BLITZ APROVA POP/ROCK 1965-2006

Submitted by joaomiguel on Fri, 07/06/2007 - 03:19
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  • 1965 -> 1969

  • The Beach Boys, Today! (1965)
  • Fred Neil, Bleeker & MacDougal (1965)
  • The Lovin' Spoonful, Do You Believe In Magic? (1965)
  • The Pretty Things, The Pretty Things (1965)
  • Richard & Mimi Fariña, Reflections In A Cristal Wind (1965)
  • The Yardbirds, Having A Rave Up (1965)
  • 13th Floor Elevators, The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
  • The Beatles, Revolver (1966)
  • The Blue Things, The Blue Things (1966)
  • Bob Dylan, Blonde On Blonde (1966)
  • Donovan, Sunshine Superman (1966)
  • The Mamas And The Papas, If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears (1966)
  • The Monks, Black Monk Time (1966)
  • Buffalo Springfield, Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
  • Cream, Disraeli Gears (1967)
  • The Doors, The Doors (1967)
  • The Electric Prunes, I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night) (1967)
  • Free Design, Kites Are Fun (1967)
  • The Holy Modal Rounders, Indian War Whoop (1967)
  • Jefferson Airplane, Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
  • Judy Collins, Wildflowers (1967)
  • Love, Forever Changes (1967)
  • Moby Grape, Moby Grape (1967)
  • Nico, Chelsea Girl (1967)
  • Scott Walker, Scott (1967)
  • Tim Buckley, Goodbye And Hello (1967)
  • Tim Hardin, Tim Hardin 2 (1967)
  • The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
  • The Who, The Who Sell Out (1967)
  • The Band, Music From Big Pink (1968)
  • Big Brother And The Holding Company, Cheap Thrillls (1968)
  • The Byrds, Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
  • Dino Valenti, Dino Valente (1968)
  • Incredible String Band, The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter (1968)
  • Jimi Hendrix, Electric Ladyland (1968)
  • Laura Nyro, Eli And The Thirteen Confession (1968)
  • Os Mutantes, Os Mutantes (1968)
  • Pearls Before Swines, Balaklava (1968)
  • Pentagle, Sweet Child (1968)
  • Quicksilver Messenger Service, Quicksilver Messenger Service(1968)
  • The Small Faces, Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (1968)
  • Townes Van Zandt, For The Sake Of The Song (1968)
  • Traffic, Traffic (1968)
  • The United States Of America, The United States Of America (1968)
  • Van Dyke Parks, Song Cycle (1968)
  • Van Morrison, Astral Weeks (1968)
  • The Zombies, Odessey And Oracle (1968)
  • The Bee Gees, Odessa (1969)
  • Captain Beefheart, Trout Mask Replica (1969)
  • Creedence Clearwater Revival, Green River (1969)
  • Crosby, Still & Nash, Crosby, Still & Nash (1969)
  • Euphoria, A Gift From Euphoria (1969)
  • Fairport Convention, Unhalfbricking (1969)
  • The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
  • Grateful Dead, Live/Dead (1969)

