Monday, September 26, 2011
Albums Released This Week (September 26 - October 2)
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):
Sep 26
● The Beatles ------ Abbey Road ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Billy Preston ------ That's The Way God Planned It ► Funk >> 1969
● J. Geils Band ------ "Live" Full House ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● John Lennon ------ Walls And Bridges ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Ringo Starr ------ Ringo The 4th ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Mötley Crüe ------ Shout At The Devil ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Magnum ------ Vigilante ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● Oingo Boingo ------ Boingo Alive ► New Wave Ska-Pop >> 1988
● AC/DC ------ Ballbreaker ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Prince ------ The Gold Experience ► Soul-Funk >> 1995
● David Bowie ------ Outside ► Art Rock >> 1995
● Sarah McLachlan ------ Mirrorball: The Complete Concert ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
Sep 27
● Status Quo ------ Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo ► British Rock >> 1968
● Cat Stevens ------ Catch Bull At Four ► Folk-Pop >> 1972
● Harry Chapin ------ Portrait Gallery ► Folk-Pop >> 1975
● Depeche Mode ------ A Broken Frame ► Synth-Pop >> 1982
● The Fall ------ Room To Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!) ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1982
● Alphaville ------ Forever Young ► New Wave synth pop >> 1984
● Cyndi Lauper ------ True Colors ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Randy Newman ------ Land Of Dreams ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Tears For Fears ------ The Seeds Of Love ► Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Pet Shop Boys ------ Very ► Electro-pop/Dance >> 1993
● Brandy ------ Brandy ► New Jack Swing >> 1994
● Santana Brothers ------ Brothers ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1994
● R.E.M. ------ Monster ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Big Head Todd & The Monsters ------ Strategem ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● The Moody Blues ------ Time Traveler ► Prog Rock >> 1994
● Dave Matthews Band ------ Under The Table And Dreaming ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Gary Moore ------ A Different Beat ► Roots Rock (Irish) >> 1999
● John Cale ------ Black Acetate ► Art Rock >> 2005
● Neil Young ------ Prairie Wind ► Folk-Rock >> 2005
Sep 28
● Led Zeppelin ------ The Song Remains The Same ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● Stevie Wonder ------ Songs In The Key Of Life ► Pop-R&B >> 1976
● Black Sabbath ------ Never Say Die! ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Alice Cooper ------ DaDa ► Art Rock >> 1983
● Depeche Mode ------ Music For The Masses ► Synth-Pop >> 1987
● Wet Wet Wet ------ Popped In Souled Out ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1987
● MC Hammer ------ Let's Get It Started ► Hip-Hop >> 1988
● Brian May ------ Back To The Light [UK] ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● Anal Cunt ------ Morbid Florist ► Heavy Metal/Grindcore >> 1993
● Depeche Mode ------ The Singles 86>98 ► Synth-Pop >> 1998
● Tony Bennett ------ Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool ► Easy Listening >> 1999
● ZZ Top ------ XXX ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Joss Stone ------ Mind, Body & Soul ► Pop-Soul (Neo-Soul) >> 2004
Sep 29
● The Jackson 5 ------ Goin' Back To Indiana ► Soul - Motown >> 1971
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Glorified Magnified ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Rush ------ All The World's A Stage ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Billy Joel ------ The Stranger ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Stevie Wonder ------ Hotter Than July ► Pop-R&B >> 1980
● The Fall ------ Bend Sinister ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1986
● New Order ------ Brotherhood ► Power Pop >> 1986
● Chicago ------ Chicago 18 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1986
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ------ The Pacific Age ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1986
● The Smiths ------ Strangeways, Here We Come ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Red Hot Chili Peppers ------ The Uplift Mofo Party Plan ► Alt. Funk-Rock >> 1987
● Alice In Chains ------ Dirt ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 1992
● 10,000 Maniacs ------ Our Time In Eden ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Peter Gabriel ------ Us ► Prog Rock >> 1992
● Stone Temple Pilots ------ Core ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Rammstein ------ Herzeleid ► Industrial/Krautrock >> 1995
● The Rolling Stones ------ Bridges To Babylon ► Blues-Rock >> 1997
