Latest articles by Geoff Barton
The epic story of Argent, the forgotten 60s band who inspired one Kiss’ biggest hits
Argent were the missing link between the 60s pop scene and the emergence of Cream and Led Zeppelin
How Journey found a brand new singer on YouTube and banished the ghost of Steve Perry
Former YouTube singer Arnel Pineda helped Journey open up a whole new chapter in their career
A mind-mincing encounter with Black Sabbath on the Sabotage tour
By 1976, Black Sabbath already had a huge heritage to live up to. We joined them on the road in Portsmouth
How Judas Priest reunited with Rob Halford to regain the metal throne with Angel Of Retribution
In late 2004, Classic Rock joined the reunited Judas Priest on the road in Spain
The story of AC/DC’s Back In Black, the 50 million-selling album that emerged from tragedy
How AC/DC recovered from the death of iconic singer Bon Scott to make the biggest rock album ever
How Ozzy Osbourne rediscovered himself with the Scream album
In 2010, Ozzy Osbourne released his eleventh solo album Scream – and he had reality TV, reunions and “Jesus Freaks” on his mind
When Kansas cracked the charts with a song they didn’t want to record
In 1976 the US prog rockers found themselves in the upper reaches of the US charts with drivetime classic Carry On Wayward Son – which nearly fell victim to lethargy
I was there: A night out with Iron Maiden before they were famous
In October 1979 Classic Rock's Geoff Barton watched Iron Maiden play a heavy metal disco in North West London. He took notes
Dee Snider’s wild tales of Gene Simmons, Robert Plant, Frank Zappa and Freddy Krueger
From Johnny Cash and John Denver to Manowar and Henry Kissinger, former Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider has mixed with them all
Were Detective the 1970s Greta Van Fleet?
Michael Des Barres leads Detective through an album that owes much to their Led Zeppelin paymasters
How Queen + Paul Rodgers took Freddie Mercury's spirit back to the stage
Before Queen + Adam Lambert there was Queen + Paul Rodgers. We spoke to them about the plusses and the minuses
“John Wayne said: ‘My daughter would be so happy to get your autographs.’ So David Coverdale and I signed his cowboy boots”: Glenn Hughes’ wild tales of Ritchie Blackmore, David Bowie, Phil Lynott and The Duke
Bowie, Blackmore, Richard Burton and Linda Blair – Glenn Hughes has crossed paths with them all
An introduction to Terry Reid, the man who could have fronted Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple
Unfairly framed as rock’s ultimate nearly man, Terry Reid chose to take his own path, and he's still going strong
How Deep Purple split from Ritchie Blackmore and made a funky masterpiece in Come Taste The Band
Ritchie Blackmore was out, US hotshot Tommy Bolin was in and Deep Purple’s Mk IV line-up were about to make the most under-rated album of their career
Deep Purple on chemistry, magic, and the birth of Perfect Strangers
We travel back in time to 1984 and talk to the reformed Deep Purple as the ready themselves to release comeback album Perfect Strangers
Jim Morrison: the man behind the myth by the people who knew him
Shaman? Lizard King? Visionary? This was the real Jim Morrison, according to his Doors bandmates
Every Deep Purple album ranked, from worst to best
Updated Deep Purple's albums ranked, from patchy Purple to purple patches, from iconic albums to the one Ritchie Blackmore dubbed "cattle grazing" to the one with the new chap
The true story of Marc Bolan's final days
Marc Bolan, the Guru Of Glitter, was killed in a car crash in 1977 – just as his career was on the rise again. This is the story of his final hours
How Kiss fought back against the music industry with Sonic Boom
In 2009, Kiss released Sonic Boom, an album that called back to past glories
The chaotic story of Ian Gillan’s erratically brilliant solo career
Jazz-funk, solo hits and near-bankruptcy – this is the turbulent story of Ian Gillan’s post-Deep Purple career
