Title: My history of rock/soul 1956-1989 Post by: GoogaMooga on October 26, 2010, 04:29:39 AM I've selected what I think is the best album from each year, see if you agree with my choices:
1956 - Johnny Burnette & the Rock'n'Roll Trio - "Johnny Burnette and the Rock'n'Roll Trio" 1957 - The Crickets - "The 'Chirping' Crickets" 1958 - Eddie Cochran - "Singin' to my Baby" 1959 - The Drifters - "Up on the Roof" 1960 - Elvis Presley - "Elvis is Back" 1961 - Del Shannon - "Runaway With Del Shannon" 1962 - The Drifters - "Save the Last Dance for me" 1963 - Ronettes - "...Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes" 1964 - The Beatles - "A Hard Day's Night" 1965 - The Beach Boys - "Today" 1966 - The Beach Boys - "Pet Sounds" 1967 - The Beach Boys - "SMiLE" 1968 - The Beach Boys - "Friends" 1969 - The Checkmates Ltd. - "Love is all we Have to Give" 1970 - The Beach Boys - "Sunflower" 1971 - The Beach Boys - "Surf's up" 1972 - The Beach Boys - "Carl and the Passions - So Tough" 1973 - The Beach Boys - "Holland" 1974 - Slade - "Slade in Flame" 1975 - Elton John - "Captain Fantastic & the Brown Dirt Cowboy" 1976 - Boston - "Boston" 1977 - Sex Pistols - "Never Mind the Bollocks, Here are the Sex Pistols" 1978 - Kraftwerk - "Die Mensch Maschine" 1979 - Michael Jackson - "Off the Wall" 1980 - The Clash - "London Calling" 1981 - The Rolling Stones - "Tattoo you" 1982 - Santana - "Shangó" 1983 - Carlos Santana - "Havana Moon" 1984 - Prince - "Purple Rain" 1985 - The Beach Boys - "The Beach Boys" 1986 - Paul Simon - "Graceland" 1987 - Prince - "Sign O'the Times" 1988 - Traveling Wilburys - "Volume one" 1989 - Neil Young - "Freedom" Title: Re: My history of rock/soul 1956-1989 Post by: Jason on October 26, 2010, 09:48:45 AM 1956 - Elvis Presley - Elvis Presley
1957 - Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight / John Coltrane - Blue Train 1958 - Elvis Presley - Elvis' Golden Records 1959 - Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue 1960 - Elvis Presley - Elvis is Back / Miles Davis/Gil Evans - Sketches of Spain 1961 - Judy Garland - Judy At Carnegie Hall 1962 - Stan Getz/Charlie Byrd - Jazz Samba 1963 - The Beatles - Meet The Beatles / Antonio Carlos Jobim - The Composer of Desafinado, Plays 1964 - Stan Getz/Joćo Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto 1965 - The Beach Boys - Today / The Beatles - Rubber Soul / John Coltrane - A Love Supreme 1966 - The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds / The Beatles - Revolver / The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out! 1967 - The Mothers Of Invention - Absolutely Free / The Doors - The Doors / Elvis Presley - How Great Thou Art 1968 - The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money / Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison 1969 - The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children / Os Mutantes - Mutantes / The Beatles - Abbey Road 1970 - The Beach Boys - Sunflower / Bruce Haack - The Electric Lucifer / Miles Davis - A Tribute To Jack Johnson 1971 - Elvis Presley - Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old) / Marvin Gaye - What's Going On / Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson 1972 - Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill / Stevie Wonder - Music Of My Mind / Marcos Valle - Vento Sul 1973 - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions / Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On / Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 1974 - Kraftwerk - Autobahn / Arnaldo Baptista - Loki? / Queen - Sheer Heart Attack 1975 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here / Os Mutantes - Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol / Serge Gainsbourg - Rock Around The Bunker 1976 - Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life / Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny / Bob Dylan - Desire 1977 - Suicide - Suicide / Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express / The Beach Boys - Love You 1978 - Chrome - Alien Soundtracks / Throbbing Gristle - D.O.A. / Kraftwerk - The Man-Machine 1979 - Michael Jackson - Off the Wall / The Clash - London Calling / Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti 1980 - Young Marble Giants - Colossal Youth / Suicide - Suicide 1981 - Kraftwerk - Computer World / David Byrne/Brian Eno - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 1982 - Venom - Black Metal / Michael Jackson - Thriller / Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast 1983 - Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks / Madonna - Madonna 1984 - Prince - Purple Rain / Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath / Celtic Frost - Morbid Visions 1985 - Slayer - Hell Awaits / The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy / Possessed - Seven Churches 1986 - Metallica - Master of Puppets / Dark Angel - Darkness Descends / Bathory - Under the Sign of the Black Mark 1987 - Prince - Sign O'the Times / Guns 'n Roses - Appetite for Destruction / Michael Jackson - Bad 1988 - Metallica - ...And Justice For All / Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation / Galaxie 500 - Today 1989 - Galaxie 500 - On Fire / Sodom - Agent Orange / Ministry - The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste |