Ok, easier question. Studio or live "Free Bird?". I say studio on a classic hits station (probably dayparted) and "play it pretty for Atlanta" live for a classic rock. Although as I say that I'd probably daypart the studio version days and live version at night on the classic rock.
I never said you did. I thought you would have an opinion, and I would have enjoyed hearing it.
...which was the whole gist of the OP's original query.
...which was the whole gist of the OP's original query.
I actually meant as a programmer. I believe, based on prior comments, that you program to the listeners, not yourself. Sure we all have our personal playlist, but that's not what I was asking.
I'm sorry, I guess I kinda went off topic. Didn't mean to hijack the thread....which was the whole gist of the OP's original query.
Oh yeah, I got boned by some of those a few times. Turns out "by one of the band members" usually meant a roadie that tuned up the zither and singing a few notes from a song while they're testing the sound levels for the microphones only it's 20-30 years later and his voice sounds like he's been gargling hydrochloric acid covered gravel for the last 15 years or so.
They want the music played from the FOUR YEARS that they were in high school....1972-1976. So anything before or after that isn't going to be played.
I think I bought one of those before and after listening was thinking to myself that they should have named it "22 Explosive Diarrhea Covered Hits." because it was really crappy.
ALL top 100 songs for each year 1972to 1976 AND songs from the Top 50 albums of those years plus local songs from local bands that were around at the time that had songs played on the radio (Michael Stanley Band, Euclid Beach Band, Numbers Band, The Dead Boys, Pere Ubu, etc.) Of course there's going to be bleed over of some songs onto two different years. But somebody reminded me that I should also include some country songs from that era since not everyone was into TOP 40 stuff, lot of AOR kids during that era, few jazz. I'm not huge on country but I'll probably dig up a few. I have a feeling it's gonna be a lot of yelling "What? What was that song? I can't hear shit, I left my hearing aids at home! Tell him to turn the damn sound up! Barfy, I mean, Becky, go up and tell him his speakers sound like someone stuffed knitting needles into them. It's all muffled!"
The rule of thumb if you play entire songs is that on average a song is 4 minutes long. So 15 songs would fit in an hour and 60 songs would fill 4 hours. 75 songs would feel 5 hours.
On some occasions, the original lead singer is the one original member of the group.
Member, although sometimes don't like to admit it. I probably wouldn't have gone to the reunion if they didn't "hire" me as the DJ.
