Rock
Enforcers: the 15 most controlling frontmen in rock history
From iron-fisted studio dictators to ego-driven visionaries, these 15 leaders proved that rock and roll is rarely a true democracy
Canada calling: all 19 Rush albums ranked, from worst to best
From hard rock roots to progressive masterpieces, Rush’s studio albums chart a thrilling journey of evolution and brilliance. We've ranked 'em all
Love or Hate? Rock's 17 most polarizing albums
From sprawling prog epics to abrasive leftfield detours, these 17 albums fiercely divided critics and fans alike
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These 11 rock bands should have been huge. But something went wrong
Some bands burned brightly before faltering. These 11 rock acts once promised greatness... yet somehow lost direction
These 13 songs gave birth to entire new genres
From proto-punk to grunge via prog and disco, these 14 groundbreaking tracks lit the fuse on whole new genres, shaping music for generations
The day the 1960s turned sour: the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont disaster
The dream of peace and music ended among rancour, blood, and broken ideals at a hastily arranged rock festival in the burnt-orange dusk of 1969’s final days
Third time lucky: 17 legendary 3rd albums
Forget the ‘sophomore slump’ – the third album is where the training wheels come off and legends are truly forged in gold
Prog rock: the wild 1970s' most outlandish left turn
What happens when classical music-style levels of ambition, invention and sheer length are grafted onto pop music? The answer, as Meurig Bowen explains, is Prog Rock
Eagles albums ranked – the top 3 may surprise you...
Discover where every Eagles album ranks – from timeless classics to underrated gems –and find out which record truly soars above the rest in our definitive guide
Hot streak! Rock's 13 most unstoppable album runs, ranked
From Bowie’s chameleonic streak to Zeppelin’s heavy-rock mastery, these are the rock album runs that define consistency and genius
Dark Side of the Moon fan? Try these 15 albums next
From Genesis to Brian Eno, explore 11 albums that expand on Dark Side of the Moon’s immersive, atmospheric brilliance
Confessions: 11 iconic love songs – and who they're ACTUALLY about
From Patti Boyd to Janis Joplin, discover the real-life muses who transformed private rock romances into legendary public confessions
The strange tale of the British rocker banned for burning the American flag
In 1969, a daring rock performance at London’s Royal Albert Hall sparked outrage, ignited political fury, and ended with a lifetime ban for its flamboyant keyboardist
Road to Hell: rock's 13 most infamous tours
Excess, infighting... and a replica Stonehenge. The 13 times legendary rock bands overreached themselves on tour
Cult? 17 rock groups that were less a band, more a way of life
Forget the charts and the tours; for these radical collectives, being in a band was a 24-hour-a-day social experiment.
Outliers: these 21 albums sound like nothing else their bands ever made
Some albums defy expectations. From Beatles to Neil Young, these outliers reveal bands daring to experiment... and sometimes bewildering their fans
These 15 iconic rock partnerships notoriously turned sour
From wavering friendships to outright feuds, some of rock music’s most legendary partnerships are also some of its most flammable
9 old-school rock genres you never hear about anymore
Rock evolves relentlessly, leaving behind once-vital sounds. Here are nine forgotten rock genres that shaped music history... but have quietly vanished from today’s airwaves
Laurel Canyon: the 17 greatest albums from the 1970s California sunshine
From sun-soaked harmonies to confessional folk, these 17 classic Laurel Canyon albums defined a countercultural golden age
Odd couple: rock's 16 most far-fetched collaborations
Guitar heroes and hip-hop pioneers: these unlikely collaborations reveal what happens when rock stars step outside their usual boundaries
The 17 LPs that broke rock's most astonishing album runs
When genius finally runs dry: 17 records that ended the most astonishing hot streaks in rock history
1971 was rock's greatest year. And these are its 23 best albums
1971 may be rock’s greatest year: a seismic explosion of innovation, protest, and timeless artistry, yielding 15 landmark albums that still shape music half a century later
These 7 iconic bands lost a key member – and were never the same again
When a band loses its irreplaceable member, the music never sounds the same. These 7 great groups tried to carry on – but never truly recovered
‘I Hate Pink Floyd’: the ten 1970s bands caught in punk’s crosshairs
1976-77: punk comes roaring in, and suddenly the early '70s 'long hair, long songs' brigade are out of fashion