Latest articles by Geoff Barton
1973's was rock's annus mirabilis, and we have all the proof you'll ever need
The first Journey album in more than a decade ticks all the right boxes – eventually
"I put the LP on the turntable and was disgusted by it. It was just garbage. In a rage, I smashed all of the 20 albums to pieces” - Ian Gillan remembers Born Again
In 1974 Deep Purple were flying high, buoyed by the success of Burn and a fiery new line-up – but it soon started to disintegrate
Rock bottom? Well, almost, as Michael Schenker goes a bit Eurovision on Universal
Black Sabbath-connected metallers Quartz pay tribute to fallen comrade Geoff Nicholls on fifth studio album in 45 years, On The Edge Of Tomorrow
Graham Bonnet shows he’s still got his Marbles on Day Out In Nowhere
Former Accept man Udo Dirkschneider pays tribute to Ol' Blue Eyes and more on unlikely covers album My Way
Marc Bolan's landmark year 1972 celebrated with solid-gold studio, live and soundtrack multimedia set
Blues rock spawned a monster at the end of the 60s, and heavy metal would become one of the most enduring, tribal and quintessentially British of all popular music genres
Deep Purple's Turning To Crime is a covers album that shows that covers albums don’t have to suck
Kiss celebrate Destroyer's 45th birthday with a super-deluxe package that includes everything bar the cake
The Quest is Yes’s first album without late bassist Chris Squire, and it's a mixed bag
Made-up languages? The apocalypse? The guilt of lighthouse keepers? Newcastle-upon-Tyne? They're all present in our round-up of progressive rock's most ludicrous album concepts
Van der Graaf Generator's The Charisma Years box set includes 17 CDs, 3 Blu-rays and many rarities
Geoff Barton, who first coined the term ‘NWOBHM’, weighs in on its similarly acronym-d successor, NWOCR, and its attendant compilation album The Official New Wave Of Classic Rock Volume One
In 1974, Deep Purple played one of the craziest American rock‘n’roll festivals, the Californian Jam, in a set which ended with Ritchie Blackmore attacking a cameraman. David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes remember it well
The death of Steve Clark in January 1991 robbed Def Leppard of their heartbeat. Here, the people who knew him best look back on an unsung hero
It's 1976, and Ted Nugent is poised for greatness. The Great Gonzo has inked a solo deal with Epic – and his self-titled album is tearing out of the stores like a pack of wolves
Straddling prog and avant-garde, Van der Graaf Generator are more of a cult band than any of their UK peers. This is their story
In 1979 Judas Priest were poised for greatness. The band’s live album, Unleashed In The East, had hit No.10 in the UK. Now America beckoned, and Classic Rock's Geoff Barton was there
A showcase for the talent of Ian Paice, The Mule became the benchmark for 70s rock drumming. Today it’s best known for its solo on Purple’s Made In Japan live album
