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 25
● Laura Nyro —— Smile ► Folk-Pop >> 1976
● Zard —— Mō Sagasanai ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
December 26
● Warren Zevon —— Stand In The Fire ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Kreator —— Past Life Trauma (1985 – 1992) ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 2000
December 27
● Bob Dylan —— John Wesley Harding ► Folk-Rock >> 1967
● Leonard Cohen —— The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ► Folk-Pop >> 1967
● The Jackson 5 —— Greatest Hits ► Soul – Motown >> 1971
● Genesis —— Wind & Wuthering ► Prog Rock >> 1976
● Todd Rundgren’s Utopia —— Adventures In Utopia ► Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Mike + The Mechanics —— Favourites/The Very Best Of ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Dion —— Bronx In Blue ► Blues-Rock >> 2005
● Loverboy —— Setlist: The Very Best Of Loverboy Live ► Arena Rock >> 2011
● Bob Dylan —— The 50th Anniversary Collection ► Folk-Rock >> 2012
December 28
● Stevie Wonder —— With A Song In My Heart ► Pop-R&B >> 1963
● Suicide —— Suicide ► No Wave Synth-Pop >> 1977
● Leon Redbone —— Christmas Island ► Ragtime >> 1987
● R.E.M. —— iTunes Originals – R.E.M. ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004
December 29
● Grand Funk Railroad —— Grand Funk ► Hard Rock >> 1969
● America —— America ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
● The Byrds —— Farther Along ► Country-Rock >> 1971
● The Trammps —— Disco Inferno ► Disco >> 1976
● Neil Young —— Trans ► Folk-Rock >> 1982
● Various Artists —— Miami Vice II [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Meat Beat Manifesto —— 99% ► Techno-Industrial >> 1990
● All Saints —— The Remix Album ► Electronic Dance-Pop >> 1998
December 30
● Three Dog Night —— Harmony ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1971
● Chris Squire —— Fish Out Of Water ► Prog Rock >> 1975
● Rough Trade —— For Those Who Think Young ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1981
● Ric Ocasek —— Beatitude ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Cocteau Twins —— The ‘Pink Opaque ► Folk-Rock >> 1985
December 31
● Steve Winwood —— Arc of A Diver ► Album Rock >> 1980
● Live —— Mental Jewelry ► Post-Grunge Alt Rock >> 1991
● Wet Wet Wet —— The Memphis Sessions ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1993
