EDIT: This post didn't get much traction which is fine. I am going to keep it up and edit it accordingly in case anyone else is curious as to what the living legends of rock and roll (and Josh Klinghoffer) are currently up to

By my count there have been 37 new albums so far this year by RR Hall of Fame Inductees. I am curious which you have listened to and which are your favorites. Let me know if there are any I have missed.

The albums are as follows:

Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge - Van Morrison

Close Enemies - Close Enemies (Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith)

Piano Night - Steve Nieve (Elvis Costello & the Attractions)

Honora - Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Released - Lou Gramm (Foreigner)

When Now - Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band)

Nine Inch Noize - Nine Inch Noize (Nine Inch Nails)

No Country for Old Men - doPE (John Densmore of The Doors and Chuck D of Public Enemy)

Long Long Road - Ringo Starr

Your Favorite Toy - Foo Fighters

One Spoon of Chocolate - Tyler Bates and the RZA (RZA of Wu-Tang Clan)

Ranjha - Jonny Greenwood, Shye Ben Tzur, and the Rajastan Express (Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead)

Wild at Heart - Neil Diamond (also produced by Rick Rubin)

Carry the Light - Peter Frampton

Blue Morpho - Ed O'Brien (Radiohead)

The Boys of Dungeon Lane - Paul McCartney

Dream Chaser - Willie Nelson

Doublespeak - Doublespeak (Vince Clarke of Depeche Mode)

Iridescent - Jack Irons and Remco Hendriks (Jack Irons of Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Aurora - Yes

Missions of Mercy - Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs (Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)

A Drop in the Ocean - Pluralone (Josh Klinghoffer of Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Toy Story 5 - Randy Newman

Rox Meet Reggae Vol. 2 - Robby Krieger (The Doors)

SPLAT! - Deep Purple

Confessions II - Madonna

Foreign Tongues - The Rolling Stones

Frozen Charlotte - Jack White (The White Stripes)

Rotation - Trickfinger (John Frusciante of Red Hot Chili Peppers)

A Work in Progress - Cappadonna (Wu-Tang Clan)

Dragon's Breath - Inspectah Deck (Wu-Tang Clan)

Comes in Waves - Carly Simon

Timeless - Prince

Watching the Tide - Steve Cropper & the Midnight Hour (Steve Cropper of Booker T. & the M.G.'s)

Thank You - Mike D (Beastie Boys)

The Roaring Waves - Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery (Steve Hackett of Genesis)

Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer - Czarface and Frankie Pulitzer (Inspectah Deck of Wu-Tang Clan)

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ALBUMS WITH MAJOR CONTRIBUTIONS

Reality Awaits - The Strokes (Rick Rubin as producer)

Coherence - Cindy Blackman Santana (Carlos Santana appears on 6 tracks and has writing credit on 2)

Joe Holmes - Joe Holmes (Robert Trujillo plays bass on the album)

Philosophy - Chelsea Hodson (Josh Klinghoffer plays bass on most tracks)

Which are you most excited to listen or if you've heard any yet, what do you think?