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Rick Derringer's debut album might contain his biggest hit, but is that enough?
By Classic Rock Magazine published
More than just a flashy sidekick?

The Doobie Brothers bring back Michael McDonald on Walk This Road
By John Aizlewood published
Whoa-oh-whoa, they’ve brought the big gun back into the band for album number 16

Ian Dury becomes an unlikely pop star on New Boots And Panties!!
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Ian Dury: Equal parts music-hall scamp, art school troubadour, estuary poet and new-wave figurehead

Supergroup the Dead Daisies kick back down south with uneven blues covers album
By Johnny Sharp published
Lookin' For Trouble was recorded at Fame Studios in Alabama, home of the Muscle Shoals Sound

"An Iron Maiden gig quite unlike any other we've seen." The first night of Iron Maiden's Run For Your Lives tour packs big surprises, lashings of nostalgia and a state-of-the-art new show
By Merlin Alderslade published
From beloved rarities getting dusted off to some truly impressive new visuals, Maiden kicked off their new world tour in style

The Tubes bring in the big producer on The Completion Backwards Principle, with mixed results
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Desperate for major label success, The Tubes turned to David Foster, who had just struck gold with Earth, Wind And Fire

Skunk Anansie's The Painful Truth is their best work in decades
By Stephen Dalton published
Veteran Brit-rockers Skunk Anansie defy challenging times with ambitious midlife reboot The Painful Truth

It's not just the familiar names on Young & Wild glam metal compilation
By Philip Wilding published
The good, the bad and the ugly from a colourful 10-year period of American hard rock gathered together on Young & Wild - A Decade Of American Glam Metal 1982-1992

Mahavishnu Orchestra explore new musical worlds on The Inner Mounting Flame
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Mahavishnu Orchestra's The Inner Mounting Flame was the first jazz-rock album that found favour among significant numbers of rock aficionados

Status Quo's classic Live! gets a deluxe, multi-disc makeover
By Johnny Sharp published
Status Quo's classic live 1976 double repackaged in an eight-CD set with three full show recordings

Dire Straits' 30-million-selling Brothers In Arms marks its 40th birthday with energised extras
By Mark Beaumont published
Mark Knopfler’s crowning achievement: mildly dated, largely evocative, expanded with live shows

The Move's Looking On signposts better things further down the road
By Classic Rock Magazine published
What happened to Jeff Lynne in between the Idle Race and the Electric Light Orchestra

"His Midas touch is confirmed": Bernie Marsden covers the greats on posthumously released album
By Neil Jeffries published
Classy covers from late guitarist Bernie Marsden on Icons, the fourth album in a series of five

Mixed results as Roger Glover gets his mates in on The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper's Feast
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover's endearing all-star 1974 period piece revisited

Steven Wilson delivers a masterclass in interstellar prog at his first solo show in six years
By Dave Everley published
Steven Wilson kicked off his first solo tour in six years in Stockholm last night. We were there

Pink Floyd At Pompeii – MCMLXXII shines new light on a counterculture classic
By Julian Marszalek published
Once the preserve of late-night viewings, Pink Floyd's Live at Pompeii now comes striding into the daylight

Twisted Sister start their own party on You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Hated by their US record company, Twisted Sister's You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll was a mission statement and a launchpad
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