Latest articles by Paul Elliott
The unlikely rebirth of Dan Reed Network, funk rock’s nearly men
How funk rock pioneer Dan Reed overcame death, drama and drug addiction to make the Network’s first album in 25 years
How Jane's Addiction kickstarted a rock revolution with Nothing's Shocking
With their 1988 album Nothing's Shocking, Jane’s Addiction ushered in a new kind of rock music
The story of how Pyromania sold 100,000 copies a day and turned Def Leppard into superstars
Def Leppard made an album so huge that only Michael Jackson’s Thriller prevented it from reaching No.1 in America
Gary Rossington interview: The triumph and tragedy of Lynyrd Skynyrd
He started the band and survived its darkest hour, never losing faith in music’s healing power. If anyone represented the soul of Lynyrd Skynyrd, it was their late guitarist, Gary Rossington
How Celtic Frost laid the blueprint for extreme metal, black metal and death metal with their debut Morbid Tales
After Hellhammer ended, nobody expected Celtic Frost to amount to anything – let alone influence a generation of underground bands
The story behind Def Leppard’s disastrous Jim Steinman sessions
The story of Def Leppard’s ‘lost’ Jim Steinman sessions
How David Coverdale led a fans' choir to create the connoisseur's favourite Whitesnake album
With three studio albums under their belt, Whitesnake unleashed their live sound on the world in a double dose of Hammersmith havoc
Nine Krokus albums you should listen to and one to ignore
As Switzerland’s answer to Angus Young & Co. continue to play live years after their farewell tour, we look at their must-have (and best not to have) albums
Nine albums by The Black Crowes you should listen to and one to avoid
Updated 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
The forgotten debut album that helped launch the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal
Saxon’s debut album has been overshadowed by the classics that followed
The Van Halen albums you should definitely listen to
Van Halen albums have it all: One of the most innovative guitarists of all time, your choice of rock star frontmen, and great tunes
Nine Styx albums you should listen to and one to avoid
Selling 50 million-plus records over more than five decades, Styx are the kings of pomp rock
An unusually candid Neal Schon comes clean on drugs, errant frontmen and the future of Journey
The long, strange trip of Journey's Neal Schon
How Foreigner made a 70s hard rock classic with Head Games – and caused uproar with the cover
Foreigner never sounded tougher than they did on 1979’s Head Games – but not everyone was happy
5 insanely obscure 1980s rock albums that are a perfect 10/10
From cult pomp rock to Metallica-approved hair metal, these are five connoisseur-approved albums everybody should know about
Every album Robert Plant has made since Led Zeppelin broke up, ranked from worst to best
Since Led Zeppelin called it quits, Robert Plant has continued to move forward, refining and redefining his art - and these are the albums that have charted his journey
For 40 years, Danny Francis kept rock stars out of trouble - and his stories prove it
When Danny Francis died in 2025, he left behind a lifetime of memories with Paul McCartney, Bad Company, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Cher and more
Nine Steve Winwood albums you should listen to and one to avoid
With the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and solo, Steve Winwood has shown himself to be a truly singular talent. These are his best albums
How a bleak anti-war song and a massive u-turn helped push Metallica to superstar level
Metallica got their mainstream breakthrough after breaking their ‘no videos’ rule
Former Journey singer Steve Perry disappeared from music for more than 20 years. It took a tragedy to bring him back
Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio celebrated on Rainbow - The Temple Of The King 1975-76
Nine CDs of Ritchie, Ronnie and Rainbow
White Lion: The curious story of the thinking man's hair metal band
Two million sales. A dizzying rise. And a cataclysmic fall
How Boston’s ‘mad scientist’ Tom Scholz stuck it to the music industry – and sold 20 million albums
How Boston’s Tom Scholz created AOR in his basement
