Planet Rock Reviews
Newest Review: ... to the slaughter AC/DC - Welcome to the jungle Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London Pink Floyd - Comfortably numb *Shows and features* The general format of shows on Planet Rock is 75% music and 25% talking, though this varies as some shows involve lengthy, narcissistic drawls by the presenters who often used to be in rock bands where they name drop and recount their experiences in the industry. There are not too many adverts compared to some commercial stations. Features include "Planet Rock Years" in which they explore the music and events of one year. I don't mind this feature for its historical content, but the songs chosen ... more
Customer Planet Rock Reviews (1)
by - written on 07/12/09 (Very useful, 21 readings)
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"PLANET ROCK - The UK's Classic Rock Station" as they constantly repeat on the channel, in a gravelly, American hard-rock voice, is a DAB radio station (called PLNTROCK on the radio) playing rock music from about the 1960s-1990. I am not a classic rock fan, but the chefs at the pub where I work are and insist on listening to it, so this is my perspective on the station. *Image* Planet Rock comes across as a station aimed at men: all of the presenters and voice overs I have ever heard are male, they have a sarcastic sense of humour and play, what is usually but not exclusively deemed as "manly", classic rock music. They are also aimed ... Read the complete review
