Classic Rock Magazine

PattheMetaller

Does anyone else think this is a class publication? I grew out of Kerrang years ago and was lost for a while until this excellent magazine came out.

Always a great, plentiful read and the bonus of a free cd/dvd with each issue with some great music on it.

And for all us Proggies they have just published "Classic Rock present Prog" with the second issue due in May.:cool::cool:

Heaven:D

Cathy666

Never heard of it to be honest. I must check it out. Cheers for the heads up

lord lucan

It's an excellent read,lots of great articles on classic bands past,present and reformed. Can be hard to get hold of though,there's only one newsagent out of 8 within a mile of me that stocks it.

Cathy666

lord lucan wrote: »

It's an excellent read,lots of great articles on classic bands past,present and reformed. Can be hard to get hold of though,there's only one newsagent out of 8 within a mile of me that stocks it.

I presume you're based in Lucan? I'm not too far from you...which newsagent sells it? Thanks.

adox

One of the few music mags left that I buy.
Its available in all good newsagents and some bad ones too.

PattheMetaller

Would Eason's not have it if you were in the City Centre?

Always plenty of them up here; suppose cause we're on the border. great free dvd in Issue 131 with Dio, Black Crowes, Paul Rodgers, Yes, Deep Purple etc.

Great cd on the first issue of "Classic Rock presents Prog" featuring up and coming bands

adox

Easons stock it.:)

Cathy666

adox wrote: »

Easons stock it.:)

Thanking you :cool:

Kess73

It is the one music mag that I will get each month without fail. Has been the best rock mag for years.

Karl Hungus

PattheMetaller wrote: »

And for all us Proggies they have just published "Classic Rock present Prog" with the second issue due in May.:cool::cool:

Oooh, I don't normally buy magazines, but I think I will have to purchase this at some stage.

Mushy

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Oooh, I don't normally buy magazines, but I think I will have to purchase this at some stage.

Think the one he wasa talking bout costs over €11:eek:. Did have Pink Floyd, Rush, Dream Theater, Steve Wilson et al. in it though:D

mike65

Bought the odd issue, mags are so damned expensive I tend not to bother these days (or indeed for some years)

http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/

lord lucan

Cathy666 wrote: »

I presume you're based in Lucan? I'm not too far from you...which newsagent sells it? Thanks.

The Bus Stop newsagents in liffey valley sell it,that's where i usually pick it up.

wandatowell

great mag alright but way too much Led Zep stuff in it for me.

I love their reviews section, found loads of great albums on there.

PattheMetaller

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Oooh, I don't normally buy magazines, but I think I will have to purchase this at some stage.

They're running a poll for the second issue in May. They want votes from the readers for their 5 favourite prog albums. Should be interesting.

The webite is good, but I prefer the hardcopy. Good line in merchendise too if you don't fancy band tee-shirts

wandatowell

PattheMetaller wrote: »

They're running a poll for the second issue in May. They want votes from the readers for their 5 favourite prog albums. Should be interesting.

Thick as a brick!!!!

MagicMarker

I too used to get it on a monthly basis, not much anymore though, still buy the odd copy.

Mick Wall's interview with Axl Rose back in the day was awesome.

mike65

I had a look at the current copy - a free CD that contains as lazy a selection of tracks as you could not wish to hear again.

MagicMarker

Tbh I've never paid any attention to any CD I've ever gotten for free.

They're generally free for a reason.

adox

mike65 wrote: »

I had a look at the current copy - a free CD that contains as lazy a selection of tracks as you could not wish to hear again.

I bought it up the North today and it comes with a free dvd.(UK only apparently).

Oh and it only cost £4.50

Kess73

mike65 wrote: »

I had a look at the current copy - a free CD that contains as lazy a selection of tracks as you could not wish to hear again.

It is a free cd, who cares how lazy a selection it was? This month's mag also had a free dvd, and the choices on both the cd and dvd are because this month's issues is the top 50 vocalists issue.



The cd track listing is as follows below, and the dvd has almost the same artist list but different songs in most cases. I have seen far worse free cds. Normally I tend to chuck any free cds into the bin, as I don't buy any mag on the strength of a free cd, but this one is not that bad.



