Classic rock

The idea of Classic Rock was born from the ex-deputy chief editor of Metal Hammer magazine Jerry Ewing (later editor of Classic Rock ), along with his fellow journalist Dave Ling and art editor Andy Ryan Ryan ) from Dennis Publishing . They came up with a one-time title dedicated to classical rock, because they felt that with this name and theme the magazine would attract a large audience. In 1998, Dennis Publishing approved the first pilot release of Classic Rock , featuring material about Guns N 'Roses , including an article by journalist Mick Wall , who became a famous person when Axl Rose abused him on the track “Get in the Ring” with Use Your Illusion II album (the line “not doing as I was told” was dedicated to him). The circulation sold better than expected, and the printing of the magazine was continued. Wall is one of six authors, along with Ewing and Ling, who participated in that publication, and they still write for the magazine. The magazine initially attracted a certain niche audience, but sales grew as Classic Rock published material about bands such as Black Sabbath , Iron Maiden and Aerosmith , which also appeared on its cover in its first year of publication. Classic Rock attracted those who considered major music publications, such as Q and New Musical Express , callous and too focused on opening the “next big thing”. In addition, pop groups dominated the charts at that time, and record companies did not seem to risk spending money on groups that wrote their own material. In the wake of the growing popularity, Classic Rock soon became a regular publication and now publishes 13 issues a year.

In early April 2013, it announced the sale of the magazine along with Metal Hammer for £ 10.2 million (approximately $ 15.44 million) of the new TeamRock , founded by GMG Radio's former CEO John Myers. TeamRock specializes in releasing and distributing various content targeted at rock fans. The deal included full rights to both magazines and their supplements, as well as rights to hold Golden Gods and Classic Rock Roll Of Honor ceremonies . As a reason for selling magazines, Mark Wood, head of Future Publishing, pointed out that "Classic Rock and Metal Hammer are extremely successful and streamlined parts of Future, but they were not priorities in our growth strategy." The acquisition of magazines was funded by Harwood Private Equity, which provided TeamRock funds for the “ongoing development” of the business ^[1] .

The magazine focuses on groups founded since the 1960s. Indeed, many of the musicians who appeared on the cover of the magazine are no longer alive ( Jimi Hendricks and Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy appeared on the front covers of the magazine, as well as bands with deceased members such as Queen and The Who ). Among the bands that have appeared on the cover 3 or more times today are Queen , Guns N 'Roses , Deep Purple, Black Sabbath / Ozzy Osbourne , Bon Jovi , Iron Maiden , Aerosmith , Led Zeppelin ( Jimmy Page was on the cover alone 3 times), Metallica , Thin Lizzy , Pink Floyd , Jimi Hendricks , Genesis , AC / DC , and Mötley Crüe . Among the relatively young bands that appeared on the cover were The Darkness and Velvet Revolver , which appeared on it twice. Despite the dominant nature of the bands, which indisputably fall into the category of classical rock, the magazine also includes heavy metal , prog rock , blues and grunge bands. Recent releases featured articles on the thrash metal band Slayer , as well as on diverse groups such as Porcupine Tree , Buckcherry and Rodrigo y Gabriela. Monthly reviews of metal and progressive rock albums are a feature of the magazine.

Classic Rock considers any releases that are closely classified as rock, including albums, DVDs, concerts, and books. This includes the annual award for the best new band. Bands such as Rose Hill Drive, Muse , DragonForce , Wolfmother, and The Answer have all appeared on the pages of the magazine recently.

For the 91st issue (April, 2006), the magazine presented a list of “100 Greatest British Rock Albums,” voted by Classic Rock editors and various rock-related people (including Glenn Hughes from Deep Purple , members of Black Sabbath , Lemmy of Motörhead and Francis Rossi of Status Quo ). The magazine decided to qualify AC / DC as a British team, although the group was formed in Australia. Both the band's vocalists ( Bon Scott and Brian Johnson ) and guitarists Angus and Malcolm Yangi are of British descent. Led Zeppelin with the album " Led Zeppelin IV " took first place.

The 100th issue contains all the regular columns and headings, except for one article in which 100 famous rock musicians were asked to write part of an article about whom they consider to be an “icon of rock”. Among the authors were: Brian May , Lemmy (who awarded this title to Tina Turner , who in turn wrote about Ian Camfield), Ian Gillan , Gary Moore , Angus Young , Phil Collins , Sebastian Bach , Peter Frampton , Jerry Cantrell , Chris Cornell , Paul Rogers , Chad Smith , Jack Black , Zakk Wilde and Matthew Bellamy .

In 2006, Classic Rock, in collaboration with Metall Hammer, also issued special editions of the heavy rock and metal bands of the 70s (Issue I), 80s (Issue II), and 90s (Issue III). In 2007, there were also three special issues dedicated to one genre of rock music: blues rock (Issue I), progressive rock (Issue II, which became a separate monthly magazine because of its popularity, is called “Prog Rock”) Heavy Metal (Issue III). Each included a bonus DVD . The 2007 special collector's edition was titled “High Voltage,” featuring stories from Mick Wall, featuring photos of Ross Halfin , Jimmy Page , Ozzy Osbourne , Axl Rose, and others.

