that's a rough metric in the absence of an equivalent, codified version of 'classic rock'
― The concept of making the Zuiderzee docile (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:16 (eleven years ago) link
I wonder how much Mojo and other rock criticism changed post-britpop. I remember Q as being more Phil Collins/Sting/U2 than Beatles/Stones etc I sort of felt that UK "Rock" aka 60s inspired stuff went down an Oasis/Weller rabbit-hole, ironic considering Weller changed his style yet again moving away from bluesy rock and Noel G at least was open to "dance music". It's as if the public at least went with Liam (the charismatic knob end with the hair) instead of Noel (The actual music fan)
I have always wondered why the UK never had rock radio considering we gifted rock Kinks,Stones,Who,Troggs, Zep, Sabbath,Purple,The Faces/Rod Stewart, Cream/Yardbirds/Clapton and Frampton amongst others.
I would have liked some form of it say aged 16 or so but maybe rock radio would have ended up a bad thing? Would Americans have liked for it not to exist there either?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
Does Australia have classic rock radio? Our stations in the UK do tend to be oldies stations. Used to be 50s(elvis)/60s(beatles)/70s(Abba) dominated but in the mid 90s it kinda went 80s and now the early 90s are getting a look in. (are most commercial radio playlists syndicated now? I think they are) In the 80s on radio i dont recall much rock being played except for ballads by the rock bands. Was it different in the 70s during rocks supposed hey day? Zep didnt release singles so did that mean they got no daytime radio play regularly?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:26 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, we've got classic rock radio in Aus, but it's very pedestrian and predictable stuff. mind you, there's a station (WSFM i think?) i like to check into from time to time that seems to play predominantly 70s stuff and some smoother selections from the 80s that i can usually get behind. by and large i'm not strictly a radio person, even in the car.
― charlie h, Monday, 12 August 2013 02:33 (eleven years ago) link
What Stuff does AUS Classic Radio play that would differ from US Classic Rock radio? Apart from Cold Chisel/Barnesy!
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:34 (eleven years ago) link
maybe the question itt is why didn't american mnstrm rock music develop the same complete fixation on the past that happened in the uk, even though 'classic rock' radio became institutional so early in america
― The concept of making the Zuiderzee docile (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:40 (eleven years ago) link
Eagle Rock!
― Matt M., Monday, 12 August 2013 02:41 (eleven years ago) link
not that there is a lack of ancestor worship in american rock music of the last 25 years but it's not as entrenched as in the uk
― The concept of making the Zuiderzee docile (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:42 (eleven years ago) link
Do you mean there are no US rock bands that sound like the past and are reverent towards the 60s/70s like we have in the UK? I would be surprised if that were the case. Maybe the American equivalent is all the weekend dads in electric blues bands?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
xp obviously
well, on certain stations you seem to get stuff like ELO, Supertramp, Cockney Rebel, Boston etc. there seems to be a bit of nostalgia for the 70s going on. i'm not sure if this trend exists in US radio. other stations here will throw in the odd Zep or Hendrix classic amidst a whole lot of contemporary shite. there are of course stations that play a pretty heavy quota of Aussie staples, covering everything from The Angels to Midnight Oil to The Church. i'm rarely in the mood for too much of that.
― charlie h, Monday, 12 August 2013 02:48 (eleven years ago) link
i would be curious about the business/regulatory end of FM radio's introduction in the uk
it mattered a fair bit for the rise of 'the rock station' in the us, no?
― j., Monday, 12 August 2013 02:51 (eleven years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcasting#United_Kingdom
commercial radio didn't hit the UK until 1973
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FM_broadcasting_in_the_UK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Local_Radio
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 02:55 (eleven years ago) link
I do wonder what UK radio would have been like if we went the canada/france route of a quota for homegrown bands? I fear this would have eventually led to all those nomark bands on the manchester swagger thread actually making it.
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 03:13 (eleven years ago) link
why didn't american mnstrm rock music develop the same complete fixation on the past that happened in the uk
it didn't?
― mookieproof, Monday, 12 August 2013 03:19 (eleven years ago) link
I do wonder what UK radio would have been like if we went the canada/france route of a quota for homegrown bands?
