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Looking For Internet Soft AC Streams

Because I've heard the Soft AC format described as soft rock and easy listening, I've labeled my iTunes playlist of stations as Soft Rock/Easy Listening Radio.
 
Music Lover said:
This is a channel I came across recently when I was checking airplay for some singers I like on Tunein.com: http://www.channelztheedge.com/

It's like Joy 99.5 - half mellow, half edgy - but with a larger playlist.

Sample playlist:

Lady Love Me - George Benson
Sister Golden Hair - America
Colors Of The Wind - Vanessa Williams
I'll Still Be Loving You - Restless Heart
All Of You - Julio Iglesias
Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
Only In My Dreams - Debbie Gibson
Over You - Daughtry
I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
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Today (November 17) that Channel Z station played some rap-ish song by Milli Vanilli. Instant turn off for me. Deleted from my playlist.
 
Music Lover said:
Coldplay - Viva La Vida
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I remember hearing this on an awards show and thinking it sounded pretty good.

However, I have little use for new music by new artists outisde of country, and even then it has to sound like "real" country.

The only new AC tunes that come to mind that I like are "Forget You" by Cee-Lo, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and some songs by Michael Buble which I am forced to listen to since they end up on my usual radio station just because Michael Buble's traditional style music was already played there.
 
For me it's like Passtheword said:

passtheword said:
Even though adult standards and soft AC overlap quite a bit (and much more so than they did years ago), soft AC entails covers quite a bit more musical territory, so many listeners wanting to hear soft AC wouldn't want to hear adult standards, and vice versa.
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passtheword said:
I have listened to Joy 99.5 and enjoy it as well. I have noticed it tends to be a little more adventureous than most traditional soft ACs. Since you are both from Orlando, is Joy 99.5 based on the former soft AC there in Orlando, Joy 108 FM?
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I like that they are adventurous too.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I remember hearing this on an awards show and thinking it sounded pretty good.

However, I have little use for new music by new artists outisde of country, and even then it has to sound like "real" country.

The only new AC tunes that come to mind that I like are "Forget You" by Cee-Lo, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and some songs by Michael Buble which I am forced to listen to since they end up on my usual radio station just because Michael Buble's traditional style music was already played there.
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Actually, I had reservations about adding Coldplay's "Viva la Vida" and Pharrell Williams' "Happy" to Lite 99's playlist but if those two songs pass muster with you, Chimp, as particular as you are...I must have made the right decision to add them. ;)
 
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Particular is the perfect word. LOL!
 
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Deano said:
I am glad that you enjoy Joy 99.5. It is a labor of love from two radio geeks in Orlando, Florida who simply love the music and wanted to keep the format alive and accessible via the Internet.

Dean O'Neal
Tate Luck
www.joy995.com (Soft AC)
www.popinthe80s.com (80s Pop Hits)
www.coololdieschannel.com (Greatest Hits of the 50s, 60s and 70s)
www.suncountry995.com (Classic Country Hits)
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If you are interested, David Cook has a new single out: http://www.amazon.com/Wait-Me-David-Cook/dp/B00P913PG6/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
 
Many Soft AC's I've come across have been the more adventurous kind. With the more adventurous Soft AC's, it depends on how much I like the adventurous material. I pretty much add it to my favorites if it ranks 70/30 or higher.
 
The thing I like about Joy 99.5 and Soft N Easy Net Radio is that those stations don't bombard you with Christmas music 24/7 before Thanksgiving. They sprinkle Christmas music into their playlists starting on Dec 1, just enough to get you into the spirit of the holidays. They also tend to stay away from the sillier Christmas tunes, like Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I remember hearing this on an awards show and thinking it sounded pretty good.

However, I have little use for new music by new artists outisde of country, and even then it has to sound like "real" country.

The only new AC tunes that come to mind that I like are "Forget You" by Cee-Lo, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and some songs by Michael Buble which I am forced to listen to since they end up on my usual radio station just because Michael Buble's traditional style music was already played there.
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Let me add Sam Smith after the American Music Awards. Assuming his performance on that show, without the unnecessary rap, sounds like what is on the radio. If it does, he could even be on America's Best Music.
 
vchimpanzee said:
I remember hearing this on an awards show and thinking it sounded pretty good.

However, I have little use for new music by new artists outisde of country, and even then it has to sound like "real" country.

The only new AC tunes that come to mind that I like are "Forget You" by Cee-Lo, "Happy" by Pharrell Williams, "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and some songs by Michael Buble which I am forced to listen to since they end up on my usual radio station just because Michael Buble's traditional style music was already played there.
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vchimpanzee said:
Let me add Sam Smith after the American Music Awards. Assuming his performance on that show, without the unnecessary rap, sounds like what is on the radio. If it does, he could even be on America's Best Music.
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My dad sounds even more particular than you are. He doesn't like any current music unless the artist is singing standards.
 
Music Lover said:
My dad sounds even more particular than you are. He doesn't like any current music unless the artist is singing standards.
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That's pretty much how I feel. I also like country music that sounds like country music did when it sounded good. Not the style of "country" so many people like.
 
vchimpanzee said:
That's pretty much how I feel. I also like country music that sounds like country music did when it sounded good. Not the style of "country" so many people like.
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I like 80s country. Today's country is hit and miss with me -- some I like, some I don't.
 
In addition to Sam Smith, I forgot to mention this after the American Music Awards.

The world is ending. I like a song by One Direction.
 
The Soft N Easy station I mentioned just recently added All About That Bass by Meghan Trainor to their playlist. It's not one of my favorite songs on the station but I do like the message of the song, which tells young girls that you don't have to be stick-thin to be a beautiful woman.
 
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