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):
January 15
1968 ● Jimi Hendrix Experience —— Axis: Bold As Love ► Psychedelic Rock
1970 ● MC5 —— Back in the USA ► Garage Rock
1970 ● Dusty Springfield —— A Brand New Me ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● Aretha Franklin —— This Girl’s In Love With You ► Soul
1971 ● John Lee Hooker And Canned Heat —— Hooker ‘N Heat ► Blues-Rock
1981 ● Marvin Gaye —— In Our Lifetime ► Soul – Motown
1982 ● Barbara Dickson —— All For A Song ► MOR Pop
1985 ● John Fogerty —— Centerfield ► Folk-Rock
1985 ● Commodores —— Nightshift ► Soul-Funk
1988 ● Sabbat —— History Of A Time To Come ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal
1990 ● The Sundays —— Reading, Writing And Arithmetic ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1991 ● David Lee Roth —— A Little Ain’t Enough ► Hard Rock
1996 ● Accept —— Predator ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Metal
2007 ● Talking Heads —— The Collection ► New Wave Art-Rock
2012 ● Barbara Kessler —— What You Keep ► Alt. Country
January 16
1965 ● The Guess Who —— Shakin’ All Over ► Garage Rock
1968 ● Blue Cheer —— Vincebus Eruptum ► Hard Rock
1971 ● ZZ Top —— ZZ Top’s First Album ► Blues-Rock
1972 ● David Bromberg —— David Bromberg ► Folk-Rock
1972 ● Blue Öyster Cult —— Blue Öyster Cult ► Metal
1975 ● Michael Jackson —— Forever, Michael ► Soul
1975 ● The Temptations —— A Song For You ► Soul – Motown
1984 ● Wang Chung —— Points On The Curve ► New Wave/Dance-Pop
1990 ● Joan Jett —— The Hit List ► Hard Rock
1990 ● Peter Murphy —— Deep ► Goth Rock
1991 ● The Knack —— Serious Fun ► Power Pop
1995 ● Siouxsie And The Banshees —— The Rapture ► Alt. Rock
1996 ● Cibo Matto —— Viva! La Woman ► Trip Hop
1998 ● Air —— Moon Safari ► Psychedelic Pop
2007 ● America —— Here & Now ► Folk-Rock
January 17
1966 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Sounds Of Silence ► Folk-Pop
1969 ● Aretha Franklin —— Soul ’69 ► Soul
1969 ● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin ► Hard Rock
1974 ● Joni Mitchell —— Court And Spark ► Folk-Rock
1974 ● Bob Dylan —— Planet Waves ► Folk-Rock
1980 ● John Foxx —— Metamatic ► New Wave Electronic Pop
1983 ● Black Sabbath —— Live Evil ► Hard Rock
1983 ● Smokey Robinson —— Yes It’s You Lady ► Soul – Motown
1992 ● Green Day —— Kerplunk! ► Alt. Rock
1995 ● The Roots —— Do You Want More?!!!??! ► Jazz Rap
2000 ● Explosions In The Sky —— How Strange, Innocense ► Instrumental
2000 ● Golden Earring —— Last Blast Of The Century ► Hard Rock
2000 ● Van Morrison —— The Skiffle Sessions – Live In Belfast 1998 ► Folk-Rock
2011 ● Pearl Jam —— Live On Ten Legs ► Hard Rock
2012 ● Kathleen Edwards —— Voyageur ► Alt Country-Rock
January 18
1969 ● The Ventures —— Underground Fire ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1974 ● Pink Floyd —— A Nice Pair ► Prog Rock
1977 ● Gentle Giant —— Playing The Fool ► Prog Rock
1977 ● Smokey Robinson —— Deep In My Soul ► Soul/Quiet Storm
1977 ● Diana Ross —— An Evening With Diana Ross ► Soul – Motown
1978 ● Warren Zevon —— Excitable Boy ► Pop-Rock