The conditions that necessitated this in Canada in 1970 did not exist in the UK.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 12 August 2013 03:25 (eleven years ago) link
I mean, the point was that the industry was thoroughly dominated by the US and UK at that point.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 12 August 2013 03:26 (eleven years ago) link
Have you ever heard of this band called the White Stripes.
― pplains, Monday, 12 August 2013 03:30 (eleven years ago) link
the White Stripes didn't exactly sell millions of albums did they? Not in the way .... say Oasis did in the UK.
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 03:32 (eleven years ago) link
Three platinum albums, one gold in the US, if Wikipedia is to be believed.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 12 August 2013 03:33 (eleven years ago) link
what do working class 'blokes' in the uk listen to when they're on a job site or driving around in their lorries?
― j., Monday, 12 August 2013 03:34 (eleven years ago) link
haha how would ilx know that? ;)
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 03:35 (eleven years ago) link
haha well i know about usa dudes* ('folks' - thanks obama) from riding around in their trucks and being on their job sites
* nb some of these dudes are not exactly dudes and if you put on anything other than the country station you're gonna git somethin done to you
― j., Monday, 12 August 2013 03:39 (eleven years ago) link
and my thought is, for this demographic in the usa, there just is not anything else to listen to: that's the only thing, unless you want to listen to talk radio.
which makes it perplexing what their uk counterparts would listen to when there's NOTHING.
― j., Monday, 12 August 2013 03:41 (eleven years ago) link
I keep forgetting that oasis was much, much, much more famous in the UK.
And I say that fully laying out there that oasis was really, really famous here in the USA.
― pplains, Monday, 12 August 2013 03:42 (eleven years ago) link
Country dominance led to a mild culture shock when I moved to the Prairies. Regina is the first city I've lived in that doesn't have a real classic rock station!
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 12 August 2013 03:44 (eleven years ago) link
For those of you outside the States, here's a peek at New York AOR circa 1987:
The 1987 WNEW-FM Top 1027 Songs of All Time Listener's Poll.
It's a poll, not a playlist, so there's a few things on here that almost never got airplay, and some things didn't make it even though they got lots of airplay.
― Hideous Lump, Monday, 12 August 2013 03:58 (eleven years ago) link
something purely and declaratively reactionary
Despite its many flaws, I disagree that this describes the US classic rock format.
What? Of course it does. How does it not?
― Josefa, Monday, 12 August 2013 04:01 (eleven years ago) link
Well, I guess it is "reactionary" in the sense of wanting to preserve a version of the past. I guess I was thinking of "reactionary" in political terms. Also, I didn't entirely agree that it was defined by opposition to disco, (esp) new wave, and rap.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 12 August 2013 04:04 (eleven years ago) link
Highly debatable. The UK has never come up with anything as ancestor worshipping as 'classic rock' radio.
― Josefa, Monday, 12 August 2013 04:08 (eleven years ago) link
X-post: I'm not getting the distinction you're making between uses of the word "reactionary." It seems to me that AOR/Classic Rock was designed from the beginning to become obsolete fairly quickly. It froze its aesthetic at a certain point in time (around 1973) and it was built to reject any kind of major disruption to the established tradition. Therefore no disco, no punk, no rap, etc. could possibly be absorbed into the format.
― Josefa, Monday, 12 August 2013 04:18 (eleven years ago) link
i don't recall any 'disco sux!!' promos by the late 80s/90s on my us station, but i also don't recall hearing 'stayin alive' (but: 'miss you')
― j., Monday, 12 August 2013 05:07 (eleven years ago) link
they also had a fitful flirtation (special weekend show, 'young' dj etc) with alt-rock circa nirvana before someone locked that shit down (though i would not be surprised if they still played pearl jam, 'man in the box', etc)
― j., Monday, 12 August 2013 05:09 (eleven years ago) link
and my thought is, for this demographic in the usa, there just is not anything else to listen to: that's the only thing, unless you want to listen to talk radio.which makes it perplexing what their uk counterparts would listen to when there's NOTHING.― j., Sunday, August 11, 2013 8:41 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― j., Sunday, August 11, 2013 8:41 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this is revelatory to me. i mean i don't ride in trucks with anyone, but the people i do ride in trucks with have satellite radio or a u2 cd they got in 2005. there just isn't anything in a format. format matters more than ever before rn.
