Turn the Radio off
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I know it's a rather prominent stereotype for people to dislike major radio stations, so I'd like to break free of this and dislike the key demographics instead.
The fact that radio stations such as BBC radio 1 and 2 manage to garnish at least 10 million regular viewers between them actually offends me. On paper, in theory, the purpose of these stations is all well and true. Popular music played to the masses with DJs providing short verbal, thought provoking intervals in-between songs as an alternative to advertisements. The reality?
The music choice is appalling. I worked as a chef for two years, and as such I became well aquatinted, as we (the kitchen staff) regulated between the various BBC channels. I figured out the average for a good song is about one every two hours, often they will play the same song twice within the same 'show'. The music played often doesn't belong in the proposed genre of the 'show' that it's being played. Rock hour? Besides Muse, Metallica, AC/DC and co be prepared to listen to.....Noah and the Whale, White Lies and Metro Station. The presenters are boring, repetitive and patronisingly stupid. Just the other day I heard Fearne Cotton say 'Fight for women's rights! That's way it should be' and then in the following fifteen minutes 'Why don't men buy us everything and do what women want? Where is chivalry? Chivalry is dead!'.........Yes Fearne. Chivalry is dead. That's the result of those kind of absent-mindedly distributed double standards. Well I was certainly intellectually stimulated.
However, some radios do generally get it right, Planet Rock is generally loyal to it's chosen genre of music, with fun banter and a good song choice. The adverts are horrible, but there's also going to be a downside with a public service you haven't paid for up front.
To sum up, in my opinion, Radios should be influenced by the listening base, and not the other way round. Sometimes the radio will have to play the leader in order to expose something new, but since there originality is a very hard thing to achieve these days, influence for purpose and product should be coming from the audience, not the DJ.
The fact that radio stations such as BBC radio 1 and 2 manage to garnish at least 10 million regular viewers between them actually offends me. On paper, in theory, the purpose of these stations is all well and true. Popular music played to the masses with DJs providing short verbal, thought provoking intervals in-between songs as an alternative to advertisements. The reality?
The music choice is appalling. I worked as a chef for two years, and as such I became well aquatinted, as we (the kitchen staff) regulated between the various BBC channels. I figured out the average for a good song is about one every two hours, often they will play the same song twice within the same 'show'. The music played often doesn't belong in the proposed genre of the 'show' that it's being played. Rock hour? Besides Muse, Metallica, AC/DC and co be prepared to listen to.....Noah and the Whale, White Lies and Metro Station. The presenters are boring, repetitive and patronisingly stupid. Just the other day I heard Fearne Cotton say 'Fight for women's rights! That's way it should be' and then in the following fifteen minutes 'Why don't men buy us everything and do what women want? Where is chivalry? Chivalry is dead!'.........Yes Fearne. Chivalry is dead. That's the result of those kind of absent-mindedly distributed double standards. Well I was certainly intellectually stimulated.
However, some radios do generally get it right, Planet Rock is generally loyal to it's chosen genre of music, with fun banter and a good song choice. The adverts are horrible, but there's also going to be a downside with a public service you haven't paid for up front.
To sum up, in my opinion, Radios should be influenced by the listening base, and not the other way round. Sometimes the radio will have to play the leader in order to expose something new, but since there originality is a very hard thing to achieve these days, influence for purpose and product should be coming from the audience, not the DJ.
I feel like all they do is play the same song over and over again. And it is like this on any radio station I turn on in the car. There is one station where people request songs for a special someone and the host always plays "Wind Beneath My Wings." I love that song an all, but please, be more creative!
I tend to just turn on the classical music station. At least they play variety and I never hear the same song in the same week.
I tend to just turn on the classical music station. At least they play variety and I never hear the same song in the same week.
Dee
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Yes and no. I tend not to listen to the stations that play newer music, if I am listening to the radio at all. Generally, I will listen to classic rock, the station that plays a bunch of different music but is usually older and the jazz station, so I'm not hearing the pop or the rap (and I detest most country); alternative, barely. The YES answer is that I do agree as I am deliberately not listening to the stations that play music because it sucks. The NO part of the answer is that the stations I listen to play pretty good music.
I gave up on the radio a long ass time ago. They never play any music I like and most of the stations are hosted by some douche. There's also the fact that alot of the stations I liked to listen to are gone. There was a station in my home town that would play constant rock and blues. Ya' know, good shit. Then, I tune in there next week and what do I hear. Mexican music. I personally love Mexican's and their culture but I do hate their music. Every song that I've ever heard sounds exactly the same. Especially their rap. There was another station that from midnigh until about 5 am, they would play underground techno and it was fucking...AWESOME!!! Then, I turn there a few days later and it's a Christian rock station. 
