Latest articles by Paul Elliott
20 bands whose second album is the best thing they ever did
The bands who defied the sophomore slump to deliver the greatest albums of their career
The Creedence Clearwater Revival and John Fogerty albums you should definitely own
With Creedence Clearwater Revival he turned the Hippie generation on to classic roots and Americana... then John Fogerty went rockin’ all over the world
Celtic Frost’s Tom G Warrior: “They said I sang like Lemmy with the warts inside his mouth”
From troubled outsider to all-round metal visionary – these are the life and times of Celtic Frost/Triptykon leader Tom G Warrior
The Girlschool albums you should definitely own
Celebrated as ‘the female Motörhead’, Girlschool became stars of the NWOBHM scene. But what were their best albums?
Kenny Wayne Shepherd: the soundtrack of my life
Blues giant Kenny Wayne Shepherd picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and recalls the life-changing show he went to as a three-year-old
"This is the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and they’re playing my song!" - what happened when Def Leppard went to Abbey Road
Def Leppard are joined by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on new album Drastic Symphonies. We went to Abbey Road Studios to watch it come together
Rush's Signals celebrates its 40th birthday with an underwhelming party
Signals signalled the beginning of a whole new phase in Rush's career, but the anniversary edition falls well short
Ace Frehley: the soundtrack of my life
Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley picks his favourite songs, albums and musicians, and reveals his least favourite Kiss album
The Queensrÿche albums you should definitely own
Queensrÿche were pioneers of progressive metal, leaving their mark with a trio of great albums before a bitter, messy split and a subsequent return to action
The Gary Moore albums you should definitely own
With Thin Lizzy, on solo albums and playing jazz rock, Gary Moore proved himself to be one of the greatest guitarists of his generation. These are his best albums
Eagles albums ranked from worst to best
Since forming in 1971, Eagles have produced some of rock’s most timeless and enduring music... and some of its biggest-selling albums
Manic Street Preachers: the rise of the Generation Terrorists
The Manic Street Preachers’ debut came from nowhere in 1992, confirming the fiery Welsh quartet as the most exciting rock band in Britain
Def Leppard have just had one of their biggest years... but Joe Elliott thinks 2023 may top it
Joe Elliott on the Stadium Tour, Miley Cyrus, that Album Of The Year award and being loved by former haters
20 killer metal albums turning 10 in 2023
From Bring Me The Horizon’s Sempiternal to Ghost’s Infestissumam, happy birthday to these absolute montsers
The Pat Benatar albums you should definitely own
One of the most successful solo female rock artists of the 80s, Pat Benatar became a superstar by doing things her way or no way
Joe Lynn Turner: "I was so tired of doing this AOR cookie-cutter bulls**t"
With a cracking new album and a new image, former Rainbow and Deep Purple singer Joe Lynn Turner is loving his fresh start
The Survivor albums you should definitely own
Survivor survived a change of singer to become a rare example of a band achieving mainstream success with two different frontmen – and these are their best albums
Venom frontman Cronos: “Metallica have had some shit albums – they’d have to admit that”
Venom legend Cronos on the birth of black metal, the success of former support band Metallica and why there’s zero chance of the classic line-up getting back together
20 of the greatest rock duets ever
From power ballads to balls-out OTT anthems, and from mega-hits to cult classics, the rock duet comes in all shapes and sizes
Mother's Finest: "We were paving the way for things to happen in music but we didn’t know it"
Fronted by vocal powerhouse Joyce Kennedy, Mother’s Finest were simply too ahead of the game: black musicians playing rock. If they’d arrived a decade later they could have been huge
Mother's Finest: six songs to get you started
Six songs to introduce you to the fierce funk-rock wizardry of Atlanta's very own Mother's Finest
Queen: the collector's edition of The Miracle is filled with treasures yet profoundly sad
A multi-disc box set of Queen's The Miracle, featuring six previously unreleased tracks
Look out! Black Sabbath's Dio classics are still powerful evidence of their last great era
Black Sabbath's Dio-era classics Heaven And Hell and Mob Rules have been reissued as Deluxe Editions (again) but the quality still shines