― MAAVENN (Matt P), Monday, 12 August 2013 05:19 (eleven years ago) link
"in a format" = "in a standard format." and i'm not in any way agreeable rn.
― MAAVENN (Matt P), Monday, 12 August 2013 05:20 (eleven years ago) link
Country dominance led to a mild culture shock when I moved to the Prairies. Regina is the first city I've lived in that doesn't have a real classic rock station!― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, August 12, 2013 3:44 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, August 12, 2013 3:44 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark
i think that's true for most radio markets on the prairies. there's sometimes an AM oldies station that lacks the classic rock station posturing and plays a lot of motown and the beau brummels, but the only FM rock is usually generic rock station that also delves into classic rock station staples.
recent wolf 104.9 regina playlist excerpt:
Jimi Hendrix Hey JoeCity And Colour ThirstVan Halen PanamaFinger Eleven Good TimesHeadstones Long Way To NeverlandSheepdogs Feeling GoodLed Zeppelin Kashmir (Live O2 Arena London)Kiss Lick It UpThe Tragically Hip New Orleans Is SinkingSoundgarden Halfway There
― dylannn, Monday, 12 August 2013 05:32 (eleven years ago) link
are nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, 9 canadian? because i've never heard of them except the tragically hip
― j., Monday, 12 August 2013 05:36 (eleven years ago) link
Disco was long gone by then. Rock stations never played "Stayin' Alive," even when it came out. They played "Miss You" because that was the Stones and you could sort of pretend it wasn't a disco song. The Bee Gees were considered AM radio stars - they were ignored by rock radio.
― Josefa, Monday, 12 August 2013 06:18 (eleven years ago) link
city and colour, canadian, oldman hat makeoutclub throwback kind of sad ballad indie rock
finger eleven, canadian, wikipedia: their breakout hit "one thing" was used by the wwe for a tribute video for chris benoit, canadian wrestler that murdered his family and killed himself with a bowflex
headstones, canadian, mid90s sorta punk serious rock, like, smoking cigarettes on stage and having knuckle tattoos, and their biggest hit was a cover of "tweeter and the monkey man," hugh dillon was in hardcore logo, a tv show called flashpoint and an episode of degrassi titled "when doves cry."
sheepdogs, canadian, definitely all have beards, wear vintage rock band t-shirts, corduroys and sound sort of like the guess who, as far as i know.
― dylannn, Monday, 12 August 2013 06:32 (eleven years ago) link
UK has plenty of classic rock stations, is this only a thing since digital or something?
― darraghmac, Monday, 12 August 2013 06:34 (eleven years ago) link
flashpoint is good! i will assume then that the situation is kind of like if steve albini was a crime scene tech on a cbs police procedural xp
― j., Monday, 12 August 2013 06:36 (eleven years ago) link
yes they never existed here before digital.
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 14:39 (eleven years ago) link
Talksport but, yeah, how would anyone on ILX know the answer to that question?
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Monday, 12 August 2013 14:50 (eleven years ago) link
Finger Eleven had a big US hit with "Paralyser".
Are you in Regina, dylannn? My friend from Edmonton had the opposite culture shock when he moved to Toronto, which has no country station.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 12 August 2013 14:52 (eleven years ago) link
Josefa, I guess I don't exactly see the preservation of a rock tradition as being DEFINED by opposition to other styles, in the way that I don't think conservatories are defined by an opposition to jazz or pop. Also, the Ottawa station, which does identify as a classic rock station, does play plenty of modern rock, including e.g. Green Day.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 12 August 2013 15:02 (eleven years ago) link
"AOR doesn't need James Brown because Led Zeppelin did "The Crunge." AOR doesn't need Stevie Wonder because Led Zeppelin did "Trampled Under Foot." Led Zeppelin did everything, so it's just easier to play them all the time."---in its time, AOR was also known, not unfairly, as apartheid oriented rock. alternative rock stations weren't any different or any better. lots of dance music by white british people and not a lot of dance music by anybody else. lots of beastie boys and not any hip-hop whatsoever by anybody else. the continuing racism of classic rock is self-perpetuating. the longer they don't play james brown or stevie wonder or p-funk or prince, the more they'll cement an audience that doesn't want to hear it.― fact checking cuz, Monday, August 12, 2013 2:28 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
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in its time, AOR was also known, not unfairly, as apartheid oriented rock. alternative rock stations weren't any different or any better. lots of dance music by white british people and not a lot of dance music by anybody else. lots of beastie boys and not any hip-hop whatsoever by anybody else. the continuing racism of classic rock is self-perpetuating. the longer they don't play james brown or stevie wonder or p-funk or prince, the more they'll cement an audience that doesn't want to hear it.
