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lazland
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13321 |
Posted: March 28 2011 at 13:59 | ||
I fail to see the relevant comparison between Classic Rock & Prog Archives. One is a published magazine and the other is an internet resource. Or am I missing something? Should I drink something a bit stronger than a pint of brains SA tonight in order to "get it"?
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Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: March 28 2011 at 16:32 | ||
We are not a magazine nor are we trying to emulate a print document - that would be pointless and stupid. If you are using the PA like that then cool, but that's not how everyone else uses it.
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carlmarx38
Forum Groupie Joined: February 01 2010 Status: Offline Points: 60 |
Posted: March 28 2011 at 18:40 | ||
I think that there are definiitely different cultures involved between Prog Magazine and Prog Archives. Prog Magazine is pretty UK-CENTERED, and focuses mostly on bands that are currently visible on the scene there, especially those that are playing regular gigs around London, where the magazine is based. This is reflected quite clearly in the polls that they run, etc. For instance, in their Best Prog Albums Poll, there were 4 Marillion Albums that made the cut, and hardly anything by other European countries. Here at PA, we have a Global Community, which is equally focused on the Italian bands, Swedish, Dutch, and of course the US. So less "ethnocentric" i guess you could say !! |
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Mellotron Storm
Prog Reviewer Joined: August 27 2006 Location: The Beach Status: Offline Points: 12993 |
Posted: March 28 2011 at 22:40 | ||
I completely agree it's well worth it.I've purchased the last two and have been blown away by the interviews and articles.I'm just glad i found a place to buy it.
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AtomicCrimsonRush
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14256 |
Posted: March 29 2011 at 00:48 | ||
The CDs are pretty good and I was introduced by listening to them to some great bands and even artists contacted me after reviews of the mag CDs. So there is a good case to be made for the CDs though they are of more recent prog, no classics really. The interviews are good enough and you learn about whats out there in one swoop rather than scouring pages and pages of internet sites. It is worth getting issues for posterity - it doesnt come out every week so becomes affordable as a quaterly magazine. Its the quality that makes the difference.
The facebook of the mag is interesting too. Some good responses...
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giselle
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 18 2011 Location: Hertford Status: Offline Points: 466 |
Posted: March 30 2011 at 16:23 | ||
From what I've seen, it's yet another glossy mag that simply regurgitates popular taste and incorrect history. For want of a nail a Kingdom was lost.
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verslibre
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 01 2004 Location: CA Status: Offline Points: 15219 |
Posted: April 08 2011 at 00:55 | ||
I've got a few issues. It's a good read if it covers bands you like, like the Thin Lizzy issue a couple years back. I stopped buying it regularly because it's not cheap.
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Rael Voicefm
Forum Newbie Joined: April 02 2012 Location: Ballarat. Au Status: Offline Points: 1 |
Posted: April 02 2012 at 03:45 | ||
I agree that these threads are for discussion not advertising
and i am NOT advertising when i say i am a Dj of a prog rock show - in ballarat australia - and i feature as many prog rock acts as i can and do a history of each and more.....its 99.9 voicefm ballarat but streamed at www.voicefm.com.au on wednesday night 10pm to 12pm eastern standard times australia and i use prog rock mag as a source for my show and also play the cds with new acts and compare them to older ones etc i see my show as a chance to educate this generation in the history of prog rock in general Up to show 70 now and am re editing each two hour show to be syndicated around australia. If you are part of a regional or community based - voluntary based network and would like copies of the show (anywhere in the world) email me at [email protected] We are volunteers and do it cos we love music and i love prog and that is why i buy this mag but lots of mags have too many ads and need to listen to their readers not their advertisers so hopefully the people who make this mag listen and act because thats how things get better - or worse -if they dont listen thanks Rael
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Textbook
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 08 2009 Status: Offline Points: 3281 |
Posted: April 02 2012 at 04:08 | ||
I'd eagerly read it for free but wouldn't pay for it. (Joking aside, libraries should get it as a magazine which chronicles more cerebral forms of popular music.)
The reason I wouldn't pay is though it's entertaining a lot of the content is over-familiar and a bit reheated. Most features I feel like I've read before, it's a bit too mainstream/nostalgic. If they went a bit more way-out there I would reconsider purchasing it.
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Dean
Special Collaborator Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
Posted: December 19 2016 at 14:53 | ||
Team Rock have gone into receivership so unless a buyer can be found Classic Rock presents Prog magazine will be no more.
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lazland
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13321 |
Posted: December 19 2016 at 15:13 | ||
Blimey. Bad news, for sure. A couple of issues ago, they ditched the fancy gatefold cover, so I suppose that was the harbinger of things not being so healthy. Let's hope a buyer can be found. |
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Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
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SteveG
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20525 |
Posted: December 19 2016 at 15:16 | ||
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rushfan4
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 66056 |
Posted: December 19 2016 at 15:37 | ||
That is a bummer. I am a regular reader of both Classic Rock and Prog magazines and get many great suggestions from them. I guess that I am kind of glad that my buying has been month to month at the newstand versus prepaying the subscription and getting screwed out of my money.
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lazland
Prog Reviewer Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13321 |
Posted: December 19 2016 at 15:38 | ||
It means that in the present era, print magazines face a bloody hard job to survive. Oh, and to clarify Dean's original post, the parent company has gone into administration, meaning that they are actively seeking buyers for a, hopefully, ongoing business. However, having just read the news on BBC website after Dean's post, and looking at the financial figures in terms of losses and decline in turnover, it does not look too hopeful. |
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Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
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Raff
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24392 |
Posted: December 19 2016 at 16:04 | ||
Never been a fan of the magazine, but the callous way in which the employees were shown the door, a few days before Christmas, saddened me deeply (I read about it on the ProgEars forum). Hope they will find something else as soon as possible.
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Windhawk
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 28 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 11400 |
Posted: December 19 2016 at 16:44 | ||
A truly sad day for those concerned about the commercial aspect of rock music. One can like or dislike the priorities given by the magazines Team Rock had, but they did make these genres and numerous artists active in them visible in a manner no-one else has managed for decades. One can only hope, for the sake of the employees just as much as for the sake of the genres these magazines covered, that someone else decides to step in and take if not all then at least most of them over.
The Prog mag have done magnificent work in giving limelight and spotlight to their chosen genre, I see the footprints they have left on a fairly constant basis when reading mainstream media. For the sake of this type of music specifically I hope that the Prog mag is one that will be saved. |
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Flight123
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2010 Location: Sohar, Oman Status: Offline Points: 1399 |
Posted: December 20 2016 at 02:52 | ||
I had no idea but it is bad news. Whatever its faults, it is amazing that a regular magazine devoted to prog rock can be found in shops all over the country.
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RoeDent
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 08 2009 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 850 |
Posted: December 28 2016 at 08:33 | ||
And it's not just the magazine. They finally gave Prog its own special night, an annual awards ceremony which honoured the best of the year, and said thank you to the legends of the past, most of whom would be generally ignored by the mainstream media.
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dr wu23
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Online Points: 20500 |
Posted: December 28 2016 at 12:41 | ||
I totally agree.....even with all it's faults it promoted prog rock and new artists as well.
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rushfan4
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 66056 |
Posted: December 28 2016 at 12:48 | ||
I saw this on my Facebook feed the other day. http://www.wlup.com/2016/12/23/rush-join-bands-in-supporting-team-rock/
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