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):
February 05
● Cream —— Goodbye ► Blues-Rock >> 1969
● Barclay James Harvest —— Once Again ► Prog Rock >> 1971
● Minnie Riperton —— Stay In Love ► Soul-Pop >> 1977
● The Bee Gees —— Spirits Having Flown ► Disco >> 1979
● The Cure —— Boys Don’t Cry ► Post-Punk >> 1980
● Queen —— Innuendo ► Glam Rock >> 1991
● Nirvana —— Hormoaning ► Grunge >> 1992
● Deep Purple —— Purpendicular ► Hard Rock >> 1996
● Goo Goo Dolls —— Dizzy [EP] ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge >> 1999
● The Church —— After Everything Now This ► Alt. Power Pop >> 2002
● The Church —— El Momento Siguiente ► Alt. Power Pop >> 2007
● Belinda Carlisle —— Voila ► Pop-Rock >> 2007
● Lucinda Williams —— The Ghosts Of Highway 20 ► Alt. Country >> 2016
● Elton John —— Wonderful Crazy Night ► Pop-Rock >> 2016
February 06
● The Byrds —— Younger Than Yesterday ► Country-Rock >> 1967
● Jefferson Starship —— Earth ► Arena Rock >> 1978
● Simple Minds —— Sparkle In The Rain ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1984
● 38 Special —— Tour De Force ► Southern Rock >> 1984
● Violent Femmes —— The Blind Leading The Naked ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1986
● Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead —— Dylan & The Dead ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Adam Ant —— Manners & Physique ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1990
● The Pastels —— Mobile Safari ► Indie Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Jeff Beck —— You Had It Coming ► Instrumental Rock >> 2001
● Sparks —— Hello Young Lovers ► Glam Rock >> 2006
● The Apples In Stereo —— New Magnetic Wonder ► Indie Pop-Rock/Power Pop >> 2007
February 07
● The Four Seasons —— Born To Wander ► Pop-Rock >> 1964
● The James Gang —— Jesse Come Home ► Blues-Rock >> 1976
● Iggy Pop —— Soldier ► Punk-Rock >> 1980
● The Stranglers —— The Gospel According To The Meninblack ► Punk-Rock >> 1981
● Rush —— Moving Pictures ► Arena Rock >> 1981
● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Powerlight ► Soul-Funk >> 1983
● Alan Parsons Project —— Ammonia Avenue ► Prog Rock >> 1984
● 2 Live Crew —— As Nasty As They Wanna Bee ► East Coast Rap >> 1989
● Roy Orbison —— Mystery Girl ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● The Mighty Mighty Bosstones —— More Noise And Other Disturbances ► Ska-Metal >> 1992
● Cake —— Motorcade Of Generosity ► Alt Rock/College Rock >> 1994
● Simple Minds —— Good News From The Next World ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1995
● Carpenters —— Interpretations ► Easy Listening >> 1995
● Alison Krauss —— Now That I’ve Found You: A Collection ► Bluegrass >> 1995
● The Melvins —— The Crybaby ► Heavy Metal/Sludge Metal >> 2000
● Elton John —— Billy Elliot The Musical [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Whitesnake —— The Definitive Collection ► Arena Rock >> 2006
● Ray Davies —— Other People’s Lives ► Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Jack Johnson —— Sing-Alongs And Lullabies For The Film Curious George [Sndtrk] ► AA Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Van Halen —— A Different Kind Of Truth ► Hard Rock >> 2012
February 08
● Manfred Mann —— The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann ► Blues-Rock >> 1965
● Jimmy Smith —— Root Down ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1972
● Peter Hammill —— The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Television —— Marquee Moon ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● Poison —— Native Tongue ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal >> 1993
● Black Sabbath —— Cross Purposes ► Hard Rock >> 1994
● Richard Marx —— Paid Vacation ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Stratovarius —— Fourth Dimension ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1995
● Edguy —— Kingdom Of Madness ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1997
● 3 Doors Down —— The Better Life ► Post-Grunge Alt Metal >> 2000
