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 released this week (and some related albums of note):


Dec 22
● Madeline Bell ------ Comin' Atcha ► Soul-jazz-rock >> 1973
● DMX ------ Flesh Of My Flesh, Blood Of My Blood ► Hardcore Rap >> 1998
● Peter Cetera ------ Glory Of Love ► Pop-Rock >> 2005


Dec 23
● Taj Mahal ------ The Natch'l Blues ► Folk-Blues >> 1968
● Genesis ------ Wind & Wuthering [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1976
● Blindside ------ Blindside ► Post Hardcore Punk >> 1997
● Elton John ------ Ol' Pink Eyes Is Back ► Pop-Rock >> 1974


Dec 24
● Boney M. ------ Fantastic Boney M.: Die Grossen Erfolge ► Euro Club/Dance >> 1984
● Freddie King ------ Boogie On Down ► Texas Blues >> 1997
● The Stranglers ------ Live In London ► Punk-Rock >> 1997


Dec 25
● Laura Nyro ------ Smile ► Folk-Pop >> 1976
● Zard ------ Mō Sagasanai ► Pop-Rock >> 1991


Dec 26
● Warren Zevon ------ Stand In The Fire ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Kreator ------ Past Life Trauma (1985 - 1992) ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 2000


Dec 27
● Bob Dylan ------ John Wesley Harding ► Folk-Rock >> 1967
● Leonard Cohen ------ The Songs Of Leonard Cohen ► Folk-Pop >> 1967
● The Jackson 5 ------ Greatest Hits ► Soul - Motown >> 1971
● Genesis ------ Wind & Wuthering ► Prog Rock >> 1976
● Todd Rundgren's Utopia ------ Adventures In Utopia ► Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Mike + The Mechanics ------ Favourites/The Very Best Of ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 2000
● Bob Dylan ------ The 50th Anniversary Collection ► Folk-Rock >> 2012


Dec 28

● Stevie Wonder ------ With A Song In My Heart ► Pop-R&B >> 1963
● Suicide ------ Suicide ► No Wave Synth-Pop >> 1977
● Leon Redbone ------ Christmas Island ► Ragtime >> 1987
● R.E.M. ------ iTunes Originals - R.E.M. ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004

Labels: Albums Released This Week, rock album history, rock album release dates, rock albums by date