Joe Cocker - Mad Dogs & Englishmen

Label: A&M
Genre: Rock and Roll
Year: 1970
Recommended by: Jeff Sherry

Joe Cocker is the best cover artist of all-time. He covers soul, folk, and rock. It's impressive considering his gravely voice that his performance is often the most well known of many of the songs he performs.

It's a great listen to live music, where Joe Cocker can be in his element, and it's great to hear covers on songs I already love. I loved both "Honky Tonk Women" and The Band's "The Weight". The Band is great and everyone should see The Last Waltz, which is currently streaming on Netflix.

Bruce Springsteen - Darkness on the Edge of Twon

Label: Columbia
Genre: Rock 'n Roll
Year: 1978
Recommended by: Jeff Sherry

This is Bruce Springsteen. This is good Bruce Springsteen. There are still times when he goes a little extra "The Boss", but it features great songwriting and the production doesn't overwhelm the rest of the album.

His biggest album, "Born in the USA", is just this problem. That and he basically stopped being a singer-songwriter and became a heartland rocker. The best version of John Mellencamp. Still not a compliment.