Dr. Rock's Blog & Roll

Here's a sampling of the best music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note):


Mar 07

● Genesis ------ From Genesis To Revelation ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● The Byrds ------ Byrds, The ► Folk-Rock >> 1973
● David Bowie ------ Young Americans ► Glam Rock >> 1975
● Tears For Fears ------ Hurting, The ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Chris Rea ------ On The Beach ► Album Rock >> 1986
● The Beatles ------ Past Masters, Vol. 1 ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Beatles ------ Past Masters, Vol. 2 ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Aphex Twin ------ Selected Ambient Works Volume II ► Eletronica - Dark Ambient >> 1994
● Human Nature ------ Telling Everybody [US] ► Dance-Pop/Boy Band >> 1997
● Beatsteaks ------ Launched ► Hardcore Punk/Kraut Rock >> 2000


Mar 08

● The Beach Boys ------ Today! ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● Foreigner ------ Foreigner ► Arena Rock >> 1977
● The Fall ------ Hex Enduction Hour ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1982
● Luther Vandross ------ Night I Fell In Love, The ► Smooth Soul >> 1995
● Failure ------ Magnified ► Post-Grunge/Alt Metal >> 1994


Mar 09

● Canned Heat ------ New Age, The ► Folk-Rock >> 1973
● Steely Dan ------ Katy Lied ► Jazz-Rock >> 1975
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Angel Station ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● U2 ------ Joshua Tree, The ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Gary Moore ------ Wild Frontier ► Roots Rock (Irish) >> 1987
● Curve ------ Doppelgänger ► Alt Rock/Shoegazing >> 1992
● Gotthard ------ Gotthard ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● The Moody Blues ------ Night At Red Rocks With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra, A ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Space ------ Tin Planet ► Brit Pop >> 1998
● Beth Borton ------ Central Reservation ► Alt Adult Pop-Rock >> 1999
● Wilco ------ Summerteeth ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 1999
● Franz Ferdinand ------ Franz Ferdinand ► Alt. Indie-Rock >> 2004


Mar 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
● 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
● Bad Manners ------ Collection, The ► Ska >> 1998
● Robbie Robertson ------ Contact From The Underworld Of Red Boy ► Roots Rock >> 1998


Mar 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
● Quiet Riot ------ Metal Health ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Eric Clapton ------ Behind The Sun ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Depeche Mode ------ 101 ► Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Annihilator ------ Refresh The Demon ► Thrash Metal >> 1996
● Blonde Redhead ------ Fake Can Be Just As Good ► Alt Rock/Indie Rock >> 1997
● Santana ------ Live At The Fillmore ► Jazz Fusion >> 1997


Mar 12

● The Velvet Underground ------ Velvet Underground & Nico, The ► Alt. Rock >> 1967
● Yoko Ono ------ Fly ► Avant-Garde/Pop-Rock >> 1971
● The Rolling Stones ------ Sucking In The Seventies ► Rock n Roll >> 1981
● The Jam ------ Gift, The ► Punk-Rock >> 1982
● Dire Straits ------ Alchemy: Dire Straits Live ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Rick Astley ------ Free ► Dance-Pop >> 1991
● R.E.M. ------ Out Of Time ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Céline Dion ------ Falling Into You ► Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Kiss ------ MTV Unplugged ► Hard Rock >> 1996


Mar 13

● Tyrannosaurus Rex ------ Beard Of Stars, A ► Psych Rock >> 1970
● The Cars ------ Heartbreak City ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Bad Religion ------ Generator ► Punk Rock >> 1992
● Disco Inferno ------ In Debt ► Post-Punk Alt/Experimental >> 1995
● Neil Young ------ Live At Massey Hall 1971 ► Folk-Rock >> 2007

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