Recently (2010) Classic Rock collaborated with Road Runner Record UK to release Classic Rock Presents : containing the album “ Slash ”. It is believed that the magazine was the first to reach the pinnacle of the online album charts, the Fan Pack release gives European fans Slash 's debut solo album, one month before the standard issue of Slash magazine is released. The partnership of brands for the first time, released a well-known album exclusively with the publishing house of the magazine, on the eve of the general release of the album.

In Russia, the magazine has been published by Bright Media Publishing House since 2001, and the content of the British and Russian issues was different. But typical sections for each issue were brief news reviews (The New Rock Times), articles about recording songs (The Story of a Song), blitz interviews with musicians (Q & A, Heavy Burden), memoirs rock stars about their colleagues (“Once Hendrix and I”), reviews of albums (“Hard Stuff '), reviews of back catalogs of various rock artists and publishers (“ Classical Collection ”), announcements and concert reports (“ Radar ").

Also in 2007-2009. Special issues dedicated to the decades of rock (70s, 80s, 90s) were published in Russian. In addition, in 2010, the editors of the Russian Classic Rock independently issued a special issue dedicated to rock music of the 60s.

In the fall of 2016, the release of the Russian edition was suspended indefinitely due to financial difficulties. ^[2] A total of 143 issues were issued over a fifteen-year period.

Classic Rock Awards - Roll of Honor Annual Award for Excellence in Rock Music. The award was established by the British magazine Classic Rock . Presented since 2005. Awarding takes place in London. The award is sponsored by Marshall and Gibson .

The list of nominations varies slightly. Since 2006, the Inspiration Award has been awarded to Tommy Vance, which celebrates the merits of deceased rock musicians (the prize is received by the relatives of the musicians). In 2008, the English company Marshall Amplification, engaged in the production of sound amplifiers, established its own personalized prize - the Marshall '11' Award. This prize is awarded to guitarists.

Classic Rock Awards 2005

The award ceremony was held at the London club Cafe de Paris

• Living Legend Award - Lemmy .
• Band of the Year - Queen + Paul Rogers
• Album of the Year - Porcupine Tree
• Best New Band - The Answer
• Return of the Year - Billy Idol
• Metal Guru - Judas Priest
• Classical author - Ian Hunter
• Classic Rock Collection - Deep Purple for The platinum Collection Box Set
• Classic Album - In Rock by Deep Purple
• Best Showman - Arthur Brown

Classic Rock Awards 2006

The award ceremony was held at the Langham Hotel on November 6, 2006.

• Living Legend Award Alice Cooper . The award was presented by Brian May.
• Band of the Year Whitesnake . The award to David Coverdale was presented by Glenn Hughes.
• Album of the Year "A Matter of Life and Death" by Iron Maiden. The prize was received by Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, presented by Justin Lee Collins from Channel 4.
• "DVD of the year" Whitesnake for "Live ... In The Still of the Night" received Coverdale
• “Best New Band” - Roadstar
• “Event of the Year” Monters of Rock Award Received by Thunder Group Accompanied by Live Nation Promoter Steve Homer
• Return of the Year New York Dolls for One Day It Will (32 years later)
• Reissue of the Year - A Night at the Opera. The prize was received by Queen band manager Jim Beach.
• Queen Classic Writer (Brian May and Roger Taylor) awarded Mick Ralphs and Ian Hunter
• Classic Album - Hysteria Def Leppard
• Metal Guru - Ronnie James Dio
• VIP Award - Iron Maiden Manager Ron Smallwood (presented by Dickinson and A. Smith)
• "Inspiration" named after Tommy Vance - Phil Linott (the prize was received by Linott's mother - Philomena) was presented by Scott Gorem

Classic Rock Awards 2007

• Living Legend Award ( Jimmy Page) . The award was presented by Stephen Tyler.
• Band of the Year - Rush
• Album of the Year - Porcupine Tree
• DVD of the Year - Frank Zappa (received by Alice Cooper)
• Best New Band - Black Stone Chery
• Event of the Year - Aerosmith Hyde Park Concert (presented by Jeff Beck)
• Return of the Year - Heaven & Hell (Black Sabbath actually returned)
• Best Reprint - “Alive”, KISS Album
• Classic author - Status Quo
• Classic Album - Meat Loaf
• Metal Guru - Tony Iommi (presented by Kerry King)
• Showman of the Year - Jeff Wayne (former Marillion frontman handed Fish)
• Tommy Vance Inspiration - the prize was awarded to the late Mick Ronson (received daughter Lisa and wife Susie Ronson) was awarded by Joe Eliot and Ian Hunter
• The Childeline Award - Ian and Jackie Pace for working with Sunflower Jam, a group that raises funds for children with cancer
• Outstanding Contribution - Storm Torgenson (presented by Nick Mason)