  • 1969 -> 1974

  • Karen Dalton, It's So Hard To Know Who's Going To Love You The Best(1969)
  • King Crimson, In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
  • The Kinks, Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) (1969)
  • Leonard Cohen, Songs From A Room (1969)
  • MC5, Kick Out The Jams (1969)
  • Silver Apples, Contact (1969)
  • Black Sabbath, Paranoid (1970)
  • The Carpenters, Close To You (1970)
  • Cat Stevens, Tea For The Tillerman (1970)
  • Crosby, Still, Nash & Young, Déjà Vu (1970)
  • James Taylor, Sweet Baby James (1970)
  • John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band, John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band (1970)
  • Santana, Abraxas (1970)
  • Soft Machine, Third (1970)
  • Bridget St John, Songs For The Gentle Man (1971)
  • Carole King, Tapestry (1971)
  • Funkadelic, Maggot Brain (1971)
  • Harry Nilsson, Nillson Schmilsson (1971)
  • John Prine, John Prine (1971)
  • Joni Mitchell, Blue (1971)
  • Judee Sill, Judee Sill (1971)
  • Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
  • Serge Gainsbourg, Histoire De Melody Nelson (1971)
  • Sly And The Family Stone, There's A Riot Going On (1971)
  • The Allman Brothers Band, Eat A Peach (1972)
  • David Ackles, American Gothic (1972)
  • Deep Purple, Machine Head (1972)
  • Don McLean, Don McLean (1972)
  • Jethro Tull, Thick As A Brick (1972)
  • Lou Reed, Transformer (1972)
  • Milton Nascimento, Clube Da Esquina (1972)
  • Neu!, Neu! (1972)
  • Nick Drake, Pink Moon (1972)
  • The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Will The Circle Be Unbroken (1972)
  • Paul Simon, Paul Simon (1972)
  • Randy Newman, Sail Away (1972)
  • The Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St. (1972)
  • T. Rex, Slider (1972)
  • Todd Rundgren, Something/Anything? (1972)
  • Yes, Close To The Edge (1972)
  • Can, Future Days (1973)
  • Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
  • Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
  • Faust, Faust IV (1973)
  • Frank Zappa, Over-Nite Sensation (1973)
  • John Martyr, Solid Air (1973)
  • Lynyrd Skynyrd, Pronounced Leh-Nérd Skin-Nérd (1973)
  • Marcos Valle, Previsão Do Tempo (1973)
  • New York Dolls, New York Dolls (1973)
  • Pink Floyd, The Dark Side Of The Moon (1973)
  • Roxy Music, For Your Pleasure (1973)
  • The Stooges, Raw Power (1973)
  • ZZ Top, Tres Hombres (1973)
  • Genesis, The Lamb Lies Down On The Road (1974)
  • Jackson Browne, Late For The Sky (1974)

  • 1974 -> 1979

  • Neil Young, On The Beach (1974)
  • Richard and Linda Thompson, I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (1974)
  • Robert Wyatt, Rock Bottom (1974)
  • Roy Harper, Valentine (1974)
  • Sparks, Kimono My House (1974)
  • Tangerine Dream, Phaedra (1974)
  • John Howard, Kid In A Big World (1975)
  • Patti Smith, Horses (1975)
  • Queen, A Night At The Opera (1975)
  • Tom Waits, Nighthawks At the Dinner (1975)
  • Tom Zé, Estudando O Samba (1975)
  • Willie Nelson, Red Headed Stranger (1975)
  • ABBA, Arrival (1976)
  • Boston, Boston (1976)
  • The Eagles, Hotel California (1976)
  • Kiss, Destroyer (1976)
  • The Modern Lovers, The Modern Lovers (1976)
  • Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Music From The Penguin Cafe (1976)
  • The Ramones, The Ramones (1976)
  • The Residents, Third Reich'N'Roll (1976)
  • The Damned, Damned Damned Damned (1977)
  • David Bowie, Heroes (1977)
  • Fleetwood Mac, Rumours (1977)
  • Iggy Pop, Lust For Life (1977)
  • Meatloaf, Bat Out Of Hell (1977)
  • Richard Hell And The Voivoids, Blank Generation (1977)
  • The Sex Pistols, Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (1977)
  • Steely Dan, Aja (1977)
  • Suicide, Suicide (1977)
  • Television, Marquee Moon (1977)
  • Wire, Pink Flag (1977)
  • The Adverts, Crossing The Sea With The Adverts (1978)
  • Annette Peacock, X-Dreams (1978)
  • Big Star, Third / Sister Lovers (1978)
  • Blondie, Parallel Lines (1978)
  • Bruce Springsteen, Darkness On The Edge Of Town (1978)
  • Buzzcocks, Another Music In A Different Kitchen (1978)
  • Caetano Veloso, Muito (Dentro Da Estrela Azulada) (1978)
  • The Cars, The Cars (1978)
  • Devo, Q:Are We Not Men? A:We Are Devo! (1978)
  • Kraftwerk, The Man-Machine (1978)
  • The Only Ones, The Only Ones (1978)
  • Pere Ubu, Dub Housing (1978)
  • The Police, Outlandos D'Amour (1978)
  • Siouxsie And The Banshees, The Scream (1978)
  • Van Halen, Van Halen (1978)
  • X-Ray Spex, Germ Free Adolescents (1978)
  • B-52's, B-52's (1979)
  • The Clash, London Calling (1979)
  • Elvis Costello And The Attractions, Armed Forces (1979)
  • Gang Of Four, Entertainment (1979)
  • Gary Numan, The Pleasure Principle (1979)
  • James Chance And The Contortions, Buy (1979)
  • Joy Division, Unknown Pleasures (1979)
  • Pop Group, Y (1979)

