Ultimate Classic Rock Staff

The band is back after four not-very-long years in retirement. How should we feel about it?

The year 2000 marked a year of seismic change, and not just because the calendar was flipping on a new millennium.

First track from upcoming 'Ordinary Man' album features Duff McKagan and Chad Smith.

The Class of 2020 is coming into focus. Which nominee was the biggest surprise? And who's actually getting in?

Spoiler alert: Next year's potential class doesn't have any rock bands that are likely to be inducted in their first year of eligibility.

Our writers look back at the band's catalog.

Four decades after he first saw band when he was eight, Anthony Diaz helps make annual trip special for fellow fans.

Check out dozens of photos from one of the band's final U.S. dates on current tour.

When's the last time they released a truly superlative record – or the first time they dropped an undeniably terrible one?

The singer was found dead today in his New York City apartment.