Then, I also hate stations that play "oldies." I can understand being into old music, I'm personally not, but alteast change it up a LITTLE bit. If I leave a radio station while I'm cleaning, I'll hear Stairway to Heaven atleast ten times. Which bothers me for two reasons: 1) The radio is only on for about...an hour and 2) I fucking hate Led Zepplin! Sorry if you like them, but I'm not a fan.
And something that I personally find funny is that there's a station that claims to only play "new and alternative" music yet I hear Nirvana ANY time that I tune in to the radio.
And that's why I don't even bother turning the damn thing on.
Then, I also hate stations that play "oldies." I can understand being into old music, I'm personally not, but alteast change it up a LITTLE bit. If I leave a radio station while I'm cleaning, I'll hear Stairway to Heaven atleast ten times. Which bothers me for two reasons: 1) The radio is only on for about...an hour and 2) I fucking hate Led Zepplin! Sorry if you like them, but I'm not a fan.
And something that I personally find funny is that there's a station that claims to only play "new and alternative" music yet I hear Nirvana ANY time that I tune in to the radio.
And that's why I don't even bother turning the damn thing on.
I have to agree, yet i've never been a big fan of the radio either nor most mainstream music.
I remember making trips in the car with the radio on, they'd play the same songs on over and over again after a few hours or so, and not just that, the adverts repeat like crazy and it's so irritating.
I don't mind it sometimes, but when you listen for awhile it's just awful. It completely overplays a lot of the songs and it just turns monotonous.
Never been a big fan of radio and it's getting worse.
I remember making trips in the car with the radio on, they'd play the same songs on over and over again after a few hours or so, and not just that, the adverts repeat like crazy and it's so irritating.
I don't mind it sometimes, but when you listen for awhile it's just awful. It completely overplays a lot of the songs and it just turns monotonous.
Never been a big fan of radio and it's getting worse.
I personally don't listen to the radio. Why would anyone want to hear the same songs over and over and over and over and over and over.. And not even like half of them lol.
The radio has become ridiculous. I definitely don't listen to any hip-hop stations bc they are the worst at it. And also, you got all them girls tuning in beggin to play sum crap RnB song for the gazillionth time.
No, I stick to CDs
The radio has become ridiculous. I definitely don't listen to any hip-hop stations bc they are the worst at it. And also, you got all them girls tuning in beggin to play sum crap RnB song for the gazillionth time.
No, I stick to CDs
I liked what I believe would have been called mainstream between about 1995-2002, if I'm understanding the word right. Bands like the Gin Blossoms, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Goo Goo Dolls, REM, Spin Doctors, The Lemonheads, Primitive Radio Gods, early Dave Matthews, Blues Traveler, Tori Amos (she was on the radio at one point 
), Collective Soul, Tonic, Third Eye Blind, Counting Crows (not Big Yellow Taxi, I hate that people think that's their most famous single when it's a Joni Mitchell song 
), Smashing Pumpkins, early Foo Fighters, Incubus, Bush, Dishwalla, Sugar Ray, Fuel, Lit, Fastball, Eve 6, old school No Doubt... and then a whole bunch of one-hit wonders that were really good like Deep Blue Something, Crash Test Dummies, 4 Non Blondes, Stretch Princess, Suzanne Vega, Amanda Marshall, Alana Davis, and the list goes on and on and on...SO much good music back then--and the crazy thing is, tons and tons of people still like it--I mean, all the people like me who loved it back then didn't just evaporate into thin air, and I doubt they ALL converted to the new music, though some of them might have 
So why is there no radio station for this type of music in every city? I hear it in the grocery store all the time and that's about it 
), Collective Soul, Tonic, Third Eye Blind, Counting Crows (not Big Yellow Taxi, I hate that people think that's their most famous single when it's a Joni Mitchell song ), Smashing Pumpkins, early Foo Fighters, Incubus, Bush, Dishwalla, Sugar Ray, Fuel, Lit, Fastball, Eve 6, old school No Doubt... and then a whole bunch of one-hit wonders that were really good like Deep Blue Something, Crash Test Dummies, 4 Non Blondes, Stretch Princess, Suzanne Vega, Amanda Marshall, Alana Davis, and the list goes on and on and on...SO much good music back then--and the crazy thing is, tons and tons of people still like it--I mean, all the people like me who loved it back then didn't just evaporate into thin air, and I doubt they ALL converted to the new music, though some of them might have So why is there no radio station for this type of music in every city? I hear it in the grocery store all the time and that's about it 
It's just a matter of finding a radio station that suits your taste in music.
