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):


Jul 27
● Pink Floyd ------ More [Sndtrk] ► Prog Rock >> 1969
● The Temptations ------ All Directions ► Soul - Motown >> 1972
● Genesis ------ Genesis Live ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Sweet ------ Sweet ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Grateful Dead ------ Terrapin Station ► Album Rock >> 1977
● AC/DC ------ Highway To Hell ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Stevie Nicks ------ Bella Donna ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Neil Young ------ Everybody's Rockin' ► Folk-Rock >> 1983
● Madonna ------ Madonna ► Dance-Pop >> 1983
● Mark Knopfler ------ Comfort And Joy [Sndtrk] ► Roots Rock >> 1984
● Metallica ------ Ride The Lightning ► Heavy Metal >> 1994
● 10,000 Maniacs ------ In My Tribe ► Folk-Rock >> 1987
● Triumph ------ Surveillance ► Arena Rock >> 1987
● The Bodeans ------ Home ► Roots Rock >> 1989
● Sloan ------ Peppermint ► Alt Indie Rock >> 1992
● Bachman-Turner Overdrive ------ All The Greatest Hits Live ► Album Rock >> 1993
● The Smashing Pumpkins ------ Siamese Dream ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Dying Fetus ------ Killing On Adrenaline ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1998
● Eric Clapton ------ Blues ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Nick Lowe ------ The Doings ► Pub Rock >> 1999
● At The Drive-In ------ Vaya ► Punk Rock >> 1999
● 38 Special ------ Drivetrain ► Southern Rock >> 2004
● Pearl Jam ------ Live At Benaroya Hall ► Hard Rock >> 2004
● Scissor Sisters ------ Scissor Sisters ► Dance-Techno Pop >> 2004
● Bob Dylan ------ The Collection ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
● Ringo Starr ------ Live At The Greek Theater 2008 ► Pop-Rock >> 2010


Jul 28
● John Coltrane ------ Live In Paris ► Contemporary Jazz >> 1965
● Harry Nilsson ------ Son Of Schmilsson [UK] ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● Black Sabbath ------ Sabotage ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Rainbow ------ Down To Earth ► Arena Rock >> 1979
● Zapp ------ Zapp ► P-Funk >> 1980
● Sade ------ Diamond Life [UK] ► Quiet Storm >> 1984
● R.E.M. ------ Lifes Rich Pageant ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Barenaked Ladies ------ Gordon ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Mary J. Blige ------ What's The 411? ► Hip Hop Soul >> 1992
● Morrissey ------ Your Arsenal ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Company Flow ------ Funcrusher Plus ► Experimental Rap >> 1997
● Mary J. Blige ------ The Tour ► Hip Hop Soul >> 1998


Jul 29
● The Byrds ------ Preflyte ► Country-Rock >> 1969
● Rose Royce ------ Rose Royce II: In Full Bloom ► Disco/Funk >> 1977
● Hall & Oates ------ Voices ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Metallica ------ Kill 'Em All ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Hoover ------ A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular ► Dream Pop/Electronic Trip Hop >> 1996
● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ------ The Art Of War ► Gangsta Rap >> 1997
● GZA/Genius ------ Beneath The Surface ► East Coast Rap >> 1999
● Carpenters ------ Carpenters Perform Carpenters ► Easy Listening >> 2003
● Little Feat ------ Down Upon The Suwannee River ► Southern Rock >> 2003
● The Kingston Trio ------ Turning Like Forever: Rarities Vol. 2 ► Folk-Pop >> 2008
● Eric Clapton ------ The Breeze: An Appreciation of J.J. Cale ► Blues-Rock >> 2014
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ------ Hypnotic Eye ► Album Rock >> 2014


