Black Keys' old stuff doesn't get played on the radio - and is much better IMO, so haven't really been ruined for me.
Friday OT - Bands ruined for you by oversaturation
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Another thing I've noticed is that musical trends change regionally.
Most of Nebraska has a lot of horrible repeats on Boston, Journey, REO Speedwagon
Iowa has a lot of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica
My favorite station in CO goes through phases, they typically play a wide variety and promote a ton of local shows, jam bands, etc. But two summers ago they played Adele twice in an hour. Last year it was Mumford and Sons. Not sure what it will be this year, but I have a feeling it will be Lorde. They also now play Pearl Jam - Sirens every hour it seems. 90% of the time the station is great, the rest of it I turn the station off.
Most of Nebraska has a lot of horrible repeats on Boston, Journey, REO Speedwagon
Iowa has a lot of AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Metallica
My favorite station in CO goes through phases, they typically play a wide variety and promote a ton of local shows, jam bands, etc. But two summers ago they played Adele twice in an hour. Last year it was Mumford and Sons. Not sure what it will be this year, but I have a feeling it will be Lorde. They also now play Pearl Jam - Sirens every hour it seems. 90% of the time the station is great, the rest of it I turn the station off.
When Kiss 107.5 FM in Des Moines first started up playing pop stuff in the early 2000's I once heard Macy Gray's "I Try" song 7 times in an 8 hour work shift. Just the first couple beats of that song takes me back to hours on end of cleaning golf clubs.
Stupid radio is setting playlists off of focus groups and best seller lists. It's complete crap and has ruined a lot of songs over the years for me by playing them to death.
your problem is in bold. radio music is designed to be just that, radio music. they radio will never play anything outside of a few songs from any given album. they likely don't have the rights to do so even if they wanted to.
they want you to hear these same songs all day so that is all you know. then that will be then only thing you know to listen to later (and subsequently buy). I have seen this work time and time again at a jukebox at a bar. when i head out for a drink, the locals will play the same damn 7 songs over and over again all night. as soon as i play something "different". they get a little upset because they don't know it, then they put more money in a play the same **** again. i want to shoot myself everytime i hear "sweet na" (some ****** country song).
it is all part of what i call mechanized america. all the food tastes the same. look no further than fast food and steakhouses. all the music sounds the same (in waves). look at boy bands of a few years back. the list goes on.
my advice, don't listen to the radio for music. ever.
here is how i avoid the radio.
START with pandora. the reason is say START is because although is is more diverse than the radio, it will repeat itself just like the radio. I use pandora as a kick start to find new music. when i hear a new good song, i'll start a new pandora station based on the "new" music.
Secondly, use spotify or grooveshark. I like grooveshark a lot. When you find a new band you like, go to grooveshark, type in the band / album and you will likely find it there to listen to for free. the whole album, for free.
Thirdly, use internet radio (if you can work near a computer). You can even do this on your phone. plug in your phone, hook your phone up to the work radio and BAM! new interesting music.
START with pandora. the reason is say START is because although is is more diverse than the radio, it will repeat itself just like the radio. I use pandora as a kick start to find new music. when i hear a new good song, i'll start a new pandora station based on the "new" music.
Secondly, use spotify or grooveshark. I like grooveshark a lot. When you find a new band you like, go to grooveshark, type in the band / album and you will likely find it there to listen to for free. the whole album, for free.
Thirdly, use internet radio (if you can work near a computer). You can even do this on your phone. plug in your phone, hook your phone up to the work radio and BAM! new interesting music.
Nickelback...and I'm halfway serious too. Their early stuff was decent.....then came that "this is how you remind me" song and it all spiraled out of control from there. On the subject of radio stations, a humorous one from Grand Island. They had a pretty good rock station for a few years, only to have it replaced with a Top-40 station (when the market area already had one) because said rock station didn't necessarily follow along with the ownership's religious/family beliefs. Judging from today's mainstream lyrics, it reminded me of the South Park Cartman-dressed-as-Hitler-when-school-replaces-costume-with-ghost-costume-that-looks-strikingly-similar-to-KKK-wardrobe episode.
I have Sirius XM for my commute to work from college and I must admit the novelty has worn off with your initial favorite station after 3 weeks or so. Plus, some have a rather quick playlist that repeats in less than two hours. Pretty much killed my listening mood last summer on a trip down to Atlanta. Had to get a spotify trial for the drive back. That said, I still find good stations and usually just go in phases of one station for a week tops and then listen to something new the next week. Plus they don't play the same songs heard on FM.
Listening to them play Fever on SNL, holy crap that is an annoying song. I think it's latest stuff that is the problem.
Imagine Dragons are so overplayed.
Although another song, Come With Me Now by KONGOS, is becoming the new Radioactive
Although another song, Come With Me Now by KONGOS, is becoming the new Radioactive
The radio only killed Use Somebody for Kings of Leon...otherwise the pop stations haven't picked up any of their other songs and the rock stations don't seem to wear their songs out. I can't listen to Use Somebody anymore because of the radio, but I can still listen to the rest of their music.
Like usual, it's always at least 6 months after these songs first become popular on Alt Nation. I laugh at when people first "discover" bands like the Black Keys, Imagine Dragons, Bastille, Foster the People, etc and act like they're a new act when their music has been playing on Alt Nation for a while.
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Anything played on those Top 40 stations. You hear the same song 10+ times a day and people wonder why I call that music ****. Well, it was **** to begin with.
I usually plug my phone in when driving. A lot better selection
I usually plug my phone in when driving. A lot better selection
Well, I don't have Sirius XM in my car. So I didn't know they were being played on Alt Nation.
I usually only listen to the alt rock stations, so I'm not sure about pop - Sex on Fire was overplayed like crazy here, and Crawl was also on pretty frequently.
I love old Kings of Leon, have always been a fan, and can still listen to that stuff - I just can't palate that album.
SiriusXM is not worth it. I had it for a long time, took a hard look at what it cost me, and canceled it. Pandora/Spotify for me.
