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):
October 24
● Don McLean —— American Pie ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
● Grateful Dead —— Grateful Dead (Live Skull & Roses) ► Country-Rock >> 1971
● John Lennon —— Shaved Fish ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Roxy Music —— Siren ► Prog Rock >> 1975
● Rory Gallagher —— Calling Card ► Blues-Rock >> 1976
● Cheap Trick —— All Shook Up ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1980
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— Organisation ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1980
● Billy Idol —— Don’t Stop ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● Stryper —— To Hell With The Devil ► Heavy Metal/Christian >> 1986
● Dead Can Dance —— The Serpent’s Egg ► Folk-Pop >> 1988
● Brenda Lee —— A Brenda Lee Christmas ► Country-Pop >> 1991
● Silver Jews —— Starlite Walker ► Alt Rock/Indie Rock >> 1994
● Indigo Girls —— 1200 Curfews ► Folk-Rock >> 1995
● 20 Fingers —— 20 Fingers ► Dance-Pop >> 1995
● David Bowie —— The Buddha Of Suburbia ► Glam Rock >> 1995
● The Pretenders —— The Isle Of View ► Post-Punk >> 1995
● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— It’s A Mystery ► Heartland Rock >> 1995
● Simply Red —— Life ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1995
● The Smashing Pumpkins —— Melon Collie And The Infinite Sadness ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Anthrax —— Stomp 442 ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1995
● John Hiatt —— Walk On ► Roots Rock >> 1995
● Richard Marx —— Days In Avalon ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Linkin Park —— Hybrid Theory ► Hard Rock >> 2000
● Spin Doctors —— Just Go Ahead Now: A Retrospective ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Christina Aguilera —— My Kind Of Christmas ► Dance-Pop >> 2000
● Bob Dylan —— Beyond Here Lies Nothin’: The Collection ► Folk-Rock >> 2011
● Paul Simon —— Songwriter ► Folk-Pop >> 2011
October 25
● Jimi Hendrix Experience —— Electric Ladyland [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1968
● Pink Floyd —— Ummagumma ► Prog Rock >> 1969
● Chicago —— At Carnegie Hall, Vol. 1-4 (Chicago IV) ► Jazz-Rock >> 1971
● The Doors —— Other Voices ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Jeff Beck Group —— Rough And Ready ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Poco —— A Good Feelin’ to Know ► Country-Rock >> 1972
● Carpenters —— GEM II [Japan] ► Easy Listening >> 1973
● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Natty Dread ► Roots Reggae >> 1974
● Paul Simon —— Still Crazy After All These Years ► Folk-Pop >> 1975
● Al Di Meola —— Land Of The Midnight Sun ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1976
● Joe Walsh —— You Can’t Argue With A Sick Mind ► Blues-Rock >> 1976
● Aretha Franklin —— Aretha ► Soul >> 1980
● Culture Club —— Waking Up With The House On Fire ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1984
● The Cars —— Greatest Hits ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1985
● The Police —— Every Breath You Take: The Singles ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Howard Jones —— One To One ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1986
● The Traveling Wilburys —— Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 1 ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Frank Zappa —— You Can’t Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 ► Art Rock >> 1988
● Joni Mitchell —— Turbulent Indigo ► Folk-Rock >> 1994
● Madonna —— Bedtime Stories ► Dance-Pop >> 1994
● Bob Seger —— Greatest Hits ► Album Rock >> 1994
● The Psychedelic Furs —— Here Come The Psychedelic Furs: B-Sides And Lost Grooves ► Post-Punk New Wave >> 1994
● Common Sense —— Resurrection ► Underground Rap >> 1994
● Madonna —— Evita [Sndtrk] ► Dance-Pop >> 1996
● The Brian Jones Massacre —— Thank God For Mental Illness ► Neo-Psychedelia >> 1996
● Faithless —— Sunday 8PM/Saturday 3AM ► Trip-hop/Dance >> 1999
● Manfred Mann —— 2006 ► Hard Rock >> 2004
● PJ Harvey —— iTunes Originals – PJ Harvey ► Indie Rock >> 2004
● Berlin —— 4Play ► L. A. Synth-Pop >> 2005
● Bette Midler —— Bette Midler Sings the Peggy Lee Songbook ► Female Vocalist >> 2005
● Jerry Garcia —— Garcia Plays Dylan ► Roots Rock >> 2005
● Aerosmith —— Rockin’ The Joint ► Hard Rock >> 2005
● Kansas —— The Essential Kansas ► Prog/Arena Rock >> 2010
● Devon Allman’s Honeytribe —— Space Age Blues ► Blues-Rock >> 2010
October 26
● Sam & Dave —— Soul Men ► Soul >> 1967
● Diana Ross And Marvin Gaye —— Diana & Marvin ► Soul >> 1973
● Neil Diamond —— Serenade ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● The Fall —— Dragnet ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1979
● J. Geils Band —— Freeze-Frame ► Blues-Rock >> 1981
● Gary Numan —— Berserker ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1984
● Glenn Frey —— Miami Vice [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Meat Loaf —— Live At Wembley ► Arena Rock >> 1987
● Hooters —— Zig Zag ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1989
● The Velvet Underground —— Live MCMXCIII ► Alt. Rock >> 1993
● 10,000 Maniacs —— MTV Unplugged ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● The Cure —— Paris ► Post-Punk >> 1993