● Joni Mitchell —— Both Sides Now ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Asia —— Live At The Town & Country Club ► Prog Rock >> 2000
● Steps —— Step One ► Britpop >> 2000
● Massive Attack —— Heligoland ► Trip-Hop >> 2010
● Elton John —— Gnomeo & Juliet [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 2011
● Jack Bruce —— Live At The Milky Way ► Prog Rock/Fusion >> 2011
February 09
● Frank Zappa —— Burnt Weeny Sandwich ► Art Rock >> 1970
● Carly Simon —— Carly Simon ► Pop-Rock >> 1971
● ZZ Top —— Tejas ► Blues-Rock >> 1977
● Phil Collins —— Face Value ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● The Highwaymen —— Highwayman 2 ► Outlaw Country >> 1990
● Deacon Blue —— Fellow Hoodlums [UK] ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Jellyfish —— Spilt Milk ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1993
● Mick Jagger —— Wandering Spirit ► Adult Contemporary >> 1993
● Dinosaur Jr. —— Where You Been ► Alt. Rock >> 1993
● Stratovarius —— Dreamspace ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1994
● Bad Manners —— Rare & Fatty ► Ska Revival >> 1999
● The Other Ones —— The Strange Remain ► Jam Band >> 1999
● Elvis Presley —— Sunrise ► Rock n Roll >> 1999
● Bad Company —— Hard Rock Live ► Hard Rock >> 2010
February 10
● Dionne Warwick —— Presenting Dionne Warwick ► Pop-Soul >> 1963
● The Troggs —— Trogglodynamite ► Garage Rock >> 1967
● Buffalo Springfield —— Retrospective: The Best Of Buffalo Springfield ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Diana Ross —— Diana Ross ► Soul – Motown >> 1976
● John Cale —— Church Of Anthrax ► Art Rock >> 1971
● Carole King —— Tapestry ► Female Vocalist >> 1971
● Carpenters —— Golden Double Deluxe [Japan] ► Easy Listening >> 1972
● Dusty Springfield —— It Begins Again ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Judas Priest —— Stained Class ► Heavy Metal >> 1978
● Van Halen —— Van Halen ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Little Feat —— Waiting For Columbus ► Southern Rock >> 1978
● John Lennon —— Live In New York City ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● New Order —— BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Manic Street Preachers —— Generation Terrorists ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● Wet Wet Wet —— High On The Happy Side ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1992
● Blur —— Blur ► Alt Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1997
● Gary Numan —— Exile ► Industrial Rock >> 1998
● Yngwie Malmsteen —— Facing The Animal ► Heavy Metal >> 1998
● Massive Attack —— 100th Window ► Trip-Hop >> 2003
● The Stranglers —— Sweet Smell of Success – Best of the Epic Years ► Punk-Rock >> 2003
● Kanye West —— The College Dropout ► Rap >> 2004
● Norah Jones —— Feels Like Home ► Jazz-Pop Vocals >> 2004
● Carpenters —— Gold: 35th Anniversary Edition ► Easy Listening >> 2004
● Melissa Etheridge —— Lucky ► Roots Rock >> 2004
February 11
● The Rolling Stones —— Between the Buttons ► Blues-Rock >> 1967
● Blue Öyster Cult —— Tyranny And Mutation ► Heavy Metal >> 1973
● Jethro Tull —— Songs From The Wood ► Prog Rock >> 1977
● Golden Earring —— N.E.W.S. ► Hard Rock >> 1984
● The Firm —— The Firm ► British Rock >> 1985
● Cowboy Junkies —— Black Eyed Man ► Alt. Rock >> 1992
● Cathedral —— Forest Of Equilibrium ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal >> 1992
● Riders In The Sky —— Saturday Morning With Riders ► Western Swing/Pop >> 1992
● The Church —— Almost Yesterday ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1997
● Big Head Todd & The Monsters —— Beautiful World ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Anal Cunt —— I Like It When You Die ► Heavy Metal/Grindcore >> 1997
● Hall & Oates —— Do It For Love ► Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Rush —— The Spirit Of Radio: Greatest Hits 1974-1987 ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2003
● The Calling —— The Very Best Of The Calling ► Post-Grunge Alt. Rock >> 2011
● Bob Dylan —— House Of The Rising Sun ► Folk-Rock >> 2013
