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Do I smell a fire?
- Thread starter Bowtie1962
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If "Rapper's Delight" researched well, should WDVE play it?
I mean really. "Imagine" and "Piano Man" aren't rock songs.
If they researched well then there is something wrong with the researching.
I mean really. "Imagine" and "Piano Man" aren't rock songs.
If they researched well then there is something wrong with the researching.
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Pratte4Life said:For the record, I am looking at the Top 20 playlist of WDVE and Fallen Angel by Poison is their No. 20 song. So kudos for them. They have improved their playlist.
The problem is- PIANO MAN BY BILLY JOEL IS NO. 2?
IMAGINE BY JOHN LENNON IS NO. 3?
What are either of those two songs doing on a rock station?
Don't take that as bashing Joel or Lennon. But if WDVE is to play either artist- give us "You May Be Right" or "Helter Skelter."
The thing is, radio station don't seem to programs songs based on whether the song sounds like it belongs or not. WDVE seems to play anything and everything that was on the AOR charts in the 70's that still tests well today, regardless of what it sounds like. As I recall from when I was in junior high and listening to WDVE playing AOR back in the 70's, the sensitive singer/songwriters like James Taylor, Billy Joel, and John Lennon (when he was in is escape-inside-his-head moods) were staples on AOR stations in the 70's. Therefore, if any of those songs test well today, 'DVE will play them.
FWIW Ambre and Bret are no longer together, so there was no reason for her to be at the show or interviewed.
I agree w/ what BizListener said below.
And Poison, Dokken and Skid Row turn up very often on the Electric Lunch. I would rather see DVE at the concert than Star or BOB.
I agree w/ what BizListener said below.
And Poison, Dokken and Skid Row turn up very often on the Electric Lunch. I would rather see DVE at the concert than Star or BOB.
Pratte4Life said:If "Rapper's Delight" researched well, should WDVE play it?
I mean really. "Imagine" and "Piano Man" aren't rock songs.
If they researched well then there is something wrong with the researching.
They play Lennon and Joel's songs because they always played them.
If they researched well it's because the DVE listeners surveyed said they liked the songs.
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Biz Listener
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Parttimer said:Pratte4Life said:If "Rapper's Delight" researched well, should WDVE play it?
I mean really. "Imagine" and "Piano Man" aren't rock songs.
If they researched well then there is something wrong with the researching.
They play Lennon and Joel's songs because they always played them.
If they researched well it's because the DVE listeners surveyed said they liked the songs.
When you look at DVE's playlist (which isn't hard since it's so small) they play a lot of songs that aren't wrong. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is pure Nashville country. It's not even a country/rock hybrid. Same with that yodeling song by the Georgia Satelites.
Biz Listener said:Parttimer said:Pratte4Life said:If "Rapper's Delight" researched well, should WDVE play it?
I mean really. "Imagine" and "Piano Man" aren't rock songs.
If they researched well then there is something wrong with the researching.
They play Lennon and Joel's songs because they always played them.
If they researched well it's because the DVE listeners surveyed said they liked the songs.
When you look at DVE's playlist (which isn't hard since it's so small) they play a lot of songs that aren't wrong. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is pure Nashville country. It's not even a country/rock hybrid. Same with that yodeling song by the Georgia Satelites.
Well, I would consider that southern rock. They also like Copperhead Road by Steve Earle. If they could only find some other southern rock to play.
DVE is unlike any other station in the country, really. They mix in stuff that typically only gets played on AAA and "Soft Rock & Roll" formats and they get away with it.
And the bottom line is this: Rock stations that play "what rock stations are supposed to play" have 3-shares and their audiences are all 18-34 males.
DVE is #1 25-54 overall, and has an absolutely unprecedented amount of female listeners for what is typically a male dominated format.
And the bottom line is this: Rock stations that play "what rock stations are supposed to play" have 3-shares and their audiences are all 18-34 males.
DVE is #1 25-54 overall, and has an absolutely unprecedented amount of female listeners for what is typically a male dominated format.
If WDVE quit playing songs that better belong on WISH, they hardly would lose their audience.
It has gotten to the point where if I hear something like that, I'm switching the dial.
It has gotten to the point where if I hear something like that, I'm switching the dial.
I'm wondering which Top 20 playlist you are looking at...because the one on the DVE website AND the one on Yes.com are about the same and those two snooze-fests (Piano Man & Imagine) are not on there. Suprisingly there is an abundance of NEW rock music like the new Motley Crue, Raconteurs, Black Crowes, Ozzy, Mudcrutch, et al. I'm actually pretty impressed by their playlist after having bashed it for years ( I haven't liked DVE since high school 16 years ago!). The playlist has definately changed over the last 6 months when the only new music being played was Nickleback.
John, it was up yesterday. Right there on the dve.com site.
And yes, I have also noticed the songs getting better on WDVE (with those two exceptions).
And yes, I have also noticed the songs getting better on WDVE (with those two exceptions).
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