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Nine Blondie albums you should listen to, and one to avoid
With their sharp songwriting and lyrical flair, Blondie are the pop-punk disco titans who embraced rap before it went mainstream. These are their best albums
“He wrote, ‘Eat more shit – 100,000 flies can’t be wrong”: German prog icon ignored haters to scale the charts
Accused of being a European “knob-turner,” he faced the music establishment’s rejection attitude with a lesson learned from Salvador Dali, and defied expectations by scaling the charts
The story of the love/hate hit that split the Judas Priest fan base
Rob Halford recalls how Judas Priest celebrated 1980s materialism - complete with sexy motor imagery and state-of-the-art studio technology
Every solo album by Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson ranked from worst to best
Even if you take The Beast out of the equation, Bruce Dickinson has had a magical career. Here are his seven albums in reverse-order of excellence.
The chaotic and confusing story of Metallica’s abandoned album
In 2001, Metallica hired an old army barracks in California to try and record album eight. The songs were scrapped when James Hetfield entered rehab, but many fans still want to hear them finished.
Steven Wilson tried to forget his shamelessly commercial song, but met it again in a strip club
The band leader learned a valuable lesson about himself after an attempt to do his record label’s bidding
Ian Anderson on Jethro Tull, the right kind of guitarist, and forgetting what he's done
Ian Anderson talks about Jethro Tull’s latest album Curious Ruminant and ponders the itch to make another
How we got over ourselves and learned to love The Darkness
On October 7, 2003, The Darkness released their debut album Permission To Land. Many were resistant to its obvious charms, including us
Stooges guitarist James Williamson on Raw Power, the proto-punk ass kicker Bowie didn't understand
Stooges guitarist James Williamson looks back at this proto-punk ass kicker that opened many a show circa ’73
The dark, twisted, brilliant but largely forgotten grunge band who could have been bigger than Nirvana
The story of the cult Seattle band who should have become superstars but couldn't catch a break
The folk-rock anthem about the souring of the American Dream that continues to confound and inspire
The story of the song about America that's been a global hit for two different musicians
Steven Adler lived more dangerously than anyone in Guns N' Roses - before it all came crashing down
Of all those involved with Guns N' Roses, drummer Steven Adler was the one who most lived up to their Most Dangerous Band In The World reputation
“If you see any Floyd tribute act there’s an utter po-facedness to them”: Gary Kemp on Nick Mason’s Saucerful Of Secrets
The previously secret fan – who sneaked prog onto a Spandau Ballet album – helped bring Sex Pistols, Clash and Bowie vibes into Mason’s band, and felt intimidated when Roger Waters guested with them
The alt-rock superstars who trolled their fans with a 70s easy listening cover – and scored a huge hit with it
Faith No More had already covered War Pigs
Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: January 26, 2026
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from the Claypool Lennon Delirium, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Elles Bailey and more
How two unknown European bands changed the face of metal in the 90s - and broke up its boys club
In 1997, two key releases by two emerging bands had a game-changing impact on the metal scene as we knew it
Some of Roxy Music hated Virginia Plain, but its producer loved it
Former King Crimson man Pete Sinfield tried to balance prog and pop sensibilities on the 1972 single, and had answers for the criticisms levelled at it
