WalMart selling new Motley Crue album?

[vchimpanzee]

I heard a local commercial during the same break and there is a WalMart in the town, but even a national commercial shouldn't be this far off the mark.

I looked it up and couldn't find anything. I'm almost sure I heard that Motley Crue had a new album in the commercial. What were they thinking? Aside from being disruptive on a station that had a clearly different format, who would be listening who would actually buy this?

 

[Chuck]

I've found that most people who listen to "Standards" are musically adventurous. The very often like many genre's of music. The spot may be quite effective. Besides, ads on most Standards stations go at bargain basement rates. In any case, the spot helps keep the music that you like on the air. Be happy that someone was actually paying them....

 

[Avid Listener]

I heard a local commercial during the same break and there is a WalMart in the town, but even a national commercial shouldn't be this far off the mark.

I looked it up and couldn't find anything. I'm almost sure I heard that Motley Crue had a new album in the commercial. What were they thinking? Aside from being disruptive on a station that had a clearly different format, who would be listening who would actually buy this?

Chuck is right. When a sponsor buys some spots and hands them whatever pre-recorded commercial they have available, they air it. Face it, ALL commercials are disruptive. That's the point of a commercial. Count yourself lucky that the station you like even sells any commercials at all, otherwise your station would change formats.

 

[vchimpanzee]

Chuck is right. When a sponsor buys some spots and hands them whatever pre-recorded commercial they have available, they air it. Face it, ALL commercials are disruptive. That's the point of a commercial. Count yourself lucky that the station you like even sells any commercials at all, otherwise your station would change formats.

I think it's America's Best Music that sold this one, actually, although there was a local commercial that mentioned a specific store later in the break.

But seriously, Motley Crue?

 

[gr8oldies]

Likely a network spot, even if you heard it in a local break.

 

[rnigma1]

The commercial I heard was for an album featuring covers of Crue songs by country artists such as Florida Georgia Line. Sort of like that "Common Threads" album of Eagles covers.

 

[vchimpanzee]

The commercial I heard was for an album featuring covers of Crue songs by country artists such as Florida Georgia Line. Sort of like that "Common Threads" album of Eagles covers.

That could be it but it sure was loud. Much louder than any commercial I ever heard them do.

 

[vchimpanzee]

WAVO Charlotte, whose days could be numbered unless listeners come through with enough gifts, leans even more big band than most standards stations, yet it had a commercial for Firestone yesterday that was almost as bad as the Motley Crue commercial. During the big band "A Moment of Musical History" which lasts about five minutes including a commercial break, there was a commercial for Sam Adams Beer which was even worse. Now I don't know who is selling the advertising for that show. It could be the show or it could be the station.

 

[vchimpanzee]

I think it is a national ad, meaning America's Best Music, but I hear "NAPA know how" commercials. On a classic country station, where it would be closer to acceptable, NAPA did a commercial that's almost as bad as the Motley Crue one.