Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! – great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note):
Jul 02
● The Jazz Crusaders —— Chile Con Soul ► Jazz Fusion >> 1965
● The Jazz Crusaders —— Live At Newport ► Jazz Fusion >> 1966
● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Rust Never Sleeps ► Folk-Rock >> 1979
● Foreigner —— 4 ► Arena Rock >> 1981
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Imperial Bedroom ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1982
● The Time —— Ice Cream Castle ► Funk >> 1984
● ZZ Top —— People Are People ► Synth-Pop >> 1984
● Lyle Lovett —— Lyle Lovett ► Alt. Country >> 1986
● Devo —— Smooth Noodle Maps ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave >> 1990
● Alice Cooper —— Hey Stoopid ► Heavy Metal/Shock Metal >> 1991
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Into The Great Wide Open ► Album Rock >> 1991
● Crowded House —— Woodface ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Asia —— Arena ► Prog Rock >> 1996
● Blues Traveler —— Live From The Fall ► Alt Country Rock >> 1996
● Dave Matthews Band —— Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2009
Jul 03
● Ronnie Wood —— Now Look ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● The Jacksons —— Triumph ► Soul/pop >> 1980
● Lindsey Buckingham —— Go Insane ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Allman Brothers Band —— Seven Turns ► Southern Rock >> 1990
● Various Artists —— Am I Cool Or What? ► Soul-Jazz >> 1991
● Cryptopsy —— None So Vile ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1996
● Blackmail —— Do Robots Dream Of Electric Sheep? ► Post-Grunge/Kraut Rock >> 2000
● Various Artists —— G-A-Y ► Dance-Pop >> 2000
Jul 04
● David Ackles —— American Gothic ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● Neil Diamond —— Beautiful Noise ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Mission Of Burma —— Signals, Calls, And Marches ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Yazoo —— You And Me Both ► Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Kylie Minogue —— Kylie ► Dance-Pop >> 1988
● The Prodigy —— Music For The Jilted Generation ► Electro-Industrial >> 1994
● Funkdoobiest —— Brothas Doobie ► Latino Rap >> 1995
● Foo Fighters —— Foo Fighters ► Grunge Rock >> 1995
● Brother Cane —— Seeds ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Mogwai —— Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996-1997) ► Cosmic Post-Rock >> 1997
● Underoath —— Act Of Depression ► Heavy Metal/Christian Metal >> 1999
● Jimmy Page And The Black Crowes —— Live At The Greek: Excess All Areas ► Blues-Rock >> 2000
● Johnny Cash —— American V: A Hundred Highways ► Trad Country/Americana >> 2006
Jul 05
● Ray Charles —— Ray Charles At Newport ► Soul >> 1958
● The Beach Boys —— Summer Days (And Summer Nights!) ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● The Beach Boys —— Best Of The Beach Boys ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Creedence Clearwater Revival ► Folk-Rock >> 1968
● Cass Elliott —— Bubblegum, Lemonade, And… Something For Mama ► Bubblegum Pop >> 1969
● Frank Zappa —— Waka/Jawaka ► Art Rock >> 1972
● Bryan Ferry —— Another Time, Another Place ► Prog. Rock >> 1974
● The Beach Boys —— 15 Big Ones ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Suicidal Tendencies —— Suicidal Tendencies ► Punk Metal >> 1983
● Billy Squier —— Signs Of Life ► Hard Rock >> 1984
● Björk —— Debut ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Smog —— Julius Caesar ► Alt Rock/Lo-Fi >> 1993
● U2 —— Zooropa ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Hootie & The Blowfish —— Cracked Rear View ► Pop-Rock >> 1994
● The Auteurs —— How I Learned To Love The Bootboys ► Glam Rock >> 1999
Jul 06
● MC5 —— High Time ► Garage Rock/Proto-Punk >> 1971
● Diana Ross —— Surrender ► Soul – Motown >> 1971
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Trilogy ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Steely Dan —— Countdown To Ecstasy ► Jazz-Rock >> 1973
● Jethro Tull —— A Passion Play [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● The B-52′s —— The B-52′s ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Public Image Ltd. —— This Is What You Want…This Is What You Get ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● The Jacksons —— Victory ► Soul/pop >> 1984
● Heart —— Heart ► Album Rock >> 1985
● Quiet Riot —— QR III ► Heavy Metal >> 1986
● Echo & The Bunnymen —— Echo & The Bunnymen ► Post-Punk >> 1987
● Grateful Dead —— In The Dark ► Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Todd Rundgren —— No World Order ► Art Rock >> 1993
● Akinyele —— Vagina Diner ► Dirty Rap >> 1993
● Miss Kitten & The Hacker —— Champagne ► Electro Pop >> 1998
● Dokken —— The Very Best Of Dokken ► Heavy Metal >> 1999
Jul 07
● Jimmy Cliff —— The Harder They Come [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Reggae >> 1972
● Barry Manilow —— Barry Manilow I ► AM Pop >> 1973
● Elvis Presley —— Elvis: As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis ► Adult Contemporary >> 1974
● Yes —— Going For The One ► Prog Rock >> 1977
● Styx —— The Grand Illusion ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1977
● David Sylvian —— Brilliant Trees ► Ambient >> 1984
● Steve Winwood —— Back In The High Life ► Album Rock >> 1986
● David Lee Roth —— Eat ‘Em And Smile ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● k. d. lang —— Angel With A Lariat ► Alt Country Rock >> 1987
● Dwight Yoakam —— Hillbilly Deluxe ► Alt Country-Rock >> 1987
● Eric B. and Rakim —— Paid in Full ► Hardcore Rap >> 1987
● Laura Branigan —— Touch ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Frank Zappa —— Beat The Boots ► Art Rock >> 1991
● Robert Fripp —— Show Of Hands ► Art Rock >> 1991
● Dream Theater —— Images And Words ► Heavy Metal/Progressive >> 1992
● Against All Authority —— Against All Authority ► Ska-Punk >> 1997
● Dropkick Murphys —— Boys On The Docks ► Punk Rock >> 1997
● Barenaked Ladies —— Stunt ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Jeff Beck —— Live At B.B. King’s Blues Club & Grill ► Instrumental Rock >> 2006
Jul 08
● Duster Bennett —— Smiling Like I’m Happy ► Blues-Rock >> 1968
● Canned Heat —— Halleujah ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Ministry —— Twitch ► Industrial Metal >> 1986
● Pete Townshend —— Another Scoop ► Prog Rock >> 1987
● Zard —— Today Is Another Day ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Emperor —— Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1997
● Midnight Oil —— The Real Thing ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2000
● David Lee Roth —— Diamond Dave ► Hard Rock >> 2003
