Rock
Rock's 7 most underrated band members – and why they were so important
The unsung architects of rock: these are the quiet geniuses who provided the essential DNA while others took the spotlight.
The 15 greatest albums made by bands already falling apart
When great bands start to fracture, the studio becomes a pressure cooker – and sometimes that tension produces their finest work
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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The band who created an alter-ego to trash-talk themselves – and 10 more of rock's weirdest side projects
The weird and wonderful side hustles of rock music’s great and good
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
The 1970s were over. These seven rock giants reinvented themselves for the ’80s
Some 1970s rock giants lost their way in the '80s – while others reinvented themselves and thrived in bold new directions.
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?
Neil Young had just made his biggest album. Then he made three of rock's darkest
In the wake of fame and tragedy, Neil Young swerved from 'Harvest’s sweetness into the raw, haunted depths of the so-called 'Ditch Trilogy' – his darkest, rawest and truest work
You didn't just 'join' these 7 bands. You surrendered... to a way of life
For these radical collectives, joining a band meant surrendering the ordinary rules of rock'n'roll – and sometimes the ordinary rules of life itself
The 11 most gloriously overblown rock tours of all time
From full-size orchestras to Stonehenge sets and private jets, these tours prove rock stars have never understood the meaning of restraint
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
