —— Automatic For The People ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1992
● The Tragically Hip —— Fully Completely ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Soul Asylum —— Grave Dancer’s Union ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Joan Baez —— Play Me Backwards ► Folk-Pop >> 1992
● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Songs Of Freedom ► Roots Reggae >> 1992
● Aphex Twin —— Come To Daddy ► Electronica – Dark Ambient >> 1997
● Manu Chao —— Clandestino ► Latin Reggae >> 1998
● John Mellencamp —— John Mellencamp ► Roots Rock >> 1998
● Son Volt —— Wide Swing Tremelo ► Alt. Country-rock >> 1998
● Bob Dylan —— The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006 ► Folk-Rock >> 2008
● Oasis —— Dig Out Your Soul ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 2008
● The Clash —— Live At Shea Sadium ► Punk >> 2008
● Everclear —— In A Different Light ► Grunge-Punk >> 2009
● Kiss —— Sonic Boom ► Hard Rock >> 2009
Oct 07
● The Beach Boys —— Little Deuce Coupe ► Pop-Rock >> 1963
● XTC —— 3D EP ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Dire Straits —— Dire Straits ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Heart —— Dog & Butterfly ► Album Rock >> 1978
● Loverboy —— Get Lucky ► Arena Rock >> 1981
● John Cougar Mellencamp —— Uh-Huh ► Roots Rock >> 1983
● Cilla Black —— Surprisimngly Cilla ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Slayer —— Reign In Blood ► Heavy Metal >> 1986
● Talking Heads —— True Stories ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1986
● Exodus —— Pleasures Of The Flesh ► Heavy Metal >> 1987
● Metal Church —— Hanging In The Balance ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1993
● The Shamen —— Hempton Manor ► Alt Rock/Electro-Psych >> 1996
● Steve Earle —— El Corazón ► Alt. Country >> 1997
● Leonard Cohen —— More Of The Best Of Leonard Cohen ► Folk-Rock >> 1997
● Blondie —— Picture This Live ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1997
● R.E.M. —— R.E.M.: In The Attic – Alternative Recordings 1985-1989 ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Everclear —— So Much For The Afterglow ► Grunge-Punk >> 1997
● The Four Tops —— The Ultimate Collection ► Soul – Motown >> 1997
● Janet Jackson —— The Velvet Rope ► Pop-Soul >> 1997
● Mötley Crüe —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Mötley Crüe ► Heavy Metal >> 2003
● Gov’t Mule —— The Deepest End: Live In Concert ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock >> 2003
● Jimmy Buffett —— Live In Auburn, WA ► Folk-Rock >> 2003
● Twisted Sister —— A Twisted Christmas ► Hair Metal >> 2006
● The Pretenders —— Break Up The Concrete ► Post-Punk >> 2008
● Natalie Cole —— Caroling, Caroling: Christmas With Natalie Cole ► Holiday Soul-Pop >> 2008
● Jackson Browne —— Standing In The Breach ► Folk-Rock >> 2014
Oct 08
● Dusty Springfield —— Ev’rything’s Coming Up Dusty ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● The Hollies —— Distant Light [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1971
● Hawkwind —— In Search Of Space ► Space Rock >> 1971
● The Move —— Message From The Country ► Pop Psychedelic >> 1971
● Billy Preston —— Music Is My Life ► Soul-Funk >> 1972
● The Moody Blues —— This Is The Moody Blues [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1974
● Diana Ross —— Mahogany ► Soul – Motown >> 1975
● Prince —— Dirty Mind ► Dance-Pop >> 1980
● Talking Heads —— Remain In Light ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1980
● Mike Love —— Looking Back With Love ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Joy Division —— Still ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Diamond Head —— Borrowed Time ► Heavy Metal (Brit New Wave) >> 1982
● Madness —— Presents The Rise & Fall ► Ska >> 1982
● The Fall —— The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1984
● Van Morrison —— Enlightenment ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Ringo Starr —— Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band Volume 2: Live From Montreux ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Simple Minds —— Themes – Volume 3: September 85 – June 87 ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1990
● Eric Clapton —— 24 Nights ► Blues-Rock >> 1991
● Soundgarden —— Badmotorfinger ► Grange Rock >> 1991
● Primal Scream —— Screamadelica ► Indie Rock >> 1991
● Pixies —— Trompe Le Monde ► Garage Rock >> 1991
● John Mellencamp —— Whenever We Wanted ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● Simple Minds —— Glittering Prize 81/92 ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1992
● Robert Earl Keen, Jr. —— A Bigger Piece Of Sky ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Chris Isaak —— Baja Sessions ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Jimmy Buffett —— Christmas Island ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Chemlab —— East Side Militia ► Industrial Rock >> 1996
● Karen Carpenter —— Karen Carpenter ► Easy Listening >> 1996
● Colin James —— National Steel ► Blues-Rock >> 1997
● Simple Minds —— Neon Lights ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 2001
● Bon Jovi —— Bounce ► Arena Rock >> 2002
● Gov’t Mule —— The Deep End, Vol. 2 ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock >> 2002
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— The Last DJ ► Album Rock >> 2002
● Slaughter —— Then and Now: Slaughter ► Hair Metal >> 2002
● The Apples In Stereo —— Velocity Of Sound ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop >> 2002
Oct 09
● The Easybeats —— Best of The Easybeats – Volume 2 ► Rock ‘N’ Roll >> 1969
● Carpenters —— Ticket To Ride ► Soft Rock >> 1969
● Cream —— Heavy Cream ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Three Dog Night —— Cyan ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1973
● Ashford & Simpson —— Send It ► Disco >> 1977
● Judas Priest —— Killing Machine ► Heavy Metal >> 1978
