Neil Jeffries
Freelance contributor to Classic Rock and several of its offshoots since 2006. In the 1980s he began a 15-year spell working for Kerrang! intially as a cub reviewer and later as Geoff Barton’s deputy and then pouring precious metal into test tubes as editor of its Special Projects division. Has spent quality time with Robert Plant, Keith Richards, Ritchie Blackmore, Rory Gallagher and Gary Moore – and also spent time in a maximum security prison alongside Love/Hate. Loves Rush, Aerosmith and beer. Will work for food.
Latest articles by Neil Jeffries

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The one with the balls. Michael Schenker's Last stand. And a masterclass from all five of them

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Bryan Adams reinvents his wheels again

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Back Street Crawler singer Terry Slesser sang on Pyromania and auditioned for both AC/DC and Iron Maiden. Now he's finally made a solo album

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Instrumental solo album from Yes/Asia guitarist Steve Howe

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In 2009 AC/DC vocalist Brian Johnson joined the ranks of celebrity authors - but forget the sex, drugs and rock'n'roll, it was all about cars

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Live In Concert 1985-2001 comprises 14 discs of live recordings from The Who guitarist Pete Townshend

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V is the fifth album from the retro-styled supergroup featuring Bonham, Bonamassa, Hughes and Sherinian

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Phil Lynott's old band are back for a second spin

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David Coverdale’s late 70s solo albums, White Snake and Northwinds, are overlooked – but without them, Whitesnake wouldn’t exist

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Def Leppard's difficult third album, which lit the blue touch-paper for the band, now expanded with demos and live albums

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A deep dive into Rush’s divisive 80s period, when side-long epics were out and synths came in

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Cocky and reloaded, Gun are firing on all six cylinders again on album number nine, Hombres

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For 1984's Grace Under Pressure, Rush brought in Supertramp producer Peter Henderson: It was not a good fit

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This reissue of Deep Purple's 1972 album Machine Head adds remixes, Montreux and BBC live sets, audio fairy dust and more

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Live At The Palladium 2023 is a four CD set that revisits Rick Wakeman's classic solo works and Yes

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Prog maestro and former Genesis man Steve Hackett extends his catalogue on wide-ranging solo album The Circus And The Nightwhale

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Remembering Steve Clark: April 23, 1960 – January 8, 1991

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Working Man is the final album by blues aficionado and former Whitesnake star Bernie Marsden

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Buying guide Rainbow took Ritchie Blackmore away from Deep Purple, introduced Ronnie James Dio to a wider audience, then went in search of America: these are their albums, ranked

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Dirty Honey successfully navigate the ‘difficult second album’ corner without crashing on Can't Find The Brakes

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Album number six The Years Go Fast finds The Cadillac Three sounding all-growed up

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Buying guide Hard rock institution UFO may have been dogged by unsettled line-ups and an appetite for drugs 'n' booze, but they should have been huge: these are their best albums

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Anthemic radio rockers, epic ballads, killer duets – these are Bryan Adam‘s 10 essential songs
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