"Hotel California," "Life In The Fast Lane" and "Witchy Woman" are county?
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WLTJ going Country?!?!
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"Hotel California," "Life In The Fast Lane" and "Witchy Woman" are county?
"Witchy Woman" has serious country overtones. "Peaceful, Easy Feelin'" is pure, unadulterated country. So is "Take it Easy". Most of their second album was country. "Doolin' Dalton" is about as country as a song can get. "Desparado", "Bitter Creek", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", "On the Border", "Outlaw Man", "Seven Bridges Road", and "Ventura Highway" are all country sounding songs.
The problem is that some people decide what radio programming pigeonhole to stuff an act or artist into based on hearing the first eight bars of one of their songs instead of listening to several of their albums in their entirety.
Pittsburgh music radio would sound a lot better if there were a few more people deciding what songs to play who actually knew something about music beyond where a given song landed on the Billboard charts.
"Witchy Woman" has serious country overtones. "Peaceful, Easy Feelin'" is pure, unadulterated country. So is "Take it Easy". Most of their second album was country. "Doolin' Dalton" is about as country as a song can get. "Desparado", "Bitter Creek", "Lyin' Eyes", "New Kid in Town", "On the Border", "Outlaw Man", "Seven Bridges Road", and "Ventura Highway" are all country sounding songs.
The problem is that some people decide what radio programming pigeonhole to stuff an act or artist into based on hearing the first eight bars of one of their songs instead of listening to several of their albums in their entirety.
Pittsburgh music radio would sound a lot better if there were a few more people deciding what songs to play who actually knew something about music beyond where a given song landed on the Billboard charts.
So now you're all for a broad variety of music, provided it's "good?"
You're the same guy who railed against the '60s Top 40 playlists that included both Dean Martin and The Rolling Stones.
You're the same guy who railed against the '60s Top 40 playlists that included both Dean Martin and The Rolling Stones.
I think KISS needs some competition...
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So now you're all for a broad variety of music, provided it's "good?"
What in the world are you blathering on about? When did I ever say anything positive a hodge-podge of totally unrelated and incompatible songs from extremely disparate musical genres like most of the works of the Rolling Stones and most of the works of Dean Martin? I say "most of the works" because maybe one or two of the ballads that the Stones recorded might work with one or two of Dean Martin's songs. The thing is, it would have to be the two correct specific songs by both artists. Take any two from both of them at random, and it won't work.
But then, you're one of those people who pigeonhole artists based on hearing eight bars of one of their songs.
BTW, "eight bars" is a musical term, referring to eight measures of music. In a standard rock song written in 4/4 time, eight bars would be 32 beats of music. I explain that since you clearly don't know diddly about music, other than as a product to be dispensed by the shovelful like so many pounds of garden fertilizer.
What in the world are you blathering on about? When did I ever say anything positive a hodge-podge of totally unrelated and incompatible songs from extremely disparate musical genres like most of the works of the Rolling Stones and most of the works of Dean Martin? I say "most of the works" because maybe one or two of the ballads that the Stones recorded might work with one or two of Dean Martin's songs. The thing is, it would have to be the two correct specific songs by both artists. Take any two from both of them at random, and it won't work.
But then, you're one of those people who pigeonhole artists based on hearing eight bars of one of their songs.
BTW, "eight bars" is a musical term, referring to eight measures of music. In a standard rock song written in 4/4 time, eight bars would be 32 beats of music. I explain that since you clearly don't know diddly about music, other than as a product to be dispensed by the shovelful like so many pounds of garden fertilizer.
youngabe89 said:
Here we go again...the "bring back B94" talk. There is nothing to compete for!
Sheesh!
I still would love for an all sports station like ESPN Radio on FM.
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"I still would love for an all sports station like ESPN Radio on FM."
Why? What's the big deal about FM for non-music programming. Granted, it sounds better than AM, but when it's just spoken word programming, what's the difference if it's not in stereo?
Why? What's the big deal about FM for non-music programming. Granted, it sounds better than AM, but when it's just spoken word programming, what's the difference if it's not in stereo?
Boss Radio said:
AS RR said, there were lots of country overtones in lots of their songs, and if they were a new act today they'd have to lean much further in that direction to have succeeded. Look at it this way... they certainly would never make a rock format, where it's all minor-key metal all the time...
If the Eagles came out today they'd be considered Alt-Country and WYEP would be the only station in town that played them.
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"AS RR said, there were lots of country overtones in lots of their songs, and if they were a new act today they'd have to lean much further in that direction to have succeeded."
Take that logic a tiny step further. Their albums contained 10 to 12 songs each. Most of those songs were not radio hits. Of the songs that weren't radio hits, many were even more "country" sounding than the few I mentioned. So, it doesn't require a stretch of the imagination on the part of anyone who knows more about music than just where their hits landed on the Billboard charts to accept that if their country sounding songs were hits and their non-country songs weren't, then they'd arrange their songs to sound even more country.
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Take that logic a tiny step further. Their albums contained 10 to 12 songs each. Most of those songs were not radio hits. Of the songs that weren't radio hits, many were even more "country" sounding than the few I mentioned. So, it doesn't require a stretch of the imagination on the part of anyone who knows more about music than just where their hits landed on the Billboard charts to accept that if their country sounding songs were hits and their non-country songs weren't, then they'd arrange their songs to sound even more country.
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kenhawk1160 said:
No, I meant George & Travis too. I just don't like modern country, period. And in your progression, I can see someone going to WJAS or WYEP or WDUQ just as easily. I'm not refuting that what you've laid out happens, I just don't get WHY, especially in Pgh where you have other things to choose from.
As far as the Eagles, my favorite quote re them is from Elvis Costello who said that if you buy the first Jackson Browne CD it will save you having to buy all those Eagles albums. Snarky, but pretty true.
I'm not refuting that what you've laid out happens, I just don't get WHY, especially in Pgh where you have other things to choose from.
Here's my theory...first we have a very conservative market, characterized by the high number of young people leaving the area and the older residents staying behind. Most of them are also the blue-collar crowd, rather than the professionals. Two totally different 50 plus listeners entirely.
Here's my theory...first we have a very conservative market, characterized by the high number of young people leaving the area and the older residents staying behind. Most of them are also the blue-collar crowd, rather than the professionals. Two totally different 50 plus listeners entirely.
kenhawk1160 said:
Yeah, when you put it that way, it makes sense. "I ain't gonna listen to any of them highfalutin stations...they said they were gonna play some Elvis but it didn't sound like him and they didn't even get his last name right!"
Yeah, when you put it that way, it makes sense. "I ain't gonna listen to any of them highfalutin stations...they said they were gonna play some Elvis but it didn't sound like him and they didn't even get his last name right!"
Precisely! The older, more professional crowd is more likely to adapt with the changing times, rather than the fuddy-duddies. Which is why the former usually ends up moving to Florida half the year while the latter stays here year round.
Precisely! The older, more professional crowd is more likely to adapt with the changing times, rather than the fuddy-duddies. Which is why the former usually ends up moving to Florida half the year while the latter stays here year round.
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