Heavy brothers in arms: The guitarist James Hetfield called a “quiet genius”
The master of all things heavy.
From The Vault Archives: 09/2024
The Eagles song that showed Don Henley their time was ending: “Some of the lustre was beginning to wear off”
The moment everything started breaking down.
The Paul McCartney song John Lennon called “one of his best”: “He could write if he took the effort”
Impressing the lyrical master.
The Vaselines: The group Kurt Cobain called his “number one favourite band”
Bubblegum through the indie rock.
The two songs Robert Plant called a highlight of Led Zeppelin’s career: “It was so electric”
The sound of a group having fun.
Roger Waters on the “most accomplished” Pink Floyd record: “Technically and philosophically”
The true watermark of his career.
The bassist George Harrison picked over Paul McCartney: “I’d rather have [him]”
Having a bit more soul.
The two songs Paul McCartney didn’t want to release: “We didn’t think it was going to be a good idea”
Not seeing the classics in between.
“Shut up”: The artist Billy Joel thought butchered his song
He made them promise to never sing his song again.
