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):
April 02
● Elvis Presley —— Kissin’ Cousins ► Rock n Roll >> 1964
● Donny Hathaway —— Donny Hathaway ► Soul >> 1971
● The Beatles —— The Beatles/1962-1966 ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● The Beatles —— The Beatles/1967-1970 ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Bad Company —— Straight Shooter ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Jesse Colin Young —— Love On The Wing ► Folk-Rock >> 1977
● Phyllis Hyman —— Phyllis Hyman ► Soul – Quiet Storm >> 1977
● Jefferson Starship —— Modern Times ► Arena Rock >> 1981
● David Bowie & Giorgio Moroder —— Cat People [Sndtrk] ► Electronic Dance-Pop >> 1982
● Cocteau Twins —— The Spangle Maker [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 1984
● Go West —— Go West ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1985
● Severed Heads —— Bulkhead ► Electronica/Industrial >> 1988
● Lenny Kravitz —— Mama Said ► Pop-Rock/Soul-Funk >> 1991
● Mike + The Mechanics —— Word Of Mouth ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Atlanta Rhythm Section ’96 ► Southern Rock >> 1996
● Citizen King —— Count The Days ► Alt Rock/Punk Hop >> 1996
● Eric Clapton —— Crossroads 2: Live In The Seventies ► Blues-Rock >> 1996
● Our Lady Peace —— Clumsy ► Post-Grunge Alt Rock >> 1997
● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— No More Shall We Part ► Alt Rock >> 2001
● Genesis —— Genesis 1976 – 1982 ► Prog Rock >> 2007
● Richard Marx —— Hits & Ballads ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2010
● Lotus Plaza —— Spooky Action At A Distance ► Indie Rock/Neo-Psychedelia >> 2012
● The Rolling Stones —— L.A. Friday (Live 1975) ► Blues-Rock >> 2012
● Charles Bradley —— Victim Of Love ► Soul-Funk >> 2013
April 03
● Brenda Lee —— Emotions ► Country-Pop >> 1961
● Moby Grape —— Wow ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO) >> 1968
● Simon & Garfunkel —— Bookends ► Folk-Rock >> 1968
● Harry Nilsson —— Harry ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Billy Preston —— Live European Tour ► Funk >> 1974
● Poco —— Live ► Country-Rock >> 1976
● En Vogue —— Born To Sing ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Ronnie Wood —— Live & Electric ► Hard Rock >> 2000
● Journey —— Arrival ► AOR Rock >> 2001
● David Gray —— Live from London [EP] ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Poison —— The Best of Poison – 20 Years of Rock ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal >> 2006
● Black Sabbath —— Black Sabbath: The Dio Years ► Hard Rock >> 2007
● REO Speedwagon —— Find Your Own Way Home ► Arena Rock >> 2007
● Wilson Phillips —— Dedicated ► Pop-Rock >> 2012
April 04
● The Kingston Trio —— Sold Out ► Folk-Pop >> 1960
● ZZ Top —— Rio Grande Mud ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Carly Simon —— Boys In The Trees ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Cocteau Twins —— Peppermint Pig [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 1983
● Rodan —— Rusty ► Alt Rock/Math Rock >> 1994
● Black Sabbath —— Cross Purposes Live ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Duran Duran —— Thank You ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Radiohead —— The Bends ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
● The Band —— Live At Watkins Glen ► Folk-Rock >> 1995
● INXS —— Elegantly Wasted ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Kreator —— Voices Of Transgression: A 90s Retrospective ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1999
● Lou Reed —— Ecstasy ► Hard Rock >> 2000
● Procol Harum —— BBC Live In Concert ► Prog Rock >> 2000
● Mariah Carey —— The Emancipation Of Mimi ► Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Grand Funk Railroad —— Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock >> 2006
● Goo Goo Dolls —— Warner Sound Sessions [EP] ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge >> 2014
● 10,000 Maniacs —— Twice Told Tales ► Folk-Rock >> 2015
April 05
● Ben E. King —— Seven Letters ► Soul >> 1965
● Jimi Hendrix —— Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky: Live At The L.A. Forum 4-5-70 ► Blues-Rock >> 1970
● David Crosby & Graham Nash —— Graham Nash/David Crosby ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● Johnny Cash —— Ragged Old Flag ► Trad Country >> 1974
● Journey —— Evolution ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1979
● Tracy Chapman —— Tracy Chapman ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Crash Test Dummies —— The Ghosts That Haunt Me ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● David Bowie —— Black Tie White Noise ► Glam Rock >> 1993
