Steve Wright
Recent articles by Steve Wright
These 15 rock tracks have hidden messages when played backwards
From 'Satanic' secrets to Monty Python jokes, discover 15 legendary rock tracks where the real story begins when played backward
Here's the best selling LP from each 1970s year
From monumental rock operas to the unstoppable pulse of disco, explore the ten records that defined the decade’s commercial summit
Fan of Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours'? Try these 21 soft-rock classics next
Worn out your copy of Rumours? These 11 overlooked gems from the California-rock orbit (and beyond) offer golden harmonies, confessions, and glossy ‘70s perfection
Vietnam: 15 rock icons who served... or dodged the draft
From combat veterans and 'crazy' physicals to high lottery luck, discover how rock’s legends navigated the chaos of the Vietnam draft
These 13 bands conquered the world. But they weren't having fun anymore
They won the big prize... and lost the love. Thirteen rock bands who found fame and fortune - but lost the simple love of playing together
The 22 minutes of music that basically invented 1970s rock
How a prodigiously inventive suite of orchestral polish and studio wit provided the definitive blueprint for Seventies rock
Shostakovich: a composer's frightening double life in Stalin's Russia
Dmitri Shostakovich: the Soviet voice of the oppressed, and a composer of huge integrity
Gone too soon: 21 music icons who left us far too young
From Robert Johnson to Nick Drake: 15 brilliant musicians gone too soon – tragic losses that left us wondering what could have been
These 23 songs soundtracked the dark side of 1970s America
1970s urban America could be a turbulent, paranoid, often violent place. These 23 songs soundtrack those dark, strange times
Off grid: 17 rock icons who suddenly checked out of stardom
The Great Vanishing: 17 legendary rock artists who walked away from fame to find themselves
The strange story of why Fleetwood Mac went AWOL for 5 years in the ‘80s
The strange tale of why one of the world's biggest bands went off the map for half a decade
Weird 1970s: 21 strange hits from a beautifully bizarre decade
From incendiary prog-rock odysseys to novelty oddities, these 21 unlikely hits prove the 1970s was music’s most idiosyncratic decade
Out now: our March issue, featuring Joyce DiDonato, Erik Satie, Max Richter and more
We only got one album from these 14 bands. If only we'd got more
From Derek and the Dominos to Thunderclap Newman, these 14 brilliant acts stuck around for just one LP – and we’re still yearning for more
1967: the 21 greatest albums from rock's Year of Revolution - ranked
1967 wasn’t just psychedelia. These 21 albums reveal brilliance across rock, soul, folk, and avant-garde, redefining music forever
These 21 albums aren't quite like anything else in rock
From pagan folk to noise experiments and cosmic prog, these 15 albums defy convention: rock’s strangest, boldest, most unrepeatable visions
OUTLAWED: Rock's 21 most provocative songs, ranked
21 rock songs that enraged censors, provoked controversy, and challenged authority – banned, blacklisted, or silenced, yet defiantly unforgettable
These 9 'supergroups' had huge talent. But they squandered it
Rock’s biggest names don’t always create magic together. These nine supergroups promised greatness, but were less than the sum of their parts
Worst songs: 25 rock legends and the tracks they'd rather forget
Even rock's legends can't do it every time. From Led Zep to The Byrds, these 25 rock icons all have tracks they’d rather erase from the back catalogue
Disowned: the 23 albums their bands don't talk about anymore
Even the greatest artists stumble – or feel they did. Here are 23 albums their makers later dismissed, ignored, or outright disowned
Prog rock: its 31 most magnificent songs, ranked
From cosmic suites to apocalyptic epics, these 15 prog rock masterpieces reveal the genre’s wild ambition and transcendent imagination
The 3 weird New Wave albums Alice Cooper can’t even remember making
Three albums. Zero memories. Journey into the chemical fog where Alice Cooper created masterpieces he would completely forget making
Ranked: the 21 greatest live albums of all time
From prison yards to sold-out stadiums, these legendary recordings capture the raw energy, improvisation, and unmatched atmosphere of rock’s finest hours
1968: the 21 greatest albums from rock's psychedelic hangover
From psychedelic dreams to gritty roots-rock, 1968 was the year the counterculture exploded into its most diverse and daring masterpieces