― fact checking cuz, Monday, August 12, 2013 2:28 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
is this true then that US classic rock stations were basically racist?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 15:18 (eleven years ago) link
re blokes in vans, last week I was walking to the train station and a middle-aged bloke in white Transit came by blaring out We Call It Acieeed by D-Mob, so maybe the UK equiv to classic rock radio is a Kiss FM Oldies channel?
― Just noise and screaming and no musical value at all. (Colonel Poo), Monday, 12 August 2013 15:23 (eleven years ago) link
yep. sexist too.
― joe schmoladoo from 7-11 (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 12 August 2013 15:27 (eleven years ago) link
But they'll whip out Hendrix and Phil Lynott in their defense whenever prodded.
― Here's the storify, of a lovely ladify (Phil D.), Monday, 12 August 2013 15:29 (eleven years ago) link
or http://www.planetrock.com/music/
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:33 (eleven years ago) link
A comprehensive list of bands that get played on Planet Rockhttp://www.planetrock.com/music/artist-pages/
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:36 (eleven years ago) link
i assume a large majority of those are us classic rock radio staples? (plus british crap)
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Monday, 12 August 2013 23:38 (eleven years ago) link
xxxpost well, I thought all those 80s nostalgia stations that play Cyndi Lauper and a-ha all the time were a soccer mom-targeted version of the classic rock format.
― President Keyes, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:43 (eleven years ago) link
do women in general tend to stay more current with their musical tastes? or is that just because top 40 tends to be aimed at women?
― wk, Monday, 12 August 2013 23:50 (eleven years ago) link
it is?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:32 (eleven years ago) link
well women buy more music than men so yeah
― wk, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 01:04 (eleven years ago) link
Top 40 def is in North America.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 01:37 (eleven years ago) link
Here our top 40 is seen as music for teenage/pre-teen girls yet apparently the average age of a radio 1 listener is 32
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 14:18 (eleven years ago) link
I dunno if this is out of date or not but it doesnt even mention kerrang or planet rockhttp://www.radiostations.co.uk/rock/
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
just found thishttp://absoluteclassicrock.co.uk/
More rock, every hour, than any other radio station
On Absolute Classic Rock, you'll hear classics from Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Queen and more of Britain's finest, plus the best from the rest of the world.
Listen to Absolute Classic Rock online, on mobile, on digital radio, Sky and Virgin Media.Haven't Heard It For Ages
Tell us who you are, what you're up to, what you want to hear and why. Then listen out for your track on Absolute Classic Rock!
- now playing Def Leppard - Hysteria
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
i want noodle vague to request Grendel ;)
oh it seems real radio has a classic rock station toohttp://www.realradioxs.co.uk/
I found my dab radio the other day should I give these stations a shot and report back? Or will I just want to kill myself if I listen?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
think i'll give http://www.arfm.co.uk a misshttp://www.arfm.co.uk/images/Songfromthesouth.png
Paul Chamberlain’s transition of musical interest from pop and glam rock began in 1973 when he heard the late Alan (Fluff) Freeman play Hendrix's 'Star Spangled Banner' one Saturday afternoon on the BBC.At a impressionable 14 years of age, a flirtation with progressive rock followed, particularly with 'Emerson, Lake & Palmer', 'King Crimson' 'Pink Floyd' and 'Yes', until a year later a school friend played Paul 'Burn', the then new album from Deep Purple, and since then his thirst for rock has been unquenchable.After leaving school, Paul worked in photographic retail by day, and frequented clubs, pubs, and larger venues in and around London by night, he even roadied briefly for a Leeds based all-female new wave band.In the early eighties Paul chanced upon a North London radio station and, after being invited to look around, was duped into making a demo that was broadcast that weekend. He was invited to join the team and from the outset sought to bring more than the mainstream to his shows. Bands that were rarely heard on the UK shores like Molly Hatchet and Doc HollidayA few months later, Paul joined an Essex based station and met Steve Price. A huge friendship and mutual crusade of rock music 'Southern' ensued. Paul also had his own project as well. Eventually, all good things came to an end.By the early nineties, Paul was self employed as a photographer and moved to the Essex coast. When the work dried up, he was presented with the opportunity to work with disabled children.In 2002, Paul moved back to the family home in Chingford and worked at a day care centre for adults and children with special needs and disabilities, experience which would prove invaluable closer to home just eight years later.He has also studied -and is now qualified - as a publishing editor, which will be handy if Paul ever writes his memoirs.Paul has spent some time in the southeast United States and has met many of the bands featured on his shows. Would he consider living there?