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):
August 23
1967 ● Big Brother & The Holding Company —— Big Brother & The Holding Company ► Blues-Rock
1967 ● Jimi Hendrix Experience —— Are You Experienced? ► Psychedelic Rock
1968 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Mr. Wonderful ► Blues-Rock
1980 ● Tygers Of Pang Yang —— Wild Cat ► Heavy Metal
1982 ● Yazoo —— Upstairs At Eric’s ► Synth-Pop
1983 ● Ratt —— Ratt [EP] ► Glam Metal
1984 ● Frank Zappa —— Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger ► Art Rock/Contemporary Orchestral
1985 ● Diana Ross —— Eaten Alive ► Smooth Soul
1986 ● Various Artists —— Now That’s What I Call Music 7 ► Rock
1988 ● Jane’s Addiction —— Nothing’s Shocking ► Alt. Rock
1988 ● Bad Company —— Dangerous Age ► Hard Rock
1994 ● Jeff Buckley —— Grace ► AA Pop-Rock
1994 ● Dinosaur Jr. —— Without A Sound ► Alt. Rock
1995 ● Symphony X —— The Damnation Game ► Heavy Metal/Prog Metal
1999 ● Gardenian —— Soulburner ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal
2005 ● Yes —— The Word Is Live ► Prog Rock
2011 ● The Human League —— Credo ► New Wave Synth-Pop
August 24
1964 ● Ben E. King —— Young Boy Blues ► Soul
1968 ● Jeff Beck Group —— Truth ► Blues-Rock
1968 ● The Ventures —— Horse, The ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1970 ● Aretha Franklin —— Spirit In The Dark ► Soul
1982 ● R.E.M. —— Chronic Town [EP] ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1983 ● Rainbow —— Bent Out Of Shape ► Hard Rock
1984 ● Mark Knopfler —— Cal [Sndtrk] ► Roots Rock
1987 ● John Cougar Mellencamp —— The Lonesome Jubilee ► Roots Rock
1988 ● Corey Hart —— Young Man Running ► Pop-Rock
1989 ● Squeeze —— Frank ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1992 ● Kylie Minogue —— Greatest Hits ► Dance-Pop
1993 ● Tha Alkaholics —— 21 & Over ► West Coast Rap
1993 ● Annihilator —— Set The World On Fire ► Thrash Metal
1993 ● Various Artists —— Bob Dylan The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration (Disc 1) ► Folk-Rock
1997 ● Shaggy —— Midnite Lover ► Dancehall Reggae
1998 ● Moloko —— I Am Not A Doctor ► Electronic/Dance
1999 ● Christina Aguilera —— Christina Aguilera ► Dance-Pop
1999 ● Lou Bega —— A Little Bit Of Mambo ► Latin Pop/Mambo
1999 ● Elton John —— The Muse [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock
2004 ● Donovan —— Beat Café ► Folk-Rock
2004 ● Steve Earle —— The Revolution Starts Now ► Alt. Country
2004 ● The Rolling Stones —— Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones ► Blues-Rock
August 25
1966 ● Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston —— Take Two ► Soul – Motown
1966 ● The Supremes —— The Supremes A Go-Go ► Soul – Motown
1969 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— On Time ► Hard Rock
1972 ● The Kinks —— Everybody’s In Show Biz ► British Rock
1973 ● The Allman Brothers Band —— Brothers And Sisters ► Southern Rock
1975 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Born To Run ► Album Rock
1976 ● Boston —— Boston ► Arena Rock
1981 ● The Replacements —— Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1982 ● The Time —— What Time Is It? ► Funk
1982 ● Alice Cooper —— Zipper Catches Skin ► Heavy Metal
1986 ● Paul Simon —— Graceland ► Folk-Pop
1987 ● Hooters —— One Way Home ► Pop-Rock
1987 ● The Cars —— Door To Door ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1988 ● Metallica —— …And Justice For All ► Heavy Metal
1989 ● Danny O’Keefe —— Redux ► Folk-Rock
1992 ● Garth Brooks —— Beyond The Season ► Country Christmas
