Rock 100.5 Two-fers

[RTibbs]

I believe it started today but Rock 100.5 is running the old school Classic Rock promotion of Two-Fer Tuesdays. It has been a long time since I have ehard a station go with this promo. I always liked it growing up. Always fun to hear two songs in a row from a group you like. It appears they are doing it for all songs. In the past some stations I have heardl just run and occasional two-fers throughout the day. Some stations have also run variants of it like on Wednesday Hump Day Rock Blocks where they play three in a row from the same band. Anyone recall the last time a satation in this market ran two-fers? I feel like 96 rock did it several years ago but maybe only one band per hour.

 

[MisterDaisy]

If i'm not mistaken, 99x did this on a regular basis, even in the year before their demise... I don't remember what they called it exactly..

 

[Biz Listener]

Back in Pittsburgh, before WRRK went to the train-wreck "Bob" format, they'd often have "Rock & Roll the Dice" weekends. The DJ would pretend to roll dice (with appropriate sound effects) and then play from 2 to 12 songs by the same artists. You could bet that bands with only 3 hits would never roll a 12. But, there were more than a few bands that would get some really deep cuts on the air to make the number "rolled".

 

[Radio K!]

Back in Pittsburgh, before WRRK went to the train-wreck "Bob" format, they'd often have "Rock & Roll the Dice" weekends. The DJ would pretend to roll dice (with appropriate sound effects) and then play from 2 to 12 songs by the same artists. You could bet that bands with only 3 hits would never roll a 12. But, there were more than a few bands that would get some really deep cuts on the air to make the number "rolled".

I remember that. Very cool. I'd also like to hear them resurrect "The Perfect Album Side" that Willard used to do on the old 96 Rock.

 

[RTibbs]

Back in Pittsburgh, before WRRK went to the train-wreck "Bob" format, they'd often have "Rock & Roll the Dice" weekends. The DJ would pretend to roll dice (with appropriate sound effects) and then play from 2 to 12 songs by the same artists. You could bet that bands with only 3 hits would never roll a 12. But, there were more than a few bands that would get some really deep cuts on the air to make the number "rolled".

I remember that. Very cool. I'd also like to hear them resurrect "The Perfect Album Side" that Willard used to do on the old 96 Rock.

That would be cool but now I think you might just have to play the whole CD. Or Z93 used to do live performance Wednesdays an hour or so of a band in concert on Wednesday nights. Anything of breaking up the monotony of just playing songs over and over again. Something that is a little more appointment listening.

 

[jabba17]

I just love how Cumulus keeps poking the eyes of CC over their blowing up of 96 Rock....

96 Rock did Two For Tuesday ALL DAY. In fact, they used to have a contest where you would win a prize if you caught them playing only one song instead of a 2-fer. Occasionally they would have a "Three For Thursday".

Perfect Album Side was 6 songs by various artists selected by listeners, not "side 2 of Abbey Road", etc.

Didn't the RIAA get some rule passed that prohibits airing more than two consecutive songs by an artist--to prevent people from cueing their recorders after the first song, as well as eliminate whole-album plays like 96 Rock's Album Hour (from 25-30 years ago, with no commercials during each side). Didn't they also get a rule passed that eliminated announcements of artist and track immediately before the song (vs. afterwards or before a break)?

 

[atlradiofan2]

Today as I drove home today I could see a single engine prop plane pulling a sad water logged project 96 banner slowly disappearing into the rain as I was listening to two-fer tuesday on 100.5.

How poetic.

 

[stargazerlily]

I think that the perfect album side was where you got to choose like six songs you really liked. They didn't have to be the same artist or anything. But I could be wrong. And I thought all of this (Tuesday Twofers and the perfect Album Side) were old 96 ROCK things.

 

[jabba17]

I think that the perfect album side was where you got to choose like six songs you really liked. They didn't have to be the same artist or anything. But I could be wrong. And I thought all of this (Tuesday Twofers and the perfect Album Side) were old 96 ROCK things.

You are correct about the Perfect Album Side and Two For Tuesday. 96 Rock (RIP) started them both. Of course, nowadays kiddies would want to hear a "Perfect Mix CD", which would be, what, about 17 songs (YMMV)?

IIRC, Z93 also did a Two For Tuesday off and on during their classic rock days, but 96 Rock was first in ATL and was most associated with it.

96 Rock's Album Hour, from the late 70s/early 80s, involved playing an entire LP straight, no commercials, except between sides--which gave the DJ time to flip the record and you time to flip the tape uh, go to the bathroom. Needless to say, the record labels didn't like that one.

Useless Trivia for Today: Of course, nobody today knows where the term "record album" came from. A "record album" was a book to hold 78s, like a photo album. If you bought a classical piece or some other long-form recording, the 78s (which each held about a single's worth of material per side), came in such a book. An LP could put the entire "album" on one disk, hence the name.

 

[TheRealOtherNeil]

I think that the perfect album side was where you got to choose like six songs you really liked. They didn't have to be the same artist or anything. But I could be wrong. And I thought all of this (Tuesday Twofers and the perfect Album Side) were old 96 ROCK things.

Useless Trivia for Today: Of course, nobody today knows where the term "record album" came from. A "record album" was a book to hold 78s, like a photo album. If you bought a classical piece or some other long-form recording, the 78s (which each held about a single's worth of material per side), came in such a book. An LP could put the entire "album" on one disk, hence the name.

I guess we all know what Jabba17's daughter's first assignment was for the new school year - The History of Records.

I remember those old 78's and the album sleeve that held them. My grandmother had them and used to make me listen to opera.

 

[agentUrge]

I remember 96 Rock doing the full album thing late late late at night...back when i used to sleep with the radio on...that was actually still happening in 94-95, I think.

First time I ever heard of two-fer-tuesday was on Rock 105 in Jacksonville

 

[jabba17]

I remember 96 Rock doing the full album thing late late late at night...back when i used to sleep with the radio on...that was actually still happening in 94-95, I think.

That might have been the DJ taking a bio break. They certainly didn't advertise it.

 

[trusty]

I remember those old 78's and the album sleeve that held them. My grandmother had them and used to make me listen to opera.

A hint, maybe, of DAVE's new format ... music my grandmother made me listen to... ???

 

[Radio K!]

I remember those old 78's and the album sleeve that held them. My grandmother had them and used to make me listen to opera.

A hint, maybe, of DAVE's new format ... music my grandmother made me listen to... ???

My grandmother like The Who, and The Ramones. That might just be a good idea!