Dad Rock Essentials

Apple Music Classic Rock

Editors' Notes You don’t have to wear sandals with socks to love dad rock. All that’s required is a healthy degree of affection not just for the artists who defined what rock could be in the ‘60s and ‘70s but for those who give it relevance and vitality in the present, too. It’s about loving a tradition of direct and honest songwriting, musical craftsmanship and powerful performances that stretches from the ‘60s vanguard led by The Beatles through such boomer heroes as Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty and the Eagles right up to The National, Wilco and other modern acts who value the art of the hook. And as much as dad rock may be about respecting the past, cherished bands like My Morning Jacket and Tame Impala push the old ways into the future by adding new flair and bold embellishments to the fundamentals that dads dearly appreciate.
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin III (Remastered)
2:26
 
Paul Weller
Stanley Road
4:02
 
Bruce Springsteen
Born To Run
4:29
 
Oasis
(What's The Story) Morning Glory? [Deluxe Remastered Edition]
4:49
 
Cream
Wheels of Fire
5:03
 
Queen
The Game (Deluxe Edition)
3:34
 
The Beatles
Revolver
2:57
 
The Verve
Urban Hymns (Deluxe / Remastered 2016)
5:57
 
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Are You Experienced
2:50
 
The Stone Roses
The Very Best of the Stone Roses
4:56
 
The Byrds
Fifth Dimension (Bonus Track Version)
3:34
 
Toto
Toto IV
5:30
 
Bob Dylan
Blood On the Tracks
5:40
 
Peter Gabriel
So (Bonus Track Version)
5:30
 
Van Morrison
Moondance
3:27
 
Steely Dan, Tom Scott
Aja (Remastered)
4:00
 
Pink Floyd
Relics
2:53
 
Paul Simon
Graceland (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
4:40
 
Ryan Adams
Gold
3:46
 
Small Faces
The Supreme Record Company
3:03
 
Pearl Jam
Ten
5:40
 
Derek & The Dominos
Eric Clapton: Life In 12 Bars (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
7:09
 
Elton John
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
4:55
 
The Doors
Strange Days
2:12
 
Dire Straits
Metroland (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
5:50
 
Aerosmith
Toys In the Attic
4:34
 
Genesis
Invisible Touch (2007 Remaster)
3:30
 
Grateful Dead
The Very Best of Grateful Dead
5:49
 
The Jam
The Gift (Deluxe Edition)
2:53
 
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Willy and the Poor Boys
2:21
 
Santana
Ultimate Santana
3:15
 
Ocean Colour Scene
Ocean Colour Scene: BBC Sessions
3:17
 
Eagles
Hotel California
6:31
 
Lou Reed
Transformer
3:42
 
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
3:33
 
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
7:34
 
The Kinks
Classics (The Best of the Kinks)
3:16
 
Primal Scream
Screamadelica
7:01
 
The Who
Who's Next (Deluxe Edition)
4:59
 
Buffalo Springfield
Buffalo Springfield
2:33
 
Manic Street Preachers
Generation Terrorists (Remastered)
6:08
 
Pixies
Surfer Rosa (Remastered)
3:54
 
Supergrass
Supergrass Is 10 - The Best of 94-04
3:00
 
The Animals
Most of the Animals
4:32
 
Phil Collins
Face Value (Remastered)
5:35
 
Billy Bragg
Life's a Riot with Spy vs. Spy (30th Anniversary Edition)
2:15
 
Under the Table and Dreaming
The Lemonheads
It's a Shame About Ray (Expanded Edition)
3:07
 
The National
High Violet
4:35
 
Nirvana
MTV Unplugged in New York (Live)
4:20
 
The Smiths
Hatful of Hollow
6:47
 
The Afghan Whigs
Congregation
3:00
 
Happy Mondays
Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches (Collector's Edition)
5:18
 
Green Day
Nimrod
2:34
 
The Pogues
The Ultimate Collection
3:45
 
John Lennon, The Plastic Ono Band, Yoko Ono
Signature Box (Remastered)
3:20
 
Warren Zevon
Excitable Boy
3:30
 
Spiritualized
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
4:40
 
Jefferson Airplane
Surrealistic Pillow
2:30
 
The Bluetones
The Bluetones: The Singles
3:19
 
The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers
3:49
 
The Lovin' Spoonful
Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful (Remastered)
2:40
 
The Style Council
Our Favourite Shop (Remastered)
3:23
 
Steve Miller Band
The Best of 1968-1973
4:25
 
Cat Stevens
Tea For The Tillerman (Remastered 2020)
3:41
 
Uncle Tupelo
Anodyne
3:26
 
Simon & Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water
5:12
 
The Replacements
Pleased To Meet Me
3:15
 
Deep Purple
Machine Head (Remastered)
5:40
 
Soundgarden
Badmotorfinger (Super Deluxe Edition)
4:31
 
Dinosaur Jr.
You're Living All Over Me (Remastered)
3:06
 
Slade
Cum On Feel the Hitz: The Best of Slade
4:23
 
Steve Harley, Cockney Rebel
Make Me Smile: The Best of Steve Harley
3:56
 
Radiohead
OK Computer
4:24
 
Ian Brown
Unfinished Monkey Business
5:13
 
Archers of Loaf
The Speed of Cattle
3:49
 
Uncle Tupelo
Still Feel Gone
3:08
 
Cast
All Change (Deluxe Edition)
3:06
 
Steve Earle
Train a Comin'
3:02
 
Embrace
The Good Will Out
7:00
 
Jeff Beck
Flash
4:52
 
Wilco
Summerteeth
4:19
 
Stereophonics
Performance and Cocktails (Deluxe Edition)
2:54
 
Beck
Mellow Gold
3:55
 
The Charlatans
North Country Boy - Single
4:02
 
Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music
Street Life - 20 Greatest Hits
4:04
 
Shed Seven
Going For Gold (Deluxe Edition)
3:29
 
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble
Texas Flood (Legacy Edition)
3:39
 
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf
3:30
 
Motörhead
No Remorse (Bonus Track Edition)
2:48
 
Kiss
Kiss
3:12
 
The Band
All Time Hits
4:34
 
The Seahorses
Do It Yourself
4:37
 
Mott the Hoople
All the Young Dudes (Expanded Edition)
3:31
 
Status Quo
On the Level
3:50
 
Alice In Chains
Dirt
6:14
 
The Beach Boys
Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
3:01
 
George Harrison
All Things Must Pass
4:41
 
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Déjà Vu
2:06
 
David Bowie
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars (2012 Remastered Version)
4:14
 

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