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):
December 11
● Blood, Sweat & Tears —— Blood, Sweat & Tears ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1968
● Deep Purple —— The Book Of Taliesyn ► Hard Rock >> 1968
● John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band —— John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● King Crimson —— Lizard ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● The Rolling Stones —— More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) ► Hard Rock >> 1972
● Paul McCartney & Wings —— Wings Over America ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Slade —— Till Deaf Do Us Part ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Monty Python —— Monty Python Sings ► Comedy >> 1989
● Fine Young Cannibals —— The Raw & The Remix ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1990
● No Doubt —— Rock Steady ► Ska-Pop >> 2001
● Dave Matthews Band —— Live At Piedmont Park ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2007
● Iggy Pop —— Live In San Fran 1981 ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 2007
● The Beach Boys —— “Live In Chicago 1965
” ► Pop-Rock >> 2015
December 12
● John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band —— Live Peace In Toronto ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Ringo Starr —— Blast From Your Past ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Burning Spear —— Marcus Garvey ► Reggae-Folk >> 1975
● ABBA —— The Album ► Euro-Pop >> 1977
● The Clash —— Sandinista! ► Punk >> 1980
● Venom —— Welcome To Hell ► Heavy Metal >> 1981
● The Fall —— Perverted By Language ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1983
● UB40 —— Labour Of Love II ► Reggae-Pop >> 1989
● Arch Enemy —— Black Earth ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1996
● Cypress Hill —— Live At The Fillmore ► Rap Metal >> 2000
● Kylie Minogue —— Showgirl ► Dance-Pop >> 2005
December 13
● The Ventures —— Swamp Rock ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1969
● Neil Diamond —— Touching You, Touching Me ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Badfinger —— Straight Up ► British Rock >> 1971
● Roberta Flack —— Blue Lights In The Basement ► Pop-Soul >> 1977
● Joni Mitchell —— Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter ► Folk-Rock >> 1977
● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— The Distance ► Heartland Rock >> 1982
● C+C Music Factory —— Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Dion N’ Little Kings —— Live In New York ► Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Garth Brooks —— The Hits ► Country-Rock >> 1994
● George Michael —— Songs From The Last Century ► Adult Contemporary >> 1999
December 14
● Bill Haley And His Comets —— Strictly Instrumental ► Rock ‘n’ Roll >> 1959
● Dave Brubeck Quartet —— Time Out ► Cool Jazz >> 1959
● Canned Heat —— Historical Figures And Ancient Heads ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Yes —— Tales From Topographic Oceans [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Joe Walsh —— So What ► Blues-Rock >> 1974
● The Clash —— London Calling ► Punk >> 1979
● Yellow Magic Orchestra —— Service ► Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Soda Stereo —— Soda Stereo ► Latino Rock >> 1984
● Dinosaur Jr. —— You’re Living All Over Me ► Alt. Rock >> 1987
● Nirvana —— Incesticide ► Grunge >> 1992
● Steely Dan —— Citizen Steely Dan ► Jazz-Rock >> 1993
● Katatonia —— Dance Of December Souls ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal >> 1993
● Culture Club —— Don’t Mind If I Do ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1999
● Juvenile —— Tha G-Code ► Southern Rap >> 1999
● Kylie Minogue —— Kylie: Live In New York ► Dance-Pop >> 2009
● Motörhead —— The Wörld Is Yours ► Heavy Metal >> 2010
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Mojo Tours 2010 ► Album Rock >> 2010
December 15
● The Beatles —— Beatles ’65 ► Pop-Rock >> 1964
● The Beatles —— Christmas Time Is Here Again! ► Holiday Message & Music >> 1967
● The Who —— The Who Sell Out ► British Rock >> 1967
● The Rascals —— See ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1969
● Status Quo —— Piledriver ► Hard Rock >> 1972
● Parliament —— Mothership Connection ► Funk >> 1975
● Marvin Gaye —— Here, My Dear ► Soul – Motown >> 1978
● Sid Vicious —— Sid Sings ► Punk-Rock >> 1979
● The Durutti Column —— LC ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Steve Miller —— Living In The 20th Century ► Album Rock >> 1987
● Pestilence —— Consuming Impulse ► Death Metal >> 1989
● Legião Urbana —— V ► Brazilian Rock >> 1991
● Dr. Dre —— The Chronic ► Hip-Hop >> 1992
● Savatage —— Final Bell/Ghost In Ruins ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1995
● Busta Rhymes —— E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front ► Rap >> 1998
● Kool & The Gang —— Liive At Montreux 2009 ► Funk >> 2009
December 16
● Doris Day —— Love Him ► Adult Contemporary >> 1963
● The Beatles —— The Beatles’ Fourth Christmas Record – Pantomime: Everywhere It’s Christmas ► Holiday Message & Music >> 1966
● Bobby Womack —— Across 110th Street [Sndtrk] ► Soul-Funk >> 1972
● Neil Diamond —— You Don’t Bring Me Flowers ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Kraftwerk —— Electric Café ► Techno-Rock >> 1986
● Guns N’ Roses —— Live ?!*@ Like A Suicide [EP] ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● TISM —— Machines Against The Rage ► Alt Rock/Australia >> 1996
● No Doubt —— Collector’s Orange Crate ► Ska-Pop >> 1997
● Riverfenix —— Riverfenix ► Pop Punk >> 1997
● Various Artists —— Cold Mountain ► Roots/Americana >> 2003
● Machine Head —— Through The Ashes Of Empires [UK] ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal >> 2003
December 17
● The Beatles —— The Beatles’ Third Christmas Record ► Holiday Message & Music >> 1965
● David Bowie —— Hunky Dory ► Glam Rock >> 1971
● AC/DC —— Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● The Jacksons —— Destiny ► Soul – pop >> 1978
● Peter Tork —— Two Man Band ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Jerry Garcia Band —— Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound ► Roots Rock >> 2013