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Rock's 21 key genres – and the album that defines each one
What does prog sound like? Or punk, psychedelia or grunge? These 19 albums provide the definitive answers – or pretty close
11 rock bands whose members hated each other’s guts
So you want to be a rock’n’roll star? Okay, expect long-standing feuds, threats of physical violence, walls of silence and any number of battles in court
The 7 musical masterpieces that fundamentally changed how we think about ourselves
Alexander Shelley explores the pivotal works that reshaped our understanding of humanity
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Regrets? 13 band members who left just before fame came knocking
The rock musicians who walked away – or were pushed out – just before their bands exploded into global superstardom
These 11 songs actually make the end of the world sound like a good time
From science fiction to climate crisis warning shots, these songwriters have all got their take on what happens as the world burns
21 great rock albums that were unfairly overshadowed
Discover 21 overlooked masterpieces of rock history: hidden gems, forgotten classics, and unsung triumphs that deserve a place in your collection
These 9 meetings changed rock history – and they're all wonderfully random
‘John, this is Paul’, ‘Paul, this is John’. Here’s the origin story behind the first meetings of nine legendary rock bands
Millions of listeners love the music of Einaudi. They can’t all be wrong
Meandering and often melancholic, the music of Ludovico Einaudi is also extraordinarily popular. So, asks Tom Service, what is its great appeal?
They looked finished. Then came these 13 miraculous late-career albums
Some had been written off. Others had disappeared from view. Then they returned with albums that rewrote the final chapters of their careers
Outlawed: 21 rock songs the censors really didn't want you to hear – ranked
21 rock songs that enraged censors, provoked controversy, and challenged authority – banned, blacklisted, or silenced, yet defiantly unforgettable
Second Album Syndrome: 13 rock careers fatally wounded by the dreaded 'sophomore slump'
From psychedelia to indie sleaze, here are ten acts whose sophomore misfires ended their ascent and cemented the myth of the dreaded second album.
US vs UK: We settled rock's greatest argument – and the result couldn't be closer
Heavy metal, punk, prog and more: we pit the USA against the UK across nine genres to decide who truly rules rock
‘The whistles and boos were terrifying… but the show must go on!’: baritone Nicola Alaimo
7 great composers... and the dark secret that haunted the Romantic era
Romantic composers were passionate, sensual and untrammelled in their desires. Sadly, this meant a surge in deaths a particularly unwelcome disease
1981: the 21 greatest albums from the year rock music was forced to adapt or die
The sudden availability of cheap, portable synthesisers proved to be an existential threat to many established rock bands. They reacted in a range of (still to this day) captivating ways
Review: Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1, etc (Philharmonia/Rouvali)
Rouvali’s daring recording brings early Shostakovich to life, says Erik Levi
'An exorcism': rock's 13 most painfully autobiographical songs
These are the moments musicians dropped the mask entirely, turning personal trauma, loss and reckoning into some of the most powerful songs ever recorded
Roy Harris Third Symphony: the most dazzling evocation of America’s wide-open spaces
Terry Williams is captivated by the American landscape as he enjoys the best recordings of this 1930s orchestral masterpiece
No one can agree what these 7 legendary songs are actually about
From Dylan to The Doors, these iconic tracks still spark arguments, theories and confusion. Their true meanings remain stubbornly elusive
Rock's 13 greatest album streaks, ranked
From Bowie’s chameleonic streak to Zeppelin’s heavy-rock mastery, these are the rock album runs that define consistency and genius
‘The most idiotic song I've ever written’: the unlikely track that rescued Neil Young’s career
‘This Note’s For You’ was Neil Young’s furious challenge to big business. It wasn’t the last time he’d take on The Man
Active speakers: setting up a stereo has never been so simple
We introduce the best active stereo speakers for quick and easy set-up
1970: this cult visionary makes his masterpiece. But it flops – and within five years, he’s dead
Tim Buckley’s second album of 1970, Starsailor is a life-affirming blast of musical freedom that is still blowing minds today
11 bands the punks didn't hate quite as much as they hated Pink Floyd
Punk rock in the 1970s was a tribal movement and liking bands from outside the circle was strictly forbidden… a few managed to slip through the net