● Judas Priest —— Hell Bent For Leather ► Heavy Metal >> 1978
● Boomtown Rats —— The Fine Art Of Surfacing ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1979
● Armored Saint —— March Of The Saint ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Devo —— Shout ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave >> 1984
● KBC Band —— KBC Band ► Album Rock >> 1986
● Bruce Springsteen —— Tunnel Of Love ► Album Rock >> 1987
● The Psychedelic Furs —— Book Of Days ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1989
● Kylie Minogue —— Enjoy Yourself ► Dance-Pop >> 1989
● Styx —— Edge Of The Century ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1990
● Mary Chapin Carpenter —— Shooting Straight In The Dark ► Country-Folk >> 1990
● Simple Minds —— Themes – Volume 4: February 89 – May 90 ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1990
● Placebo —— Black Market Music ► Alt Rock/Glam Punk >> 2000
● Godspeed You Black Emperor! —— Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven ► Instrumental/Experimental >> 2000
● Eric Clapton —— Complete Clapton ► Blues-Rock >> 2007
● Karla Bonoff —— Live ► Pop-Rock >> 2007
● Rick Springfield —— Songs For The End Of The World ► Power Pop >> 2012
Oct 10
● Brenda Lee —— This Is…Brenda ► Country-Pop >> 1960
● The Monkees —— The Monkees ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● Simon & Garfunkel —— Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme ► Folk-Pop >> 1966
● Elvis Presley —— Clambake ► Pop-Rock/Country-Pop >> 1967
● The Kinks —— Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) ► British Rock >> 1969
● Frank Zappa —— Hot Rats ► Art Rock >> 1969
● King Crimson —— In The Court Of The Crimson King ► Prog Rock >> 1969
● Pink Floyd —— Atom Heart Mother ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● Carpenters —— GEM I [Japan] ► Easy Listening >> 1972
● Renaissance —— Ashes Are Burning ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Deep Purple —— Come Taste The Band ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● The Easybeats —— The Shame Just Drained ► Rock ‘N’ Roll >> 1977
● Manfred Mann —— Chance ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Thin Lizzy —— Chinatown ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Bruce Springsteen —— The River ► Album Rock >> 1980
● UB40 —— Present Arms In Dub ► Reggae-Dub >> 1981
● Triumph —— Stages ► Arena Rock >> 1985
● John Farnham —— Whispering Jack ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● John Lennon —— Imagine: John Lennon ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● U2 —— Rattle And Hum ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1988
● George Harrison —— The Best Of Dark Horse (1976-1989) ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Indigo Girls —— Strange Fire ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Truth In A Structured Form ► Hard Rock >> 1989
● The Jesus Lizard —— Liar ► Alt Rock/Noise Rock >> 1992
● Suede —— Dog Man Star ► Brit Pop >> 1994
● Annihilator —— King Of The Kill ► Thrash Metal >> 1994
● Cowboy Junkies —— 200 More Miles, Live Performances 1985 – 1994 ► Alt. Rock >> 1995
● Idle Wilds —— Dumb, Gifted And Beautiful ► Power Pop >> 1995
● Peter Frampton —— Frampton Comes Alive! II ► Arena Rock >> 1995
● Jack Bruce —— Monkjack ► Prog Rock/Fusion >> 1995
● Fleetwood Mac —— Time ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● No Doubt —— Tragic Kingdom ► Ska-Pop >> 1995
● Blackmail —— Blackmail ► Post-Grunge/Kraut Rock >> 1997
● Catch 22 —— Alone In A Crowd ► Post-Punk/Third Wave Ska >> 2000
● The Church —— Triple Set ► Alt. Power Pop >> 2000
● The Tubes —— Tubes World Tour 2001 ► Alt. Rock >> 2000
● James Taylor —— James Taylor At Christmas ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Sting —— Songs From The Labyrinth ► Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Jimmy Buffett —— Take The Weather With You ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Radiohead —— In Rainbows ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2007
● Peter Gabriel —— New Blood ► Prog Rock >> 2011
Oct 11
● Johnny Cash —— Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar ► Country-Rock >> 1957
● Santana —— Caravanserai ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1972
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— The Good Earth ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Billy Joel —— Streetlife Serenade ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Donna Summer —— Four Seasons Of Love ► Disco >> 1976
● Hot Tuna —— Hoppkorv ► Folk-Rock >> 1976
● Hall & Oates —— Beauty On A Back Street ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Kansas —— Point Of Know Return ► Arena Rock >> 1977
● Lionel Richie —— Can’t Slow Down ► Soul-Dance >> 1983
● Simply Red —— Picture Book ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Love And Rockets —— Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven ► Glam-rock >> 1985
● Pet Shop Boys —— Introspective ► Club Dance >> 1988
● Ministry —— The Land Of Rape And Honey ► Industrial Metal >> 1988
● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Ragged Glory ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Jackson Browne —— I’m Alive ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Bonnie Tyler —— Silhouette In Red ► Pop Vocals (Female) >> 1993
● Korn —— Korn ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 1994
● Great Big Sea —— Up ► Folk-Rock/Celtic Rock >> 1995
● Pet Shop Boys —— Nightlife ► Electro-pop/Dance >> 1999
● Children Of Bodom —— Tokyo Warhearts ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1999
● Nick Lowe —— The Convincer ► Pub Rock >> 2001
● Duran Duran —— Astronaut ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Jackson Browne —— Solo Acoustic, Vol. 1 ► Folk-Rock >> 2005
● Evanescence —— Evanescence ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal >> 2011