Classic Rock Magazine

A more serious proposition than many of the Sunset Strip generation, Winger's debut combined melodic hooks with no small amount of technical skill

What happened when Tony Iommi brought two familiar faces back on board for Forbidden, an album produced by an extremely unexpected choice

America's first platinum album was a cultural phenomenon, albeit almost accidentally

Did Velvet Revolver produce an album to do the legacy of Guns N' Roses proud? Or was it just another under-achieving and short-lived side-project?

What do you get if you mix men from Vanilla Fudge, Amboy Dukes and Mitch Ryder’s Detroit Wheels? The first album from Cactus

After the all-important breakthrough with Earthshaker, Y&T's follow-up Black Tiger was a defining statement

Recorded during Alice Cooper's "blackout" period, Flush The Fashion found The Coop exploring new sounds

1971’s Broken Barricades was Procol Harum's last with guitarist Robin Trower. Despite – or perhaps because of - this, it’s one of their most guitar-led

The first standalone album on the Chrysalis label, A Space In Time contained Ten Years After's only transatlantic hit, I’d Love To Change The World

Facing a future without Phil Collins, the remaining men of Genesis turned to that fella from Stiltskin

With Tom Dowd producing, Gregg Allman in fine voice and new guitarist Warren Haynes on board, the Brothers returned after a decade away with Seven Turns

After Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness there was nowhere to go but up for Smashing Pumpkins: Then bad things began to happen

The comparisons with Bruce Springsteen might be merited, but Melissa Etheridge's second album saw her making a name for herself

Of all their records, Led Zeppelin’s fourth album, released in late 1971, remains their most admired work

Timeless Flight: The Steve Harley album that followed the one with the big hit on it

Mr. Mister released four slickly produced albums. Three bombed. Welcome To The Real World certainly didn't

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young may have harmonised beautifully on Déjà Vu, but they avoided each other while recording it

In which Marc Bolan adds some R&B to T. Rex's glam template and opinions have been divided ever since

Robert Cray's 1986 album Strong Persuader album took blues to the masses and sold more than two million copies in the US

Buoyed by the success of breakthrough album Don’t Say No, Billy Squier teamed up once again with Queen producer Reinhold Mack to create 10 tracks of state of the art, radio-friendly pop rock

The NWOBHM was a broad church, and Demon's second album The Unexpected Guest was more melodic than most

Discovered by Gene Simmons and sold as a more wholesome alternative to Kiss, Angel's stage show was equally theatrical, but their music was a mix of pomp and prog