Classic Rock

This is the only magazine that I actually go out of my way to buy - and religiously buy every month. Whats so good about it is they don't judge music by how 'cool' it is and what 'buzz' bands have got. Thats what I hate about NME and Q, they see music from the 60's 70's and 80's as complete rubbish, unless its 'punk' or 'new-wave'. I happen to love classic rock music, The Eagles, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake, even 'Ratt', but those former magazines would instantly dismiss a lot of rock music as complete drivel. Classic Rock has several great sections. An up to date classic rock news section that gives uinformation on new bands and albums and tours. It ...  Read the complete review

Although the title may suggest that it covers only the more mature acts that have dominated the rock genre, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, there’s a wealth of very well researched articles that relate to a variety of successful (past and present) guitar based acts. I mean, sure, the long established bands (most of which we all know and love) are indeed often featured, but so are our future generations’ potential ‘classic’ acts. Personally, I tend to be more into our treasured bands of yesteryear, some of which have long since split, but I deeply enjoy reading the interviews gleaned from the remaining band ...  Read the complete review

I used to buy kerrang many years ago until it slowly moved more into the grunge/thrash arena which wasn't my scene. At that time it was probably the only magazine aimed at the true rock music lover and it was a shame they forgot about the rest... Many years later I had seen the Classic rock magazine but took the title too literally and felt it wouldn't be my thing. Then several friends started mentioning it, and recommending it, so a gave it a trial. I haven't looked back. Excellent coverage of old and new bands. Ratings of past band albums to let all the youngsters know what they have been missing. It made me ...  Read the complete review

I've been a fan of heavy rock and metal music for many years and used to be a regular reader of Metal Hammer magazine. A couple of years ago i found that a number of my favourite bands who used to feature regularly in the magazine were hardly appearing( if at all). And that's where Classic Rock magazine comes in to play. One month i happened to pick up a copy and i haven't missed an issue since. Among the bands that seemed to have disappeared from Metal Hammer were The Black Crowes, Pearl Jam, etc. And they've found a home in Classic Rock. This is no knock on Metal Hammer as i appreciate that they have a younger audience and trends change, and i still ...  Read the complete review

Ok, so this magazine has so far only received good reviews on here - this is about to change. They may know their stuff when it comes to classic rock, but why try to write about something they obviously know NOTHING about? To be honest i really think a tabloid newspaper could have made a better attempt at writing their article on the occult in rock/metal. The amount of mistakes was unbelievable - but they were not just grammatical mistakes, but they actually got stuff wrong! I've never seen a magazine be so ignorant. The average reader of Classic Rock may not have noticed the mistakes, but this is even worse because they have been lead to beleive a load of tripe. ...  Read the complete review