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 09
● Bob Dylan —— Nashville Skyline ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Dr. John —— Remedies ► Blues-Rock >> 1970
● Queen —— Queen II ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● America —— Hideaway ► Folk-Rock >> 1976
● Natalie Cole —— Natalie ► Soul-Pop >> 1976
● Rainbow —— Long Live Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Arena Rock >> 1978
● Squeeze —— Cool For Cats ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1979
● Elton John —— Jump Up! ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● R.E.M. —— Reckoning ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Billy Squier —— Creatures Of Habit ► Hard Rock >> 1991
● Roxette —— Crash! Boom! Bang! ► Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Chino XL —— Here To Save You All ► Hardcore Rap >> 1996
● Bonnie Raitt —— Silver Lining ► Blues-Rock >> 2002
● Neil Young Featuring Booker T. & The M.G.’s —— Are You Passionate? ► Rock & Soul >> 2002
● Roy Buchanan —— Strange Kind Of Feeling ► Blues-Rock >> 2002
● Motörhead —— Hammered ► Heavy Metal >> 2004
April 10
● Elvis Presley —— It Happened At The World’s Fair ► Rock n Roll >> 1963
● The Beatles —— The Beatles’ Second Album ► Pop-Rock >> 1964
● Dusty Springfield —— From Dusty With Love ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Elton John —— Elton John ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Miles Davis —— Black Beauty: Miles Davis At Fillmore West ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1970
● Carpenters —— Golden Prize Volume II [Japan] ► Easy Listening >> 1974
● Supertramp —— Even In The Quietest Moments ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1977
● Jethro Tull —— Heavy Horses ► Prog Rock >> 1978
● The Cure —— Faith ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Jethro Tull —— The Broadsword And The Beast [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1982
● Scorpions —— Blackout ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock >> 1982
● The Cult —— Sonic Temple ► Hard Rock >> 1989
● Fleetwood Mac —— Behind The Mask ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Laura Branigan —— Laura Branigan ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● The Hives —— Veni Vidi Vicious ► Garage Rock >> 2000
● Whitesnake —— The Early Years ► Arena Rock >> 2004
● Brenda Lee —— Gospel Duets With Treasured Friends ► Country-Pop >> 2007
● Bonnie Raitt —— Slipstream ► Blues-Rock >> 2012
April 11
● Creedence Clearwater Revival —— Mardi Gras ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● The Beach Boys —— Love You ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Whitesnake —— Come An’ Get It ► Arena Rock >> 1981
● Savatage —— Sirens ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1983
● The Who —— Two’s Missing ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Butthole Surfers —— Hairway To Steven ► Post-Punk Hardcore >> 1988
● Iron Maiden —— Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son ► Heavy Metal >> 1988
● Celtic Frost —— Vanity/Nemesis ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Pavement —— Wowee Zowee ► Garage Rock >> 1995
● Bad Manners —— Special Brew ► Ska Revival >> 2000
● No Doubt —— Return Of Saturn ► Ska-Pop >> 2000
● Queen —— Stone Cold Classics ► Glam Rock >> 2006
● Asia —— Phoenix ► Prog Rock >> 2008
● Judas Priest —— The Essential Judas Priest ► Heavy Metal >> 2008
● Bob Dylan —— In Concert – Brandeis University 1963 ► Folk-Rock >> 2011
April 12
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas —— Dance Party ► Soul – Motown >> 1965
● The Supremes —— We Remember Sam Cooke ► Soul – Motown >> 1965
● Stevie Wonder —— Where I’m Coming From ► Pop-R&B >> 1971
● The Jackson 5 —— Maybe Tomorrow ► Soul – Motown >> 1971
● Stephen Stills & Manassas —— Manassas ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● J. Geils Band —— Bloodshot ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Poco —— Seven ► Country-Rock >> 1974
● Bob Seger —— Beautiful Loser ► Heartland Rock >> 1975
● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Live Bullet ► Heartland Rock >> 1976
● John Mellencamp (John Cougar) —— American Fool ► Roots Rock >> 1982
● Rush —— Grace Under Pressure ► Arena Rock >> 1984
● Cheap Trick —— Lap Of Luxury ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1988
● Neil Young & The Bluenotes —— This Note’s For You ► Blues-Rock >> 1988
● Bruce Springsteen —— In Concert/MTV Unplugged ► Album Rock >> 1993
● David Gray —— A Century Ends ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1993
● All-4-One —— All-4-One ► Contemporary Soul >> 1994
● Hole —— Live Through This ► Grunge >> 1994
● Motörhead —— Live At Brixton ’87 ► Heavy Metal >> 1994
● Golden Earring —— Paradise In Distress ► Hard Rock >> 1999
● Nightmares On Wax —— Carboot Soul ► Electronic/Trip Hop >> 1999
● Supertramp —— It Was The Best Of Times ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1999
● New Order —— In Sessions ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Foo Fighters —— Wasting Light ► Grunge Rock >> 2011