Jul 30
● The Rolling Stones ------ Out Of Our Heads ► Blues-Rock >> 1965
● Buffalo Springfield ------ Last Time Around ► Folk-Rock >> 1968
● Miles Davis ------ In A Silent Way ► Electric Jazz/Fusion >> 1969
● Moby Grape ------ Truly Fine Citizen ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO) >> 1969
● Chic ------ Risque ► Disco >> 1979
● Cutting Crew ------ Broadcast ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Mary Chapin Carpenter ------ Hometown Girl ► Country-Folk >> 1987
● The Cavedogs ------ Joyrides For Shut-Ins ► Power Pop >> 1990
● Widespread Panic ------ Widespread Panic ► Southern Rock >> 1991
● The Psychedelic Furs ------ World Outside ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1991
● Amorphous Androgynous ------ Tales Of Ephidrina ► Ambient Techno >> 1993
● Republica ------ Republica ► Punk Rock/Techno-Pop >> 1996
● The Human League ------ Soundtrack To A Generation ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1996
● Sublime ------ Sublime ► Alt. Rock >> 1996
● Alice In Chains ------ Unplugged ► Acoustic Metal >> 1996
● Cast ------ Beetroot ► Britpop >> 2001
● ZZ Top ------ Ladytron ► Prog Rock >> 2002
● Bruce Springsteen ------ The Rising ► Heartland Rock >> 2002


Jul 31
● The Rascals ------ Goovin' ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1967
● Journey ------ Escape ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1981
● Eddie Rabbitt ------ Step By Step ► Country -Pop >> 1981
● Fugazi ------ Steady Diet Of Nothing ► Post Hardcore Rock 'N' Roll >> 1991
● Ronan Keating ------ Ronan ► Euro Dance-Pop >> 2000
● Rory Gallagher ------ Live At Montreux ► Blues-Rock >> 2006
● Dave Matthews Band ------ Live Trax ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2007
● Korn ------ Untitled Album ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2007
● Phish ------ Chicago '94 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2012


Aug 01
● Brenda Lee ------ Brenda Lee ► Country-Pop >> 1960
● Jethro Tull ------ Stand Up ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Bonzo Dog Band ------ Tadpoles ► Psychedelic Rock (Comedy) >> 1969
● Scorpions ------ Lonesome Crow ► Heavy Metal >> 1972
● Bette Midler ------ No Frills ► Pop-Rock Vocals >> 1983
● Aerosmith ------ Rock And A Hard Place ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Bruce Hornsby & The Range ------ The Way It Is ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Little Feat ------ Let It Roll ► Southern Rock >> 1988
● Bryan Adams ------ So Far So Live ► Pop-Rock >> 1994
● AFI ------ Answer That And Stay Fashionable ► Hardcore Punk >> 1995
● Jimmy Buffett ------ Barometer Soup ► Folk-Rock >> 1995
● Pinetop Perkins ------ Got My Mojo Workin' ► Paino Blues >> 1995
● Deadsy ------ Deadsy ► Synth Rock/Nu Metal >> 1996
● Big L ------ The Big Picture ► Hardcore Rap >> 2000
● Carpenters ------ As Time Goes By ► Easy Listening >> 2001
● Goo Goo Dolls ------ iTunes Originals ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge >> 2006
● Jimmy Buffett ------ Live At Wrigley Field ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Steely Dan ------ Steely Dan: The Definitive Collection ► Jazz-Rock >> 2006


Aug 02
● The Mothers Of Invention ------ Fillmore East: June 1971 ► Art Rock >> 1971
● Elvis Presley ------ Elvis ► Contemporary Adult Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Boston ------ Don't Look Back ► Arena Rock >> 1978
● Jackson Browne ------ Lawyers In Love ► Folk-Rock >> 1983
● Poison ------ Look What The Cat Dragged In ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal >> 1986
● Vinnie Vincent Invasion ------ Vinnie Vincent Invasion ► Hard Rock/Glam Metal >> 1986
● Midnight Oil ------ Diesel And Dust ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Dwight Yoakam ------ Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room ► Alt Country-Rock >> 1988
● Immature ------ Playtyme Is Over ► Pop-Rap >> 1994
● Jimi Hendrix ------ Jimi Hendrix: Woodstock ► Blues-Rock >> 2004
● Michael Penn ------ Mr. Hollywood, Jr., 1947 ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2005
● The Tubes ------ Wild In London ► Alt. Rock >> 2005
● Screaming Trees ------ Last Words: The Final Recordings ► Neo-Psychedelia >> 2011

Labels: Albums Released This Week, grunge rock albums, heavy metal albums, rock album history, rock albums by date, soul music albums