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[johndavis]

Is there really still such a demand for the Bee Gees in Phoenix?

If they're playing that, then Eva must be in her 40's and loves the botox.

 

[XMportable]

Whenever they through Beegees or alot of Disco(Mid-1970's dance music) I tune out. They even played Andy Gibb personal hits..

 

[DJ_Perry]

Is there really still such a demand for the Bee Gees in Phoenix?

Why wouldn't they play Bee Gees or other Disco staples? It's part of the format. But Freestyle? The stuff barely charted. It was regional even during it's peak.

 

[XMportable]

I am 41 years young, In the past, oldies formats usually stayed within 10 - 30 years. No pun intended, but the people who remember growning up a listening to disco at the club are 50's to 60's. These people are'nt listening to oldies they WERE listening to smooth jazz..LOL. The avererage listener to that formats remember 80's, 90's, & 00's, NOT Andy Gibb. If they do remember the chipmunks(oops!! I meant the BEEGEES), like me, they are really trying hard to forget. Ithink I was around 7 or 8 years old when they were out :-\

 

[2Son]

I am 41 years young, In the past, oldies formats usually stayed within 10 - 30 years. No pun intended, but the people who remember growning up a listening to disco at the club are 50's to 60's. These people are'nt listening to oldies they WERE listening to smooth jazz..LOL. The avererage listener to that formats remember 80's, 90's, & 00's, NOT Andy Gibb. If they do remember the chipmunks(oops!! I meant the BEEGEES), like me, they are really trying hard to forget. Ithink I was around 7 or 8 years old when they were out :-\

ITA. As a forty-year-old, I am not interested in what they are playing. I didn't care for many of these songs when they first came out, and certainly not now. One thing I like(d) about Mega was that they WERE playing some freestyle. I didn't live in NY, nor Miami and I enjoyed freestyle. Like I stated in an earlier post (and with the exception of a couple songs here or there), there is no reason a station like KTU or WMIA wouldn't/couldn't be a success here in the valley.

 

[DJ_Perry]

Freestyle is fine but it doesn't sound right next to Motown. Its out of place on these stations that have such a broad time capsule. It was great in the 80's. Expose and Stevie B sounded Hot next to Breakdancing music or Depeche Mode. Times have changed. It's purely Novelty at this point and only fits on 80's type formats, Dance, or Mixshows. I understand the Bee Gees are wack to many, but you can't deny their acceptance. I am 35 and have a soft spot for Disco. It was the roots of todays music. When you hear the beginning seconds of Stayin' Alive, its a instant crowd pleaser response. Kids like it. Adults like it. You guys are just biased.

It's like saying KOOL shouldn't play The Beatles. Disco is part of the Old School format.

 

[johndavis]

It's like saying KOOL shouldn't play The Beatles. Disco is part of the Old School format.

Or, to put it another way: ask 100 random people what is "Freestyle" and maybe 1 person can tell you it's a style of dance music from Miami. They'll all know the Bee Gees.

There are still some holdovers from the Smooth Jazz days that stick out: Otis Redding/Dock of the Bay, Dobie Gray/Drift Away. Great songs, but not what you associate with a station that "loves to dance." I'm surprised they made the cut.

 

[2Son]

It's like saying KOOL shouldn't play The Beatles. Disco is part of the Old School format.

Or, to put it another way: ask 100 random people what is "Freestyle" and maybe 1 person can tell you it's a style of dance music from Miami. They'll all know the Bee Gees.

There are still some holdovers from the Smooth Jazz days that stick out: Otis Redding/Dock of the Bay, Dobie Gray/Drift Away. Great songs, but not what you associate with a station that "loves to dance." I'm surprised they made the cut.

Well, of course people will be much more familiar with songs that are constantly fed to them over and over throughout time, rather than those that don't get the exposure they deserve. That's how stupid songs become popular. People hear them so often that they actually start believing that they are good songs.

 

[Wildstyle K]

Also, be on the lookout for my Phoenix Chr Rhythmic / Top 40 post as well.. I just got back to Phoenix from Tucson this past Monday, and I must say that I'm rather disappointed with how things are sounding in regard to rhythmic-top 40 Phoenix (and L.A. isn't too much better either).. I guess... time for me to move to Atlanta? .. Anyway, my Phoenix CHR post entitled "What Happened?", .. coming SOON.

Ok, I changed my mind about this. I see that other stations (Las Vegas, San Francisco..etc.) are all playing a super limited selection of music and not playing certain rhythmic titles that Hot 98.3 in Tucson is using. I guess Hot 98.3 just programs and operates differently... but I've got to say that I do miss Hot 98.3. In Phoenix, I have to listen to four stations to get everything I hear on Hot 98.3 (and 93.7 KRQ). I could've sworn that before I went to Tucson, Phoenix was faster on new music and had wider playlists... or was it just me? I kind of miss Hot 98.3 and KRQ. At least Phoenix mix shows are better.