● Counting Crows —— Underwater Sunshine (Or What We Did On Our Summer Vacation) ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2012
April 13
● Diana Ross & The Supremes —— Farewell ► Soul >> 1970
● Bob Marley & The Wailers —— Catch A Fire ► Roots Reggae >> 1973
● David Bowie —— Aladdin Sane ► Glam Rock >> 1973
● Michael Jackson —— Music & Me ► Soul Ballad >> 1973
● Aretha Franklin —— Almighty Fire ► Soul >> 1978
● Thin Lizzy —— Black Rose: A Rock Legend ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Billy Squier —— Don’t Say No ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● The Church —— Of Skins And Heart ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1981
● R.E.M. —— Murmur ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Carly Simon —— Coming Around Again ► Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Fleetwood Mac —— Tango In The Night ► Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Johnny Cash —— Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town ► Trad Country >> 1987
● Glass Tiger —— Diamond Sun ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Cross —— Shove It ► Hard Rock >> 1988
● Chris Isaak —— San Francisco Days ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Warren Zevon —— Learning To Flinch ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Desmond Dekker & The Specials —— King Of Kings ► Ska Revival >> 1995
● Bruce Springsteen —— 18 Tracks ► Album Rock >> 1999
● Rick Springfield —— Karma ► Power Pop >> 1999
● The Ataris —— Blue Skies, Broken Hearts…Next 12 Exits ► Pop-Punk >> 1999
● The Jellybricks —— The Soap Opera ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1999
● The Who —— 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of The Who ► British Rock >> 1999
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Echo ► Album Rock >> 1999
● Various Artists —— VH1 Divas 1999 ► Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Bruce Springsteen —— Collection: 1973-2012 ► Heartland Rock >> 2012
April 14
● Dionne Warwick —— Dionne Warwick In Paris ► Pop-Soul >> 1966
● Gentle Giant —— Three Friends ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Iron Maiden —— Iron Maiden ► Heavy Metal >> 1980
● Judas Priest —— British Steel ► Heavy Metal >> 1980
● Van Halen —— Diver Down ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● David Bowie —— Let’s Dance ► Glam Rock >> 1983
● Cocteau Twins —— Victorialand ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Soul Asylum —— Clam Dip & Other Delights [EP] ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Chaka Khan —— The Woman I Am ► Soul-Funk >> 1992
● ZZ Top —— Greatest Hits ► Blues-Rock >> 1992
● Cast —— Mother Nature Calls ► Britpop >> 1997
● Converge —— When Forever Comes Crashing ► Punk/Metalcore >> 1998
● Cream —— BBC Sessions ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Tom Petty —— In The Coloseum ► Album Rock >> 2014
April 15
● Marvin Gaye & Mary Wells —— Together ► Soul – Motown >> 1964
● The Rolling Stones —— Aftermath ► Rock n Roll >> 1966
● Al Green —— Green Is Blues ► Soul (Southern) >> 1970
● Grand Funk Railroad —— Survival ► Hard Rock >> 1971
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Second Helping ► Southern Rock >> 1974
● Little Feat —— Time Loves a Hero ► Southern Rock >> 1977
● The Stranglers —— Rattus Norvegicus ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● Andrew Gold —— All This And Heaven Too ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Billy Ocean —— Love Zone ► Dance-Pop >> 1986
● Leo Kottke —— My Father’s Face ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Grateful Dead —— One From The Vault ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1991
● The Doobie Brothers —— Brotherhood ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● David Gray —— Sell, Sell, Sell ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Bran Van 3000 —— Glee ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Buck-O-Nine —— Twenty-Eight Teeth ► Ska-Punk >> 1997
● Depeche Mode —— Ultra ► Synth-Pop >> 1997
● Jerry Garcia Band —— How Sweet It Is ► Roots Rock >> 1997
● Savage Garden —— Savage Garden ► Dance-Pop >> 1997
● Teddy Pendergrass —— You And I ► Soul-Pop >> 1997
● Fleetwood Mac —— Say You Will ► Pop-Rock >> 2003
● ZZ Top —— Mescalero ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Simple Minds —— Sunday Express – Live Volume 1 ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 2007
● Rush —— Snakes & Arrows Live ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2008
● Tom Petty —— Petty’s Peculiar Picks: The Best Of Tom Petty’s Buried Treasure ► Album Rock >> 2014
● PJ Harvey —— Hope Six Demolition Project, The ► Indie Rock >> 2016
Murmur by R.E.M. released on 12th not 13th. cheers
Craig:
I loaded Murmur into my database years ago. At the time, I had a reason to list it as April 13, 1983. Now I sadly can’t defend that date. However, I do find other release dates, including April 11 (Last.fm) and several references to April 14. For now, I will change the database to 4/12/1983.
Thank you, and cheers,
Dr. Rock