Rock
These 7 iconic bands lost a key member - and never recovered
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
1968: the 21 greatest albums from the year the psychedelic dream turned dark
From psychedelic dreams to gritty roots-rock, 1968 was the year the counterculture exploded into its most diverse and daring masterpieces
Rolling Stones family tree: the 5 icons they took from... and the 5 who took from them
In rock music, inspiration is a two-way street. What Mick and Keith took with one hand in the early days they gave back with the other later on
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We ranked Queen’s 25 greatest songs – prepare to disagree
From operatic epics to hard rock anthems, we rank Queen’s 25 greatest songs – celebrating their theatrical flair and timeless musical brilliance
1974: the year the modern rock concert was born
From the mid-60s on, rapid advancements in technology meant gigs got louder and bigger, but it wasn’t till 1974 that stadium rock found its feet
1971: rock's greatest year? These 23 albums make the case
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
Cult bands: 15 groups you should know if you really know music
From The Melvins to Slint, discover the unsung architects of rock whose records sold poorly but started a revolution
Sorry, but these 9 bands are just not as great as everyone says they are
Your favorite band is probably overrated. From bloated stadium fillers to pretentious poets, we name the icons who stayed too long
Summer of Love? No thanks. These 13 bands rejected the hippie dream
Not every late-'60s band embraced peace and love. These 13 acts chose darkness, danger, noise and brutal honesty instead
So, we ranked the 33 greatest prog rock albums of all time (No. 7 contains just one song)
Did King Crimson hit the prog heights for you? Or were Yes or Genesis at the top of the prog tree? We rank the 33 greatest prog albums of all time
We ranked all 14 of The Cure’s albums. #1 might be the greatest English album of the last 50 years
With a run of albums stretching back to 1979, Robert Smith’s band covers pretty much every style of music going, but somehow always makes it sounds like The Cure
ROCK OPERA! Rock's 15 strangest storytelling epics
From dystopian grids to teenage tragedies, we rank 15 bombastic masterpieces that pushed the boundaries of rock’s dramatic storytelling potential.
The 11 'ghost' albums that haunt rock history
From abandoned rock operas to lost masterpieces, these 9 cancelled albums might have rewritten musical history — if only they’d made it out of the studio alive
The giant pig who invaded British airspace: rock's 15 most outrageous publicity stunts
From libellous postcards to rogue inflatable pigs, rock history is littered with headline-grabbing publicity stunts
These were the 11 most pivotal years in rock (one decade dominates)
From psychedelic highs to grunge’s breakthrough, we explore 11 defining rock years and the albums that shaped music history
Gone. Rock’s 11 most shocking departures
From sudden disappearances to mid-set meltdowns, these are the moments rock’s biggest stars simply decided they had finally had enough
Dream worlds: the stories behind prog rock's 25 greatest album covers
Such was the importance of the album cover to prog rock bands it developed into a genuine art form in its own right
The Beatles’ last gig was played to thousands of empty seats in freezing fog – and lost the promoter a fortune
By the summer of 1966, The Beatles had grown out of touring and their final concert in San Francisco left the promoter seriously out of pocket
Visionary: rock's 23 greatest concept albums of all time
From musical Inuits to a child's fever dream, these daring albums stretch imagination with surreal narratives, bizarre sounds, and sheer unforgettable weirdness
These 15 rock songs... well, let's just say they haven't aged well
From 'casual' domestic threats to blatant stereotypes, these classic rock anthems prove that some legendary lyrics definitely haven't aged gracefully
Sex, Satan and scandal: 21 bands your parents didn't want you listening to
Satanic panics and sonic assaults: we revisit the rebellious icons that turned living rooms into battlegrounds across the decades
Woof! Rock's 17 most iconic dogs, ranked
From studio companions to lyrical legends, we rank the most influential canines to ever howl in the name of rock
The late 1960s and early 1970s were rock's occult age. These 11 albums flirted with the dark side
Steeped in mysticism, Satanic imagery and the occult, these 11 dark classics shocked, intrigued and influenced generations of musicians
It's one of the greatest albums of the 1960s. It was made by a man who thought he was dying
Love’s third album, ‘Forever Changes’ was written during a crisis for frontman Arthur Lee. It is one of rock’s greatest records
