Latest articles by Paul Elliott
The Manic Street Preachers were the most controversial British rock band of the early 1990s – and their debut album Generation Terrorists is a classic
Mick Fleetwood was partying, Stevie Nicks was absent and Lindsey Buckingham was halfway out the door – Fleetwood Mac’s Tango In The Night made Rumours look tame
Singer and bassist also explains his passion for The Who, Jethro Tull, Jeff Beck and Jack Bruce, names his favourite Rush album – and and struggles to choose between his two least favourite ones
The classic line-up’s penultimate album Gimme Back My Bullets is an overlooked Southern Rock gem
Buying guide The Bon Jovi albums essential to any record collection
How funk rock pioneer Dan Reed overcame death, drama and drug addiction to make the Network’s first album in 25 years
With their 1988 album Nothing's Shocking, Jane’s Addiction ushered in a new kind of rock music
Def Leppard made an album so huge that only Michael Jackson’s Thriller prevented it from reaching No.1 in America
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
After Hellhammer ended, nobody expected Celtic Frost to amount to anything – let alone influence a generation of underground bands
The story of Def Leppard’s ‘lost’ Jim Steinman sessions
With three studio albums under their belt, Whitesnake unleashed their live sound on the world in a double dose of Hammersmith havoc
Buying guide 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
Buying guide 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
Saxon’s debut album has been overshadowed by the classics that followed
Buying guide Van Halen albums have it all: One of the most innovative guitarists of all time, your choice of rock star frontmen, and great tunes
Buying guide Selling 50 million-plus records over more than five decades, Styx are the kings of pomp rock
The long, strange trip of Journey's Neal Schon
Foreigner never sounded tougher than they did on 1979’s Head Games – but not everyone was happy
Buying guide From cult pomp rock to Metallica-approved hair metal, these are five connoisseur-approved albums everybody should know about
Buying guide 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
When Danny Francis died in 2025, he left behind a lifetime of memories with Paul McCartney, Bad Company, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Cher and more
Buying guide 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
