Classic Rock Front Cover Review

I am reviewing the front cover as you would see it if you were buying it in the shops. This means that the free Cd is still on the cover.

The large masthead is probably the first thing that catches your eye when you see the front cover. The R and K and bigger in proportion than the O and C which means it is a really eye catching word. This means it can easily attract people from the niche market of Rock music because it's in big bold letters at the top. The word Classic might be ahead of it in the name but the fact it is much smaller and almost perched in the top of the masthead means it's more extra information, to then add the edge that it's older Rock. Being called Classic Rock and having it in big letters it can appeal to the older generation, instead of current Rock bands like Shinedown you are looking at things like Black Sabbath or ZZ Top.

Just above the masthead is a small red bubble mentioning a free Cd. Free is in big capital white letters, people are often drawn into something if it is free so this is an important thing to have on the front.

The free Cd is risen off the page slightly so it immediately makes you grab that part of the magazine. The design on the album cover is important to keep in with the music theme else not it loses the design that the cover already tries to portray. Apart from black there are 3 main colours used on this cover, green, blue and red. These all are different from the colours on the rather simplistic main cover. They are eye catching because Classic Rock's selling point can often be the free gift. The colours work well together and with a picture of a skull being central and then green leaves round the outside it reminds you of death. The colours take away the sadness death usually holds with people and just makes you think of proper hard Rock 'n' Roll.

The main feature on the cover is unsual for a magazine as it doesn't contain a picture of any artist within the magazine. Instead it features a gold computerised symbol which is there to show the greatest 150 debut albums. Gold is a key colour because it often means; class, wealth or style, which goes hand in hand with being great or classic. The black behind the main focal point makes the gold stand out even more. The gloss effect of the cover also makes the gold shimmer in the light. This magazine cover tries to actually make itself seem classic and classy.

The only extra information is tucked away at the bottom, this means it doesn't affect any of the focal point on the main image but you still get left with the important information.

This cover is rather simple but contains everything you need to know without the cover become overloaded and looking too busy to read.