Latest articles by Paul Elliott
“In the 80s, you ordered a gram of cocaine like you ordered beer”: The high times and crazy life of the Scorpions
Rudolf Schenker, Klaus Meine and Matthias Jabs look back on the career of Germany’s biggest rock band
Gene Simmons: The soundtrack of my life
Kiss bassist, Demon and fire-breather Gene Simmons picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the "most dishonest" album Kiss ever made
What AC/DC means to me, by Aerosmith's Joe Perry
Joe Perry pays tribute to the longevity of AC/DC, who first toured with Aerosmith in 1978
Album Of The Week Club review: The Grand Illusion by Styx
The Grand Illusion was the first of four consecutive triple-platinum albums for Styx, establishing them as one of America’s biggest rock acts
WASP frontman Blackie Lawless’s strange journey from shock rock to God
An epic interview with WASP singer Blackie Lawless about controversy, codpieces and Christianity
The Lynyrd Skynyrd albums you should definitely listen to
Lynyrd Skynyrd blended southern soul and hard rock to define southern rock better than anyone - and these are their best albums
The world according to Squackett, prog’s great forgotten supergroup
Late Yes bassist Chris Squire, ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, some old Led Zeppelin and pints of vodka – this was one-off prog supergroup Squackett
Every Electric Light Orchestra album ranked, from worst to best
Jeff Lynne's vision for ELO was more ambitious than most of his peers – but which of his grand ideas hit home the hardest?
The Def Leppard albums you should definitely listen to
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
Joe Elliott on the importance of Britain to Def Leppard
In 2008, Joe Elliott sat down with Classic Rock to discuss the band's roots, selling Britain to America, and that iconic Union Jack shirt
How Def Leppard overcame tragedy and made Adrenalize
Reeling from the death of guitarist Steve Clark, Def Leppard were determined to keep the party going. The result was Adrenalize – their last great blockbuster album
The REO Speedwagon albums you should definitely listen to
Illinois rockers REO Speedwagon sold millions of records, with hits that have gone down in power ballad history - and these are their best albums
Album Of The Week Club review: Nine Lives by REO Speedwagon
In which the midwestern rockers rock a little harder than normal, but not everyone is convinced
New England released one of the greatest AOR albums ever: Their career was derailed by the Pope
With some top-drawer tunes, Paul Stanley producing and Kiss’s management behind them, New England seemed, and felt, poised for stardom. Cue bad luck and trouble
Mr. Big might be worn around the edges, but their energetic tenth album is as tight as ever
Is Ten Mr. Big's swan song? Maybe. Maybe not
Van Halen's combative For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, expanded
Van Halen's big-hitting album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge now comes with a rowdy live set
"I can't be a good father, because I had eight kids and my career came first": A no-holds-barred interview with Status Quo's Francis Rossi
Francis Rossi has fronted Status Quo for nearly 60 years: A British institution, they're loved and loathed in equal measure
The Frankie Miller albums you should definitely own
Before Frankie Miller's career was ended tragically by injury, his records showed just how good a songwriter and great a singer he really was
“The best frontman I ever saw. Nobody else came close”: The day David Lee Roth turned in the performance of a lifetime
With a heavyweight line-up including Ozzy Osbourne, AC/DC, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe and more, Monsters Of Rock 1984 is still revered in festival folklore
"It's so mid-eighties I can see Molly Ringwald and the rest of the brat pack dancing in a bedroom in my mind's eye": Mr. Mister master the period cliches on Welcome To The Real World
Mr. Mister released four slickly produced albums. Three bombed. Welcome To The Real World certainly didn't
The 10 best Blaze Bayley Iron Maiden songs
Showing some love to Iron Maiden’s most under-rated period
The Supertramp albums you should definitely own
The punk explosion was expected to kill Supertramp. Instead, they thrived and enjoyed huge success worldwide – and these are their best albums
The Y&T albums you should definitely own
Despite their ups and downs over the course of 50 years, American rockers Y&T have recorded many albums that've stood the test of time
“I don’t remember saying I’d never heard Led Zeppelin. It’s beyond stupidity to say that!”: did Kingdom Come really sound like Zeppelin? Not according to singer Lenny Wolf
Kingdom Come released their divisive debut album on March 1, 1988. Original singer Lenny Wolf looks back on success, struggle and those infamous comparisons
