Paul Elliott

A song written by the young Lemmy for Hawkwind has been through various twists - from Motörhead's own anthemic version to the unlikeliest remakes

A Beatle approved it. The record company hated it. How an existential pop-rock masterpiece turned its creators into unlikely transatlantic superstars

From the late 60s through to the late 80s, some of the greatest and most influential albums ever made were doubles

For a brief period in the late eighties, White Lion were genuine contenders for Bon Jovi’s hair metal crown

Proof that there's much more to Boston and the man who almost single-handedly created their sound than More Than A Feeling

More to Macca than The Beatles: Nine Paul McCartney albums you should listen to, and one to avoid

From teenage Scorpion to UFO, MSG and beyond, guitar hero Michael Schenker has had both hands in some of hard rock’s great albums

Iron Maiden's longtime manager Rod Smallwood tells ten stories of ten landmark shows

Or, to give this list its full title: The 20 greatest power ballads you’ve probably never heard unless you're an extreme AOR connoisseur

A guide to the recorded solo work of the late Prince Of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne

We look at Heart's journey from bluesy hard rock in the 1970s to chart-busting AOR anthems in the decade that followed

Queen's Greatest Hits is the UK’s biggest-selling album of all time, with total worldwide sales of over 25 million copies – but which song is the greatest?

Steely Dan brought jazz smarts and lyrical sophistication to rock, conjuring up brainiac music that sold millions - just don't mention 'yacht rock'

Mötley Crüe left behind them a trail of destruction and nine albums – here ranked from worst to best

Eddie Money was a singer who was never as well known as he should have been, but the ‘patron saint of uncool’ made some cool records

Ronnie James Dio's albums with Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Heaven & Hell and Dio helped define what a hard rock singer can be

The complete set of 29 Kiss albums, ranked from woeful worst to wonderful best

Ronnie James Dio: July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010

Sorry, Gary Cherone…

Drugs, dysfunction and 1977’s Draw The Line album sent Aerosmith into a tailspin that would take a decade to pull out of

In 2015, Rush’s Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee looked back over the prog icons’ rollercoaster career

The Black Crowes may have been born out of time, but their best albums – a fusion of southern rock, gospel, blues and fiery rock'n'roll – are timeless

Since picking up the progressive rock baton from Genesis in the 80s, Marillion have recorded one of prog’s most impressive catalogues, and these are their best albums