Top 10 for 1966

TheBigBlack's Rock Top 10

The Yardbirds
The Yardbirds

Classic Rock | Album | 15 July 1966

Simon & Garfunkel
Sounds Of Silence

Folk Rock | Album | 17 January 1966

Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield

Folk Rock | Album | 5 December 1966

John Mayall
Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton

Classic Rock | Album | 22 July 1966

Simon & Garfunkel
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Folk Rock | Album | 10 October 1966

Cream
Fresh Cream

Classic Rock | Album | 9 December 1966

The Rolling Stones
Aftermath

Classic Rock | Album | 15 April 1966

The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds [Mono]

Classic Rock | Album | 16 May 1966

Bob Dylan
Blonde On Blonde

Classic Rock | Album | 16 May 1966

In his own words, Blonde On Blonde is the 'thin wild mercury music' Dylan heard in his head in the mid-1960s. It is a proclaimed masterpiece by many music fans, and whilst it isn't my favourite album of his from the period, I can't deny the scope and depth. Dylan effortlessly switches between rock, folk, blues, ballads, and even Dixieland jazz on this eclectic double album - in fact the first double album ever released in popular music - and his third released in a year. Songs like the soppy 'Just Like A Woman' and the up-tempo 'I Want You' would be become radio standards of the 60s, but I don't think anything on this album reached the heights of his previous album opener 'Like A Rolling Stone'. 'Visions Of Johanna' does come close though, and 'Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again' is a great representation of his music from the period. All in all a great listen.

The Beatles
Revolver

Classic Rock | Album | 5 August 1966

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