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):
March 04
1957 ● Gene Vincent —— Gene Vincent & His Blue Caps ► Rock n Roll
1968 ● The Mothers Of Invention —— We’re Only In It For the Money ► Art Rock
1974 ● ABBA —— Waterloo ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● The Police —— Live At Zellerbach ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1980 ● The Beatles —— Rarities ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● Wang Chung —— Huang Chung ► New Wave/Dance-Pop
1983 ● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark —— Dazzle Ships ► New Wave Synth Pop
1983 ● Thin Lizzy —— Thunder And Lightning ► Hard Rock
1983 ● Spandau Ballet —— TRUE ► New Wave Synht-Pop
1985 ● Cocteau Twins —— Aikea-Guinea [EP] ► Folk-Rock
1991 ● Julian Cope —— Peggy Suicide ► Alt Pop-Rock
1996 ● Mike + The Mechanics —— Hits ► Brit Pop-Rock
1996 ● The Auteurs —— After Murder Park ► Glam Rock
2003 ● Procol Harum —— The Well’s On Fire ► Prog Rock
2003 ● Evanescence —— Fallen ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal
2008 ● Jackson Browne —— Solo Acoustic, Vol. 2 ► Folk-Rock
2008 ● Kathleen Edwards —— Asking For Flowers ► Alt Country-Rock
2013 ● The 1975 —— Music For Cars [EP] ► Dream Pop
March 05
1965 ● The Kinks —— Kinda Kinks [UK] ► British Invasion
1966 ● The Ventures —— The Ventures Play The “Batman” Theme ► Rock n Roll Instrumental
1969 ● Paul Revere & The Raiders —— Hard ‘N’ Heavy (With Marshmellow) ► Pop-Rock
1971 ● Jimi Hendrix —— The Cry Of Love ► Psych/Blues Rock
1976 ● Slade —— Nobody’s Fools ► Hard Rock
1979 ● Trooper —— Hot Shots ► Hard Rock
1982 ● Charlie Daniels Band —— Windows ► Southern Rock
1983 ● Motörhead —— What’s Words Worth? ► Heavy Metal
1984 ● Yngwie Malmsteen —— Rising Force ► Heavy Metal
1986 ● Steve Earle —— Guitar Town ► Alt. Country
1990 ● The Beloved —— Happiness ► Brit Pop/Dance-Pop
1990 ● Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. —— New Funky Nation ► G-Funk
1991 ● Teddy Pendergrass —— Truly Blessed ► Soul-Pop
1991 ● Amy Grant —— Heart In Motion ► Pop-Rock/Christian
1991 ● Morrissey —— Kill Uncle ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1996 ● Gravity Kills —— Gravity Kills ► Industrial Electronica
1996 ● Iggy Pop —— Naughty Little Doggie ► Alt. Rock / Punk
2002 ● Black Label Society —— 1919 Eternal ► Heavy Metal
2002 ● Humble Pie —— Live At The Whisky A Go-Go ’69 ► Hard Rock
2013 ● Poco —— All Fired Up ► Country-Rock
2013 ● Boz Scaggs —— Memphis ► R&B/Blues-Rock
March 06
1967 ● The Temptations —— Temptations Live! ► Soul
1968 ● The United States Of America —— The United States Of America ► Psychedelic Rock
1970 ● The Temptations —— Psychedelic Shack ► Soul – Motown
1971 ● Nick Drake —— Bryter Layter ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● The Rolling Stones —— Stone Age ► Blues-Rock
1974 ● Three Dog Night —— Hard Labor ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1978 ● John Mellencamp (Johnny Cougar) —— A Biography ► Folk-Rock
1986 ● Janet Jackson —— Control ► Dance-Pop
1990 ● Kris Kristofferson —— Third World Warrior ► Trad Country
1990 ● Rod Stewart —— Downtown Train ► Blues-Rock
1995 ● Mike + The Mechanics —— Beggar On A Beach Of Gold ► Brit Pop-Rock
1995 ● EMF —— Cha Cha Cha ► Synth-Pop
1995 ● Annie Lennox —— Medusa ► Adult Alternative Pop-Rock
2000 ● Buzzcocks —— Time’s Up ► Punk-Rock
2001 ● Journey —— The Journey Continues ► AOR Rock
2001 ● Aerosmith —— Just Push Play ► Hard Rock
2006 ● David Gilmour —— On An Island ► Prog Rock
2007 ● The Stooges —— The Weirdness ► Alt. Rock / Punk
2007 ● Korn —— MYTV Unplugged: Korn ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2009 ● The Church —— Untitled #23 ► Alt. Power Pop
2012 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Wrecking Ball ► Heartland Rock
2012 ● Counting Crows —— Live In New York City 1997 ► AA Pop-Rock
March 07
1969 ● Genesis —— From Genesis To Revelation ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● Mountain —— Climbing! ► Hard Rock
1973 ● The Byrds —— Byrds ► Country-Rock
1975 ● David Bowie —— Young Americans ► Glam Rock
1975 ● Carpenters —— Live In Japan ► Easy Listening
1983 ● Tears For Fears —— The Hurting ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1986 ● Chris Rea —— On The Beach ► Album Rock
1988 ● The Beatles —— Past Masters, Volume Two ► Pop-Rock
1988 ● The Beatles —— Past Masters, Volume One ► Pop-Rock
1994 ● Aphex Twin —— Selected Ambient Works Volume II ► Electronica – Dark Ambient
1995 ● Eric Clapton —— The Cream Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock
1997 ● Human Nature —— Telling Everybody [US] ► Dance-Pop/Boy Band
2000 ● Beatsteaks —— Launched ► Hardcore Punk/Kraut Rock
2005 ● Tears For Fears —— Everybody Loves A Happy Ending [UK] ► New Wave Synth-Pop
2005 ● Ben E. King —— Soul Masters ► Soul
2006 ● Van Morrison —— Pay The Devil ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● Buzzcocks —— Flat-Pack Philosophy ► Punk-Rock
2006 ● Donald Fagen —— Morph The Cat ► Jazz-Rock
2006 ● Jethro Tull —— Auqualung Live ► Folk-Rock
March 08
1965 ● The Beach Boys —— Today! ► Pop-Rock
1967 ● Ben E. King —— What Is Soul? [UK] ► Soul
1971 ● Alice Cooper —— Love It To Death ► Hard Rock
1974 ● Aerosmith —— Get Your Wings ► Hard Rock
1977 ● Foreigner —— Foreigner ► Arena Rock
1982 ● The Fall —— Hex Enduction Hour ► Post-Punk
1984 ● Reba McEntire —— Just A Little Love ► Country-Pop
1994 ● Nine Inch Nails —— The Downward Spiral ► Industrial Metal
1994 ● Soundgarden —— Superunknown ► Grunge Rock
1994 ● David Lee Roth —— Your Filthy Little Mouth ► Hard Rock
1994 ● Failure —— Magnified ► Post-Grunge/Alt Metal
1994 ● Babble —— The Stone ► Electro Dance-Pop
1994 ● Elvis Costello —— Brutal Youth ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1995 ● Luther Vandross —— The Night I Fell In Love ► Smooth Soul
1999 ● Godspeed You Black Emperor! —— Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada ► Instrumental/Experimental
2003 ● Rory Gallagher —— Wheels Within Wheels ► Blues-Rock
2011 ● Billy Joel —— Live At Shea Stadium: The Concert ► Pop-Rock
2011 ● R.E.M. —— Collapse Into Now ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2013 ● David Bowie —— The Next Day ► Glam Rock
March 09
1973 ● Canned Heat —— The New Age ► Folk-Rock
1975 ● Steely Dan —— Katy Lied ► Jazz-Rock
1979 ● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Angel Station ► Prog Rock
1982 ● Haircut 100 —— Pelican West ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1984 ● Golden Earring —— N.E.W.S. ► Hard Rock
1985 ● Dolly Parton —— Real Love ► Country-Pop
1987 ● Gary Moore —— Wild Frontier ► Roots Rock (Irish)
1987 ● U2 —— The Joshua Tree ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1992 ● Gotthard —— Gotthard ► Hard Rock
1992 ● Curve —— Doppelgänger ► Alt Rock/Shoegazing
1993 ● Widespread Panic —— Everyday ► Southern Rock
1993 ● The Moody Blues —— A Night At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra ► Pop-Rock
1993 ● Sting —— Ten Summoner’s Tales ► Pop-Rock
1998 ● Space —— Tin Planet ► Brit Pop
1999 ● Citizen King —— Mobile Estates ► Alt Rock/Punk Hop
1999 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— 20th Century Masters ► Southern Rock
1999 ● Van Morrison —— Back On Top ► Folk-Rock
1999 ● Motörhead —— Everything Louder Than Everyone Else ► Heavy Metal
1999 ● Scorpions —— Eye II Eye ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
1999 ● Beth Borton —— Central Reservation ► Alt Adult Pop-Rock
1999 ● Wilco —— Summerteeth ► Alt. Country-Rock
2004 ● Franz Ferdinand —— Franz Ferdinand ► Alt. Indie-Rock
2010 ● The Morning Benders —— Big Echo ► Dream Pop
2010 ● White Hinterland —— Kairos ► Dream Pop
2010 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock
2010 ● Dark Tranquility —— We Are The Void ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal
March 10
1967 ● Cat Stevens —— Matthew & Son ► Folk-Pop
1967 ● Aretha Franklin —— I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You ► Soul
1972 ● Thin Lizzy —— Shades Of A Blue Orphanage ► Hard Rock
1972 ● Dolly Parton —— Touch Your Woman ► Country-Pop
1973 ● Carpenters —— MAX 20 [Japan] ► Easy Listening
1976 ● The Temptations —— Wings Of Love ► Soul – Motown
1978 ● The Buzzcocks —— Another Music In A Different Kitchen ► Punk-Rock
1979 ● Simple Minds —— Life In A Day ► New Wave Alt. Pop
1981 ● John Cale —— Honi Scott ► Art Rock
1981 ● Joe Walsh —— There Goes The Neighborhood ► Blues-Rock
1992 ● Queen —— Classic Queen ► Glam Rock
1992 ● Buffalo Tom —— Let Me Come Over ► Alt Folk-Rock
1992 ● The Church —— Priest=Aura ► Alt. Power Pop
1995 ● Zard —— Forever You ► Pop-Rock
1997 ● Little River Band —— I Dream Alone ► Soft Rock
1997 ● The Bee Gees —— Still Waters [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1997 ● Sheena Easton —— Body & Soul ► Pop-Rock
1998 ● Robbie Robertson —— Contact From The Underworld Of Red Boy ► Roots Rock
1998 ● The Mamas & The Papas —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Folk
1998 ● Motörhead —— Snake Bite Love ► Heavy Metal
1998 ● Killah Priest —— Heavy Mental ► East Coast Rap
1998 ● Bad Manners —— The Collection ► Ska Revival
1998 ● Eric Clapton —— Pilgrim ► Blues-Rock
2008 ● Rory Gallagher —— The Essential ► Blues-Rock
2009 ● Rick Springfield —— My Precious Little One: Lullabies For a New Generation ► Power Pop
2015 ● The Band —— Palladium Circles: The Classic NYC Broadcast 1976 ► Folk-Rock
2015 ● Madonna —— Rebel Heart ► Dance-Pop