● The Fall ------ Levitate ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1997
● AFI ------ A Fire Inside ► Alt Rock >> 1998
● Alice In Chains ------ Black Gives Way To Blue ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 2009
Sep 30
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas ------ Heat Wave ► Soul - Motown >> 1963
● Joe Walsh ------ Barnstorm ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Ian Dury ------ New Boots And Panties!! ► Punk-Rock >> 1987
● Godley & Crème ------ Freeze Frame ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Hall & Oates ------ Live At The Apollo ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Madness ------ Mad Not Mad ► Ska >> 1985
● Tom Waits ------ Rain Dogs ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble ------ Soul To Soul ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Wang Chung ------ To Live And Die In L.A. ► New Wave/Dance-Pop >> 1985
● Paul McCartney ------ Choba b CCCP ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Nitzer Ebb ------ Ebbhead ► Industrial/EBM >> 1991
● Simply Red ------ Stars ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Robbie Robertson ------ Storyville ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles & Tony Sheridan ► Rock n Roll >> 1994
● Secret Chiefs 3 ------ First Grand Constitution And Bylaws ► Experimental/Indie Rock >> 1996
● Patti Smith ------ Peace And Noise ► Heartland Rock >> 1997
● The Apples In Stereo ------ Tone Soul Evolution ► Indie Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Turbonegro ------ Darkness Forever! ► Heavy Metal/Glam Punk >> 2000
● Ace Of Base ------ Da Capo ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 2002
● Toto ------ The Essential Toto ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 2003
● Martina McBride ------ Martina ► Alt. Country >> 2003
● Melissa Etheridge ------ A New Thought For Christmas ► Roots Rock >> 2008
Oct 01
● Elvis Presley ------ G.I. Blues ► Rock n Roll >> 1960
● Elvis Presley ------ Blue Hawaii ► Rock n Roll >> 1961
● The Monkees ------ The Monkees Present ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● John Cale ------ Fear ► Art Rock >> 1974
● Styx ------ Crystal Ball ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1976
● ZZ Top ------ El Loco ► Blues-Rock >> 1981
● The Damned ------ Strawberries ► Punk-Rock >> 1982
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ------ Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth ► Punk-rock >> 1984
● Chaka Khan ------ I Feel For You ► Funk >> 1984
● Midnight Oil ------ Red Sails In The Sunset ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Ramones ------ Too Tough To Die ► Punk-Rock >> 1984
● U2 ------ The Unforgettable Fire ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● John Fogerty ------ Eye Of The Zombie ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Lennie Gallant ------ Breakwater ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Iron Maiden ------ No Prayer For The Dying ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Prince & The New Power ------ Diamonds And Pearls ► Soul-Funk >> 1991
● Cheap Trick ------ The Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1991
● Marduk ------ Those Of The Unlight ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1993
● Edge Of Sanity ------ Purgatory Afterglow ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1994
● East 17 ------ Up All Night ► Dance-Pop >> 1995
● Bad Brains ------ Black Dots ► Post-Punk/Hardcore >> 1996
● Curtis Mayfield ------ New World Order ► Soul/Funk >> 1996
● Carbon Leaf ------ Shadows In The Banquet Hall ► AA Alt Rock >> 1997
● Weather Report ------ Live And Unreleased ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 2002
Oct 02
● The Kinks ------ The Kinks [UK] ► British Rock >> 1964
● The Kinks ------ You Really Got Me ► British Rock >> 1964
● Dolly Parton ------ Coat Of Many Colors ► Country >> 1971
● J. Geils Band ------ The Morning After ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart ------ Bongo Fury ► Art Rock >> 1975
● Chicago ------ Hot Streets ► Jazz-Rock >> 1978
● Bob Marley & The Wailers ------ Survival ► Roots Reggae >> 1979
● The Police ------ Ghost In The Machine ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Bathory ------ Bathory ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1984
● The Replacements ------ Let It Be ► College Rock >> 1984
● Neil Young ------ Freedom ► Blues-Rock >> 1989
● The Kinks ------ UK Jive ► British Rock >> 1989
● Tiffany ------ New Inside ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Oasis ------ (What's The Story) Morning Glory ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Richard Marx ------ The Best Of Richard Marx ► Adult Contemporary Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Bruce Springsteen ------ Magic ► Heartland Rock >> 2007

