MrScorpio
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Fri Feb-06-04 11:26 PM
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Poll question: Who here thinks pop music sucks big donkey dunkin' sticks? |
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I hate listening to the radio. Today's music stinks.
Now maybe I getting to old. But I'm absolutely sure that this crap just ain't funky enough.
Now I can find some great contemporary music, but it comes from places like London, Paris, Rio or San Francisco, not normal places. And would never make it on a local radio station.
Today's rap/Hip-hop doesn't compare to 89'-94's songs. And what passes for jazz is too boring for elevator music.
The real reason I didn't watch the half-time show was because I couldn't watch any of those no-talent hacks or has-beens scream into microphones for 15 minutes straight.
I blame Clear Channel for this shit. FM radio used to be fun before these assholes came along. Only college/public radio is worth it these days.
Am I wrong here?
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GOPisEvil
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Fri Feb-06-04 11:30 PM
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1. Most of the music on the radio sucks, completely. |
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But, there is good music out there. You just have to search a little. Oh, most of the good music will NOT be on a major label either.
Clear Channel is partly behind it all. Remember they are also a HUGE concert promoter...the local playlist is almost gone.
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Fri Feb-06-04 11:31 PM
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2. I listen to the radio in my car for about 5 minutes |
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then I throw in a cd. At home it's cds all the time, no radio.
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Fri Feb-06-04 11:32 PM
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3. Commercial radio is a great cure for insomnia. |
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Beyond that, it's as useless as boobs on a nun! Or testicles on a priest.
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Fri Feb-06-04 11:33 PM
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But: The Strokes, The Hives, Weezer.
FNX is the best in Boston, i would say (101.9 FM) ("True Alternative")
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GOPisEvil
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Fri Feb-06-04 11:35 PM
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5. KEXP in Seattle is really good too. |
MrScorpio
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Fri Feb-06-04 11:38 PM
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6. I'm big on acid jazz, trip-hop, classic hip-hop, sambas and bossas |
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Now I can find a lot of great stuff. but I never hear it on the radio.
And people look at me crazy when i tell them what I listen too.
With the exception of your fave station, I'm sure commercial radio is responsible for turning the general population into a throng of pod people.
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Sat Feb-07-04 12:09 AM
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7. I'm with you MrScorpio, |
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I've thought most of this stuff sucked for the last 20 years, but then I'm over a half century old and I'm SUPPOSED to hate it.
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Sat Feb-07-04 12:18 AM
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and most of the music today does suck (and I say this as a 26 year old).
Thank god I found the Blues.
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Sat Feb-07-04 12:20 AM
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Sat Feb-07-04 12:22 AM
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10. We're lucky in Denver |
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- A Public Radio Jazz station (mostly Classic Jazz)
- A Public Radio Classical station
- A Boulder station - 97.3 KBCO, which plays great music from all eras, even contemporary stuff I'd never hear otherwise.
Call me an old, stubborn fart, but I firmly believe the best rock, blues, and jazz came out of the late '60's / early '70's.
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WannaJumpMyScooter
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Sat Feb-07-04 12:25 AM
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11. Commercial Radio has sucked since the automation |
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of practically every station's playlist over the past 10 years. There are no big radio stations I am aware of that allow freedom of choice to the DJ's in music to be played. A damn shame, and the end of a great medium.
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Sat Feb-07-04 12:42 AM
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12. Oh I don't know, there's a few good acts |
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I like Nellie Furtado and Outkast and a few others...but mostly shit...thanks Clear Channel, Thanks Sony.
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Sat Feb-07-04 01:11 AM
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There is TONS of great music out there. You just won't hear it on the radio or MTV. I'll give you a few names and you can go download some of their stuff.
Modest Mouse Phish moe. My Morning Jacket Neil Young (his new album) White Stripes Strokes Hives Vida Blue Robert Randolph and the Family Band Wilco Guster North Mississippi Allstars Keller Williams Dave Matthews and Friends Coldplay Jack Johnson Steve Kimmock Band
I could go on and on. I recently bought XM Radio for car and it is SO awesome. I love it. I love music. There is a lot of good music out there, you just have to go on a quest to find it. Go to www.sharingthegroove.org or Kazaa and download a bunch of songs. You'll like it.
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Sat Feb-07-04 01:15 AM
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14. I am an Xer and can't stand the sh*t! |
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I was born in 1978 and all I listen to is the Beatles and classic rock. I also enjoy Broadway, big band, classical, but CAN NOT stand pop or hip-hop. I have always been this way, from about 5th grade I was the "cute girl that didn't listen to normal music". Whatever that means. Thanks for this post!
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