June 2025 - Page 28 of 31 - Vintage Rock Times

The album Jimmy Page said changed everything for rock music: “So many ideas”

Every generation has those defining records that hold a place in people’s hearts from subsequent generations as well. As much as listeners might have thought they sounded fresh at the time, certain records have that kind of magic that makes everyone want to listen again and wonder how they got to it before the days […]

How John Lennon secretly joked about his ‘Lost Weekend’ on a Harry Nilsson album cover

When The Beatles stopped performing in 1966, losing the buzz of the stage hit John Lennon much harder than any of his peers. After a childhood marred by loss, live music was always a vital escape for the deeply introspective star. When that was taken away from him after the rigours of the road became […]

When Joe Walsh gifted Jimmy Page a Les Paul: “One I just was saving for a rainy day”

In the age of instant gratification and impatient consumption, would a solo like Joe Walsh‘s in ‘Hotel California’ become as iconic? Forget the fact that guitar solos are more sparingly performed in the modern day; I don’t think the charts would allow for a two-minute solo at the end of a six-minute song anymore. Whether […]

Mick Jagger knows the real reason The Beatles broke up

From the moment The Beatles officially split, there has been one big, decades-long question asked over and over and over: What happened? It’s a question that has, by now, been analysed from every possible angle of the situation. Finances, personal relationships, the music itself, the music industry itself, their marriages, their addictions – everything has […]

The lyric John Lennon detested but Paul McCartney adored: “He wrote some beautiful ballads”

When the potential of The Beatles was realised, there was no rest for the band. Once the label clocked just how much money the music of Paul McCartney and John Lennon could make, they were pressured into writing the equivalent of two albums every year. Even for the best songwriters in the world, this is […]

Is there a hidden message in Queen song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’?

The beauty of most art forms is that meaning can be applied almost anywhere. In music, most artists are aware that when they release a song or album, it generally stops being theirs, landing into the hungry hands of their audiences and exploding into countless interpretations. While this can be said of almost any Queen […]

Why Gilmour Thinks This Floyd Classic Sounds “Terrifying” Today

Why Gilmour Thinks This Floyd Classic Sounds “Terrifying” Today David Gilmour, the legendary guitarist and voice behind much of Pink Floyd’s most iconic music, has never shied away from reflecting critically on the band’s legacy. Among the group’s expansive catalog, one song stands out in Gilmour’s mind as particularly haunting in today’s world: “Welcome to […]

The only Band Robert Plant Believed No one Could Rival with

Led Zeppelin’s meteoric rise was anything but conventional. From the moment Jimmy Page assembled the band—featuring Robert Plant, John Bonham, and John Paul Jones—they rewrote the rules of rock stardom. Before their formation, Page was already a celebrated figure in music, but with this lineup, he had the perfect blend of talent to conquer the […]

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Paul McCartney’s Emotional Tribute to His Late Father: Fulfilling a Dream with His 500-Acre Ranch in Liverpool For Paul McCartney, the bond with his late father, Jim McCartney, has always run deep—woven into his music, his memories, and even the land he calls home. In an emotional and deeply personal gesture, Paul has fulfilled a […]

The Pink Floyd song Roger Waters refused to work on with David Gilmour: “He came around”

There are probably a few people out there in the music world who don’t know about the feud at the centre of Pink Floyd. So, for those four or five people, we will offer a quick recap. Like any songwriting partnership worth its salt, both Roger Waters and David Gilmour butted heads throughout the heyday […]