Steve Wright

Most great albums take months. These timeless classics were made in days - sometimes even hours - and are arguably better because of it.

A golden voice, Beatles-blessed fame, wild excess, tragic decline: the brilliant, baffling rise and fall of Harry Nilsson

Even rock's legends can't do it every time. From Led Zep to The Byrds, these 25 rock icons have tracks they’d rather erase from memory

The video game has today added new story-based downloadable content (DLC) alongside a free update and news of more DLC to follow. We've got a full briefing for captains, below.

Rock evolves relentlessly. Here are 10 forgotten rock genres that have quietly vanished from today’s airwaves

Dark, seductive, and dangerous — The Doors’ albums ranked, from shadowy psychedelia to seductive, poetic rock masterpieces.

A look inside the bands who made era‑defining albums while barely speaking, constantly fighting, and somehow holding it together long enough to create magic

From psychedelic pioneers to stadium giants, these artists turned their backs on the sound that made them famous – with wildly mixed results

A journey through rock history's ultimate peaks, charting the exact moments when 11 legendary artists achieved absolute, career-defining creative mastery

We count down the greatest album artworks of the 1980s, where bold visual ideas matched the groundbreaking musical statements within...