[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="August 30, 1968 - Sweetheart of the Rodeo"][/caption] As the sixth studio album from The Byrds, Sweetheart of the Rodeo has beautiful sound with a clear country (or should I say, Rodeo?) sound to it. In fact, I think the reason its on this list is mainly...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="349" caption="May 3, 1969 (Stand!)"][/caption] Okay, we all know at least a few songs by Sly and the Family Stone, even if we don't really realize it. Like "Everyday People", as an example. Now, this album was a big deal when it was released. It was the fourth...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="299" caption="Original Soundtrack Recording of The Harder They Come (July 7, 1972)"][/caption] Jamaican Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff starred in a crime movie called "The Harder They Come". He also recorded the title track on the...
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="200" caption="Raising Hell, released on July 18, 1986"][/caption] I've been avoiding this album. I don't know why. I guess I just don't what to write about it. Run-D.M.C. changed the hip hop world (or so I'm reading), but I...
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Cover art for Moby Grape's self-titled debut album, released in June 1967. I'm pretty sure that I had never heard of Moby Grape before I read this album...