Anyway, I'm done. Back to your EVA and old school talk!

Oh, and speaking of stupid songs played so often that they actually start believing their good songs, I must admit that I now like KE$HA and have for a while! Maybe Mega and Eva will play it in about 20 or 30 years....

 

[MusicFan2009]

Out running some errands and had EVA on. Not sure about the name. I heard Melissa Sharpe on air in Tony Evans slot. Not sure if it is vacation, filling in or what is going on. Her bio on KYOT says 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Charlie.

http://www.kyot.com/pages/melissa-sharpe.html?article=5059952

 

[oldiesfan6479]

I heard Melissa Sharpe on air in Tony Evans slot...10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Looks as if Tony's been relegated to overnights, and probably still voicetracked, as he
does a lot of production for the cluster. Kind of wish he was still middays on K-Slacks.

So is Melissa totally VTed in middays? (Her bio mentions doing middays weekdays and
weekends.) Wouldn't be good for selling real estate if one is doing a live radio show in
the middle of the day.

 

[MusicFan2009]

I heard Melissa Sharpe on air in Tony Evans slot...10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Looks as if Tony's been relegated to overnights, and probably still voicetracked, as he
does a lot of production for the cluster. Kind of wish he was still middays on K-Slacks.

So is Melissa totally VTed in middays? (Her bio mentions doing middays weekdays and
weekends.) Wouldn't be good for selling real estate if one is doing a live radio show in
the middle of the day.

Here is something I found on all access.com It claims Chino, former afternoon DJ at KZZP is now doing mornings. Your right, hard to sell houses with the middle of the day slot.

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/95923/old-school-eva-in-session-in-phoenix

Charlie.

 

[2Son]

I heard Melissa Sharpe on air in Tony Evans slot...10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

Looks as if Tony's been relegated to overnights, and probably still voicetracked, as he
does a lot of production for the cluster. Kind of wish he was still middays on K-Slacks.

So is Melissa totally VTed in middays? (Her bio mentions doing middays weekdays and
weekends.) Wouldn't be good for selling real estate if one is doing a live radio show in
the middle of the day.

Here is something I found on all access.com It claims Chino, former afternoon DJ at KZZP is now doing mornings. Your right, hard to sell houses with the middle of the day slot.

http://www.allaccess.com/net-news/archive/story/95923/old-school-eva-in-session-in-phoenix

Charlie.

Custom format?? New sound designed exclusively for Phoenix? ha.

Reading that article makes me want to throw up all over Eva. :-[

 

[2Son]

Yeah will def be interesting to see how the old school mix shakes down. I am still hoping that KVIB transitions to a mix of latin dance and chr/dance.

KQMR actually played Deadmau5 during their lunch mix yesterday (I think it was a lunch mix). Just checked the playlist and saw that.

Looked at KQMR again today and saw:

Armin van Buuren - "In and Out of Love"...and of course Alexandra Stan

 

[Ford]

Custom format?? New sound designed exclusively for Phoenix? ha.

Reading that article makes me want to throw up all over Eva. :-[

Exactly. I read the words, but what I heard was something like:

"We looked at the numbers from our corporate research department, and decided that our cookie-cutter smooth jazz format had run it's course, so the suits gave us a few other cookie cutter format options to choose from and we went with this one.

We can't wait to see EVA become another preset on the radios of offices everywhere around the Valley determined to never upset or even surprise the people who barely listen to the vanilla background music we provide, and if we're lucky some of them will visit the website which is indistinguishable from all the other Clear Channel websites and accidentally click through to one of our sponsors."

 

[uncamark]

Exactly. I read the words, but what I heard was something like:

"We looked at the numbers from our corporate research department, and decided that our cookie-cutter smooth jazz format had run it's course, so the suits gave us a few other cookie cutter format options to choose from and we went with this one.

We can't wait to see EVA become another preset on the radios of offices everywhere around the Valley determined to never upset or even surprise the people who barely listen to the vanilla background music we provide, and if we're lucky some of them will visit the website which is indistinguishable from all the other Clear Channel websites and accidentally click through to one of our sponsors."

I guess you hate what the majority of the public likes and want to cram the Rotting Scabs and the Festering Boils down their throats instead.

 

[Ford]

Exactly. I read the words, but what I heard was something like:

"We looked at the numbers from our corporate research department, and decided that our cookie-cutter smooth jazz format had run it's course, so the suits gave us a few other cookie cutter format options to choose from and we went with this one.

