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):
Aug 27
● Stevie Wonder —— I Was Made To Love Her ► Soul – Motown >> 1967
● Donna Summer —— Love To Love You Baby ► Disco >> 1975
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— The Roaring Silence ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● ZZ Top —— Deguello ► Blues-Rock >> 1979
● Alan Parsons Project —— Eve ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● The B-52′s —— Wild Planet ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Billy Squier —— Emotions In Motion ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Depeche Mode —— Some Great Reward ► Synth-Pop >> 1984
● Mica Paris —— So Good ► Urban Contemporary >> 1988
● Garth Brooks —— No Fences ► Country-Pop >> 1990
● Brenda Lee —— Anthology (1956-1980) ► Country-Pop >> 1991
● Bad English —— Backlash ► Arena Rock >> 1991
● Alison Moyet —— Hoodoo ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1991
● Jerry Garcia Band —— Jerry Garcia Band ► Album Rock >> 1991
● Pearl Jam —— Ten ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● A+ —— Latch-Key Child ► Pop-Rap >> 1996
● Pearl Jam —— No Code ► Hard Rock >> 1996
● Boston —— Corporate America ► Arena Rock >> 2002
● Coldplay —— A Rush Of Blood To The Head ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop >> 2002
Aug 28
● Merle Haggard —— Branded Man ► Country Classics >> 1967
● Marvin Gaye —— Let’s Get It On ► Soul – Motown >> 1973
● Mike Oldfield —— Hergest Ridge ► Instrumental >> 1974
● Michael Jackson —— 0 ► Soul Ballad >> 1975
● Devo —— Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave >> 1978
● The Moody Blues —— The Present [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1983
● Stevie Wonder —— The Woman In Red ► Pop-R&B >> 1984
● The Beach Boys —— Still Cruisin’ ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Mortification —— Scrolls Of The Megilloth ► Heavy Metal/Christian Metal >> 1992
● Morrissey —— Southpaw Grammar ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Robbie Williams —— Swing When You’re Winning ► Jazz-Pop Vocals >> 2000
● The Beach Boys —— Still Cruisin’ ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
Aug 29
● Tony Bennett —— A Time For Love ► Easy Listening >> 1966
● The Supremes —— Greatest Hits ► Soul – Motown >> 1967
● Stevie Wonder —— My Cherie Amour ► Pop-R&B >> 1969
● Split Enz —— Dizrythmia ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Iggy Pop —— Lust For Life ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Jethro Tull —— A [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1980
● Warren Zevon —— Sentimental Hygiene ► Pop-Rock >> 1987
● The Innocence Mission —— The Innocence Mission ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Elton John —— Sleeping With The Past ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● The Rolling Stones —— Steel Wheels ► Blues-Rock >> 1989
● The Palace Brothers —— Days In The Wake ► Indie Rock >> 1994
● Heart —— The Road Home ► Album Rock >> 1995
● Sarah Brightman —— La Luna ► Classical Crossover >> 2000
● Eric Clapton —— Back Home ► Blues-Rock >> 2005
● Counting Crows —— August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2011
Aug 30
● Bob Dylan —— Highway 61 Revisited ► Folk-Rock >> 1965
● The Byrds —— Sweetheart Of The Rodeo ► Country-Rock >> 1968
● The Beach Boys —— Surf’s Up ► Surfer >> 1971
● The Rolling Stones —— Tattoo You ► Rock n Roll >> 1981
● Hughes/Thrall —— Hughes/Thrall ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● XTC —— Mummer ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Miami Sound Machine —— Eyes Of Innocence ► Pop-Dance >> 1984
● Boz Scaggs —— Other Roads ► Pop-Soul >> 1988
● REO Speedwagon —— The Earth, A Small Man, His Dog And A Chicken ► Arena Rock >> 1990
● Oasis —— Definitely Maybe ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1994
● Luis Miguel —— Segundo Romance ► Latin Pop >> 1994
● Herbert Grönemeyer —— Mensch ► Pop-Rock/German >> 2002
● Asia —— Silent Nation ► Prog Rock >> 2004
● Death Cab For Cutie —— Plans ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2005
Aug 31
● The Ventures —— Going To The Ventures’ Dance Party! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1962
● Dionne Warwick —— Make Way For ► Pop-Soul >> 1964
● The Supremes —— Where Did Our Love Go? ► Soul – Motown >> 1964
● Dionne Warwick —— 0 ► 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
● 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
● The Black Crowes —— Before The Frost…Until The Freeze ► Southern Rock >> 2009
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
● Styx —— Pieces Of Eight ► Prog/Art 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
● David Bowie —— Tonight ► Glam Rock >> 1984
● Tina Turner —— Break Every Rule ► Pop-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
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
● 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
