John Aizlewood

John Aizlewood

As well as Classic Rock, John Aizlewood currently writes for The Times, The Radio Times, The Sunday Times, The i Newspaper, The Daily Telegraph, The Sunday Telegraph and Mojo amongst others.  He’s written four books and appears on television quite often. He once sang with Iron Maiden at a football stadium in Brazil: he wasn’t asked back. He’s still not sure whether Enver Hoxha killed Mehmet Shehu…

Latest articles by John Aizlewood

Corey Taylor: CMFT

Corey Taylor's CMFT: out of the darkness into risk-taking reinvention

By John Aizlewood published

CMFT is Slipnot singer Corey Tayor's self-titled debut solo album

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Queen + Adam Lambert: Live Around The World

Queen + Adam Lambert's Live Around The World: no radical overhaul, but oozing joy

By John Aizlewood published

Live Around The World is the first live Queen album without Freddie and John

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Joe Bonamassa - A New Day Now

Joe Bonamassa: A New Day Now - a debut album re-sung and embellished

By John Aizlewood published

Joe Bonamassa’s debut album revisited and remastered on A New Day Now

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Love & PEace album art

Seasick Steve - Love & Peace: Grizzled layers and earthly delights

By John Aizlewood published

Seasick Steve's 10th album, Love & Peace, shows just why he doesn't need a garbled backstory to maintain mass appeal

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Neil Young - Homegrown

Neil Young: Homegrown - stark, beautiful, and finally here

By John Aizlewood published

Neil Young's legendary lost album Homegrown resurfaces 45 years after going missing

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Tedeschi Trucks Band - Signs

Tedeschi Trucks Band: Signs album review

By John Aizlewood published

Susan Tedeschi. Derek Trucks. And their Band. Album number four is Signs

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Ash

Ash - Islands album review

By John Aizlewood published

Masters of pop-rock perfection Ash restock their tackle box with yet more unshakeable hooks

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Cover art for Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition

Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses: New Shoes Edition review

By John Aizlewood published

The second instalment of Tull’s folk trilogy, lavishly and lovingly rebooted

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Cover art for Levellers - We The Collective album

Levellers - We The Collective album review

By John Aizlewood published

There’s more than one way to do the old stuff

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Crowd shot

Jim Jones And The Righteous Mind at Dingwalls, London - live review

By John Aizlewood published

Not yet rated

It’s testifying time again

Concerts & Shows
Cover art for Awolnation - Here Come The Runts album

Awolnation - Here Come The Runts album review

By John Aizlewood published

Aaron Bruno’s third rip-roaring roller-coaster ride

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Cover art for Simple Minds - Walk Between Worlds album

Simple Minds - Walk Between Worlds album review

By John Aizlewood published

And still they twinkle

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Cover art for Neil Young + Promise Of The Real - The Visitor album

Neil Young + Promise Of The Real - The Visitor album review

By John Aizlewood published

He may be 72, but he’s still not done yet

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Cover art for The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed album

The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed album review

By John Aizlewood published

Soft-concept maestros’ timeless classic

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Cover art for Santa Cruz - Bad Blood Rising album

Santa Cruz - Bad Blood Rising album review

By John Aizlewood published

Fearsome Finns with a soft underbelly

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Cover art for Mike Bloomfield - Reissues album

Mike Bloomfield - Reissues album review

By John Aizlewood published

Not yet rated

He couldn’t sleep, but he did have the blues

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Cover art for Stereophonics - Scream Above The Sounds album

Stereophonics - Scream Above The Sounds album review

By John Aizlewood published

Tenth album. Different from their other nine

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Cover art for The Rasmus - Dark Matters album

The Rasmus - Dark Matters album review

By John Aizlewood published

Finns: very much like they used to be

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