We can't wait to see EVA become another preset on the radios of offices everywhere around the Valley determined to never upset or even surprise the people who barely listen to the vanilla background music we provide, and if we're lucky some of them will visit the website which is indistinguishable from all the other Clear Channel websites and accidentally click through to one of our sponsors."

I guess you hate what the majority of the public likes and want to cram the Rotting Scabs and the Festering Boils down their throats instead.

No, I hate the fact that Clear Channel does cookie cutter radio. Popular music is fine, but when it is stuffed into generic and interchangeable packages and served up with the "Mix" or "Kiss" logo slapped on and the station is utterly indistinguishable from a like-named station in any other market, it sucks.

The new "EVA" station strikes me as an effort to replace a format that took as little effort as possible with another format that takes as little effort as possible.

What I hate is that Clear Channel crams boring radio down the throats of listeners. It isn't the songs, because let's face it, anybody can play a hit song on their station. What Clear Channel has failed to realize is that, once upon a time, "the majority of the public" liked entertainment along with their hit songs. Live people doing live radio and interacting with the "majority of the public" a majority of the time.

Is "EVA" doing that? Or is it more voice tracking?

 

[uncamark]

Exactly. I read the words, but what I heard was something like:

"We looked at the numbers from our corporate research department, and decided that our cookie-cutter smooth jazz format had run it's course, so the suits gave us a few other cookie cutter format options to choose from and we went with this one.

We can't wait to see EVA become another preset on the radios of offices everywhere around the Valley determined to never upset or even surprise the people who barely listen to the vanilla background music we provide, and if we're lucky some of them will visit the website which is indistinguishable from all the other Clear Channel websites and accidentally click through to one of our sponsors."

I guess you hate what the majority of the public likes and want to cram the Rotting Scabs and the Festering Boils down their throats instead.

No, I hate the fact that Clear Channel does cookie cutter radio. Popular music is fine, but when it is stuffed into generic and interchangeable packages and served up with the "Mix" or "Kiss" logo slapped on and the station is utterly indistinguishable from a like-named station in any other market, it sucks.

The new "EVA" station strikes me as an effort to replace a format that took as little effort as possible with another format that takes as little effort as possible.

What I hate is that Clear Channel crams boring radio down the throats of listeners. It isn't the songs, because let's face it, anybody can play a hit song on their station. What Clear Channel has failed to realize is that, once upon a time, "the majority of the public" liked entertainment along with their hit songs. Live people doing live radio and interacting with the "majority of the public" a majority of the time.

Is "EVA" doing that? Or is it more voice tracking?

Then why is Clear Channel the number one radio group in the country with the most number one stations in the country? What part of "giving the public what it wants" don't you understand?

 

[Ford]

Exactly. I read the words, but what I heard was something like:

"We looked at the numbers from our corporate research department, and decided that our cookie-cutter smooth jazz format had run it's course, so the suits gave us a few other cookie cutter format options to choose from and we went with this one.

We can't wait to see EVA become another preset on the radios of offices everywhere around the Valley determined to never upset or even surprise the people who barely listen to the vanilla background music we provide, and if we're lucky some of them will visit the website which is indistinguishable from all the other Clear Channel websites and accidentally click through to one of our sponsors."

I guess you hate what the majority of the public likes and want to cram the Rotting Scabs and the Festering Boils down their throats instead.

No, I hate the fact that Clear Channel does cookie cutter radio. Popular music is fine, but when it is stuffed into generic and interchangeable packages and served up with the "Mix" or "Kiss" logo slapped on and the station is utterly indistinguishable from a like-named station in any other market, it sucks.

The new "EVA" station strikes me as an effort to replace a format that took as little effort as possible with another format that takes as little effort as possible.

What I hate is that Clear Channel crams boring radio down the throats of listeners. It isn't the songs, because let's face it, anybody can play a hit song on their station. What Clear Channel has failed to realize is that, once upon a time, "the majority of the public" liked entertainment along with their hit songs. Live people doing live radio and interacting with the "majority of the public" a majority of the time.

Is "EVA" doing that? Or is it more voice tracking?

Then why is Clear Channel the number one radio group in the country with the most number one stations in the country? What part of "giving the public what it wants" don't you understand?

Look, Wal Mart sells a lot of cheap crap. McDonald's sells a lot of cheap food. Jersey Shore has a lot of viewers.

I mean, I get that you're keen to defend the success of your company's product, but you can't defend the quality. Clear Channel is the purveyor of cheap radio crap.

Which dayparts on EVA are live and local, again?

 

[oldiesfan6479]

Which dayparts on EVA are live and local, again?

Probably none, right? Aren't several of the "new" jocks based in Frisco?

Melissa's not going to be live in middays--she sells real estate.

And Tony "all-night" Evans has got to be 'tracked, too.