● Ben E. King —— Shades Of Blue ► Soul >> 1993
● The Clash —— Super Black Market Clash ► Punk >> 1993
● Blur —— The Special Collectors Edition ► Alt Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1994
● Napalm Death —— Words From The Exit Wound [UK] ► Heavy Metal/Grindcore >> 1998
● Robert Palmer —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Robert Palmer ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1999
● Akinyele —— Aktapuss ► Dirty Rap >> 1999
● B*Witched —— Awake And Breathe ► Pop/Girl Group >> 1999
● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— Looking Forward ► Folk-Rock >> 1999
● Phil Lesh & Friends —— Love Will See You Through ► Country-Rock >> 1999
● Incubus —— Make Yourself ► Funk Metal >> 1999
● Bush —— The Science Of Things ► Grunge Rock >> 1999
● Genesis —— Turn It On Again: The Hits ► Prog Rock >> 1999
● The Band —— Greatest Hits ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● The Doobie Brothers —— Live At Wolf Trap ► Pop-Rock >> 2004
October 27
● Ten Years After —— Ten Years After ► Blues-Rock >> 1967
● Dusty Springfield —— Where Am I Going? ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● Johnny Winter —— Second Winter ► Blues-Rock >> 1969
● Ten Years After —— A Space In Time ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Stevie Wonder —— Talking Book ► Pop-R&B >> 1972
● Angel —— Angel ► Heavy Metal >> 1975
● Bobby Womack —— Safety Zone ► Smooth Soul >> 1975
● Slade —— Slade Alive, Vol. 2 ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Motörhead —— Bomber ► Heavy Metal >> 1979
● Hawkwind —— Levitation ► Space Rock >> 1980
● Ringo Starr —— Stop And Smell The Roses ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Prince —— 1999 ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● George Harrison —— Gone Troppo ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Teddy Pendergrass —— Heaven Only Knows ► Soul-Pop >> 1983
● Bob Dylan —— Infidels ► Folk-Rock >> 1983
● Celtic Frost —— To Mega Therion ► Heavy Metal >> 1985
● XTC —— Skylarking ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Robbie Robertson —— Robbie Robertson ► Roots Rock >> 1987
● Bob Dylan —— Good As I Been To You ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Neil Young —— Harvest Moon ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Jefferson Airplane —— Jefferson Airplane Loves You ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1992
● AC/DC —— Live ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● Michael Nesmith —— Tropical Campfires ► Country-Rock >> 1992
● Ayreon —— The Final Experiment ► Heavy Metal/Prog Metal >> 1995
● John Lennon —— Lennon Legend: The Very Best Of JoHn Lennon ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Simon & Garfunkel —— Old Friends ► Folk-Pop >> 1997
● The Afghan Whigs —— 1965 ► Post-Punk >> 1998
● Cyndi Lauper —— Merry Christmas…Have A Nice Life ► Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Bryan Adams —— On A Day Like Today ► Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Phish —— The Story Of The Ghost ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 1998
● R.E.M. —— Up ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1998
● The Haunted —— Made Me Do It ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 2000
● Genesis —— Turn It On Again: The Hits – The Tour Collection ► Prog Rock >> 2008
● Gov’t Mule —— By A Thread ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock >> 2009
● Jack Johnson —— En Concert ► AA Folk-Rock >> 2009
● Sting —— If On A Winter’s Night… ► Pop-Rock >> 2009
● Stephen Stills —— Live At Shepherd’s Bush ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
● R.E.M. —— Live At The Olympia ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2009
● Spandau Ballet —— Once More ► New Wave Synht-Pop >> 2009
● The Who —— The Who Hits 50! ► British Rock >> 2014
October 28
● The Kinks —— Face To Face ► British Rock >> 1966
● Neil Young —— Decade ► Blues-Rock >> 1977
● Rush —— Hemispheres ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1978
● The Dream Syndicate —— The Days Of Wine And Roses ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Nick Heywrd —— North Of A Miracle ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Bob Dylan —— Biograph ► Folk-Rock >> 1985
● Oingo Boingo —— Dead Man’s Party ► New Wave Ska-Pop >> 1985
● Mike + The Mechanics —— Living Years ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Deborah Harry —— Def, Dumb & Blonde ► New Eave Dance-Pop >> 1989
● Queen —— Greatest Hits II ► Glam Rock >> 1991
● Richard Marx —— Rush Street ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Genesis —— We Can’t Dance ► Prog Rock >> 1991
● Bob Dylan —— World Gone Wrong ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Millencolin —— Tiny Toons ► Euro-punk >> 1994
● The Beatles —— Anthology 3 ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Michael McDonald —— Blue Obsession ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1997
● Kiss —— Carnival Of Souls: The Final Sessions ► Hard Rock >> 1997
● The Aquabats —— The Fury Of The Aquabats ► Ska-Punk Revival >> 1997
● Dave Matthews Band —— Live At Red Rocks 8.15.95 ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Asia —— Live in Koln ► Prog Rock >> 1997
● Phish —— Slip Stitch And Pass ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 1997
