Classic Rock Reviews

Slade may not have been cool, but they were a better live act than most, and Alive! captures the band at their fiery best

After three decades of negotiation, Cheap Trick finally play Liverpool's legendary Cavern club

In which Genesis cause controversy and dismay by turning their hand to shorter, more pop-orientated songs

From a time when Creedence Clearwater Revival and Californian plaid ruled the world

Baby, Bruce Springsteen was born to run, and run, and run…

Girlschool didn’t so much sound like they might scratch your eyes out as boot you in the balls and nick your beer

Strictly speaking, Tommy wasn't the first rock opera. But it's the one that catapulted The Who into the major leagues

Conceived as a stop-gap release, the second Guns N’ Roses album remains a remarkable one-off – in every sense.

"It’s absolutely amazing. Every single song on there is brilliant." Iron Maiden's Steve Harris on Be Bop Deluxe's Sunburst Finish

At a time when rock was increasingly looking beyond its own frontiers for inspiration, Living Colours' Vivid was a genre-mashing stake in the ground

Career-spanning but hits-heavy collection from Fleetwood Mac

Chris Cornell. He had one hell of a voice. And some legacy

Queen's third album ran the gamut of pre-existing genres and invented a new one: thrash metal

Space rockers Muse go full San Junipero on new album Simulation Theory

The Beatles' White Album: celebrated, reimagined, reborn

Arthur Brown's debut album is infamous for one song... but does it deserve more respect?

From Mott The Hoople, a band that had two lives: a collection drawn from their fist and most exciting one

Metallica's damaged Justice revisited, over the course of 11 CDs, four vinyl LPs, DVDs and more...

Greta Van Fleet: are they here to save rock'n'roll or sully it? Both opinions are available