Nice of Jerry to respond but does he really thing the wallet adds value for money..?? I thought they did that purely to stop people reading it in the shops..!! It’s always the first thing that goes in the bin..!!

However, my bigger concern is Tim’s last point. This magazine will need material and so I can see anything to do with the like of Mostly Autumn etc. being saved for this magazine, meaning that those bands are denied the wider and more frequent exposure that they would otherwise have had in Classic Rock. While this won’t harm the big prog bands of the past (Floyd etc.), the newer bands need as much exposure to as wide a readership as possible. Taking them out of a widely available, reasonably priced monthly and putting them in an expensive, difficult to find (believe me. I’ve tried!) quarterly magazine may end up harming those very bands that enable its existence.

I think anything that propels prog into the more mainstream arena is a good thing. The genre is getting good press now and that can only be reflected in hpefully even more bands producing progressive music.

As a first attempt the mag was a success for me. I think they got the balance between covering “traditional” prog artists and newer bands just about right. The next one looks interesting as it cover Mars Volta, Crimson and more avant garde bands. Its out the end of May. So is this a bi-monthly or quarterly?

Thank you at least for giving us a mention. I’m glad you liked certain sections of the magazine and have read with interest your thoughts on what you didn’t like.

If I could, I’d like to make one or two comments concerning the cover price, which has been the matte of some debate, although thankfully, up until now, the deluge of complaints we thought might occur hasn’t happened.

Yes, £7.99 is quite a high price to pay, and trust me, this is something we are more than aware of. However as the editorial team, we do not set the price, but can only work with what is decreed by the company we work for. Believe me when I say it is most certainly not the intention of Future Publishing to rip fans off. However, I must stress, we are a quarterly title, and as such, incur added expenses getting the trade to stock the magazine (the big supermarkets flatly refuse to stock such an infrequent publication for example) on what they see as an irregular basis. If the magazine becomes more frequent (the plan is for six issues next year) then the cover price will definitely drop and we will also be able to being subscription offers as well.

For this year’s four issues, we are saddled with the current cover price. As I say, we are more than aware that this is a high price to ask readers to pay, not least in the current financial climate, and we appreciate not all will stay along for the ride over the course of this year. To that end, all we can do is work our hardest to present as much value for money as we can, with the wallet, CD and actual content of the magazine.

Thank you for your feedback

Jerry Ewing

I’ll give that a listen later, can’t be bothered checking out the print issue.

The price is absolutely ridiculas and needs to be addressed but otherwise still think its great to see the genre get more glossy recognistion.