LIST 5 - Great Rock Albums Created in The 1960's But Not By The Beatles, Hendrix, The Who, Beach Boys, Stones or Kinks

Criteria : It had to be recorded and released in the 1960's. Damn, the Pretty Things' Parachute was released in 1970! By no means a complete list as I am still discovering gems from another time.

Soft Machine - Volume Two (1968)

Love - Forever Changes (1967)        

Zombies - Odyssey and Oracle (1968)

Red Crayola - The Parable Of Arable Land (1967)

Blues Magoos - Basic Blues Magoos (1968)

Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple (1968)

Lollipop Shoppe - Just Colour (1968)

Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum (1968)

Strawberry Alarm Clock - Wake Up, It's Tomorrow (1968)

Bonniwell Music Machine - Bonniwell Music Machine (1967)

LIST 4 - Best Performances In Film By Rockers

Tom Waits - Down By Law

David Johansen - Let It Ride

Jeff McDonald - Spirit of '76

Huey Lewis - Back To The Future

Ann Magnuson - Making Mr. Right

Steve McDonald - Lovedolls Superstar

John Lurie - Stranger Than Paradise

Paul Simon - Annie Hall

Joe Strummer - Mystery Train

Courtney Love - The People Vs. Larry Flynt

LIST 3 - Vital Punk Compilation Albums of the 1980's

1. Rat Music for Rat People

2. Life is Beautiful So Why Not Eat Health Foods

3. The Decline of Western Civilization

4. Someone Got Their Head Kicked In

5. Hell Comes To Your House

6. Party or Go Home!

7. Welcome to 1984

8. If the Kids Were United

9. Not So Quiet on The Western Front

10. Flex Your Head

LIST 2 - Favorite Indie Labels

ROIR

Touch and Go

Dischord

Thrill Jockey

4AD

Merge

New Underground Records

SST

Headhunter

Poptones

Stones Throw

Drag City

Red Eye

Infinity Cat

Amigo

Bad Compilation Tapes

New Alliance

LIST 1 - Fine Albums By the Solo Practitioners

Criteria - The album must have been recorded mostly or entirely by one musician playing drums, bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals.

Hasil Adkins - Out To Hunch (1987)

Jason Loewenstein -  At Sixes and Sevens (2002)

Robyn Hitchcock - I Often Dream Of Trains (1984)

Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters (1995)

Lonesome Organist - Forms and Follies (2003)

Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (1989)

Brant Bjork - Jalamanta (2003)

Tom Petty - Highway Companion (2006)

Paul McCartney - McCartney (1970)

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)

The Rock Blog Of Lists

One of my favorite rock books of all-time is the Rock Book of Lists by Dave Marsh. If you are not familiar with this book, it contained different lists comprised of the various best and worst of rock and roll. Dave Marsh first published the book in 1984. My personal favorite list was titled 25 Reasons Paul McCartney is Dead. Hilarious, indeed. So, this blog was inspired by the book and will contain my lists. Please send in your contributions. Thanks.