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 05
● The Kinks —— Kinda Kinks [UK] ► British Invasion >> 1965
● The Ventures —— The Ventures Play The “Batman” Theme ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1966
● Paul Revere & The Raiders —— Hard ‘N’ Heavy (With Marshmellow) ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Jimi Hendrix —— The Cry Of Love ► Psych/Blues Rock >> 1971
● Slade —— Nobody’s Fools ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● Trooper —— Hot Shots ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Charlie Daniels Band —— Windows ► Southern Rock >> 1982
● Motörhead —— What’s Words Worth? ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Yngwie Malmsteen —— Rising Force ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Steve Earle —— Guitar Town ► Alt. Country >> 1986
● The Beloved —— Happiness ► Brit Pop/Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. —— New Funky Nation ► G-Funk >> 1990
● Amy Grant —— Heart In Motion ► Pop-Rock/Christian >> 1991
● Morrissey —— Kill Uncle ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Teddy Pendergrass —— Truly Blessed ► Soul-Pop >> 1991
● Gravity Kills —— Gravity Kills ► Industrial Electronica >> 1996
● Iggy Pop —— Naughty Little Doggie ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 1996
● Black Label Society —— 1919 Eternal ► Heavy Metal >> 2002
● Humble Pie —— Live At The Whisky A Go-Go ’69 ► Hard Rock >> 2002
● Poco —— All Fired Up ► Country-Rock >> 2013
March 06
● The Temptations —— Temptations Live! ► Soul >> 1967
● The United States Of America —— The United States Of America ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1968
● The Temptations —— Psychedelic Shack ► Soul – Motown >> 1970
● The Rolling Stones —— Stone Age ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Three Dog Night —— Hard Labor ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1974
● John Mellencamp (Johnny Cougar) —— A Biography ► Folk-Rock >> 1978
● Janet Jackson —— Control ► Dance-Pop >> 1986
● Rod Stewart —— Downtown Train ► Blues-Rock >> 1990
● Kris Kristofferson —— Third World Warrior ► Trad Country >> 1990
● Mike + The Mechanics —— Beggar On A Beach Of Gold ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 1995
● EMF —— Cha Cha Cha ► Synth-Pop >> 1995
● Buzzcocks —— Time’s Up ► Punk-Rock >> 2000
● Journey —— The Journey Continues ► AOR Rock >> 2001
● Aerosmith —— Just Push Play ► Hard Rock >> 2001
● David Gilmour —— On An Island ► Prog Rock >> 2006
● Korn —— MYTV Unplugged: Korn ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2007
● The Stooges —— The Weirdness ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 2007
● The Church —— Untitled #23 ► Alt. Power Pop >> 2009
● Counting Crows —— Live In New York City 1997 ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2012
● Bruce Springsteen —— Wrecking Ball ► Heartland Rock >> 2012
March 07
● Genesis —— From Genesis To Revelation ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Mountain —— Climbing! ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● The Byrds —— The Byrds ► Country-Rock >> 1973
● Carpenters —— Live In Japan ► Easy Listening >> 1975
● David Bowie —— Young Americans ► Glam Rock >> 1975
● Tears For Fears —— The Hurting ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Chris Rea —— On The Beach ► Album Rock >> 1986
● The Beatles —— Past Masters, Volume One ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Beatles —— Past Masters, Volume Two ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Aphex Twin —— Selected Ambient Works Volume II ► Electronica – Dark Ambient >> 1994
● Eric Clapton —— The Cream Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock >> 1995
● Human Nature —— Telling Everybody [US] ► Dance-Pop/Boy Band >> 1997
● Beatsteaks —— Launched ► Hardcore Punk/Kraut Rock >> 2000
● Tears For Fears —— Everybody Loves A Happy Ending [UK] ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 2005
● Ben E. King —— Soul Masters ► Soul >> 2005
● Jethro Tull —— Auqualung Live ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Buzzcocks —— Flat-Pack Philosophy ► Punk-Rock >> 2006
● Donald Fagen —— Morph The Cat ► Jazz-Rock >> 2006
● Van Morrison —— Pay The Devil ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
March 08
● The Beach Boys —— Today! ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● Ben E. King —— What Is Soul ► Soul >> 1967
● Alice Cooper —— Love It To Death ► Hard Rock >> 1971
● Aerosmith —— Get Your Wings ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Foreigner —— Foreigner ► Arena Rock >> 1977
● The Fall —— Hex Enduction Hour ► Post-Punk >> 1982
● Reba McEntire —— Just A Little Love ► Country-Pop >> 1984
● Elvis Costello —— Brutal Youth ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Nine Inch Nails —— The Downward Spiral ► Industrial Metal >> 1994
● Failure —— Magnified ► Post-Grunge/Alt Metal >> 1994
● Babble —— The Stone ► Electro Dance-Pop >> 1994
● Soundgarden —— Superunknown ► Grunge Rock >> 1994
● David Lee Roth —— Your Filthy Little Mouth ► Hard Rock >> 1994
● Luther Vandross —— The Night I Fell In Love ► Smooth Soul >> 1995
● Godspeed You Black Emperor! —— Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada ► Instrumental/Experimental >> 1999