1992 ● The Wallflowers —— The Wallflowers ► Folk-Rock
1992 ● Lucinda Williams —— Sweet Old World ► Alt. Country
1992 ● Peter, Paul & Mary —— Flowers And Stones ► Folk-Pop
1995 ● The Brian Jones Massacre —— Methodrone ► Neo-Psychedelia
1997 ● Gamma Ray —— Somewhere Out In Space ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal
1997 ● Rammstein —— Sehnsucht ► Industrial/Krautrock
1998 ● Everclear —— Live From Toronto ► Grunge-Punk
1998 ● Lauryn Hill —— The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill ► Neo-Soul/Hip Hop
1998 ● Nicole Wray —— Make It Hot ► Urban Contemporary
1998 ● Guns N’ Roses —— Use Your Illusion ► Hard Rock
1998 ● Heart —— Greatest Hits ► Album Rock
1998 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— The Essential Lynyrd Skynyrd ► Southern Rock
2009 ● Cheap Trick —— Sgt. Pepper Live ► Hard Rock/Power Pop
2009 ● John Fogerty —— The Blue Ridge Rangers Rides Again ► Folk-Rock
August 26
1966 ● Donovan —— Sunshine Superman [US] ► Folk-Rock
1966 ● The Walker Brothers —— Portrait ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● Marvin Gaye —— In The Groove ► Soul – Motown
1968 ● Diana Ross & The Supremes —— Diana Ross & The Supremes Sing And Perform “Funny Girl” ► Soul
1968 ● The Supremes —— Live At London’s Talk Of The Town ► Soul – Motown
1970 ● Otis Redding —— Historic Performances Recorded At The Monterey International Pop Festival ► Memphis Soul
1981 ● Grateful Dead —— Dead Set ► Folk-Rock
1985 ● The Cure —— The Head On The Door ► Post-Punk
1988 ● Journey —— Star-Box ► AOR Rock
1991 ● Blur —— Leisure ► Alt Pop-Rock/Britpop
1994 ● Amy Grant —— House Of Love ► Pop-Rock/Christian
1997 ● Dwight Yoakam —— Wild Gift ► Alt Country-Rock
1997 ● Tha Alkaholics —— Likwidation ► West Coast Rap
1997 ● Creed —— My Own Prison ► Alt Rock/Post-Grunge
1997 ● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ ► Southern Rock
1997 ● Eddie Money —— Super Hits ► Album Rock
2003 ● Various Artists —— Live! The Farewell Tour ► Pop-Rock
2003 ● Peter Frampton —— Now ► Arena Rock
2003 ● Styx —— Rockers ► Prog/Art Rock
2003 ● Warren Zevon —— The Wind ► Pop-Rock
2008 ● Motörhead —— Motörizer ► Heavy Metal
2008 ● Matthew Sweet —— Sunshine Lies ► Power Pop
2008 ● Little Feat —— Join The Band ► Southern Rock
2008 ● Three Dog Night —— Three Dog Night: Greatest Hits Live ► Blue-Eyed Soul
2016 ● Kiss —— Kiss Rocks Las Vegas ► Hard Rock
August 27
1967 ● Stevie Wonder —— I Was Made To Love Her ► Soul – Motown
1975 ● Donna Summer —— Love To Love You Baby ► Disco
1976 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— The Roaring Silence ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● Eric Clapton —— No Reason To Cry ► Blues-Rock
1979 ● Alan Parsons Project —— Eve ► Prog Rock
1979 ● Pat Benatar —— In The Heat Of The Night ► Hard Rock
1979 ● ZZ Top —— Degüello ► Blues-Rock
1980 ● The B-52’s —— Wild Planet ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1982 ● Billy Squier —— Emotions In Motion ► Hard Rock
1988 ● Mica Paris —— So Good ► Urban Contemporary
1990 ● Garth Brooks —— No Fences ► Country-Pop
1991 ● Pearl Jam —— Ten ► Hard Rock
1991 ● Jerry Garcia Band —— Jerry Garcia Band ► Roots Rock
1991 ● Brenda Lee —— Anthology (1956-1980) ► Country-Pop
1991 ● Alison Moyet —— Hoodoo ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1991 ● Procol Harum —— The Prodigal Stranger ► Prog Rock
1991 ● Bad English —— Backlash ► Arena Rock
1991 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— The Fire Inside ► Heartland Rock
1996 ● A+ —— Latch-Key Child ► Pop-Rap
1996 ● Pearl Jam —— No Code ► Hard Rock
