I know that Q104 has gone into the 90's by playing some grunge, and Green Day. But, I just heard them play a Green Day song ("Longview") that I only remember hearing on the old K-ROCK and more modern and active rock stations. I know they've played "Time Of Your Life" and "When I Come Around" which are more well-known and "accesible" songs. I know the Q has gotten very skimpy on their "Back Wall" selections but the fact that I would have more expected to hear that song on 'RXP than on Q104 (which I think of as a strictly classic rock station). This of course brings up the argument that, in a few years, classic rock will go the same route as oldies has gone.
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Odd choice of song on Q104
- Thread starter frozenfiresb
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I do think that classic rock has a longer shelf life than a lot of the older pop music that one would hear on oldies stations....and has a larger number of younger fans...but I do agree that, sooner or later, classic rock on mainstream radio will begin going the way of oldies. This is actually just another reason why RXP should have jettisoned the classic rock and hair metal long ago.
The interesting thing is that Q104.3 has been mixing 90's rock into its playlist for several years now and it works for them...yet playing even music from the 80s on stations like CBS-FM has the oldies "purists" up in arms.
The interesting thing is that Q104.3 has been mixing 90's rock into its playlist for several years now and it works for them...yet playing even music from the 80s on stations like CBS-FM has the oldies "purists" up in arms.
I have heard Margaritaville quite a bit too.
DToTheJ said:
I guess you forgot some of the music WNEW-FM played back in the early-mid 70s. Stevie's songs got lots of play. Not sure about Aretha, but then she is not "Motown". But you knew that, didn't you?
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SuperRadioFan said:DToTheJ said:
I guess you forgot some of the music WNEW-FM played back in the early-mid 70s. Stevie's songs got lots of play. Not sure about Aretha, but then she is not "Motown". But you knew that, didn't you?
And that the height of "Saturday Night Fever", WNEW-FM would play older Bee Gees tunes, including "NY Mining Disaster 1941", "Massachussetts" and even "Nights on Broadway"!
SuperRadioFan said:DToTheJ said:
I guess you forgot some of the music WNEW-FM played back in the early-mid 70s. Stevie's songs got lots of play. Not sure about Aretha, but then she is not "Motown". But you knew that, didn't you?
I actually didn't know that WNEW played these songs in their rotation in the early-mid 70's... because I wasn't even born then...
And by the way... If Aretha Franklin is not Motown... then how do you explain this?
Come on now, do a search on Aretha. While she was born in Memphis, she moved to Detroit with her dad when she was around 6 yo. Her first label was Columbia but Lady Aretha achieved her great fame after signing with Atlantic working with Jerry Wexler. Aretha was never known as a "Motown" artist, despite what the book title implies and despite her big hit recording of "Freeway of Love".
I don't remember WNEW-FM playing her music but quite a few AAA stations play selected Aretha tracks like "Chain of Fools".
I don't remember WNEW-FM playing her music but quite a few AAA stations play selected Aretha tracks like "Chain of Fools".
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DesiArnez6
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Ive also heard the Beatles. Even though the new mix might seem more "diverse" I actually like it a bit better than the old Q (which I never ever listened to), know I listen very very slightly It beats Rxp tho for me atleast, and I usually avoid classic Rock stations.
It beats Rxp tho for me atleast, and I usually avoid classic Rock stations.Q104.3 tends to be a bit more of a diverse classic rock station than the small town classic rocker that plays Aerosmith, Led Zep, and the Stones every hour and a half. Stevie Wonder really isn't that far out of bounds, especially the song "Superstition", for a classic rocker. He was played on many album rock stations during the 70s. Q104.3 also plays Simon & Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, and Cat Stevens, which many other classic rock stations do not touch or haven't touched in years. Over time, the classic rock format itself has gone from one that played a number of different songs by a particular artist with a 60s-70s focus to playing only several "top" songs from many different artists spanning from the late 60s to the 90s. And since Q104.3 is pretty much the only rock station in town (RXP has proven that it is not really a threat), they have a bit more leeway than many other stations.
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evalmaster
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WNEW-FM in its heyday played a very broad mix of music. I remember Scott Muni playing ABBA songs before they broke into the Top 40 stations. Allison Steele routinely played music that could not be considered rock- she was big on classically influenced music like Walter (now Wendy) Carlos, Tomita and Vangelis. True free-form music station.
Classically influenced music -- I think one of my all-time favorites in that genre was the group Renaissance with Annie Haslam doing the vocals. Saw them perform at Princeton U back in '74 (?).. Also Procol Harum -live with the Edmonton Symphony and Decamera Singers IIRC and the album Grand Hotel.
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>Q104.3 tends to be a bit more of a diverse classic rock station than the small town classic rocker that plays Aerosmith, Led Zep, and the Stones every hour and a half. Stevie Wonder really isn't that far out of bounds, especially the song "Superstition", for a classic rocker.<
Oh please, that is the last song Q104 needs to play. I love Stevie Wonder, but you can get "Superstition" on 5 other New York Radio stations. I've always thought a station is more succesful when they can play more songs that are unique to the format.
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Oh please, that is the last song Q104 needs to play. I love Stevie Wonder, but you can get "Superstition" on 5 other New York Radio stations. I've always thought a station is more succesful when they can play more songs that are unique to the format.
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Forgot about Renaissance. The Live at Carnegie Hall album was one of my favorites sets. Annie Halsam's voice was beautiful. It is unfortunate that you cant hear that kind of stuff anywhere on the radio. Isnt that what satellite was supposed to offer? Mel K made it into another version of his CBS stations. At least he takes care of Stern.
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