“As much as I love Florida, especially away from the theme parks, I would probably settle near Helen, Georgia at the base of The Appalachians. The State lines of Tennessee, North Carolina and even Alabama are within easy driving distance and the scenery is breathtaking, especially when you drive through the Great Smoky Mountains. It must appeal to the hillbilly in me!”“I love travelling around away from the tourist hotspots. April and I called into a McDonalds somewhere in North Carolina once and our accent stopped the traffic. I guess they don’t get many Brits passing through. Even in a restaurant in St. Augustine, Florida locals were coming up to our table just to talk to us. Everyone is so welcoming over there.”Paul’s Southern musical influences are classic bands like Blackfoot, The Allman Brothers Band, Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, .38 Special, Doc Holliday and Lynyrd Skynyrd plus new talent such as Preacher Stone and Hogjaw.
At a impressionable 14 years of age, a flirtation with progressive rock followed, particularly with 'Emerson, Lake & Palmer', 'King Crimson' 'Pink Floyd' and 'Yes', until a year later a school friend played Paul 'Burn', the then new album from Deep Purple, and since then his thirst for rock has been unquenchable.
After leaving school, Paul worked in photographic retail by day, and frequented clubs, pubs, and larger venues in and around London by night, he even roadied briefly for a Leeds based all-female new wave band.
In the early eighties Paul chanced upon a North London radio station and, after being invited to look around, was duped into making a demo that was broadcast that weekend. He was invited to join the team and from the outset sought to bring more than the mainstream to his shows. Bands that were rarely heard on the UK shores like Molly Hatchet and Doc Holliday
A few months later, Paul joined an Essex based station and met Steve Price. A huge friendship and mutual crusade of rock music 'Southern' ensued. Paul also had his own project as well. Eventually, all good things came to an end.
By the early nineties, Paul was self employed as a photographer and moved to the Essex coast. When the work dried up, he was presented with the opportunity to work with disabled children.
In 2002, Paul moved back to the family home in Chingford and worked at a day care centre for adults and children with special needs and disabilities, experience which would prove invaluable closer to home just eight years later.
He has also studied -and is now qualified - as a publishing editor, which will be handy if Paul ever writes his memoirs.
Paul has spent some time in the southeast United States and has met many of the bands featured on his shows. Would he consider living there?
“As much as I love Florida, especially away from the theme parks, I would probably settle near Helen, Georgia at the base of The Appalachians. The State lines of Tennessee, North Carolina and even Alabama are within easy driving distance and the scenery is breathtaking, especially when you drive through the Great Smoky Mountains. It must appeal to the hillbilly in me!”
“I love travelling around away from the tourist hotspots. April and I called into a McDonalds somewhere in North Carolina once and our accent stopped the traffic. I guess they don’t get many Brits passing through. Even in a restaurant in St. Augustine, Florida locals were coming up to our table just to talk to us. Everyone is so welcoming over there.”
Paul’s Southern musical influences are classic bands like Blackfoot, The Allman Brothers Band, Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, .38 Special, Doc Holliday and Lynyrd Skynyrd plus new talent such as Preacher Stone and Hogjaw.
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 15:53 (eleven years ago) link
My husband always has Real Radio XS on in the car, and they are always playing Ace of Spades.
― ailsa, Tuesday, 13 August 2013 16:33 (eleven years ago) link
I turned on Kerrang radio for 10 mins earlier and it was no different to the worst of 6music or xfm. No rock to be found in the 3 songs I heard before i had to switch off.
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 14 August 2013 02:06 (eleven years ago) link
Like, I think if people grew up hearing Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Van Halen, and Prince on the same station, it might seem as intuitive as hearing Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, the Police, Van Halen, and Don Henley on the same station seems.
