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):
September 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
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Skynyrd’s First And…Last ► Southern Rock >> 1978
● 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
● Dion —— Rock “N Roll Christmas ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● 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
September 06
● 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
September 07
● Frank Zappa —— Over-Nite Sensation ► Art Rock >> 1973
● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Another Time ► Soul-Funk >> 1974
● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— Join Hands ► Glam Rock >> 1979
● Matt Johnson —— Burning Blue Soul ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Kool & The Gang —— As One ► Disco >> 1982
● Mercyful Fate —— Don’t Break The Oath ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Jethro Tull —— Under Wraps ► Prog Rock >> 1984
● Queensrÿche —— The Warning ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Pet Shop Boys —— Actually ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Mike Oldfield —— Islands ► Progressive Rock >> 1987
● Timothy B. Schmit —— Timothy B. ► Country-Rock >> 1987
● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin Boxed Set ► Hard Rock >> 1990
● Toto —— Kingdom Of Desire [UK] ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 1992
● John Mellencamp —— Human Wheels ► Roots Rock >> 1993
● John Hiatt —— Perfectly Good Guitar ► Roots Rock >> 1993
● Belle & Sebastian —— The Boy With The Arab Strap ► Chamber Pop >> 1998
● Buzzcocks —— Modern ► Punk-Rock >> 1999
● Agnostic Front —— Riot, Riot, Upstart ► Hardcore Punk >> 1999
● Christine McVie —— In The Meantime ► Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Matthew Sweet —— Living Things ► Power Pop >> 2004
● Cilla Black —— Cilla All Mixed Up ► Dance-Pop >> 2009
● Natalie Cole —— The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year ► Holiday Soul-Pop >> 2010
September 08
● Gene Vincent —— A Gene Vincent Record Date ► Rock n Roll >> 1958
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Natural Resources ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● The Jackson 5 —— Third Album ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● LaBelle —— LaBelle ► Funk >> 1971
● Mott The Hoople —— All The Young Dudes ► Hard Rock >> 1972
● Hall & Oates —— Bigger Than The Both Of Us ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Bunny Wailer —— Blackheart Man ► Roots Reggae >> 1976
● Styx —— Pieces Of Eight ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1978
● David Bowie —— Stage ► Glam Rock >> 1978
● Dave Edmunds —— Tracks On Wax 4 ► Roots/Pub Rock >> 1978
● Kate Bush —— Never For Ever ► Prog Rock >> 1980
● The Cure —— …Happily Ever After ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Peter Gabriel —— Security ► Prog Rock >> 1982
● The B-52’s —— Bouncing Off The Satellites ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986
● The Human League —— Crash ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1986
● Mr. Mister —— Go On… ► L. A. New Wave >> 1987
● Rush —— Hold Your Fire ► Arena Rock >> 1987
● Pink Floyd —— A Momentary Lapse Of Reason ► Prog Rock >> 1987
● Sam Phillips —— The Indescribable Wow ► AltRock/Secular >> 1988
● Bad Religion —— Suffer ► Punk Rock >> 1988
● Screaming Trees —— Sweet Oblivion ► Neo-Psychedelia >> 1992
● Marilyn Manson —— Antichrist Superstar ► Heavy Metal/Alt Metal >> 1996
● The Crystal Method —— Vegas ► Electronic/Industrial >> 1997
● Hole —— Celebrity Skin ► Grunge >> 1998
● The Church —— Hologram Of Baal ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1998
● Blonde Redhead —— In An Expression Of The Inexpressible ► Alt Rock/Indie Rock >> 1998
● Tristania —— Beyond The Veil ► Heavy Metal/Gloom Metal >> 1999
● Iron Maiden —— Dance Of Death ► Heavy Metal >> 2003
● Washed Out —— Life Of Leisure [EP] ► Electronica >> 2009
● Phish —— Joy ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2009
● Phish —— Party Time ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2009
● Queen —— Queen: Live At The Rainbow ’74 ► Glam Rock >> 2014
September 09
● Marvin Gaye —— Recorded Live On Stage ► Soul – Motown >> 1963
● Manfred Mann —— Mann Made Hits ► Rock n Roll >> 1966
● Fleetwood Mac —— Then Play On ► Blues-Rock >> 1969
● John Lennon —— Imagine ► Pop-Rock >> 1971
● John Sebastian —— Tarzana Kid ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● Rush —— Signals ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Dexy’s Midnight Runners —— Don’t Stand Me Down ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1985
