The Michael Schenker albums you should definitely own By Paul Elliott 05 October 2021 From teenage Scorpion to UFO, MSG and beyond, guitar hero Michael Schenker has had both hands in some of hard rock’s great albums
Robert Jon & The Wreck generate gospel-tinged euphoria on Shine A Light On Me Brother By Paul Elliott 03 September 2021 Robert Jon & The Wreck play soulful rock’n’roll, the old-fashioned way, on Shine A Light On Me Brother
Why I ❤️ punk rock, by football legend Stuart Pearce By Paul Elliott 01 September 2021 Former England footballer Stuart Pearce reveals how he scored with punk rock, The Stranglers, and... Rod Stewart?
How Metallica went from reinventing heavy metal to reinventing themselves By Paul Elliott 12 August 2021 With the Black Album, Metallica changed the game for everyone... including themselves
Night Ranger underwhelm as songwriting falls short on ATBPO By Paul Elliott 06 August 2021 AOR heroes Night Ranger drop the ball on 13th studio album ATBPO
Dennis DeYoung interview: 'no band has worked harder than Styx at diminishing its own reputation' By Paul Elliott 29 July 2021 Former Styx singer Dennis DeYoung on bowing out, new album 26 East Vol 2, and the disappointment of no last Styx reunion tour
L.A. Guns still cocked and loaded on Cocked And Loaded Live By Paul Elliott 09 July 2021 Out now: L.A. Guns' hair metal classic Cocked & Loaded revisited – again!
The story behind The Logical Song by Supertramp By Paul Elliott 08 July 2021 How Supertramp's The Logical Song, a Beatle-approved existential pop-rock masterpiece, turned its creators into unlikely transatlantic superstars
How Def Leppard made On Through The Night, by Joe Elliott By Paul Elliott 22 June 2021 Def Leppard's Joe Elliott looks back at the making of the band's debut album, On Through The Night
The story behind Saturday Night Special by Lynyrd Skynyrd By Paul Elliott 11 June 2021 Saturday Night Special was the anti-gun tirade that belied Lynyrd Skynyrd’s pistol-packin’ image. Except things weren’t quite that black and white
Def Leppard: a guide to their best albums By Paul Elliott 02 June 2021 Def Leppard took Sheffield to the world's stadiums and arenas, staring down tragedy and selling millions in the process. These are their best albums
Drug abuse, violence, and the making of Fleetwood Mac’s Tango In The Night By Paul Elliott 21 April 2021 Forget Rumours: Fleetwood Mac’s craziest album was Tango In The Night
At war, unravelling and flying high: how Black Sabbath made Sabotage By Paul Elliott 15 April 2021 Black Sabbath created Sabotage with their backs to the wall, yet it was a masterpiece, fearlessly experimental and adding added yet another dimension to their music
The story of Def Leppard's Jim Steinman sessions, the most expensive unreleased album ever By Paul Elliott 08 April 2021 When Def Leppard teamed up with Jim Steinman they expected big things. What they got was a huge food bill
AC/DC interview: miracle cures, old riffs, and the making of Power Up By Paul Elliott 24 March 2021 It looked like it was all over for AC/DC after their last tour. But the best hard rock’n’roll band in the world don’t quit that easily. And back they came, with Classic Rock's best album of 2020: Power Up
Steve Winwood: A guide to his best albums By Paul Elliott 23 March 2021 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
Lou Reed: a guide to his best albums By Paul Elliott 17 March 2021 With the Velvet Underground and as a solo artist, Lou Reed’s influence has touched each new generation of music fans. These are his best albums
Every Black Sabbath album ranked, from worst to best By Paul Elliott 13 March 2021 A total of 23 Black Sabbath albums have been released. Some of them great, some of them average, some downright embarrassing, and we've ranked them - from woeful worst to brilliant best
The Black Crowes celebrate 30 years of Shake Your Money Maker in deluxe style By Paul Elliott 26 February 2021 The Black Crowes' classic debut album Shake Your Money Maker, boxed, now with previously unreleased material
Billie Jean and big choruses: the recipe that sent FM into the Swiss charts By Paul Elliott 04 February 2021 FM singer Steve Overland reveals how positivity and lack of pressure has done the British melodic veterans good
Accept's Too Mean To Die: It’s still balls-to-the-wall, man By Paul Elliott 29 January 2021 Battle-hardened veterans Accept are still going at it with astonishing intensity on Too Mean To Die
Lars Ulrich interview: lockdown, missing live music, and the future of Metallica By Paul Elliott 07 January 2021 Metallica's Lars Ulrich reveals the album that's soundtracked his lockdown, explains why Bon Scott was great, and speaks of the brilliant unpredictability of Ritchie Blackmore
The battle for Van Halen: how Sammy Hagar triumphed over Dave Lee Roth By Paul Elliott 05 January 2021 When Dave Lee Roth walked away from Van Halen it caused a war, but new frontman Sammy Hagar ensured there would only be one winner
The inside story of the return of AC/DC: how Angus Young and Brian Johnson Powered Up By Paul Elliott 18 December 2020 They’d lost Malcolm. Brian was out. Axl was in. Phil was in trouble with the law. Then Cliff retired. it looked like AC/DC‘s high voltage had been unplugged for good... but then something sparked
Paul Rodgers: a guide to his best albums By Paul Elliott 17 December 2020 From Free to Bad Company and beyond, Paul Rodgers' back catalogue is a gold mine. Here's how to buy his best albums
