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):
November 18
1970 ● Three Dog Night —— Naturally ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1974 ● Genesis —— The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway ► Prog Rock
1976 ● Al Green —— Have A Good Time ► Soul (Southern)
1977 ● Brand X —— Livestock ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1977 ● The Damned —— Music For Pleasure ► Punk-Rock
1977 ● The Jam —— This Is The Modern World ► Punk-Rock
1977 ● Bob Welch —— French Kiss ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Love Beach ► Prog Rock
1979 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Emerson, Lake & Palmer In Concert ► Prog Rock
1981 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Hard Rock
1983 ● Ian Anderson —— Walk Into Light ► Electronic/Art Rock
1985 ● The Jesus And Mary Chain —— Psychocandy ► Post-Punk
1985 ● LL Cool J —— Radio ► Hip-Hop
1985 ● Robert Palmer —— Riptide ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1985 ● Slade —— Crackers – The Christmas Party Album ► Hard Rock
1985 ● Stevie Nicks —— Rock A Little ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Duran Duran —— Notorious ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1987 ● Madonna —— You Can Dance ► Dance-Pop
1989 ● Whitesnake —— Slip Of The Tongue ► Arena Rock
1997 ● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts —— Fit To Be Tied ► Hard Rock
1997 ● Aldo Nova —— Aldo’s Dream ► Progressive Rock
1997 ● AC/DC —— Bonfire ► Hard Rock
1997 ● John Mellencamp —— The Best That I Could Do 1978-1988 ► Roots Rock
1997 ● Metallica —— Reload ► Heavy Metal
1997 ● The Ramones —— We’re Outta Here ► Punk-Rock
1997 ● Paul Simon —— Songs From The Capeman ► Folk-Pop
1997 ● The Zombies —— Zombie Heaven ► Art Rock
1998 ● Savatage —— Believe ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal
2000 ● Sheena Easton —— Fabulous ► Pop-Rock
2001 ● Madonna —— GHV2 ► Dance-Pop
2003 ● April Wine —— Best Of April Wine ► Arena Rock
2003 ● John Cale —— HoboSapiens ► Art Rock
2003 ● Cyndi Lauper —— At Last ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● The Human League —— Original Remixes & Rarities ► New Wave Synth-Pop
2008 ● David Cook —— David Cook ► Post-Grunge Pop-Rock
2008 ● Phish —— At The Roxy ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
November 19
1973 ● Emerson, Lake & Palmer —— Brain Salad Surgery ► Prog Rock
1973 ● The Beach Boys —— The Beach Boys In Concert ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● George Harrison —— The Best Of George Harrison ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● George Harrison —— Thirty-Three & 1/3 [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1979 ● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Live Rust ► Folk-Rock
1979 ● Frank Zappa —— Joe’s Garage: Acts II & III ► Art Rock
1980 ● Barry Manilow —— Barry ► AM Pop
1980 ● Blondie —— Autoamerican ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1982 ● Led Zeppelin —— Coda ► Hard Rock
1984 ● Don Henley —— Building The Perfect Beast ► Pop-Rock
1984 ● The Kinks —— Word Of Mouth ► British Rock
1991 ● U2 —— Achtung Baby ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1991 ● Talk Talk —— Laughing Stock ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1991 ● Teenage Fanclub —— Bandwagonesque ► Power Pop
1991 ● Luis Miguel —— Romance ► Latin Pop
1991 ● Jeff Beck —— Beckology ► Blues-Rock
1991 ● The Clash —— Clash On Broadway ► Punk
1996 ● Bush —— Razorblade Suitcase ► Grunge Rock
1996 ● Boz Scaggs —— Fade Into Light ► Pop-Soul
2001 ● Cher —— Living Proof ► Pop-Rock
2002 ● Toni Braxton —— More Than A Woman ► Soul-Pop
2002 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Live In Rio ► Soul-Funk
2002 ● George Harrison —— Brainwashed ► Pop-Rock
2002 ● Led Zeppelin —— Early Days And Latter Days ► Hard Rock
2002 ● Joni Mitchell —— Travelogue ► Folk-Rock
2010 ● Cher —— Burlesque [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock
2012 ● Simple Minds —— 5X5 Live ► New Wave Alt. Pop
2012 ● Led Zeppelin —— Celebration Day ► Hard Rock
2012 ● The Who —— Live At Hull 1970 ► British Rock
2013 ● Eric Clapton —— Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 ► Blues-Rock
2013 ● Eric Clapton —— Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 ► Blues-Rock
2013 ● Rush —— Clockwork Angels Tour ► Prog/Art Rock
November 20
1965 ● The Yardbirds —— Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds ► Blues Rock
1968 ● Stevie Wonder —— Eivets Rednow…Alfie ► Soul-pop
1971 ● Sly & The Family Stone —— There’s A Riot Goin’ On ► Soul-Funk
1973 ● Alice Cooper —— Muscle Of Love ► Hard Rock
1982 ● Whitesnake —— Snakes & Sinners ► Arena Rock
1989 ● Phil Collins —— …But Seriously ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Blue Rodeo —— Casino ► Country-Rock
1990 ● Cinderella —— Heartbreak Station ► Heavy Metal
1990 ● Debbie Gibson —— Anything Is Possible ► Pop-Rock
1990 ● Run-D.M.C. —— Back From Hell ► Rap
1990 ● Peter Gabriel —— Shaking The Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats ► Prog Rock
1990 ● Paul McCartney —— Tripping The Live Fantastic: Highlights! ► Pop-Rock
1995 ● The Beatles —— Anthology 1 ► Pop-Rock
1995 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Playback ► Album Rock
1997 ● HiM —— Greatest Love Songs Vol. 666 ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal
1998 ● The Slackers —— The Question ► Ska Revival
2001 ● The Psychedelic Furs —— Beautiful Chaos: Greatest Hits Live ► Post-Punk New Wave
2001 ● Aerosmith —— Young Lust: The Aerosmith Anthology ► Hard Rock
2001 ● Sting —— …All This Time ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Foo Fighters —— Five Songs And A Cover [EP] ► Grunge Rock
2006 ● Oasis —— Stop The Clocks ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop
2007 ● Melissa Etheridge —— The Awakening Live ► Roots Rock
2007 ● The Kingston Trio —— Live At The Santa Monica Civic Auditorium ► Folk-Pop
2007 ● Phish —— Vegas 96 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
2009 ● Billy Idol —— In Super Overdrive Live ► Hard Rock
2015 ● Adele Adkins —— 25 ► Blue-Eyed Soul
2015 ● Tracy Chapman —— Greatest Hits ► Folk-Rock
2015 ● Rush —— R40 Live ► Prog/Art Rock
November 21
1966 ● Joan Baez —— Noël ► Folk-Pop/Latin
1966 ● The Animals —— Animalism ► Blues-Rock
1969 ● Junior Walker & The All-Stars —— Gotta Hold On To This Feeling ► Soul
1969 ● The Moody Blues —— To Our Children’s Children’s Children ► Psychedelic Rock
1970 ● Sly & The Family Stone —— Greatest Hits ► Soul-Funk
1970 ● Neil Diamond —— Tap Root Manuscript ► Pop-Rock
1975 ● Queen —— A Night At The Opera [UK] ► Glam Rock
1976 ● Scorpions —— Virgin Killer ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Rock
1977 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— All ‘N All ► Soul-Funk
1980 ● Heatwave —— Candles ► Funk/Disco
1980 ● REO Speedwagon —— Hi Infidelity ► Arena Rock
1980 ● Steely Dan —— Gaucho ► Jazz-Rock
1980 ● Rod Stewart —— Foolish Behavior ► Dance-Disco
1983 ● Kool & The Gang —— In The Heart ► Post-Disco
1983 ● Duran Duran —— Seven And The Ragged Tiger ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1984 ● Frank Zappa —— Francesco Zappa ► Art Rock/Classical
1985 ● Don Henley —— Actual Miles: Henley’s Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock
1985 ● Frank Zappa —— Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention ► Art Rock
1986 ● Soul Asylum —— While You Were Out ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1988 ● My Bloody Valentine —— Isn’t Anything ► Indie Rock
1988 ● Skinny Puppy —— Rabies ► Alt. Rock – Industrial
1989 ● Kenny G —— Kenny G Live ► Jazz-Pop
1989 ● Chicago —— Greatest Hits 1982 – 1989 ► Jazz-Rock
1989 ● Rush —— Presto ► Arena Rock
1993 ● Tiffany —— Dreams Never Die ► Dance-Pop
1994 ● New Order —— (the best of) New Order ► Alt Pop-Rock
1995 ● Ace Of Base —— The Bridge ► Euro-Dance Pop
1995 ● Don Henley —— Actual Miles: Henley’s Greatest Hits ► Country-Rock
