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...a softer side of WMMR?

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pianorox

In the course of 2 weeks, I've heard Counting Crows's "Mr. Jones" twice and Gin Blossoms's "Hey Jealousy" once. Maybe I'm making something out of nothing or maybe some of y'all have noticed these slighty-softer-than-usual songs creeping in. Is this indicative of a larger trend in MMR's programming? Should I expect Deep Blue Something, Dishwalla, and The Rembrandts to be considered MMR Rock sometime soon?

*shrugs* I dunno. Early-to-mid-90's soft-ish mainstream alternative stuff doesn't strike me as typical MMR tunes. Maybe I'm making something out of nothing...
 
> In the course of 2 weeks, I've heard Counting Crows's "Mr.
> Jones" twice and Gin Blossoms's "Hey Jealousy" once. Maybe
> I'm making something out of nothing or maybe some of y'all
> have noticed these slighty-softer-than-usual songs creeping
> in. Is this indicative of a larger trend in MMR's
> programming? Should I expect Deep Blue Something,
> Dishwalla, and The Rembrandts to be considered MMR Rock
> sometime soon?
>
> *shrugs* I dunno. Early-to-mid-90's soft-ish mainstream
> alternative stuff doesn't strike me as typical MMR tunes.
> Maybe I'm making something out of nothing...
>


Softer? These songs are fairly guitar oriented with an edge. I guess WMMR is playing that loud metal stuff. Such a shame if it's true. And no Dishwalla please! Talk about one of the worst songs ever made! "Tell Me All Your Thoughts On God" No!!!!
 
> In the course of 2 weeks, I've heard Counting Crows's "Mr.
> Jones" twice and Gin Blossoms's "Hey Jealousy" once. Maybe
> I'm making something out of nothing or maybe some of y'all
> have noticed these slighty-softer-than-usual songs creeping
> in. Is this indicative of a larger trend in MMR's
> programming? Should I expect Deep Blue Something,
> Dishwalla, and The Rembrandts to be considered MMR Rock
> sometime soon?
>
> *shrugs* I dunno. Early-to-mid-90's soft-ish mainstream
> alternative stuff doesn't strike me as typical MMR tunes.
> Maybe I'm making something out of nothing...
>

Probably just a good set of ears you have. No...they're probably just expanding the demo-lures...playing a few "reach" tunes that extend out somewhat from the core library of tunes. Plus, with the demise of Y102...maybe pick up a few stray, homeless listeners from there. Just speculation.

Most stations have a few of those type tunes stashed waaaay back in the Selector that get tested, played, added, subtracted or teased over the day's/week's programming.

Now, if they add a sh*tload of those tunes...that's a different story.

Rags
 
Plus, with the demise of Y102...


Uh... there has been no demise of Y102. It's still there loud and clear:

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"Growing old, and living for the moment."
~Rufio</P>
 
Man, I'm a sucker for that Dishwalla tune. :) That's all I wanted to say.
>
> Softer? These songs are fairly guitar oriented with an
> edge. I guess WMMR is playing that loud metal stuff. Such
> a shame if it's true. And no Dishwalla please! Talk about
> one of the worst songs ever made! "Tell Me All Your
> Thoughts On God" No!!!!
>
 
> Man, I'm a sucker for that Dishwalla tune. :) That's all I
> wanted to say.
> >
> > Softer? These songs are fairly guitar oriented with
> an
> > edge. I guess WMMR is playing that loud metal stuff.
> Such
> > a shame if it's true. And no Dishwalla please! Talk
> about
> > one of the worst songs ever made! "Tell Me All Your
> > Thoughts On God" No!!!!
> >
>
mmr and i got divorced a long long time ago ... when they dumped the saturday morning show "rock'n'roll roots" ... i used to listen to it even when rod carson did the show <P ID="signature">______________
I LOVE RADIO !!!!!</P>
 
>
> Softer? These songs are fairly guitar oriented with an
> edge.

They're hot AC songs. I think that was the point. BTW you're the first person I've ever heard refer to a counting crows song as having edge.
 
> >
> > Softer? These songs are fairly guitar oriented with
> an
> > edge.
>
> They're hot AC songs. I think that was the point. BTW you're
> the first person I've ever heard refer to a counting crows
> song as having edge.
>

It seems like MMR has taken a few "safe" Y-100 songs and added them to their daily rotation, trying to play that fine line of attracting Y's former listeners while not totaly alienating their own core listeners. I hope they don't think that Counting Crows, however "edgy" they may or may not be, will win over the entire former Y-100 audience!
 
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