Classic rock is a popular subgenre, populated by bands from the '60s, '70s, and beyond. These are the albums that define that ...

Bands not solo acts; debut album released before 1980 (about when the classic rock radio format began); three or more studio ...

There should be a name for the day someone gets their first classic rock album. It’s like a second birthday. Maybe we should devise special cakes or rites of passage on the occasion. It’s a ...

Eric Clapton had already carved out a respectable career before he issued his first solo album in 1970. Since then, he's released nearly two dozen LPs under his name. And it's been kind of a ...

Navigating Frank Zappa's extensive catalog can be one of the trickiest and frustrating endeavors a music fan can undertake. From his debut in June 1966 with the Mothers of Invention's double Freak ...

Liege & Lief was Fairport Convention’s third album, released in 1969, and marked a dramatic and purposeful shift from the band’s previous sound. Following a car accident that killed drummer ...