● Boz Scaggs —— Some Change ► Pop-Soul >> 1994
● Milla Jovovich —— The Divine Comedy ► Soft Rock >> 1994
● Blind Guardian —— Imaginations From The Other Side ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1995
● Kansas —— On The Other Side ► Prog/Arena Rock >> 2005
● Eric Clapton —— Icon ► Blues-Rock >> 2011
● Eric Clapton —— Icon 2 ► Blues-Rock >> 2011
● The Who —— Icon ► British Rock >> 2011
● The Who —— Icon 2 ► British Rock >> 2011
April 06
● Cilla Black —— Sher-oo! ► Pop/Merseybeat >> 1968
● Jean Jacques Burnel —— Euroman Cometh ► Minimal Wave >> 1979
● Roger Taylor —— Fun In Space ► Glam Rock >> 1981
● The Motels —— All Four One ► L. A. New Wave >> 1982
● The Cult —— Electric ► Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Revival >> 1987
● Bruce Hornsby —— Harbor Lights ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● The Dandy Warhols —— Dandys Rule, OK? ► Psych Rock >> 1995
● Big Sugar —— Heated ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Various Artists —— Fat Music Volume 4: Life In The Fat Lane ► Punk-Rock >> 1999
● Jane’s Addiction —— A Cabinet Of Curiosities ► Alt. Rock >> 2009
● Madonna —— Sticky & Sweet Tour ► Dance-Pop >> 2010
● Peter Wolf —— Midnight Souvenirs ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2010
April 07
● The Nazz —— Nazz Nazz ► Garage Rock >> 1969
● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— 4 Way Street ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
● Genesis —— …And Then There Were Three… [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● Prince —— For You ► Quiet Storm >> 1978
● Rick James —— Street Songs ► Soul-Funkl >> 1981
● Blow Monkeys —— Animal Magic ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Various Artists —— Absolute Beginners [Sndtrk] ► Contemporary Rock >> 1986
● Whitesnake —— Whitesnake ► Arena Rock >> 1987
● Diamanda Galás —— The Singer ► Gospel/Blues >> 1992
● M.O.P. —— To The Death ► Hardcore Rap >> 1994
● Oval —— 94 Diskont ► Experimental/Electronica >> 1995
● The Chemical Brothers —— Dig Your Own Hole ► Eletronica/Big beat >> 1997
● 2 Live Crew —— The Real One ► East Coast Rap >> 1998
● Bachman-Turner Overdrive —— King Biscuit Flower Hour ► Album Rock >> 1998
● Bonnie Raitt —— Fundamental ► Blues-Rock >> 1998
● King Crimson —— Space Groove ► Prog Rock >> 1998
● Stabbing Westward —— Wither Blister Burn & Peel ► Industrial Rock >> 1998
● James Taylor —— Other Covers [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
● Neil Young —— Fork In The Road ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
● The Tragically Hip —— We Are The Same ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Psychotic Reaction ► Album Rock >> 2017
April 08
● Elvis Presley —— Elvis Is Back! ► Rock n Roll >> 1960
● Merle Haggard —— The Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde ► Trad Country >> 1968
● P. J. Proby —— Three Week Hero ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Caravan —— In The Land Of Grey And Pink ► Prog Rock >> 1971
● Dr. John —— Desitively Bonnaroo ► New Orleans R&B >> 1974
● Aerosmith —— Toys In The Attic ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Carly Simon —— Playing Possum ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● The Clash —— The Clash [UK] ► Punk >> 1977
● Dave Edmunds —— D.E. 7th ► Roots/Pub Rock >> 1982
● Toto —— Toto IV ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Heaven 17 —— The Luxury Gap ► Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Simple Minds —— Real Life ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1991
● The Rolling Stones —— Flashpoint ► Rock n Roll >> 1991
● The Offspring —— Smash ► Punk-Rock >> 1994
● Unwound —— Repetition ► Post Hardcore >> 1996
● Boz Scaggs —— Come On Home ► Pop-Soul >> 1997
● Frank Zappa —— Have I Offended Someone? ► Art Rock >> 1997
● Richard Marx —— Flesh And Bone ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Third Eye Blind —— Third Eye Blind ► Power Pop >> 1997
● James Taylor —— The Best Of James Taylor ► Folk-Rock >> 2003
● Judas Priest —— Live In London ► Heavy Metal >> 2003
● Lucinda Williams —— World Without Tears ► Alt. Country >> 2003
● Mariah Carey —— E=MC2 ► Pop-Rock >> 2008
● Paul Simon —— So Beautiful Or So What ► Folk-Pop >> 2011
● Counting Crows —— Echoes Of The Outlaws Roadshow ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2013
● Fossil Collective —— Tell Where I Lie ► Dream Pop >> 2013
● Various Artists —— The Rebel Kind: Girls With Guitars ► Girl Groups >> 2014
● Peter Wolf —— A Cure For Loneliness ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2016
