Latest articles by Paul Elliott
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
How Sammy Hagar helped Van Halen win the war against David Lee Roth
Van Halen lost a superstar singer when Dave Lee Roth quit the band, but new frontman Sammy Hagar and Foreigner's Mick Jones ensured the loss was short-lived
Nine Rory Gallagher albums you should definitely listen to and one to avoid
Rory Gallagher left a tremendous legacy of albums studded with real gems – and these are the best of them
What happened when Bruce Dickinson made the decision that changed his life
Becoming a band’s new singer is never easy. But when Bruce Dickinson saw Iron Maiden play, he knew he was the singer they needed
The electrifying Guns N’ Roses song that summed everything great about them right from the start
One of the all-time great album openers
Steve Harris sets the record straight about Christmas Day, Paul Di'Anno and Iron Maiden's early years
As Iron Maiden’s driving force, Steve Harris has steered the band from pub gigs and demos to the stadiums and multi-million-selling albums
Excess, eyebrows, and an extremely erratic encounter with Ozzy Osbourne
An audience with the Prince of Darkness on the Ultimate Sin tour
Hot stuff! Pick up the most underrated Rolling Stones album with 16% off this Cyber Monday
Let the Hand Of Fate guide you to the deluxe box set of Stones' classic Black And Blue - the band's first to feature Ronnie Wood
I’ve been left Comfortably Numb thanks to this 19% David Gilmour vinyl box set discount for Cyber Monday
David Gilmour's 4LP edition of Live At Pompeii is on sale for Cyber Monday - and it's packed with solo tracks and Pink Floyd classics
