Classic Albums

We revisit Tom Petty's 1979 breakthrough album and pay tribute to a man who will forever be part of the history of US rock music...

Released in the aftermath of the Columbine tragedy, relive Manson's response to the media storm that thrust him unfairly into the centre of it...

Forget Love Island. There is enough heartache and heartbreak in Fleetwood Mac's seminal 1977 album to fill an entire series of reality TV...

Journey back with me to 1999 and witness the birth of a new kind of popstar...

Working once again with our friends at theus100.com, we take a look at the debut album from New York band The Strokes and see if it's all it's cracked up to be...

With a little help from The Streets and Aimee Mann, we take a closer look at the concept of concept albums...

In conjunction with our friends over at theus100.com, we take a trip to Queens to see the beginnings of hip-hop...

My wife has been handed the decision-making power this month and she has selected an album from her twentieth century musical hero...

Pure pop perfection from the Merseyside mob. Come and witness the start of an era...

In a slight break from the norm, we create a soundtrack retrospective of a director who has helped shaped the relationship between movies and music...

The solo one from that band you might have heard of combines South African beats and all-American storytelling to create an album about new beginnings...

Journey back with me to 2003 to revisit a dark day for musical democracy and experience the incredible album that resulted from it...

It's 1981 and the 'Glimmer Twins' are at loggerheads. Enter a quick-thinking producer with a box of relegated tapes to save the day...

Angst-filled 90s band venting their anger at the world and the Year 11 German exchange trip. A marriage made in heaven...