● Rory Gallagher —— Wheels Within Wheels ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● R.E.M. —— Collapse Into Now ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2011
● Billy Joel —— Live At Shea Stadium: The Concert ► Pop-Rock >> 2011
● David Bowie —— The Next Day ► Glam Rock >> 2013
March 09
● Canned Heat —— The New Age ► Folk-Rock >> 1973
● Steely Dan —— Katy Lied ► Jazz-Rock >> 1975
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Angel Station ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Haircut 100 —— Pelican West ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Golden Earring —— N.E.W.S. ► Hard Rock >> 1984
● Dolly Parton —— Real Love ► Country-Pop >> 1985
● U2 —— The Joshua Tree ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Gary Moore —— Wild Frontier ► Roots Rock (Irish) >> 1987
● Curve —— Doppelgänger ► Alt Rock/Shoegazing >> 1992
● Gotthard —— Gotthard ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● 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 >> 1993
● Space —— Tin Planet ► Brit Pop >> 1998
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— 20th Century Masters ► Southern Rock >> 1999
● Van Morrison —— Back On Top ► Folk-Rock >> 1999
● Beth Borton —— Central Reservation ► Alt Adult Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Motörhead —— Everything Louder Than Everyone Else ► Heavy Metal >> 1999
● Scorpions —— Eye II Eye ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock >> 1999
● Citizen King —— Mobile Estates ► Alt Rock/Punk Hop >> 1999
● Wilco —— Summerteeth ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 1999
● Franz Ferdinand —— Franz Ferdinand ► Alt. Indie-Rock >> 2004
● The Morning Benders —— Big Echo ► Dream Pop >> 2010
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock >> 2010
● White Hinterland —— Kairos ► Dream Pop >> 2010
● Dark Tranquility —— We Are The Void ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 2010
March 10
● Aretha Franklin —— I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You ► Soul >> 1967
● Cat Stevens —— Matthew & Son ► Folk-Pop >> 1967
● Thin Lizzy —— Shades Of A Blue Orphanage ► Hard Rock >> 1972
● Dolly Parton —— Touch Your Woman ► Country-Pop >> 1972
● Carpenters —— MAX 20 [Japan] ► Easy Listening >> 1973
● The Temptations —— Wings Of Love ► Soul – Motown >> 1976
● T. Rex —— Dandy In The Underworld ► Glam Rock >> 1977
● The Buzzcocks —— Another Music In A Different Kitchen ► Punk-Rock >> 1978
● Simple Minds —— Life In A Day ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1979
● John Cale —— Honi Scott ► Art Rock >> 1981
● Joe Walsh —— There Goes The Neighborhood ► Blues-Rock >> 1981
● Queen —— Classic Queen ► Glam Rock >> 1992
● Buffalo Tom —— Let Me Come Over ► Alt Folk-Rock >> 1992
● The Church —— Priest=Aura ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1992
● Zard —— Forever You ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Sheena Easton —— Body & Soul ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Little River Band —— I Dream Alone ► Soft Rock >> 1997
● The Bee Gees —— Still Waters [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Bad Manners —— The Collection ► Ska Revival >> 1998
● Robbie Robertson —— Contact From The Underworld Of Red Boy ► Roots Rock >> 1998
● The Mamas & The Papas —— Greatest Hits ► Pop-Folk >> 1998
● Killah Priest —— Heavy Mental ► East Coast Rap >> 1998
● Eric Clapton —— Pilgrim ► Blues-Rock >> 1998
● Motörhead —— Snake Bite Love ► Heavy Metal >> 1998
● Rory Gallagher —— The Essential ► Blues-Rock >> 2008
● Rick Springfield —— My Precious Little One: Lullabies For a New Generation ► Power Pop >> 2009
● The Band —— Palladium Circles: The Classic NYC Broadcast 1976 ► Folk-Rock >> 2015
● Madonna —— Rebel Heart ► Dance-Pop >> 2015
March 11
● Manfred Mann —— Up The Junction [Sndtrk] ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1968
● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— Déjà Vu ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Harry Chapin —— Heads And Tales ► Folk-Pop >> 1972
● Chicago —— Chicago VII ► Jazz-Rock >> 1974
● Alice Cooper —— Welcome To My Nightmare ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Weather Report —— Black Market ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1976
● Quiet Riot —— Metal Health ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Eric Clapton —— Behind The Sun ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Depeche Mode —— 101 ► Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Brenda Lee —— Brenda Lee ► Country-Pop >> 1991
● Annihilator —— Refresh The Demon ► Thrash Metal >> 1996
● Blonde Redhead —— Fake Can Be Just As Good ► Alt Rock/Indie Rock >> 1997
● dEUS —— In A Bar, Under The Sea ► Avant Grunge >> 1997
● Santana —— Live At The Fillmore ► Jazz Fusion >> 1997
● Heart —— These Dreams: Greatest Hits ► Album Rock >> 1997
● The Clash —— The Essential Clash ► Punk >> 2003
● Machine Head —— Hellalive ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal >> 2003
● Everclear —— Slow Motion Daydream ► Grunge-Punk >> 2003
Really? alice cooper – alt country rock? Love your page but you need better fact check. Motorhead – new wave synth pop?
Jimi:
Database glitch now corrected. Thanks for pointing that out.
I am working on a new system that will eliminate these types of glitches in the future. I hope to roll it out in the next few weeks.
Cheers, Dr. Rock