1995 ● Bruce Springsteen —— The Ghost Of Tom Joad ► Heartland Rock
1995 ● Stevie Wonder —— Natural Wonder ► Pop-R&B
2000 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Atlanta Rhythm Section ► Southern Rock
2000 ● Backstreet Boys —— Black & Blue ► Dance-Pop
2000 ● Everclear —— Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 2: Good Time For A Bad Attitude ► Grunge-Punk
2000 ● Elton John —— One Night Only – The Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock
2000 ● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— Collectybles ► Southern Rock
2003 ● Korn —— Take A Look In The Mirror ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2005 ● Cocteau Twins —— Lullabies To Violaine: Singles And Extended Plays 1982-1996 ► Folk-Rock
2006 ● Daughtry —— Daughtry ► Alt. Rock
2006 ● The dB’s —— Christmas Time Again ► Power Pop
2006 ● Kiss —— Alive!: The Milenium Conert ► Hard Rock
2007 ● Kylie Minogue —— X ► Dance-Pop
2011 ● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band —— Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets ► Heartland Rock
November 22
1963 ● The Beatles —— With The Beatles ► Pop-Rock
1963 ● Phil Spector —— A Christmas Gift To You From Phillies Records ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_BeatlesllThe Beatles —— The Beatles (The White Album) ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● The Kinks —— The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society ► British Rock
1968 ● Dusty Springfield —— Dusty…Definitely ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● Elvis Presley —— Elvis ► Rock n Roll
1974 ● Miles Davis —— Get Up With It ► Jazz-Funk Fusion
1977 ● Chic —— Chic ► Disco
1980 ● Motörhead —— Beer Drinkers And Hell Raisers [EP] ► Heavy Metal
1984 ● Split Enz —— See Ya’ Round ► New Wave Power Pop
1985 ● Lloyd Cole & The Commotions —— Easy Pieces ► AA Pop-Rock/Synth
1985 ● Yoko Ono —— Starpeace ► New Wave Art-Rock
1988 ● Candlemass —— Ancient Dreams ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal
1988 ● Chaka Khan —— CK ► Funk
1988 ● Bette Midler —— Beaches [Sndtrk] ► Female Vocalist
1988 ● Pink Floyd —— Delicate Sound Of Thunder ► Prog Rock
1992 ● Kool & The Gang —— Unite ► Funk-Soul
1993 ● Jethro Tull —— Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1972-1991 [UK] ► Folk-Rock
1993 ● Elton John —— Duets ► Pop-Rock
1993 ● The Rolling Stones —— Jump Back: The Best Of The Rolling Stones [UK] ► Blues-Rock
1994 ● John Hiatt —— Hiatt Comes Alive At Budokan? ► Roots Rock
1994 ● Aerosmith —— Box Of Fire ► Hard Rock
1994 ● ZZ Top —— One Foot In The Blues ► Blues-Rock
2003 ● Rory Gallagher —— Meeting With The G-Man ► Blues-Rock
2005 ● Billy Joel —— My Lives ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● The Rolling Stones —— Rarities 1971-2003 ► Blues-Rock
2005 ● Rush —— R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour ► Prog/Art Rock
2011 ● Motörhead —— The Wörld Is Ours – Vol. 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else ► Heavy Metal
November 23
1964 ● Ben E. King —— Ben E. King’s Greatest Hits ► Soul
1964 ● The Beatles —— The Beatles Story ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● Cat Stevens —— Tea For The Tillerman ► Folk-Pop
1970 ● Manfred Mann Chapter Three —— Chapter Three Volume Two ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1973 ● Yoko Ono —— Feeling The Space ► Avant Garde/Experimental
1974 ● The Moody Blues —— This Is The Moody Blues ► Psychedelic Rock
1978 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— The Best Of Earth, Wind & Fire, Vol. 1 ► Soul-Funk
1979 ● Public Image Ltd. —— Metal Box ► Post-Punk
1979 ● Mike Oldfield —— Platinum ► Progressive Rock
1979 ● Teddy Pendergrass —— Live! Coast To Coast ► Soul-Pop
1981 ● David Bowie —— Changestwobowie ► Glam Rock
1981 ● AC/DC —— For Those About To Rock We Salute You ► Hard Rock
1981 ● Chicago —— Greatest Hits, Volume II ► Jazz-Rock
