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I read 47 rock memoirs... and ranked them from worst to best
From Keith Richards' rawest confessions to Don Felder's revelations on life in the Eagles' nest, here are rock's 47 most gripping memoirs
Rock’s 11 greatest keyboard players – (no. 1 loved to stick daggers in his Hammond organ)
They lurked behind the guitar heroes, but these 11 keyboard players helped give rock its colour, drama and sheer sonic power
15 brilliantly bizarre albums from rock's strangest decade
The 1970s were a mad, wonderful time for makers of experimental rock music. From krautrock to psychedelia and way beyond, here are 15 of the decade's most brilliantly madcap albums
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We ranked the 25 greatest British composers of all time
We asked 167 top international musicians to vote for the best British composers of all time. Here are the results… Do you agree - and who was voted number one?
What was No. 1 on this day in 1971? 50 years of US chart toppers, from ‘Summer in the City’ to ‘Cheap Thrills’
What was America listening to every five years? These ten chart-toppers trace pop’s astonishing journey from 1966 to 2011
Virtuosos: seven incredible musicians we wish we'd seen play live
The BBC Music Magazine team chooses the virtuosos from history they would love to have seen perform
1982: the 21 greatest albums from the year rock lost its stranglehold on the charts
Albums used to be divided broadly into two categories, rock and pop. With the rapid proliferation of mainstream subgenres, this was no longer the case
The shocking (alleged) incident that found its way into a Beatles song
John Lennon’s angry song inspired by an alleged sexual assault in India is one of the darkest Beatles songs – but is the story true?
Off grid: 7 rock icons who checked out of the fame machine
The Great Vanishing: 7 legendary rock artists who walked away from fame to find themselves
17 legendary rock concerts that turned out to be the last
From emotional stadium goodbyes to sudden, tragic mid-tour endings, we rank the most legendary final performances in music history
These are the 21 greatest heavy metal albums of all time
Our resident metalhead Robin Askew ranks the greatest heavy metal LPs ever committed to vinyl
17 classic albums that no one wanted to make
Contractual obligations, record-label pressure, exhaustion and internal feuds produced these albums – even when the artists making them desperately wanted out
1970 was the year the Sixties dream finally died. We rank its 25 greatest albums
From heavy metal’s birth to the Beatles’ final bow, discover 21 essential albums that defined rock’s gritty, hungover transition into 1970
Kate Bush turned down James Bond – and Johnny Rotten once wrote her a song about parrots
Think you know everything there is to know about the pop visionary? These Kate Bush facts may surprise you…
David Bowie’s 29 greatest songs: the hits, the weird stuff, the masterpieces (we wrestled over that top 5)
From Ziggy Stardust’s cosmic arrival to the haunting swan song of Blackstar, we rank 29 masterpieces from rock's greatest chameleon
America loved these 11 British bands more than the Brits (especially no. 2)
In the 1960s the first British Invasion of the US charts brought The Beatles, the second was a totally different affair
Rock's 25 most polarizing voices: adored by fans, baffling to everyone else
From angelic croons to primal snarls, these 25 rock voices polarize listeners, inspiring devotion, ridicule, and sometimes legendary love-or-hate debate
Ten essential 1980s albums that slipped through the cracks
Underrated 80s gems – a year‑by‑year journey through albums that shaped the era from the margins, , proving the decade was stranger and richer than its clichés
She vanished from the public eye. And THEN Kate Bush made her defining album
In 1983, Kate Bush retreated from public view, and emerged two years with Hounds Of Love. Over 40 years on, nothing else sounds like it
7 movies about composers you must see (and one to avoid)
From Amadeus to Lisztomania, we rate the portrayals of classical music's greats on the big screen
15 astonishing 1970s albums you've probably never heard
Discover 15 hidden gems from the 1970s: forgotten classics that reveal the decade’s richest, weirdest, and most beautiful musical surprises
When Freddie Mercury joined Van Halen: 9 fantasy supergroups we wish had existed
Who’s on vocals in your fantasy rock band? Who’s on lead guitar? And what about the rhythm section? Take a look at our ultimate band selections for inspiration
'A nasty little song': 15 iconic tracks with surprising origin stories
From a wandering dog to a riff that came in a dream, the stories behind these classics are as remarkable as the music itself
We ranked the 35 best 1980s album covers. You're welcome
We count down the greatest album artworks of the 1980s, where bold visual ideas matched the groundbreaking musical statements within...