1996 ● The Who —— My Generation: The Very Best Opf The Who ► British Rock
2002 ● Coldplay —— A Rush Of Blood To The Head ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop
2002 ● Jimmy Fallon —— The Bathroom Wall ► Comedy/Satire
2002 ● Uncle Kracker —— No Stranger To Shame ► AA Pop-Rock
2002 ● Boston —— Corporate America ► Arena Rock
2002 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— Trunk Of Funk ► Hard Rock
2007 ● Procol Harum —— Secrets Of The Hive ► Prog Rock
2007 ● Ringo Starr —— Photograph: The Very Best Of Ringo Starr ► Pop-Rock
2013 ● Little River Band —— Cuts Like A Diamond ► Soft Rock
2013 ● Bob Dylan —— The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10: Another Self-Portrait (1969-1971) ► Folk-Rock
August 28
1967 ● Merle Haggard —— Branded Man ► Country Classics
1972 ● Rick Springfield —— Beginnings ► Power Pop
1973 ● Marvin Gaye —— Let’s Get It On ► Soul – Motown
1974 ● Mike Oldfield —— Hergest Ridge ► Instrumental
1975 ● Michael Jackson —— The Best Of Michael Jackson ► Soul Ballad
1978 ● Devo —— Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave
1983 ● The Moody Blues —— The Present [UK] ► Prog Rock
1984 ● Stevie Wonder —— The Woman In Red ► Pop-R&B
1989 ● The Beach Boys —— Still Cruisin’ ► Pop-Rock
1992 ● Mortification —— Scrolls Of The Megilloth ► Heavy Metal/Christian Metal
1995 ● Morrissey —— Southpaw Grammar ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2000 ● Robbie Williams —— Swing When You’re Winning ► Jazz-Pop Vocals
2001 ● American Head Charge —— The War Of Art ► Heavy Metal/Nu Metal
2001 ● Kool & The Gang —— Gangland ► Funk
2007 ● Scorpions —— Humanity: Hour I ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
2007 ● Three Dog Night —— Super Hits Live ► Blue-Eyed Soul
2012 ● Wild Nothing —— Nocturne ► Dream Pop
2012 ● Triumph —— Live At Sweden Rock Festival ► Arena Rock
2015 ● Motörhead —— Bad Magic ► Heavy Metal
August 29
1966 ● Tony Bennett —— A Time For Love ► Easy Listening
1967 ● Gladys Knight & The Pips —— Everybody Needs Love ► Soul – Motown
1967 ● The Supremes —— Greatest Hits ► Soul – Motown
1969 ● Stevie Wonder —— My Cherie Amour ► Pop-R&B
1977 ● Iggy Pop —— Lust For Life ► Proto Punk
1977 ● Split Enz —— Dizrythmia ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1980 ● UB40 —— Signing Off ► Reggae-Pop
1980 ● Jethro Tull —— A [UK] ► Prog Rock
1987 ● Warren Zevon —— Sentimental Hygiene ► Pop-Rock
1989 ● 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
1994 ● The Palace Brothers —— Days In The Wake ► Indie Rock
1995 ● Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ —— Wrapped In Sky ► Southern Rock
1995 ● Heart —— The Road Home ► Album Rock
2000 ● Sarah Brightman —— La Luna ► Classical Crossover
2000 ● Scorpions —— Moment Of Glory ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
2005 ● Iron Maiden —— Death On The Road ► Heavy Metal
2005 ● Eric Clapton —— Back Home ► Blues-Rock
2005 ● Dion —— Live In New York City ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Journey —— Generations ► AOR Rock
2006 ● Devon Allman’s Honeytribe —— Honeytribe ► Blues-Rock
2006 ● Motörhead —— Kiss Of Death ► Heavy Metal
2006 ● Bob Dylan —— Bob Dylan: The Collection ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● Bob Dylan —— Modern Times ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● The Moody Blues —— An Introduction To The Moody Blues ► Brit Beat
2011 ● 38 Special —— Live From Texas ► Southern Rock
2011 ● Counting Crows —— August And Everything After: Live At Town Hall ► AA Pop-Rock