Sep 26
● The Beatles ------ Abbey Road ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Billy Preston ------ That's The Way God Planned It ► Funk >> 1969
● J. Geils Band ------ "Live" Full House ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● John Lennon ------ Walls And Bridges ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Ringo Starr ------ Ringo The 4th ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Mötley Crüe ------ Shout At The Devil ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Magnum ------ Vigilante ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● Oingo Boingo ------ Boingo Alive ► New Wave Ska-Pop >> 1988
● AC/DC ------ Ballbreaker ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Prince ------ The Gold Experience ► Soul-Funk >> 1995
● David Bowie ------ Outside ► Art Rock >> 1995
● Sarah McLachlan ------ Mirrorball: The Complete Concert ► Folk-Rock >> 2006

Sep 27
● Status Quo ------ Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo ► British Rock >> 1968
● Cat Stevens ------ Catch Bull At Four ► Folk-Pop >> 1972
● Harry Chapin ------ Portrait Gallery ► Folk-Pop >> 1975
● Depeche Mode ------ A Broken Frame ► Synth-Pop >> 1982
● The Fall ------ Room To Live (Undilutable Slang Truth!) ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1982
● Alphaville ------ Forever Young ► New Wave synth pop >> 1984
● Cyndi Lauper ------ True Colors ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Randy Newman ------ Land Of Dreams ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Tears For Fears ------ The Seeds Of Love ► Synth-Pop >> 1989
● Pet Shop Boys ------ Very ► Electro-pop/Dance >> 1993
● Brandy ------ Brandy ► New Jack Swing >> 1994
● Santana Brothers ------ Brothers ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1994
● R.E.M. ------ Monster ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Big Head Todd & The Monsters ------ Strategem ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● The Moody Blues ------ Time Traveler ► Prog Rock >> 1994
● Dave Matthews Band ------ Under The Table And Dreaming ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Gary Moore ------ A Different Beat ► Roots Rock (Irish) >> 1999
● John Cale ------ Black Acetate ► Art Rock >> 2005
● Neil Young ------ Prairie Wind ► Folk-Rock >> 2005

Sep 28
● Led Zeppelin ------ The Song Remains The Same ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● Stevie Wonder ------ Songs In The Key Of Life ► Pop-R&B >> 1976
● Black Sabbath ------ Never Say Die! ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Alice Cooper ------ DaDa ► Art Rock >> 1983
● Depeche Mode ------ Music For The Masses ► Synth-Pop >> 1987
● Wet Wet Wet ------ Popped In Souled Out ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1987
● MC Hammer ------ Let's Get It Started ► Hip-Hop >> 1988
● Brian May ------ Back To The Light [UK] ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● Anal Cunt ------ Morbid Florist ► Heavy Metal/Grindcore >> 1993
● Depeche Mode ------ The Singles 86>98 ► Synth-Pop >> 1998
● Tony Bennett ------ Bennett Sings Ellington: Hot & Cool ► Easy Listening >> 1999
● ZZ Top ------ XXX ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Joss Stone ------ Mind, Body & Soul ► Pop-Soul (Neo-Soul) >> 2004

Sep 29
● The Jackson 5 ------ Goin' Back To Indiana ► Soul - Motown >> 1971
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Glorified Magnified ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Rush ------ All The World's A Stage ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Billy Joel ------ The Stranger ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Stevie Wonder ------ Hotter Than July ► Pop-R&B >> 1980
● The Fall ------ Bend Sinister ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1986
● New Order ------ Brotherhood ► Power Pop >> 1986
● Chicago ------ Chicago 18 ► Jazz-Rock >> 1986
● Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark ------ The Pacific Age ► New Wave Synth Pop >> 1986
● The Smiths ------ Strangeways, Here We Come ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Red Hot Chili Peppers ------ The Uplift Mofo Party Plan ► Alt. Funk-Rock >> 1987
● Alice In Chains ------ Dirt ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 1992
● 10,000 Maniacs ------ Our Time In Eden ► Folk-Rock >> 1992
● Peter Gabriel ------ Us ► Prog Rock >> 1992
● Stone Temple Pilots ------ Core ► Arena Rock >> 1982
● Rammstein ------ Herzeleid ► Industrial/Krautrock >> 1995
● The Rolling Stones ------ Bridges To Babylon ► Blues-Rock >> 1997
● The Fall ------ Levitate ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1997
● AFI ------ A Fire Inside ► Alt Rock >> 1998
● Alice In Chains ------ Black Gives Way To Blue ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 2009