Dio - Holy Diver

The Who - Can't Explain

Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit

Black Crowes - Sound Singing

Paul Rodgers - Feel Like Makin' Love

Yes - Owner Of A Lonely Heart

Heart - Magic Man

Deep Purple - Smoke On The Water

Bryan Ferry - Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Rush - The Spirit Of Radio

Joni Mitchell- Big Yellow Taxi

Procol Harum - An Old English Dream

Mike & The Mechanics - The Living Years

Tina Turner - Simply The Best

The Doors - Light My Fire

Kess73

adox wrote: »

I bought it up the North today and it comes with a free dvd.(UK only apparently).

Oh and it only cost £4.50

The Eason store in Limerick has the dvd with it. It is inside the sealed carboard cover that the dvd, cd, and mag are inside.

GhostInTheRuins

I was given a couple of issues of this a few of years back, I didn't think much of it.

MoominPapa

Record Collector ftw

PattheMetaller

wandatowell wrote: »

Thick as a brick!!!!

Are you calling me thick?

GhostInTheRuins

PattheMetaller wrote: »

Are you calling me thick?

I'm sure he's referring to the Jethro Tull album.

PattheMetaller

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

I'm sure he's referring to the Jethro Tull album.

Whoops. My humblest apologoes. I guess i'll go hid behind "The Wall":cool:

damonjewel

PattheMetaller wrote: »

They're running a poll for the second issue in May. They want votes from the readers for their 5 favourite prog albums. Should be interesting.

Thanks for the heads up, I will check it out. However I don't think much of the poll idea though as you could reasonbly predict the top ten to be full of Yes, Genesis, Crimson, Tull and Floyd albums. I would much prefer if they spent their time unearthing some forgotten gems.

PattheMetaller

damonjewel wrote: »

Thanks for the heads up, I will check it out. However I don't think much of the poll idea though as you could reasonbly predict the top ten to be full of Yes, Genesis, Crimson, Tull and Floyd albums. I would much prefer if they spent their time unearthing some forgotten gems.

There's info in "..Prog" of various websites specialising in new,old and lost prog.

damonjewel

Thats great any chance of posting up some of the links?

PattheMetaller

No prob:

www.unicorndigital.com

www.losttunes.com

www.insideout.de


I've used the following before with no problems but it isn't mentioned in the mag:

www.progrock.co.uk

rovert

wandatowell wrote: »

great mag alright but way too much Led Zep stuff in it for me.

I know right has there ever been a month with them not on the cover :P

smelltheglove

Havent missed an issue of this since it came out i have had a subscription with them for years great mag would definetly recommend to any who has an intrest in music

damonjewel

PattheMetaller wrote: »

No prob:

www.unicorndigital.com

www.losttunes.com

www.insideout.de


I've used the following before with no problems but it isn't mentioned in the mag:

www.progrock.co.uk

The lost tunes site is quite good here are some of mine

www.progarchives.com

http://www.progweed.net/

and for fans of kosmische

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ultimathule/krautrockers.html

big b

used to buy this regularly, but only buy it now if there's a feature on the cover that I really want to read.

Good choice for those just getting into classic bands, but there's better info out there once you've picked out a few favourites.

PattheMetaller

damonjewel wrote: »

The lost tunes site is quite good here are some of mine

www.progarchives.com

http://www.progweed.net/

and for fans of kosmische

http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/ultimathule/krautrockers.html

CAme across progarchives last night. Thanks for the other two

DazMarz

Classic Rock, Official Chelsea FC Magazine and FourFourTwo are the only magazines I bother with anymore!!!

I used to buy Kerrang! and Metal Hammer a lot too, but I found their writing and features far too juvenile and focused towards far younger consumers than for my liking. I don't really like modern rock/metal bands, so Classic Rock was the mag for me!!! It is a class magazine, with lots of great features and interesting articles, plus some nice little sardonic barbs at some ''hate-figures'' in rock. I love it.

sos33

smelltheglove wrote: »

Havent missed an issue of this since it came out i have had a subscription with them for years great mag would definetly recommend to any who has an intrest in music

in the same boat as you ,last months article on ac/dc was brillant ,good regulars like "the dirt","have you ever meet heindrix" and they always have a good word to say about our very own thin lizzy and rory gallagher(rip):cool:

PattheMetaller

Some great reading about AC/DC in the June 09 issue.

The second issue of Classic Rock presents Prog" is packed with stuff about Dream Theater, Muse, The Mars Volta, Van der Graaf Generator, and Rush's album artwork.:cool:

Theres a Summer Festival special just published too.