I was thinking about the Zew and Q102 and Redbeard and those guys all the interviews, hearing little bits of songs from Reunion, the radio stations playing studio versions of songs after the concert lets out? Bumper stickers? I'm sure the internet probably had something to do with all that going away since if you want to know what (whoever favorite artist is) has to say about the current tour, it's probably on the internet. But back then, it was a big deal to hear an interview with an artist. Concerts were events and there was nothing cooler than going back to school the next day with a concert T-shirt.
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Whatever happened to concert coverage?
- Thread starter Basketballfan
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the golden rule of radio: if it doesn't make money, it doesn't make sense
Redbeard is still doing his thing here: http://www.inthestudio.net/
Back in the day, you'd get a fawning interview of an act before a local appearance in the DFW area. Ho-Hum.
But what you'd rarely get is an accurate or honest review of show. Just too many radio tie-ins to dis any bands performance. The only place to get a review was in the paper.
Today, you actually can hear reviews of concerts discussed, only it's not on a "Music" station, but instead, the discussion is on Sports Talk radio. Specifically, 1310 The Ticket, in their late afternoon show, has found the time to discuss some concert events, with more realism, than you would ever find on 92.5 or 97.1, because, after all, those stations are all about promotion and hype. That's all they do.... no room or time for a real concert review.... just time to talk about who was drunk at the last "event".... Which is, after all, what the fans of those stations want to hear.
The classless rock music stations of Dallas-Ft.Worth continue on in their entrenched mediocrity.
But what you'd rarely get is an accurate or honest review of show. Just too many radio tie-ins to dis any bands performance. The only place to get a review was in the paper.
Today, you actually can hear reviews of concerts discussed, only it's not on a "Music" station, but instead, the discussion is on Sports Talk radio. Specifically, 1310 The Ticket, in their late afternoon show, has found the time to discuss some concert events, with more realism, than you would ever find on 92.5 or 97.1, because, after all, those stations are all about promotion and hype. That's all they do.... no room or time for a real concert review.... just time to talk about who was drunk at the last "event".... Which is, after all, what the fans of those stations want to hear.
The classless rock music stations of Dallas-Ft.Worth continue on in their entrenched mediocrity.
I still think it would be cool if they played more live versions of the main group of 50-100 songs they play a lot. I've heard "live music doesn't test well with listener polls" but with so many classic live albums that sold billions of copies practically, seems like it would be a nice change. Practically any big group that's on 70's/80's stations released live albums of their tours...might be nice to hear sometime.
Several reasons I'm sure there's less of it. First, many concert promoters rather shows be neutral. That makes it less appealing to the radio stations to bother to go all-out and do interviews that take up their airtime. Secondly, there's less talent to actually even do an interview. Many of them are lowly paid and have lots to do without looking for "something cool" to do. Also, if talent wants to go do a interview with a band, they have to get approval with their corporate radio gods first making sure that the concert is paying enough in advertising to appease the sales department, then they have to try to deal with a sometimes hateful concert promoter who will eventually have to turn it over to a sometimes hateful band manager or whomever gives the final approval. Then, of course, you get to deal with security and getting access. Things change at the last minute and that "cool interview" with whomever you were supposed to have it with gets cancelled for no appearent reason by the band people, whatever. In this day of corporate radio where the talent is getting to do 5 things at once anyway, they generally don't go looking for more abuse. That goes for the PDs and OMs too. They have more put on them daily with no hope of relief. I'd love to see more real radio involvement with concerts like back in my day of doing them, but I can certainly understand why things are as they are now!
It does make a guy wonder though IF he had a station owner that really believed in the product and didn't beat his people up working them to death if his station could really win bigtime by shamelessly promoting the station via concerts etc. There's a hell of an opportunity there to promote given the right situation. 
And don't forget that Live Nation (the giant concert promoter and venue owner) is controlled by the same people who control Clear Channel. Certainly not going to criticize their own concerts, and not going to excessively promote those of the competition, at least not without some compen$ation.
I miss the days when Eagle or Q-102 would have an interview with at least one member of the band before the show.
Arena concerts are just not the huge "events" like they used to be, especially in a market like DFW where's there's plenty of smaller arenas, theaters and clubs with concerts every week.
Arena concerts are just not the huge "events" like they used to be, especially in a market like DFW where's there's plenty of smaller arenas, theaters and clubs with concerts every week.
This is somthing thats allways confused me about the Rock stations in this market.
billyg said it best. "Arena concerts are just not the huge events like they used to be."
People did used to go to those shows. Arenas were full when these bands came to town.
Crue, Van Halen, Scorpions, Maiden, Poision, Sabbath, Twisted Sister ETC. The venues were allways packed.
Sometimes you would get the big shows twice a week, somtimes night after night..Allways packed full of people.
Where did these people go?
You would think they would just yearn to have a station that caters to them, and play that old time arena rock from the mid 80's to early 90's.
The Bone tried it way back when. Playing all the heavy hitters along with alot of the more obscure bands, Helix, Honeymoon Suite, Enuff Z Nuff, Faster Pussycat ETC.
I still love all those bands and would love to hear them on the radio again. But it just seems that ALL those people who packed arenas week in and week out just, one, didnt support the station or two, just realized that what they liked at one point in thier lives was just silly and and moved on to somthing else.
billyg said it best. "Arena concerts are just not the huge events like they used to be."
People did used to go to those shows. Arenas were full when these bands came to town.
Crue, Van Halen, Scorpions, Maiden, Poision, Sabbath, Twisted Sister ETC. The venues were allways packed.
Sometimes you would get the big shows twice a week, somtimes night after night..Allways packed full of people.
Where did these people go?
You would think they would just yearn to have a station that caters to them, and play that old time arena rock from the mid 80's to early 90's.
The Bone tried it way back when. Playing all the heavy hitters along with alot of the more obscure bands, Helix, Honeymoon Suite, Enuff Z Nuff, Faster Pussycat ETC.
I still love all those bands and would love to hear them on the radio again. But it just seems that ALL those people who packed arenas week in and week out just, one, didnt support the station or two, just realized that what they liked at one point in thier lives was just silly and and moved on to somthing else.
The fees have gotten as ridiculous as the ticket prices. I bought tickets for Arcade Fire back in April that were $40 face and wound up being closer to $60.
You cannot be serious. As a jock on rock stations in the day, we had many great interviews before the shows and reviews after. I did many. And as far as the Ticket giving the best reviews now, all I have heard is how many girls were wearing revealing clothing at the show. This is a review?TheRover said:
Why arent shows packed anymore? Ticket prices, parking fees, ticket fees, people grew up and have jobs etc. Tons of reasons.
Why dont you hear interviews before and after shows (or much of any other time)? PPM! It has been shown time and time again that the majority of the audience doesnt want talk of any kind on a music station.
Why dont you hear interviews before and after shows (or much of any other time)? PPM! It has been shown time and time again that the majority of the audience doesnt want talk of any kind on a music station.
Triple Fake Jerry said:
I agree, thats why I stopped going to a lot of concerts.I remember the days of paying $10-$15 to see a concert in the 80's. I remember some shows at the Bronco Bowl were going for 8-10 bucks.
Ticketbastard screwed over the concert market just like Clear Channel did with Rock radio.
noneofyourbeeswax said:
That excludes the Morning "Drive Time" and, in the past, Howard Stern on 97.1, and Cowboys Football Games on Q102.........
Of course the only talk you get now on rock stations, is the DJ announcing that they just played "Whole Lotta Love".... for those that did not know....... Such a service, these Classic Rock DJs..... 8)
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