Paul Elliott

Paul Elliott

Freelance writer for Classic Rock since 2005, Paul Elliott has worked for leading music titles since 1985, including Sounds, Kerrang!, MOJO and Q. He is the author of several books including the first biography of Guns N’ Roses and the autobiography of bodyguard-to-the-stars Danny Francis. He has written liner notes for classic album reissues by artists such as Def Leppard, Thin Lizzy and Kiss, and currently works as content editor for Total Guitar. He lives in Bath - of which David Coverdale recently said: “How very Roman of you!”

Articles by: Paul Elliott

A photograph of Kiss posing on a Los Angeles rooftop taken in 1975

Kiss albums ranked from worst to best

By Paul Elliott published

Classic Rock presents the complete list of Kiss' 29 albums, each ranked from worst to best

Iron Maiden's Dave Murray, Steve Harris, Blaze Bayley, Janick Gers, Nicko McBrain at Harris' home

The 10 Best Iron Maiden Songs Sung By Blaze Bayley

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We name the top 10 songs from Iron Maiden's Blaze Bayley era

Lee Aaron Fire And Gasoline album cover

Lee Aaron: Fire And Gasoline

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The Metal Queen of the 80s rocks again.

Alcatrazz The Ultimate Fortress Rock Set album cover

Alcatrazz: The Ultimate Fortress Rock Set

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One great singer. Two great guitarists. And still a failure.

Dan Reed of the Dan Reed Network

Dan Reed Network: the unlikely rebirth of funk rock’s nearly men

By Paul Elliott published

How funk rock pioneer Dan Reed overcame death, drama and drug addiction to make the Network’s first album in 25 years

Grand Magus band photograph

Grand Magus: Sword Songs

By Paul Elliott published

The Swedish trio capture the sound of a Viking invasion – run to the hills!

Kreator Love Us Or Hate Us: The Very Best Of The Noise Years 1985-1992 album cover

Kreator: Love Us Or Hate Us: The Very Best Of The Noise Years 1985-1992

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The fast and the furious.

AC/DC onstage in 1980

AC/DC: The epic inside story of Back In Black

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How a washed-up rock star helped AC/DC overcome Bon Scott’s death and make their masterpiece

Blaze Bayley onstage at Fuel, Cardiff

The story of Iron Maiden’s forgotten man

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As the man who replaced Bruce Dickinson in Iron Maiden, Blaze Bayley went from obscurity to stardom and back again. But these days he’s anything but bitter

Status Quo: Reissues

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Vintage Quo in Deluxe Editions.

Malice: In The Beginning

By Paul Elliott published

Judas Priest LA clones’ 1985 debut.

The 10 Greatest Boston Songs Ever

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The absolutely definitive list of the best Boston songs of all time

Warlock / Doro: Reissues

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The Metal Queen’s complete works from 1984 to 1995.

Magnum: Sacred Blood ‘Divine’ Lies

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Heavy stuff from the veteran pomp rockers, showing they haven’t lost their touch.

The History Of Rush by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson: from 2112 to stardom

By Paul Elliott published

In part 2 of our look back at Rush’s 50 year career, Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reveal the secrets of their breakthrough album, 2112

The History Of Rush by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson: The Early Years

By Paul Elliott published

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson talk us through the prog icons’ history. Part 1: the early years

What was Lemmy really like on the road?

By Paul Elliott published

Touring 'til the end, Lemmy lived to get up on that stage and play his songs fast, furiously, and always louder than everyone else

How Motörhead influenced heavy music

By Paul Elliott published

Whether it's Metallica, Slipknot, Napalm Death or Asking Alexandria, if it's loud and heavy, it owes its life to Motörhead

Geddy Lee: my career in 10 Rush albums

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The Rush frontman looks back of 10 of his band's greatest albums from Fly By Night to Clockwork Angels

Inglorious: Inglorious

By Paul Elliott published

Brian May’s favourite new band. They will rock you.

Alcatrazz: Live Sentence

By Paul Elliott published

Graham Bonnet and Yngwie Malmsteen: the final act.

Coney Hatch: Friction

By Paul Elliott published

Doomed third album from great 80s soft rockers.

The 10 best songs sung by Glenn Frey

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The best of everything, every day on TeamRock.com

Bruce Springsteen: The Ties That Bind: The River Collection

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Box set based on the classic double album.

Jimmy Page to return with new band in 2016

By Paul Elliott published

Jimmy Page says that he will definitely be back on stage in 2016 – and that his new music will be “totally different” to anything he recorded with Led Zeppelin

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