● Love And Rockets —— Earth, Sun, Moon ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Jimmy Barnes —— Two Fires ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 1990
● Cross —— Blue Rock ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Dire Straits —— On Every Street ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Catherine Wheel —— Like Cats And Dogs ► Alt Rock/Shoegazing >> 1996
● Natalie Cole —— Stardust ► Soul-Pop >> 1996
● Amy Grant —— Behind The Eyes ► Pop-Rock/Christian >> 1997
● Incubus —— S.C.I.E.N.C.E. ► Funk Metal >> 1997
● Frank Black And The Catholics —— Frank Black And The Catholics ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1998
● John Mayer —— Heavier Things ► Folk-Pop >> 2003
● John Mayer —— Continuum ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Natalie Cole —— Still Unforgettable ► Soul-Pop >> 2008
September 10
● Carpenters —— Golden Prize [Japan] ► Easy Listening >> 1971
● Eric Clapton —— Eric Clapton’s Rainbow Concert ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Randy Newman —— Good Old Boys ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● Frank Zappa —— Roxy & Elsewhere ► Art Rock >> 1974
● Kiss —— Alive! ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Bob Dylan —— Hard Rain ► Folk-Rock >> 1976
● Billy Joel —— Songs In The Attic ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Diana Ross —— Silk Electric ► Soul – Motown >> 1982
● Bill Drummond —— The Man ► Folk-Pop >> 1986
● Betty Boo —— Boomania ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Jethro Tull —— Catfish Rising ► Prog Rock >> 1991
● John Cale —— Even Cowgirls Get The Blues ► Art Rock >> 1991
● Sarah McLachlan —— Solace ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● John Mellencamp —— Mr. Happy Go Lucky ► Roots Rock >> 1996
● R.E.M. —— New Adventures In Hi-Fi ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Rush —— Test For Echo ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1996
● Alison Moyet —— The Essential Alison Moyet ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Alison Moyet —— Hometime ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Peter Wolf —— Sleepless ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2002
● The Clash —— 5 Album Studio Set ► Punk >> 2013
● Madonna —— MDNA World Tour ► Dance-Pop >> 2013
● The Clash —— Sound System ► Punk >> 2013
September 11
● Manfred Mann —— The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann [UK] ► Blues-Rock >> 1964
● Chad & Jeremy —— Of Cabbages And Kings ► Folk-Pop >> 1967
● The Beach Boys —— Smiley Smile ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● Bruce Springsteen —— The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle ► Album Rock >> 1973
● Gentle Giant —— Giant For A Day ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● Foreigner —— Head Games ► Arena Rock >> 1979
● Ultravox —— Rage In Eden ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1981
● Falco —— Falco 3 ► Dance-Pop >> 1985
● Triumph —— The Sport Of Kings ► Arena Rock >> 1986
● Jethro Tull —— Crest Of A Knave ► Prog Rock >> 1987
● The Temptations —— Together Again ► Soul >> 1987
● Melissa Etheridge —— Brave And Crazy ► Roots Rock >> 1989
● Eurythmics —— We Too Are One ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Warrant —— Cherry Pie ► Hard Rock >> 1990
● Bob Dylan —— Under The Red Sky ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Stephen Stills —— Stills Alone ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● Blur —— The Great Escape ► Alt Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1995
● Dion —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Belinda Carlisle —— A Man And A Woman ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Mariah Carey —— Butterfly ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Steps —— Step One [UK] ► Britpop >> 1998
● Boz Scaggs —— Dig It ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Mariah Carey —— Glitter [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Bob Dylan —— Love And Theft ► Folk-Rock >> 2001
● Nickelback —— Silver Side Up ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge >> 2001
● John Hiatt —— The Tiki Bar Is Open ► Roots Rock >> 2001
● Dave Matthews Band —— Away From The World ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2012
● The Knack —— Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger/Averre Demos ► Power Pop >> 2012
● Bob Dylan —— Tempest ► Folk-Rock >> 2012
● The Clash —— The Clash Hits Back ► Punk >> 2013
● Scorpions —— Return To Forever ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock >> 2015