Pink Floyd: a guide to their best albums By Hugh Fielder Updated From psychedelia to wild success, the very best of the band who delivered The Dark Side Of The Moon and The Wall
A beginner's guide to the thrilling, topsy-turvy world of the concept album By Hugh Fielder, Jon Hotten, Sian Llewellyn Rock is often about more than just the music: it's about The Big Idea, and ambition manifesting itself as The Concept Album
Jason Bieler shines on star-studded sonic adventure Songs For The Apocalypse By Hugh Fielder Former Saigon Kick guitarist Jason Bieler joins the Baron Von Bielski Orchestra to provide food for future thought on Songs For The Apocalypse
How Led Zeppelin rewrote rock’s rulebook and changed the music business By Hugh Fielder Led Zeppelin did business like no one before, especially when it came to dealing with their record company. Former Atlantic Records Vice-President Phil Carson explains all
Talking about a revolution: the story of Cream and two years that changed rock By Hugh Fielder A look back at the short but stellar career of rock's first supergroup, Cream
Jimi Hendrix wakes up late amongst the stoners on the long-lost Live In Maui By Hugh Fielder Thanks to the latest digital audio technology, Jimi Hendrix's Live In Maui finally surfaces in full
The 10 best Folk Rock albums By Hugh Fielder Rock pillaged folk right through the 60s. But when that decade ended, the folkies grabbed it right back. Here are the 10 best folk rock albums
Orianthi's O fails to build on early promise By Hugh Fielder You can't fault Orianthi's style on fourth solo album O, but the songs fall short
The story behind the iconic artwork for Pink Floyd's The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn By Hugh Fielder The cover of Pink Floyd’s debut album The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn was very much of its time. Hugh Fielder talks to sleeve photographer Vic Singh about prisms, George Harrison and not getting paid
Joe Bonamassa channels Beck and Page on Royal Tea, and finds himself back on track By Hugh Fielder Joe Bonamassa's Royal Tea is meaty, beaty, big and bouncy
Robert Plant's Digging Deep: Subterranea is a celebrity-free solo celebration By Hugh Fielder Digging Deep: Subterranea is a journey through Robert Plant's solo recordings, from Pictures at Eleven in onwards
Walter Trout's Ordinary Madness - a deeply personal state of the nation address By Hugh Fielder Walter Trout ponders the state of the world on his Ordinary Madness album
Allman Betts Band's Bless Your Heart - further proof that you can never have enough guitarists By Hugh Fielder The sons of Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts and Berry Oakley jam on Allman Betts Band's second album Bless Your Heart
Rick Wakemans The Red Planet - a return to a prog god's halcyon days By Hugh Fielder Ground control to Major Rick, as Rick Wakeman launches himself towards The Red Planet
Peter Gabriel: my life story By Hugh Fielder From Genesis to solo star, Peter Gabriel's song writing has been as diverse and it's been thought-provoking and unique
Asylums' Genetic Cabaret: forceful without getting furious By Hugh Fielder Asylums build up a head of steam for third album Genetic Cabaret with producer Steve Albini
That day that rocked the world: the chaotic story of Status Quo's Live Aid By Hugh Fielder Live Aid in 1985 was perhaps the greatest rock festival of all, and Status Quo were there to open it
Meet the folkers: the improbable story of folk rock By Hugh Fielder Folk’s music’s not all “hey nonny nonny” y’know. In the 70s, it sneaked its way into the heaviest of rock's repertoire. We look at the groups that spearheaded the genre
Dark Side Of The Moon: why is it so bloody popular? By Hugh Fielder Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon is one of the best-selling albums of all time. But why? Even the band can't explain it
Nick D’Virgilio's Invisible lets you know he's much more than just a drummer By Hugh Fielder The meaning of prog, from Big Big Train drummer Nick D’Virgilio
Frank Zappa: The Mothers 1970 - tentative in the studio, revelatory on the road By Hugh Fielder Frank Zappa’s celebrated 1970 Mothers lineup commemorated with unreleased 70-song collection of studio and live recordings
Asking Alexandria's Like A House On Fire is the sound of a band stepping up and shaping up By Hugh Fielder Owning up and owning it on Asking Alexandria's sixth album Like A House On Fire
Vanilla Fudge: the remarkable history of rock's greatest covers band By Hugh Fielder Bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, one of rock’s mightiest rhythm sections, talk about their days in Vanilla Fudge
The 10 worst albums by 10 brilliant classic rock bands By Geoff Barton, Paul Elliot, Sleazegrinder, Ian Fortnam, Fraser Lewry, Malcolm Dome, Jon Hotten, Hugh Fielder Even the best can get it wrong sometimes: here's the worst albums by 10 of rock's greatest bands
The 50 greatest Pink Floyd songs ever By Fraser Lewry, Rob Hughes, Jerry Ewing, Henry Yates, Hugh Fielder, Mark Blake, Daryl Easlea, Glen Povey, Tim Batcup From underground clubs to sold-out stadiums, Pink Floyd's path through rock has been revolutionary and stunningly successful. Here are their 50 best songs
