oldmanradio said:
One day, somewhere, hundreds of people in a small community will die because they were unaware of a tornado
This brings back memories to when I was in third grade, up at night listening to WVEE in Atlanta! I was listening to the music, then next thing I knew the lights went out and I ran in my father's room where my step mom and father were because I was afraid of the dark. Next thing I know, through their open window, I hear a very strong wind that accompanied the bright flashes of lightning. To keep a long story short, the next day I woke up to go catch the school bus and I saw the parts of the townhouses and trees in our neighborhood that was damaged by one of the tornadoes that hit the following night. Too bad I wasn't into WGST or newstalk radio at that time yet, where I probably would've been told that something was actually going on outside..
In an unrelated note, now, with my more mature older mind, I think back and realize that my step mom and father were probably not just "sleeping" when I ran in there like an annoying little kid.. Wow, MC Hammer.. those were the days when hip hop had no idea they were going to soon dominate the charts. Flash forward to now, and like rock n roll, the hip hop era has also come to an end! "We" are now the parents!! Time definitely flies... All things must change... blues, jazz, disco, rock n roll, multiple boy/girl band pop groups, the latin pop phase, and now hip hop... they all had their times in history. It's funny how these musical phases and trends in time pass. Even reggaeton had its time.
Now, with that being said, let me use that to transition into another point I wish to make! A lot of people I know are disappointed that their sound in music has passed, which may be the reasoning behind why
some people say radio is dying. People do tend to judge an overall situation based on how they personally feel rather than seeing the big picture (just look at how people vote in elections..). While many are looking at how things have changed or have other logical proof or reasoning to back up their thoughts on the death of radio, I'm sure some may just be bitter based on the fact that their favorite sound no longer dominates the charts. I'm sure many hip hop fans today are becoming very unhappy with radio because they think radio destroyed it rather than looking at the fact that radio is only following natural trends. A lot of my dj friends blame radio for the fact that the 80's and 90's dance sound has disappeared. This may not reflect everyone's reasoning style, but if your reasoning for thinking radio is dead is based purely on the modernization / change in sound not moving within a direction you are fond with, then your reasoning is not entirely accurate. Some may also judge based on how they feel about the market they are currently in.. I personally don't think radio is "dying", but not because my favorite sounds just happened to come back or because we are currently doing pretty well here in Phoenix, Az., but for other more sensible reasons. Here's one example of how I feel about radio (taken from the Atlanta section): - see FULL STORY below -