1981 ● Sheena Easton —— Take My Time ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● Jean-Luc Ponty —— Mystical Adventures ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1983 ● Bryan Adams —— Cuts Like A Knife ► Pop-Rock
1985 ● Little River Band —— Playing To Swin ► Soft Rock
1986 ● Soul Asylum —— Made To Be Broken ► Alt. Rock/Garage Rock
1988 ● AC/DC —— Blow Up Your Video ► Hard Rock
1994 ● Mark Lanegan —— Whiskey For The Holy Ghost ► Roots Rock
1994 ● ZZ Top —— Antenna ► Blues-Rock
1996 ● Gotthard —— G. ► Hard Rock
2010 ● The Who —— Greatest Hits Live ► British Rock
2011 ● Gregg Allman —— Low Country Blues ► Southern Rock
January 19
1970 ● John Sebastian —— John B. Sebastian [Reprise] ► Folk-Rock
1970 ● John Sebastian —— John B. Sebastian [MGM] ► Folk-Rock
1978 ● The Manhattan Transfer —— Pastiche ► Jazz-Pop
1979 ● Frank Zappa —— Sleep Dirt ► Art Rock
1980 ● The Pretenders —— Pretenders ► Post-Punk
1981 ● Styx —— Paradise Theater ► Prog/Art Rock
1984 ● John Lennon And Yoko Ono —— Milk And Honey ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● Megadeth —— So Far, So Good…So What! ► Heavy Metal
1993 ● Roanne Cash —— The Wheel ► Country-Folk
1993 ● Bonnie Tyler —— The Very Best Of Bonnie Tyler ► Pop Vocals (Female)
1993 ● Elvis Costello And The Brodsky Quartet —— The Juliet Letters ► String Quartet
1995 ● Extreme —— Waiting For The Punchline ► Pop-Metal
1995 ● Fairport Convention —— Jewel In The Crown ► Folk-Rock
2011 ● Adele Adkins —— 21 ► Blue-Eyed Soul
January 20
1962 ● The Ventures —— Twist With The Ventures ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1964 ● The Beatles —— Meet the Beatles! ► Pop-Rock
1967 ● The Rolling Stones —— Between the Buttons [UK] ► Blues-Rock
1972 ● Jerry Garcia —— Garcia ► Roots Rock
1975 ● Bob Dylan —— Blood On The Tracks ► Folk-Rock
1977 ● Jimmy Buffett —— Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes ► Folk-Rock
1978 ● Gerry Rafferty —— City To City ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● XTC —— White Music ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1978 ● Journey —— Infinity ► Prog/Art Rock
1983 ● Def Leppard —— Pyromania ► Hard Rock
1983 ● The Oak Ridge Boys —— American Made ► Country-Pop
1987 ● Bruce Willis —— The Return Of Bruno ► Pop-Soul
1997 ● Daft Punk —— Homework [UK] ► House
1998 ● Air —— Moon Safari ► Chillout
1998 ● Ace Frehley —— Loaded Deck ► Pop-Metal
2010 ● Dave Matthews Band —— The Haiti Relief Project [EP] ► AA Pop-Rock
January 21
1965 ● The Four Tops —— Four Tops ► Soul – Motown
1966 ● Them —— Them Again [UK] ► Garage Rock
1968 ● Canned Heat —— Boogie With Canned Heat ► Folk-Rock
1968 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— The Graduate [Sndtrk] ► Folk-Pop
1977 ● Ashford & Simpson —— So So Satisfied ► Soul/Quiet Storm
1980 ● Split Enz —— True Colours ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1983 ● Eurythmics —— Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1983 ● Loudness —— The Law Of The Devil’s Land ► Heavy Metal/Japanese Metal
1984 ● Bon Jovi —— Bon Jovi ► Hard Rock
1984 ● The Pretenders —— Learning To Crawl ► Post-Punk
1997 ● Slick Shoes —— Slick Shoes ► Pop Punk
