From The Vault Archives: 07/2025

Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

Early Deep Purple and the albums Ritchie Blackmore will always regret

Some underappreciated efforts.

Jul 18, 2025

Bruce Springsteen - Philly - Neal Preston

The song Bruce Springsteen said was absolutely hopeless

An incredible track.

Jul 18, 2025

Dear Father How Black Sabbath blasted the Catholic Church

‘Dear Father’: How Black Sabbath blasted the Catholic Church

A scathing track.

Jul 18, 2025

Christine McVie - Lindsey Buckingham - Split

How Lindsey Buckingham enhanced Fleetwood Mac, according to Christine McVie: “The wrong way around”

“It always works”.

Jul 18, 2025

Bob Dylan - 1966 - Musician

The one song Bob Dylan refused to lend his voice to: “I really like it”

Not cut out for that performance.

Jul 18, 2025

Neil Peart - RUSH - Drummer - 2012

The prog masterpiece Neil Peart said made Rush superstars

The fighting spirit of prog.

Jul 18, 2025

Billy Joel - Mick Jagger - Split

The song Billy Joel wrote to try and emulate Mick Jagger: “I was thinking of him singing that to Bianca”

Every musician’s dream.

Jul 18, 2025

The first German song to have a worldwide number one

Has a German song ever been a worldwide number one?

Deutschland, Deutschland, über alles.

Jul 18, 2025

Patti Smith - 1970s

Patti Smith’s insane battle to recruit a band in the 1970s: “They’d come in, see it was with a girl, and just leave”

“I had trouble…”

Jul 18, 2025

Tony Iommi - Black Sabbath - 1970s

The song Tony Iommi didn’t want to be remembered for

Far from the greatest showing.

Jul 18, 2025

Debbie Harry - Blondie

Debbie Harry does not (and never will) see herself as a legend: “Preposterous”

“I was eking”.

Jul 18, 2025

Roger Daltrey - The Who - Singer - 1970s

The show that emotionally broke Roger Daltrey: “Cry his eyes out”

The vulnerability of a rockstar.

Jul 18, 2025