1981 ● Pink Floyd —— A Collection Of Great Dance Songs ► Prog Rock
1983 ● The Who —— Who’s Greatest Hits ► British Rock
1990 ● Bad Religion —— Against The Grain ► Punk Rock
1993 ● Archers Of Loaf —— Icky Mettle ► Indie Rock/Noise Pop
1993 ● Ace Of Base —— The Sign ► Euro-Dance Pop
1993 ● Cowboy Junkies —— Pale Sun, Crescent Moon ► Alt. Rock
1993 ● Guns N’ Roses —— The Spaghetti Incident? ► Hard Rock
1993 ● Metallica —— Live Shit: Binge & Purge ► Heavy Metal
1993 ● Linda Ronstadt —— Winter Light ► Pop-Rock
1996 ● Cyndi Lauper —— Sisters Of Avalon ► Pop-Rock
1999 ● The Beastie Boys —— Beastie Boys Anthology: The Sounds Of Science ► Rap
1999 ● Freedom Call —— Stairway To Fairyland ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal
1999 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Listener Supported ► AA Pop-Rock
1999 ● Mötley Crüe —— Live: Entertainment Or Death ► Heavy Metal
1999 ● Phish —— Hampton Comes Alive ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
1999 ● Jessica Simpson —— Sweet Kisses ► Tenn Dance-Pop
1999 ● Blondie —— Live ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1999 ● Guns N’ Roses —— Live Era: ’87-’93 ► Hard Rock
1999 ● Metallica —— S&M ► Heavy Metal
1999 ● R.E.M. —— Man On The Moon ► Rock
2004 ● Evanescence —— Anywhere But Home ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal
2004 ● Sarah McLachlan —— Afterglow Live ► Folk-Rock
2004 ● The Allman Brothers Band —— One Way Out ► Southern Rock
2004 ● Nirvana —— With The Lights Out ► Grunge
2004 ● Poco —— Keeping The Legend Alive ► Country-Rock
2004 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— In Concert ► Folk-Pop
2004 ● U2 —— How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2008 ● Guns N’ Roses —— Chinese Democracy ► Hard Rock
2009 ● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— The Live Anthology ► Album Rock
November 24
1967 ● Kaleidoscope —— Tangerine Dream ► Psychedelic Rock
1969 ● Tim Buckley —— Blue Afternoon ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● The Kinks —— Muswell Hillbillies ► British Rock
1972 ● Hawkwind —— Doremi Fasol Latido ► Space Rock
1975 ● Carly Simon —— The Best Of Carly Simon ► Pop-Rock
1976 ● George Harrison —— Thirty-Three & 1/3 ► Pop-Rock
1978 ● Mike Oldfield —— Incantations ► Progressive Rock
1978 ● Rod Stewart —— Blondes Have More Fun ► Blues-Rock
1984 ● Eurythmics —— 1984 (For The Love Of Big Brother) [Sndtrk] ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1984 ● Pat Benatar —— Tropico ► Hard Rock
1986 ● Hawkwind —— Live Chronicles ► Space Rock
1986 ● Red Box —— The Circle & The Square ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Eric Clapton —— August ► Blues-Rock
1987 ● Keith Sweat —— Make It Last Forever ► New jack swing
1992 ● Leonard Cohen —— The Future ► Soft Rock
1992 ● Erasure —— Pop! – The First 20 Singles ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1992 ● Spin Doctors —— Homebelly Groove ► Alt Pop-Rock
1994 ● Cryptopsy —— Blasphemy Made Flesh ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal
1997 ● All Saints —— All Saints ► Electronic Dance-Pop
1997 ● Yes —— Open Your Eyes ► Prog Rock
1998 ● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony —— The Collection Volume 1 ► Gangsta Rap
1998 ● Pearl Jam —— Live On Two Legs ► Hard Rock
1998 ● Metallica —— Garage, Inc. ► Heavy Metal
1998 ● Queen —— The Crown Jewels ► Glam Rock
2003 ● Madonna —— Remixed & Revisited ► Dance-Pop
2003 ● The Tubes —— White Punks On Dope ► Alt. Rock
2006 ● Whitesnake —— Live: In The Heart Of The Blues ► Arena Rock
2008 ● Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— Live At The Royal Albert Hall ► Alt Rock
2008 ● Jeff Beck —— Performing This Week…Live At Ronnie Scott’s ► Instrumental Rock
2009 ● Bob Seger —— Early Seger Vol. 1 ► Heartland Rock
2014 ● Soundgarden —— Echo Of Miles: Scattered Tracks Across The Path ► Grunge Rock
2014 ● Joni Mitchell —— Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, A Ballet, Waiting Toi Be Danced ► Folk-Rock
