How George Harrison made the album that banished The Beatles By Ken Sharp published 5 May 22 In 1970, George Harrison brought together a Who’s Who of rock to record his masterpiece, All Things Must Pass. This is the story, told by those who were there
20 things only Kiss fanatics know about Destroyer By Ken Sharp published 13 January 22 Kiss's most ambitious and celebrated album, Destroyer, was 45 years old in 2021. Think you know all there is to know? Think again
Songs about body odour and a bath full of beans: The story of The Who Sell Out By Neil Griffith, Ken Sharp published 9 September 21 The Who Sell Out is A Pop Art album of dazzling music interspersed with radio-style ads and jingles and released in an iconic sleeve: Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey spill the beans
How Kiss met the Phantom of the Park and made rock'n'roll's worst movie By Ken Sharp published 18 November 20 Kiss wanted to be stars of the silver screen as well as the concert stage but they couldn’t act, they had no budget, and Phantom Of The Park went horribly wrong
Jimi Hendrix: the life and times of a genius By Max Bell, Johnny Black, Rob Hughes, Hugh Fielder, Ken Sharp, Mick Wall, Henry Yates published 6 May 19 Classic Rock talks to Jimi Hendrix's friends, admirers and other musicians about his life and importance
How Bob Seger changed the face of American Music By Ken Sharp published 10 September 18 Bob Seger spent 50 years chronicling the minutia of the blue collar working man, America's heartlands, and the vagaries of love and in doing so created a world-beating musical legacy
Down To Earth: How Angel Fell From Grace By Ken Sharp published 27 October 16 Onstage illusion! Playboy Bunnies! White spandex! It's been over 40 years since Angel's debut, but whatever happened to the Kiss stable-mates who Gene Simmons refused to share a stage with?
Steven Tyler: a little bit country, a little bit rock'n'roll By Ken Sharp published 5 August 16 Aerosmith’s frontman Steven Tyler is the latest rock star to head to Nashville with new album We're All Someobody From Somewhere
Cheap Trick: "For us, ...Budokan was like winning the lottery" By Ken Sharp published 15 October 08 Cheap Trick’s At Budokan is widely hailed as one of rock’s greatest live albums. All four Tricksters tell Classic Rock the story of big dreams, hard work and plain dumb luck
Boston: Labour Of Love By Ken Sharp published 23 August 06 Driven on by one man’s perfectionism, Boston’s first album took seven painstaking years to complete. Then the band got a major-label deal – and were forced to record it all again.
