Steve Wright
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The 21 greatest albums of 1974, the year rock lost its innocence
1974: The year rock got heavy, greasy, and glam, mastering the art of the stadium and the studio alike
Lost 1970s classics: 15 forgotten gems from the album's golden decade
Discover 15 hidden gems from the 1970s: forgotten classics that reveal the decade’s richest, weirdest, and most beautiful musical surprises
Southern Rock: the 21 greatest albums of all time, ranked
From swampy blues to triple-guitar assaults, these 21 essential records define the soul, grit, and enduring legacy of the American South
Here are 12 criminally underrated 1980s bands
From The Chameleons to Hüsker Dü, 12 amazing Eighties bands who didn't get their due
Rock's 11 most legendary years, ranked
From psychedelic revolutions to punk explosions, these 11 pivotal years reshaped rock music forever – one groundbreaking album at a time.
LSD and lost innocence: 6 psychedelic icons obsessed with childhood
From John Lennon to Jefferson Airplane, these six psychedelic icons channelled Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear as they rediscovered imagination, wonder and nonsense
Fragile genius: rock's 15 most tortured artists
15 iconic rockers who battled through addiction, mental illness and tragedy to lay down some of rock's most timeless music
The 15 greatest Seventies bands, ranked
Explore the titans of rock’s most transformative era, where stadium-filling spectacle met underground rebellion to forge the ultimate musical pantheon
America never really 'got' these 9 British bands
Some British bands found a vast new fanbase Stateside, while other seminal acts failed to crack America. What gives?
Rock's saddest near-misses: 7 bands that just missed their moment
Seven brilliant bands with unforgettable songs, tangled fates, and heartbreaking near-misses — this is the story of rock’s greatest almost-weres and the stars that never rose
Fleetwood Mac's 17 albums ranked, from worst to best
Fleetwood Mac’s shape-shifting legacy spans blues, pop and rock classics. Here’s how their eclectic albums stack up, from worst to best
'One-hit wonders'? 15 bands who did so much more than THAT song
Forget the 'fluke' label: these legends defined entire genres, proving their legacy runs far deeper than a single, ubiquitous radio hit
15 albums that ruined great rock careers
From blockbuster blunders to creative collapses, these 15 albums were the moment when rock legends lost their way
These 15 iconic album covers all have strange stories behind them
From Abbey Road conspiracy theories to Joy Division’s mysterious pulsar lines, here are 11 classic album covers with stories as fascinating as the songs inside
King Crimson albums ranked: 13 fearless LPs, from worst to best
From that explosive, visionary debut onwards, King Crimson have constantly pushed at the boundaries of prog, jazz and hard rock. We assess their wildly inventive back catalogue
These 15 albums seem to exist out of time
Timeless artefacts and sonic anomalies: 15 singular albums that abandoned the cultural conveyor belt to exist in their own dimensions
1975 was the Year of Orchestral Rock. These 8 albums are the pinnacle
In 1975, orchestral rock reached its majestic peak — where symphonic ambition met rock power in a series of landmark albums
These 13 bands were musical dead ends
Thirteen singular bands who were so bizarre, complex, or idiosyncratic that they left no musical heirs
Review: Shades of Mourning (Tamar Sagiv)
Roger Thomas is impressed by the elegant skill and emotional conviction of this accomplished debut
These 11 legendary albums were made shockingly fast
11 classic albums that prove that the greatest rock masterpieces are often captured in a sudden, brilliant blur
The crazy albums that nearly sank 13 rock legends
Disasters on vinyl: The expensive, career-crippling masterpieces that bankrupted rock's greatest bands and tore them apart.
Best album closers: rock's 21 greatest final tracks, ranked
The final tracks that make the perfect climaxes to some of rock's most epic albums
Psychedelia! The 21 greatest psych albums of all time, ranked
Step into a kaleidoscopic soundworld, as we rank the 15 most mind-expanding psychedelic rock albums ever recorded
Here's an underrated classic album from each 1970s year
The 1970s were the age of the Classic Album. But it wasn't all Floyd and Zeppelin. Try these ten underrated Seventies gems for size