Latest articles by Paul Elliott
The 30th anniversary edition of Roxette's Joyride: proof that less really is more
Joyride shows how pop-rock stars Roxette lost their mojo
Tesla: the musical miracle of Five Man Acoustical Jam
It may have started as a happy accident but Tesla’s Five Man Acoustical Jam ushered in the MTV Unplugged era
Drug abuse, violence, and the making of Fleetwood Mac’s Tango In The Night
Forget Rumours: Fleetwood Mac’s craziest album was Tango In The Night
The Michael Schenker albums you should definitely own
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
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
Former England footballer Stuart Pearce reveals how he scored with punk rock, The Stranglers, and... Rod Stewart?
Night Ranger underwhelm as songwriting falls short on ATBPO
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'
Former Styx singer Dennis DeYoung on bowing out, new album 26 East Vol 2, and the disappointment of no last Styx reunion tour
AC/DC: The epic inside story of Back In Black
How a washed-up rock star helped AC/DC overcome Bon Scott’s death and make their masterpiece
L.A. Guns still cocked and loaded on Cocked And Loaded Live
Out now: L.A. Guns' hair metal classic Cocked & Loaded revisited – again!
The story behind The Logical Song by Supertramp
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
Def Leppard's Joe Elliott looks back at the making of the band's debut album, On Through The Night
At war, unravelling and flying high: how Black Sabbath made Sabotage
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
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
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
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
The Black Crowes celebrate 30 years of Shake Your Money Maker in deluxe style
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
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
Battle-hardened veterans Accept are still going at it with astonishing intensity on Too Mean To Die
Aerosmith: the 10 best deep cuts
Proving there's much more to life than Love In An Elevator
Jimmy Page: 12 Unsung Classics
A dozen unsung classic tracks that show there's much more to Jimmy Page than Stairway To Heaven. Much, much more
The battle for Van Halen: how Sammy Hagar triumphed over Dave Lee Roth
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
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
