Classic Rock

Interviewer: So tell me Mr Dylan, what does the lyric “People don’t live or die, people just float” mean? His Bobness: I wanted something that rhymed...

Although all too often dismissed these days as AOR, the fact remains that Bob Seger has one of American rock's finest voices, whilst also being a...

Anyone that is turned down by the army for being “Socially Maladjusted” is OK by us. Tattooed, stripped to the waste, and inevitably sweating pure...

Is it just us, or is it OK to like Brian May again now? Hell, we always loved early Queen, so here's to the original Rock N’ Roll Geek.

We all have things in our record collections that we could live without or that we would deny owning if we thought it would lead to ridicule, but for...

The greatest point in Clapton's career? That's a tough call. Personally, I would go with Derek & The Dominos, but hey, I wouldn't argue if you...

Philanthropist, pilot, family man, poet, charity worker, CBE…. Oh, and he played guitar and sang a bit too

Hey, this is the guy responsible for recording Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs, so what on earth else is there to talk about. There are many...

Opinion on EC often divides, and at Sleazy Rock N' Roll we are no different. Personally, I think just about everything he did post 461 Ocean Blvd...

Sorry, Sorry, Sorry, Sorry. I am so sorry that it has taken us so long to get a Freddie Mercury T-shirt worthy of his memory. Brian May was a...

Rock’s most influential bass player, and by all accounts a really top bloke. I am not sure I buy the theory of Geddy as a master joker, but he still...

Before Janis died, she made provision in her will for a party for her friends. After she died, her closest friends held that party, with a banner at...

So cool they named an ice cream after him. I wish they would name an ice cream after me

Jimi Hendrix was quite good at guitar. Apparently he also took drugs and set fire to his guitar.

I was lucky enough to live in Sydney in the early 90’s. Many things from that time left an indelible mark on my memory - the babes on Narrabeen,...

His headstone reads: “Cherished memories of a loving husband and father, John Henry Bonham who died Sept. 25th 1980. He will always be remembered in...

Legend has it that when Keef was up in front of the beak on drugs charges, he called his doctor as a witness to confirm that even though the amount...

"WHETHER IT’S SNATCH OR SNAPPER, LEARN TO CATCH 'EM THE LED ZEP WAY". Everyone has a Led Zeppelin 4 Symbols T-shirt or Swan Song T-shirt, so why not...

“THERE’S A LADY WHO’S SURE ALL THAT GLITTERS IS GOLD” The fact that Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” is the most requested and subsequently, most...

“IF I LEAVE HERE TOMORROW, WILL YOU STILL REMEMBER ME” There are people out there that don’t like Lynyrd Skynyrd and the main reason seems to be the...

It is all too easy to get carried away by the mythology of Keith Richards when it comes to talking about the Rolling Stones. We forget that the...

Forget The Jam, The Style Council and the solo stuff, all you need to know is that he once got thrown out of a nightclub for punching Sid Vicious.

The only man other than Steve Tyler than can get away with such trousers, Pete Way is a true star. With UFO he made amazingly cool melodic rock,...

“Hey, Teacher Leave Those Kids Alone” Anyone that was at school when Pink Floyd released Another Brick In The Wall and witnessed that mad video on...

I loved growing up in England, and there are a lot of great things about my home country. But one thing that really sucks is that no one over here...

SQUEEZE THAT LEMON...... A tribute to the frontman that influenced all that followed. You know all you need to know about Robert Plant, so I won't...

King of the concept album – Lord only knows what goes through Walters’s head, but as millions of Floyd fans will testify, when toking on a joint,...

Away from the American South, the theory goes that rednecks can not be cool. Well, Ronnie van Zant and Kenny Roberts obviously prove that such a...

On paper the idea of a muso Canadian prog-rock band does not sound a good one, but 30 years on Rush boasts 23 gold, 14 platinum and 3 multi-platinum...

That tone. One note from Slash on that glorious Gibson Les Paul and you know it could only be one guitarist. No one modern guitarist has a sound so...

Wherever you stand on the subject of Paul Weller, the fact remains that he only carries the moniker of ‘The Mod Father’ because of Marriott’s...

There is a train of thought that once Fleetwood Mac let women in the band that they were finished. OK, so they may have been finished as a white boy...

Where would an entire generation of music fans be without this guy? Although just two Pink Floyd albums featured Barrett, his influence kept on...

Whatever your view on the Nuge's politics or wildlife hobbies, he is still one of rock n' roll's finest guitarists. Completely nuts and more...

The fact that Tim Buckley barely sold a record during his lifetime, whilst during the same period Englebert Humperdink was making millions, is surely...

Yes, we know that there are 3 other members of Aerosmith, but it is these boys that count. STEVE TYLER & JOE PERRY are without doubt the coolest duo...

“FROM SOHO DOWN TO BRIGHTON I MUST HAVE PLAYED ‘EM ALL” This is my earliest musical memory. My Dad may have helped bring me into this world, helped...

In any other band the rhythm section of Dusty Hill and Frank Beard would be the main attraction. But in ZZ Top, not even their brilliance, or the...