● Tina Turner —— Twenty Four Seven ► Pop-Rock >> 1999
● David Gray —— A New Day at Midnight ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2002
● The Moody Blues —— December ► Prog Rock >> 2003
● R.E.M. —— In Time: The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2003
● HIM —— A-Sides ► Hard Rock >> 2003
● The Cure —— 4:13 Dream ► Post-Punk >> 2008
● School Of Seven Bells —— Alpinisms ► Dream Pop >> 2008
October 29
● The Beach Boys —— Surfin’ Safari ► Hot Rod >> 1962
● Neil Diamond —— The Feel Of Neil Diamond ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● The Byrds —— Ballad Of Easy Rider ► Country-Rock >> 1969
● Dave Mason —— It’s Like You Never Left ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● David Bowie —— David Live ► Glam Rock >> 1974
● Frank Zappa —— Zoot Allures ► Art Rock >> 1976
● ABBA —— Greatest Hits Vol. 2 ► Euro-Pop >> 1979
● Rush —— Exit…Stage Left ► Arena Rock >> 1981
● Pat Benatar —— Get Nervous ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Donald Fagen —— The Nightfly ► Jazz-Rock >> 1982
● Bryan Adams —— Reckless ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Frankie Goes To Hollywood —— Welcome To The Pleasuredome ► New Wave Club/Dance >> 1984
● Rush —— Power Windows ► Arena Rock >> 1985
● The Beautiful South —— Choke ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Freddie Jackson —— Do Me Again ► Soul >> 1990
● Paul McCartney —— Tripping The Live Fantastic ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Paul McCartney —— Choba b CCCP [US] ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● The New York Rock And Soul Revue —— Live At The Beacon ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Big Daddy Kane —— Prince Of Darkness ► Golden Age Rap >> 1991
● Wilco —— Being There ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 1996
● Natalie Cole —— A Celebration Of Christmas ► Holiday Soul-Pop >> 1996
● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Greatest Hits Live ► Soul-Funk >> 1996
● Joni Mitchell —— Hits ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Ghostface Killah —— Ironman ► Rap-soul >> 1996
● Yes —— Keys To The Ascension ► Prog Rock >> 1996
● The Who —— Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970 ► British Rock >> 1996
● Joni Mitchell —— Misses ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Huey Lewis & The News —— Time Flies…The Best Of ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● New Order —— International ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 13 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2002
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 14 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2002
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 15 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2002
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 16 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2002
● Nirvana —— Nirvana ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Queen —— Queen Rock Momtreal ► Glam Rock >> 2007
● Bryan Adams —— Bare Bones ► Pop-Rock >> 2010
● Mariah Carey —— Merry Christmas II You ► Pop-Rock >> 2010
● James Taylor —— The Essential James Taylor ► Folk-Rock >> 2013
● Nick Lowe —— A Seasonal Selection For All The Family ► Pub Rock >> 2013
October 30
● Buffalo Springfield —— Buffalo Springfield Again ► Folk-Rock >> 1967
● The Temptations —— The Temptations Christmas Card ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● Elton John —— Tumbleweed Connection ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● The Who —— Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy ► British Rock >> 1971
● Pink Floyd —— Meddle ► Prog Rock >> 1971
● Stevie Wonder —— Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants ► Pop-R&B >> 1979
● Spandau Ballet —— Journeys To Glory ► New Wave Synht-Pop >> 1981
● Mercyful Fate —— Melissa ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Anthrax —— Spreading The Disease ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1985
● George Michael —— Faith ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Joe Satriani —— Flying In A Blue Dream ► Instrumental >> 1989
● Wet Wet Wet —— Holding Back The River ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1989
● Jimmy Buffett —— Feeding Frenzy ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Roxy Music —— Heart Still Beating ► Prog Rock >> 1990
● Big Daddy Kane —— Taste Of Chocolate ► Golden Age Rap >> 1990
● Pulp —— Different Class ► Britpop >> 1995
● Blur —— Blur: The Best Of ► Alt Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 2000
● Tracy Chapman —— Collection ► Folk-Rock >> 2001
● Bane —— Give Blood ► Hardcore Punk >> 2001
● Michael Jackson —— Invincible ► Dance-Pop >> 2001
● Phish —— Live Phish Volume 6 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2001
● Bonnie Raitt —— Decades Rock Live: Bonnie Raitt And Friends ► Blues-Rock >> 2006
● Eagles —— Long Road Out Of Eden ► Country-Rock >> 2007
● Ben E. King —— Love Is Gonna Get You ► Soul >> 2007
● Rod Stewart —— Merry Christmas, Baby ► Holiday Pop >> 2012
● Three Dog Night —— One ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2012
● Trey Anastasio —— Paper Wheels ► Jam Band/Guitar Rock >> 2015