  • 1980 -> 1984

  • Public Image Ltd, Metal Box (1979)
  • Rickie Lee Jones, Rickie Lee Jones (1979)
  • The Slit, Cut (1979)
  • The Soft Boys, A Can of Bees (1979)
  • Throbbing Gristle, 20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979)
  • AC/DC, Back in Black (1980)
  • Bush Tretas, Boom in the Night: Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983 (1980)
  • Christopher Cross, Christopher Cross (1980)
  • The Cramps, Songs The Lord Taught Us (1980)
  • Dead Kennedys, Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables (1980)
  • Durutti Column, The Return Of The Durutti Column (1980)
  • The Feelies, Crazy Rhythms (1980)
  • Magazine, The Correct Use Of Soap (1980)
  • Motörhead, Ace of Spades (1980)
  • The Pretenders, Pretenders (1980)
  • The Sound, Jeopardy (1980)
  • Talking Heads, Remain In Light (1980)
  • X, Los Angeles (1980)
  • Young Marble Giants, Colossal Youth (1980)
  • Black Flag, Damaged (1981)
  • Brian Eno & David Byrne, My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts (1981)
  • Gun Club, Fire Of Love (1981)
  • The Human League, Dare! (1981)
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, Architecture & Morality (1981)
  • Rip Rog + Panic, God (1981)
  • This Heat, Deceit (1981)
  • Tom Tom Club, Tom Tom Club (1981)
  • Tuxedomoon, Desire (1981)
  • A Certain Ratio, Sextet (1982)
  • Bad Brains, Bad Brains (1982)
  • Bauhaus, The Sky's Gone Out (1982)
  • The Cure, Pornography (1982)
  • The Dream Syndicate, The Days Of Wine And Roses (1982)
  • Duran Duran, Rio (1982)
  • The Fall, Hex Enduction Hour (1982)
  • Iron Maiden, The Number Of The Beast (1982)
  • John Cale, Music For A New Society (1982)
  • Kate Bush, The Dreaming (1982)
  • Laurie Anderson, Big Science (1982)
  • Orange Juice, Rip It Up (1982)
  • Prince, 1999 (1982)
  • Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes (1982)
  • Def Leopard, Pyromania (1982)
  • Eurythmics, Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) (1983)
  • Heaven 17, The Luxury Gap (1983)
  • Meat Puppets, Meat Puppets (1983)
  • The The, Soul Mining (1983)
  • Cocteau Twins, Treasure (1984)
  • Echo & The Bunnyman, Ocean Rain (1984)
  • Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Welcome To Pleasuredome (1984)
  • Hüsker Dü, Zen Arcade (1984)
  • Julian Cope, Fried (1984)
  • Minor Threat, Out Of Step (1984)
  • Minutemen, Double Nickels On The Dime (1984)
  • The Style Council, Café Bleu (1984)

  • 1985 -> 1993

  • Dexys Midnight Runners, Don't Stand Me Down (1985)
  • Einstürzende Neubauten, Halber Mensch (1985)
  • Everything But The Girl, Eden (1985)
  • The Jesus And Mary Chain, Psychocandy (1985)
  • New Order, Low-Life (1985)
  • Scritti Politti, Cupid And Psyche 85 (1985)
  • Suzanne Vega, Suzanne Vega (1985)
  • Big Black, Atomizer (1985)
  • Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet (1986)
  • Felt, Forever Breathes The Lonely Word (1986)
  • Madonna, True Blue (1986)
  • Slayer, Reign In Blood (1986)
  • The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead (1986)
  • Throwing Muses, Throwing Muses (1986)
  • XTC, Skylarking (1986)
  • David Sylvian, Secrets Of The Beehive (1987)
  • Depeche Mode, Music For The Masses (1987)
  • Dinosaur Jr, You're Living All Over Me (1987)
  • Guns N' Roses, Appetite For Destruction (1987)
  • Marianne Faithful, Strange Weather (1987)
  • Negativland, Escape From Noise (1987)
  • The Replacements, Pleased To Meet Me (1987)
  • U2, The Joshua Tree (1987)
  • American Music Club, California (1988)
  • Cowboy Junkies, The Trinity Session (1988)
  • Nick Cave, Tender Prey (1988)
  • Prefab Sprout, From Langley Park To Menphis (1988)
  • Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation (1988)
  • Hugo Largo, Mettle (1989)
  • Pixies, Doolitlle (1989)
  • Spacemen 3, Playing With Fire (1989)
  • Fugazi, Repeater (1990)
  • Galaxie 500, This Is Our Music (1990)
  • Happy Mondays, Pills 'N' Thrills And Bellyaches (1990)
  • Uncle Tupelo, No Depression (1990)
  • Massive Attack, Blue Lines (1991)
  • Metallica, Metallica (1991)
  • My Bloody Valentine, Loveless (1991)
  • Pearl Jam, Ten (1991)
  • Primal Scream, Screamadelica (1991)
  • Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991)
  • Talk Talk, Laughing Stock (1991)
  • Teenage Fanclub, Bandwagonesque (1991)
  • Faith No More, Angel Dust (1992)
  • PJ Harvey, Dry (1992)
  • R.E.M., Automatic For The People (1992)
  • Rage Against The Machine, Rage Against The Machine (1992)
  • Björk, Debut (1993)
  • The Breeders, The Last Splash (1993)
  • Grant Lee Buffalo, Fuzzy (1993)
  • Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I Might See (1993)
  • Red House Painters, Red House Painters (1993)
  • Saint Etienne, So Tough (1993)
  • The Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream (1993)
  • Tindersticks, Tindersticks (1993)