Sep 30
● Martha Reeves & The Vandellas ------ Heat Wave ► Soul - Motown >> 1963
● Joe Walsh ------ Barnstorm ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Ian Dury ------ New Boots And Panties!! ► Punk-Rock >> 1987
● Godley & Crème ------ Freeze Frame ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Hall & Oates ------ Live At The Apollo ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Madness ------ Mad Not Mad ► Ska >> 1985
● Tom Waits ------ Rain Dogs ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble ------ Soul To Soul ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● Wang Chung ------ To Live And Die In L.A. ► New Wave/Dance-Pop >> 1985
● Paul McCartney ------ Choba b CCCP ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Nitzer Ebb ------ Ebbhead ► Industrial/EBM >> 1991
● Simply Red ------ Stars ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Robbie Robertson ------ Storyville ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles & Tony Sheridan ► Rock n Roll >> 1994
● Secret Chiefs 3 ------ First Grand Constitution And Bylaws ► Experimental/Indie Rock >> 1996
● Patti Smith ------ Peace And Noise ► Heartland Rock >> 1997
● The Apples In Stereo ------ Tone Soul Evolution ► Indie Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Turbonegro ------ Darkness Forever! ► Heavy Metal/Glam Punk >> 2000
● Ace Of Base ------ Da Capo ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 2002
● Toto ------ The Essential Toto ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 2003
● Martina McBride ------ Martina ► Alt. Country >> 2003
● Melissa Etheridge ------ A New Thought For Christmas ► Roots Rock >> 2008

Oct 01
● Elvis Presley ------ G.I. Blues ► Rock n Roll >> 1960
● Elvis Presley ------ Blue Hawaii ► Rock n Roll >> 1961
● The Monkees ------ The Monkees Present ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● John Cale ------ Fear ► Art Rock >> 1974
● Styx ------ Crystal Ball ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1976
● ZZ Top ------ El Loco ► Blues-Rock >> 1981
● The Damned ------ Strawberries ► Punk-Rock >> 1982
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ------ Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth ► Punk-rock >> 1984
● Chaka Khan ------ I Feel For You ► Funk >> 1984
● Midnight Oil ------ Red Sails In The Sunset ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Ramones ------ Too Tough To Die ► Punk-Rock >> 1984
● U2 ------ The Unforgettable Fire ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984
● John Fogerty ------ Eye Of The Zombie ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Lennie Gallant ------ Breakwater ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Iron Maiden ------ No Prayer For The Dying ► Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Prince & The New Power ------ Diamonds And Pearls ► Soul-Funk >> 1991
● Cheap Trick ------ The Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1991
● Marduk ------ Those Of The Unlight ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1993
● Edge Of Sanity ------ Purgatory Afterglow ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1994
● East 17 ------ Up All Night ► Dance-Pop >> 1995
● Bad Brains ------ Black Dots ► Post-Punk/Hardcore >> 1996
● Curtis Mayfield ------ New World Order ► Soul/Funk >> 1996
● Carbon Leaf ------ Shadows In The Banquet Hall ► AA Alt Rock >> 1997
● Weather Report ------ Live And Unreleased ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 2002

Oct 02
● The Kinks ------ The Kinks [UK] ► British Rock >> 1964
● The Kinks ------ You Really Got Me ► British Rock >> 1964
● Dolly Parton ------ Coat Of Many Colors ► Country >> 1971
● J. Geils Band ------ The Morning After ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart ------ Bongo Fury ► Art Rock >> 1975
● Chicago ------ Hot Streets ► Jazz-Rock >> 1978
● Bob Marley & The Wailers ------ Survival ► Roots Reggae >> 1979
● The Police ------ Ghost In The Machine ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Bathory ------ Bathory ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1984
● The Replacements ------ Let It Be ► College Rock >> 1984
● Neil Young ------ Freedom ► Blues-Rock >> 1989
● The Kinks ------ UK Jive ► British Rock >> 1989
● Tiffany ------ New Inside ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Oasis ------ (What's The Story) Morning Glory ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Richard Marx ------ The Best Of Richard Marx ► Adult Contemporary Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Bruce Springsteen ------ Magic ► Heartland Rock >> 2007
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