Previous thread relevant to the aesthetic chasms already present in the CR format:
Classic Rock Radio Is Really Wierd When You Think About It
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 14 August 2013 02:18 (eleven years ago) link
I never really thought of this radio format as being politically right-leaning, though.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 14 August 2013 02:19 (eleven years ago) link
fwiw that guy is otm about the great smoky mountains
― I tweeted too much and I am in jail. (crüt), Wednesday, 14 August 2013 02:24 (eleven years ago) link
Heard the single edit of "Whole Lotta Love" on the Jack station today. It's a much more boring song without the entire middle section! If there's a case to be made for the CR format, this has to be it.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Thursday, 15 August 2013 02:53 (eleven years ago) link
marilyn manson will probably fill the next generation's campy gay metal role. i guess that's all "normal" is really. Working Joe's parents probably hated metal as much as Joe hates rap. The Circle of Life completes itself.― matlewis, Friday, April 1, 2005 1:41 PM (8 years ago)
― matlewis, Friday, April 1, 2005 1:41 PM (8 years ago)
other thread dude otm
― j., Thursday, 15 August 2013 02:56 (eleven years ago) link
Are there any Classic Alt. Rock stations yet?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 16 August 2013 05:51 (eleven years ago) link
I dont mean modern rock stations stuck in the 90s I mean an actual Classic Alt. Rock format like Classic Rock?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Friday, 16 August 2013 05:54 (eleven years ago) link
Nakh do you listen to radio?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 17 August 2013 01:53 (eleven years ago) link
no
― Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Saturday, 17 August 2013 02:00 (eleven years ago) link
Forever The Sickest Kids – Chin Up KidThe Hype Theory – ReverieBlitz Kids – Run For CoverRival Sons - You Want ToKillswitch Engage – AlwaysFalling In Reverse – Rolling StoneTurisas – For Your Own GoodEnter Shikari - RadiatePanic! At The Disco – Miss Jackson - NEWLetlive – Dreamer’s Disease- NEWZebrahead – Call Your Friends- NEWWe Came As Romans – Fade Away- NEWBlack Spiders – Balls- NEWThe Winery Dogs - Elevate- NEWDrenge – Face Like A Skull- NEW
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 13 August 2013 00:31 (4 days ago)
idk what the any of this is, except killswitch & enter shikari
― Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Saturday, 17 August 2013 02:01 (eleven years ago) link
Melodic metalcore is a fusion genre blending traits with metalcore and melodic death metal, which combines sounds and traits from both genres.[1] It has melodic guitar riffs, blast beats, metalcore-stylized breakdowns and vocals that can range between growls, screaming and clean singing.
― Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Saturday, 17 August 2013 02:02 (eleven years ago) link
if that's the Outkast track then me and P!atD are no longer friends
― in France they piss on Main Street (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 17 August 2013 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
When asked about the band's main influences, Mike Portnoy commented that they are working towards a classic rock sound, influenced by Led Zeppelin, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Grand Funk Railroad, slightly by Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Black Crowes and Lenny Kravitz.[1]
= the american version of
Everything from The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan through to The Stone Roses, the Charlatans, Primal Scream, Ocean Colour Scene, Paul Weller, Oasis, Kasabian?
― Amílcar Lopes da Costa Cabral (Nilmar Honorato da Silva), Saturday, 17 August 2013 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
Drenge – Face Like A Skull- NEW
isnt that the band Tom Watson MP mentioned in his resignation letter to ed mil?
― ..it would have sounded about as heavy as Talulah Gosh. (Algerian Goalkeeper), Saturday, 17 August 2013 02:10 (eleven years ago) link
After spending the last three days driving across the Upper Midwest and Northern Ontario, I am feeling qualified to speak on FM rock radio formats in this stretch of mostly small-town North America. I am wondering if this might help clarify some of the discussions/arguments earlier.
So:
i) Proper bona fide classic rock stations that e.g. play Styx or Kansas on the hour and play nothing since the mid-80s and are well-described by this thread are still a staple pretty much everywhere in the US along this stretch. I don't think I actually came across one along this stretch in Ontario. They seem to have largely been phased out in favour of either a) stations named after carnivorous mammals (wolf, fox, or bear) that play Rush alongside Sam Roberts or the Tragically Hip or the Black Keys or b) stations named after monosyllabic male first names that play Golden Earring alongside Abba and Kool and the Gang.