  • 1993 -> 2006

  • Nirvana, In Utero (1993)
  • Blur, Parklife (1994)
  • Guided By Voices, Bee Thousand (1994)
  • Jeff Buckley, Grace (1994)
  • Magnetic Fields, Holiday (1994)
  • Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994)
  • Portishead,Dummy (1994)
  • The Sea And Cake, The Sea And Cake (1994)
  • Silver Jews, Starlite Walker (1994)
  • Pulp, Different Class (1995)
  • Tricky, Maxinquaye (1995)
  • Arto Lindsay, Mundo Civilizado (1996)
  • Beck, Odelay (1996)
  • Belle and Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister (1996)
  • Dirty Three, Horse Stories (1996)
  • The High Llamas, Hawaii (1996)
  • Lambchop, How I Quit Smoking (1996)
  • Low, The Curtain Hits The Cast (1996)
  • Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup(1996)
  • Tortoise, Millions Now Living Will Never Die (1996)
  • Wilco, Being There (1996)
  • Elliott Smith,Either/Or (1997)
  • Radiohead, OK Computer(1997)
  • Richard Buckner, Devotion + Doubt (1997)
  • Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out(1997)
  • Spiritualized, Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space(1997)
  • Yo La Tengo, I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One(1997)
  • Air, Moon Safari(1998)
  • Cat Power, Moon Pix(1998)
  • Gastr Del Sol, Camoufleur (1998)
  • Gillian Welch, Hell Among The Yearlings (1998)
  • Godspeed You Black Emperor!, F#A#8(1998)
  • Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road(1998)
  • Mercury Rev, Deserter's Songs(1998)
  • Neutral Milk Hotel, In The Aeroplane Under The Sea(1998)
  • Plush, More You Becomes You(1998)
  • Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, I See A Darkness (1999)
  • The Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin (1999)
  • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Spanish Dance Troupe (1999)
  • The Strokes, Is This It? (2001)
  • Califone, Quicksand/Cradlesnakes (2003)
  • Jolie Holland, Catalpa (2003)
  • Jonathan Wolf And Andrew Broder, Hymie's Basement (2003)
  • My Morning Jacket, It Still Moves(2003)
  • Nina Nastasia, Run To Ruin (2003)
  • (Smog), Supper (2003)
  • The White Stripes, Elephant(2003)
  • Willard Grant Conspiracy, Regard The End(2003)
  • Sufjan Stevens, Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State (2003)
  • !!!, Louden Up Now (2004)
  • Animal Collective, Sung Tongs (2004)
  • Devendra Banhart, Rejoicing In The Hands (2004)
  • Mark Lanegan, Bubblegum (2004)
  • TV On The Radio, Desperate Youths, Blood Thirsty Babes (2004)
  • Howe Gelb, 'Sno Angel Like You (2006)
Author Comments: 

In 2007 portuguese music magazine "Blitz" released six booklets listing the pop/rock albums they "approved" - sort of an essential collection, guiding younger audiences towards pop/rock history.
www.optimusblitzaprova.com