Classic Rock Awards 2008

The award ceremony was held November 3, 2008 at London's Park Lane Hotel

• Living Legend Award - Ozzy Osbourne . The prize was awarded by Slash.
• Marshall '11' Award (Guitar Mastery Award ) - Slash.
• Band of the Year - Foo Fighters
• Album of the Year "Good To Be Bad" Whitesnake
• Best New Band Airbourne's Best New Band
• AC / DC DVD of the Year for Plug Me In Box Set (ACDC Engineer Mike Fraser Awarded)
• Event of the Year ( Led Zeppelin concert on the London venue O2. Harvey Goldsmith received the award
• The Armand de Brignac VIP Award (VIP Change the World) Harvey Goldsmith (presented by Sharon Osbourne)
• The best re-release of Metallica is the re-release on vinyl of the band’s first three albums. The award was received by one of the first managers of the group - Fleming Rasmussen.
• The Classical Writer - Peter Green (presented by Gary Moore)
• The classic album is Cream's Disraeli Gears. The prize was awarded to Jack Bruce, presented by Phil Manzanera
• Metal Guru - MC5. The award was received by former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer (presented to Bobby Gillespie and Mani from Primal Scream)
• "Best Showman" - Paul Stanley (Jeff Barton accepted the award)
• Charity Award - Brian Adams (Danny Bauze received the award) since Adams performed in Cardiff
• Tommy Vance Inspiration (“Inspiration” by Tommy Vance) - The prize was awarded to the late Pink Floyd band founder Sid Barrett (received by Sid's sister, Rosemary), presented by Todd Randgren
• For Outstanding Contribution - Jeff Beck (Ronnie Wood Award)

Classic Rock Awards 2009

• Living Legend Award - Iggy Pop .
• Band of the Year - Iron Maiden
• Album of the Year - “Black Ice” by AC / DC
• Metal Guru - Biff Byford of Saxon
• For Outstanding Contribution - Ronnie Wood
• Best New Band - Chichenfoot
• Best Reprint - Black Sabbath for reissuing the band’s first three albums.
• DVD / Film Of The Year - Anvil! The story of anvil
• Event of the Year - Download Festival
• Tommy Vance's “Inspiration” - Prize awarded to late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham
• Innovator - Ginger Baker
• VIP Award - Doc McGhee
• Spirit Of Prog (The Spirit of Progressive Rock) - Dream Theater
• Marshall '11' Award (Guitar Mastery Award ) - Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top .
• Childline Rocks Award - Steve Harley
• Classic author - Paul Rodgers
• The classic album is Rocks, a 1976 album by Aerosmith
• Breakthrough - Joe Bonamassa
• Return of the Year - Mott The Hoople

Classic Rock Awards 2010

The award ceremony was held on November 10, 2010 in London at The Roundhouse. The ceremony was led by Alice Cooper.

• Living Legend Award - Prog Rock Trio from Canada Rush .
• Group of the Year - AC / DC
• Album of the Year - Slash
• Best New Band - The Union
• Reissue of the Year - Rolling Stones ' Exile On Main St. album.
• Event of the Year - JOURNEY's “Don't Stop Believing” Goes Top 10
• For Outstanding Contribution - John Paul Jones .
• Metal Guru - Geezer Butler .
• Marshall "11" Award (Guitar Mastery Award ) - Michael Schenker
• Classic album - Live at Budokan by Cheap Trick
• Tommy Vance's “Inspiration” - Prize awarded to the late Ronnie James Dio.
• Spirit Of Prog - Rick Wakeman
• Childline Rocks Award - Glenn Hughes
• Innovator - Killing Joke

Classic Rock Awards 2011

The award ceremony was held on November 9, 2011 in London at The Roundhouse. The award ceremony was led by Genie Simmons.

• Living Legend Award - Jeff Beck
• Band of the Year - Foo Fighters

Classic Rock Awards 2012

• Living Legend Award - ZZ Top .
• Band of the Year - Rush
• Album of the Year - Rush “Clockwork Angels”
• Metal Guru - Anthrax
• For Outstanding Contribution - The Damned
• Best New Band - Tracer
• Best Reprint - Pink Floyd's "Immersion"
• DVD / Film Of The Year - Pink Floyd "The Story Of Wish You Were Here"
• Tommy Vance's “Inspiration” - John Lord ( Deep Purple )
• VIP Award - Tony Smith
• Spirit Of Prog (Progressive Rock Spirit) - Family
• Classical author - Russ Ballard
• Classic Album - Status Quo “Live!”
• Breakthrough - Rival Sons
• "Best Showman" - Nicky Sixx
• Return of the Year - Lynyrd Skynyrd

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