The Wikipedia list of radio stations in Ontario (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Ontario) lists 5 classic rock stations but 16 'classic hits' stations, 18 'active rock' stations, and 16 'adult hits' stations. Of those classic rock stations, I know that at least the Ottawa one plays plenty of 90s and 00s music as well. On the other hand, this list lists 22 classic rock stations, 32 classic hits stations, 7 adult hits stations, and 4 active rock stations.
ii) In the same way that a St Louis accent sounds more 'neutral' to me than my own, your classic rock format seems more 'normal' to me on some level. (Your classical music stations are kind of lame though.)
iii) I am a little intrigued as to whether this difference is indicative of a trend that will eventually spread to the US or whether it is due to the fact that Canadian stations have to play a quota of Canadian music, which didn't really come into its own until after rock's classic period.
iv) The White Stripes and Black Keys have a remarkable ability to blend in so well on the a) sort of station that until the obvious hook enters, I sometimes can't tell whether I'm hearing a 70s song or a recent one.
v) Most interestingly, oldies stations that plays 50s and 60s pop are still a real thing on FM radio in the US. I haven't come across one in Canada in 20 years, I don't think. (According to Wiki, they still exist on the AM dial.) Some stations CALL themselves oldies stations but are basically in this format.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 26 August 2013 15:07 (eleven years ago) link
Also, this is my new favourite radio programme:http://www.prairiepublic.org/radio/radio-programs-a-z/friday-night-swing/
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Monday, 26 August 2013 15:09 (eleven years ago) link
Most interestingly, oldies stations that plays 50s and 60s pop are still a real thing on FM radio in the US.
there are stations that switch to an all-christmas music format during the holiday season where they play modern favorites like mariah but otherwise it's heavy on classics from the 50s/60s and earlier.
― fit and working again, Monday, 26 August 2013 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
Our local "oldies" station ("Continuous 60s and 70s hits!") does the all-Christmas thing starting in like fucking October or some shit. Fills me with ia.
Fuck Mannheim fucking Steamroller.
― Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 26 August 2013 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
Timely: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/what-your-favorite-classic-rock-band-says-about-you
Steely Dan: You have snorted cocaine off a copy of Remembrance of Things Past.Fleetwood Mac: You have snorted cocaine off a copy of The Hobbit.Blue Oyster Cult: You have snorted cocaine off a copy of Type 2 Diabetes for Dummies.Mountain: You have snorted cocaine off a Blue Oyster Cult record.Nazareth: You have snorted cocaine off a member of Mountain.Hawkwind: You sell cocaine to Nazareth fans.Molly Hatchet: You sell baking soda to Hawkwind fans and tell them it’s cocaine.
Fleetwood Mac: You have snorted cocaine off a copy of The Hobbit.
Blue Oyster Cult: You have snorted cocaine off a copy of Type 2 Diabetes for Dummies.
Mountain: You have snorted cocaine off a Blue Oyster Cult record.
Nazareth: You have snorted cocaine off a member of Mountain.
Hawkwind: You sell cocaine to Nazareth fans.
Molly Hatchet: You sell baking soda to Hawkwind fans and tell them it’s cocaine.
― Domo Arigato, Demi Lovato (Phil D.), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:31 (eleven years ago) link
s/timely/relevant, e.g. it's old but I saw it again today and it's perfect for the thread
― Domo Arigato, Demi Lovato (Phil D.), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:33 (eleven years ago) link
hahaha:
The Eagles: You can only reach orgasm while listening to talk radio.
― Shart Week (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 26 August 2013 18:40 (eleven years ago) link
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Issue nine of melodic rock’s finest magazine tells how AOR’s barracudas held their own against industry sharks, ex-boyfriends and the 1980s. Our in-depth Heart cover story spans the years 1974-1985 and features exclusive all-new interviews with Ann and Nancy Wilson.
PLUS! FREE CD: Supersonic – 15 soaraway melodic rock songs with Sammy Hagar, Reckless Love, Houston, Robin Beck, Newman, Harem Scarem, Degreed, Screaming Eagles and many more.
