THE VETERANS
Choons from the A-list.
DEF LEPPARD
Take What You Want
Leppard threw everything at Diamond Star Halos, and nowhere is that more apparent than on this scorching opening track. A resounding banger with substance and swishiness.
SLASH FT MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS
The River Is Rising
Four albums into a blissful marriage with Myles and co, Slash seemingly dug into his Appetite-era box of tricks for this beauty. Heavy and dirty and recorded hot off the studio floor, it’s one of their rawest and most effective moments yet.
ZZ TOP
Blue Jean Blues
There are plenty of rip-roaring knees-ups on Raw, but it’s on this smooth, supremely cool 12-bar ballad that Billy Gibbons unlocks a fresh reservoir of soul – the sort he’s always had inside, now realised on an oft-overlooked ZZ gem.
OZZY OSBOURNE
One Of Those Days
Eric Clapton joins the Prince Of Darkness on this moody, majestic highlight from Patient No. 9, all beefy velvet, existential crises, and a Zeppelin-esque belter of a chorus. Thought Ozzy’s best days were well behind him? You were wrong.
SCORPIONS
Rock Believer
Only Scorpions make ’em like this any more, it seems. From the twin-lead guitar screams of the intro to the tender verse vocals and a big, feelgood chorus, it’s exactly what you want from a love letter to the power of rock’n’roll.
EDDIE VEDDER
Long Way
The Pearl Jam singer is on stellar form on this, the first and best single from his 2022A blissedout kaleidoscope of warm Americana, acoustic strumming and stunning electric solos. Oh, and sweet, sweet harmonies.
