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92.3 WYNU is the Best Classic Rock Station in the Area

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Sandscott

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I live in a part of West Tennessee where I can pick up the Memphis stations or WYNU out of Jackson. Personally I think Gregg Rivers and company have a better idea of what many of us want to hear in our classic rock station than Memphis. I say this not as an advertisement but a compliment. 92.3 seems to have a slightly deeper catalog of songs that are aired regularly than Memphis. I find myself listening to 92.3 more than Rock 103 or 98.1.

The being said, I did have a few comments for your consideration. I am always excited to listen to Gregg's Shut Up and Rock Show and hope he and the station takes note of many of the requests. The other day I heard probably 80% of the songs being played by bands classic rock has shyed away from. I heard stuff like Uriah Heep, UFO, etc. It seems to me people want a little bit more of that. How cool was it to hear Alice Cooper's "Elected?!!!" I think 92.3 could build a stronger audience if it did play more deep cuts and a larger variety of bands.

My only major complaint was when the station changed ownership they took off the syndicated Dee Snider's House of Hair show. That show was popular in this area, and I don't see what it hurt to dedicate a lousy two hours a week to the 80's hair bands. I loved that era of music.

I could easily go a week without hearing another AC/DC, GNR, or Led Zep song.
 
I'm going to have to agree with Sandscott... but you could say I'm a little partial, being a former employee. I grew up with Power 92, and working at Rock was a dream come true. (but the drive was killing me)

But I still know that anytime I need a classic fix, Gregg, Jody, and the rest of the air staff that I never met, will be right there with the best.

(however scott, I need my AC/DC and Led Zepp)

Hey Gregg, Shut up and Rock!
 
Agreed.
Although I do appreciate the irony of Gregg's "Shut up and Rock" show name, the playlist is better than most.
I, too, have the choice where I can to listen to 103, 98.1, or 92.3. I listen to 92.3 when I'm not on a CD in the Jeep. Although, like you said on the Memphis post, I have actually heard RamJam pretty often on 92.3, you also hear classics you won't hear much of anywhere else.

They should have found a way to get Rivers to do mornings. You don't need the "Morning Zoo" approach-especially with actual Rock Radio. He could have talked as much as he likes to and put in as much rock as possible. Gregg does an excellent job of being "Live and local" and actually relating to listeners.
It would have been better.
This "Morning Buzz" ain't cuttin' it. He sounds like pretty competent a teenaged part-timer that somehow lucked up and got a full-time gig. Frankly, most people don't care what's in the damn cooler. The actual "show" after the hype of the "Morning Buzz" coming soon...is kind of a dissapointment.

I don't know who does the playlist-but they very nearly have it right. If they were closer/had a better signal in Memphis, they'd give either of the "Rock" stations a run for their money in certain dayparts.

I don't know much about the revenue, but the log seems full of spots they seem to have good response to remotes and such.
The Harley give away is spot-on. Never has a station or a client gotten the milage they and Bumpus do from a 7 or 8 thousand dollar bike-(NICE JOB!!!) They even pulled it in the Strawberry Festival Parade in Humboldt as I watched from the Grandstand. Very Smart!

I like 92. ;D
 
Hey Meep, good luck getting Gregg awake at 6 in the morning... much less on the air... ha ha ha..

Actually I was the teenage part-timer that lucked into a job. ha ha. I'm not sure If this is still true, but for a while Gregg was doing the music selection, and I've heard rumors that an "insect" from another station has had a go at music...

but I honestly can't remember.

by the way... is Bumpus doing the Harley... last year it was Abernathy's... hmmmmm
 
You're right about the Bernathy's/Bumpus thing. I had forgotten. Hmmmm...?

It's a very good promotion. No way that either party involved won't get their investment's worth out of it (and more)

Whoever's doing the playlist...they're doing a better job of music selection than either 98.1 or 102.7.

They are no stranger to real rock.

I suspect that if it were all up to Gregg...there'd be a greater frequency of Journey cuts, don't you? ;D
 
Anyone have an idea of what Stu (of Stu & AJ) is up to these days?

Pedro
 
LOL I like BOC but Journey is my ALL TIME FAVORITE GROUP! I have but one fan club membership card...it's the JOURNEY FAN CLUB! and...It's ok if you don't like them! I dig'em enough to cancel your hate out!
 
And...speaking of Journey...who IS the lead singer now?
I know the Steve Arg...(can't recall his name) guy left them because of illness or something.
(BTW...was he the one who originally replaced Perry?)

I heard there was a replacement for a while, and then recently I heard he left now,and they were "taking time off". Whassup?
 
Meepster said:
And...speaking of Journey...who IS the lead singer now?
I know the Steve Arg...(can't recall his name) guy left them because of illness or something.
(BTW...was he the one who originally replaced Perry?)

I heard there was a replacement for a while, and then recently I heard he left now,and they were "taking time off". Whassup?
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My buddy saw Leppard and Journey last summer, I believe it was Jeff Scott Soto on lead vocals because Steve Augeri had vocal issues. Augeri had big shoes to fill coming in after Perry, but that guy has some pipes.

Looks like Jeff Scott had parted ways with the band (as of yesterday)

Oh, and a big thumbs up for the Journey appearance in The Sopranos on Sunday.

Pedro
 
Jeff was ok but never fit the band in my opinion. The performance (Jeff's) I saw in Memphis with Def Leppard was less than stellar. I'm sure he's a great guy, but lacked something that both Steve's had in spades! Augeri to me actually had a better stage presence than Perry! Both were equally good at delivering the classic Journey tunes. I was sad to see them both (Perry & Augeri) leave the band. I hope one of the two will return. MAN! We're gtting waaaaay O/T here huh? LOL Let's start a Journey thread eh? Ha!
 
Never heard 'em live (or recorded that I recall) with the Jeff guy.
Steve 2 was GOOD!
What's the issue with him...and is Steve Perry able to sing again?
Didn't he have some throat issues?
Then I'll stop with the Journey!
 
PedroOrange said:
[Oh, and a big thumbs up for the Journey appearance in The Sopranos on Sunday.
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Saw this today on IMDB:

Rocker Steve Perry refused to let The Sopranos creator David Chase use his classic song "Don't Stop Believin'" in the mob show's final scene until he knew the fate of the drama's leading characters. The ex-Journey frontman kept Chase waiting until three days before the long-awaited finale aired in America on Sunday. Perry is a huge Sopranos fan and feared his 1981 rock anthem would be remembered as the soundtrack to the death of James Gandolfini's character Tony Soprano - until Chase assured him that wouldn't be the case. Perry says, "The request came in a few weeks ago and it wasn't until Thursday that it got approval, because I was concerned. I was not excited about (the possibility of) the Soprano family being whacked to 'Don't Stop Believin''. Unless I know what happens - and I will swear to secrecy - I can't in good conscience feel good about its use." And Perry was so true to his word, he didn't even tell his family the song featured in the finale. He adds, "I didn't want to blow it. Even my wife didn't know. She looked at me and said, 'You knew that and you didn't tell me?'

Pedro
 
Gregg,

I noticed you get a lot of request for hair bands. Why not bring back Dee Snider's House of Hair which was on the station for four or five years. My friends and I used to never miss that show!
 
What's the playlist like now? I'm out of market, so I can't tune in. Is it the same staples or are there variations?

Pedro
 
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