Key features in the issue:
Sammy Hagar – The Tequila man on Van Halen, Ronnie Montrose… and how he gets by with a little help from his (famous) friends. The Babys – Over three decades after their split, The Babys are back, without original singer John Waite – but with his blessing. Obscure UK AOR – They’re the also-rans and coulda-beens of Britain’s Adult Oriented Rock scene, the Top 30 great groups the world at large never heard about– until now. With Midnight Blue, Moritz, She, Torino, Monro, Geneva, Kooga, LaRoche, AOK, Arena and many more. Come meet your new favourite old bands… Patty Smyth – The Scandal-ous story of how Patty made it big, how she almost joined Van Halen, and how she’s coming back. Robin Beck – With her new LP, Underneath, the girl from the Coke ad proves she’s the real thing alright. Reggie Knighton – The strange-but-true story of the AOR singer-songwriter who penned songs about Elvis, love and UFOs, before disappearing into the computer world. Graham Bonnet – The veteran frontman talks Rainbow, MSG, Alcatrazz… and flashing his bits in West End restaurants. Santa Cruz – The unfeasibly young Scandi-rockers grew up listening to Eminem and Limp Bizkit. But they’re (more than) alright now. Chasing Violets – French sisters are doing it for themselves – with a little help from Frédéric Slama of AOR (the band). Steve Overland – “I’ve sung on some weird things, like Kit-E-Kat advertisements,” purrs the FM man. Lost Weekend – It’s a long, twisting tale of record label frustrations, of cutting albums in less-than-ideal situations, of chasing a dream against all odds and with little in the way of tangible reward. But one listen to this band’s finely honed AOR will prove it was all worth it… Arc Angel – Thirty years on, Arc Angel have risen again. Jeff Cannata talks us through his journey from the proggy majesty of his Cannata project, back to Arc Angel’s effortlessly melodic rock. Live reviews – Sweden Rock, Steve Lukather, The Val, Vega, Steelhouse Festival, Bryan Adams, Heaven’s Basement, Rick Springfield, Richie Kotzen… Album reviews – New releases from Reckless Love, Newman, Robin Beck, Houston, Santa Cruz, King Kobra, Sammy Hagar, Michael Monroe; reissues from REO Speedwagon, Nick Gilder, Warrant, Derringer…
The new issue of AOR magazine goes on sale this Wednesday (September 18).
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 25 September 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
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― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 25 September 2013 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
Noodle Vague did you buy any of these mags?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Wednesday, 25 September 2013 18:03 (eleven years ago) link
OMG happy hardcore and ska! Trying to imagine that on a construction site, failing.
Bros working on the parking garage next door have been listening to classic rock (np: Pink Floyd - "Run Like Hell") all day. I just had a chuckle imagining them working to happy hardcore.
― EveningStar (Sund4r), Wednesday, 12 August 2015 16:11 (nine years ago) link
taglines like "Classic rock that rocks", "New Zealand's real rock station", "Just great rock", "We Endorse This Music", etc
Do any American CR stations have obnoxious taglines? Like defend-the-Alamo type stuff?
Or is it just The Sound in New Zealand? It began as a competitor to Hauraki and The Rock, both of which are (now) mostly focused on the last 30 years. It seems like Hauraki removed a lot of the older rock it used to play, in response to The Sound grabbing that audience. You wouldn't expect MGMT and Amy Winehouse on Hauraki, but there they are.
Then there's The Sound. The Completely New No-Hype station!! Which is why their slogans have been "Less Lady Gaga, More Radio Gaga" "Keeping our music alive", and "This is the greatest music ever written"... Not that there's anything *wrong* with a white Anglicised '70s time-warp, but it makes it a bit unlikable altogether.
I wonder which listeners really believe The Who and Genesis are endangered music :) They should've just called it "Your Vinyl Collection, With Ads". Someone buy them a Herbs record, or something...
Yeah we did.
''The inhabitants of Britain originally worshipped their ancestors''
That truly was the golden age...
― flyingtrain (sbahnhof), Thursday, 13 August 2015 00:08 (nine years ago) link
I just had a chuckle imagining them working to happy hardcore.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBuehLCn_XE
― suffeeciant attreebution (aldo), Thursday, 13 August 2015 07:23 (nine years ago) link