Luckily I have a radio station available to me that plays alternative (ie. good) music, and they rarely play the same song too much in a single day. Sure, they play the most liked songs a bit more than the others, but that's a given. It's never to the point where I feel the need to change the station because I've heard the same song too many times. They also actually play music. I rarely hear pointless rambling when I turn the station on, 99% of the time it's already into a song and then goes straight on to the next song.
It's the mainstream stations I hate. The ones that have the same dull, popular song playing over and over again. Most of the songs they play are... well, to be honest, crap. I can't stand how my younger sister likes the mainstream stations and at times, I'm forced to listen. When they're not playing the same song countless times, they have either phone taps or some stupid contest going on. Doesn't interest me, though I'm sure many people enjoy it.
In most situations, I'd rather have my MP3 player with me than risk listening to the radio.
Luckily I have a radio station available to me that plays alternative (ie. good) music, and they rarely play the same song too much in a single day. Sure, they play the most liked songs a bit more than the others, but that's a given. It's never to the point where I feel the need to change the station because I've heard the same song too many times. They also actually play music. I rarely hear pointless rambling when I turn the station on, 99% of the time it's already into a song and then goes straight on to the next song.
It's the mainstream stations I hate. The ones that have the same dull, popular song playing over and over again. Most of the songs they play are... well, to be honest, crap. I can't stand how my younger sister likes the mainstream stations and at times, I'm forced to listen. When they're not playing the same song countless times, they have either phone taps or some stupid contest going on. Doesn't interest me, though I'm sure many people enjoy it.
In most situations, I'd rather have my MP3 player with me than risk listening to the radio.
Moogle-Rose
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I prefer collage radio or the classical station or the jazz station, better music and no geico ads every 3 minutes
anything is better than those mainstream stations
overall 95% of time when I listen to music I listen to my mp3 player
anything is better than those mainstream stations
overall 95% of time when I listen to music I listen to my mp3 player
*Ignores the fact that this thread was started in 2009* I actually have been enjoying the radio quite a bit. There still some very horrible songs, but that's when we just flip to a different station. There are some songs that I really like. I do think music was better about.... 13 years ago. Hell, even my dads era of music was better than what we have right now. Regardless, I do still like to listen to the radio. (maybe it's because that's the only time I can listen to "I knew you were trouble" without people staring at me for it 
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I listen to the radio much more now and I have to say that I completely disagree with the idea that it is all shit because there is simply too much variety. If you are sick of just listening to top 100 songs, tune into an independent radio station; they aren't all wanky. The station I usually listen to plays popular chart music as well as local stuff.
People who are sad that the radio stations don't play grunge anymore are just sad that the music industry is no longer targeting their demographic. But there is still plenty of good music being made, you just have to look for it. Think about how many musicians there are and how easy it is for anyone to produce music and send it into a radio station.. Those top 100 countdown things are by no means representative of the music that is being made today.
Really, I can't see any reason for complaining about what is on the radio unless you only listen to it at work and aren't allowed to change the station.
People who are sad that the radio stations don't play grunge anymore are just sad that the music industry is no longer targeting their demographic. But there is still plenty of good music being made, you just have to look for it. Think about how many musicians there are and how easy it is for anyone to produce music and send it into a radio station.. Those top 100 countdown things are by no means representative of the music that is being made today.
Really, I can't see any reason for complaining about what is on the radio unless you only listen to it at work and aren't allowed to change the station.
Steve listens to the radio in his car, so that's about the only time I ever listen to it.
I prefer my own CD mixed with songs I enjoy instead of listening to people carry on on the radio. It annoys me when a good song is on and they interupt the ending with their next topic of discussion.
I also do not like that they will repeat the same song over and over. They did that so much with Lips of an Angel by Hinder.
I prefer my own CD mixed with songs I enjoy instead of listening to people carry on on the radio. It annoys me when a good song is on and they interupt the ending with their next topic of discussion.
I also do not like that they will repeat the same song over and over. They did that so much with Lips of an Angel by Hinder.
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Over here, the radio repeats a lot imo-- in the morning time before work, forget it! You can't hear anything good without them talking a ton and then playing a few songs. I miss the grunge era too 
but I'm really into trance these days.
but I'm really into trance these days.
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I have my headphones in at all times at work because i cant stand the radios music. Its against health and safety but they got bored of telling me to remove my headphones all the time that they left it. The local Radio is shite. It just a carbon clone of BBC Radio 1 except you dont have to hear fearne cotton and chris moyles in your morning
I have my headphones in at all times at work because i cant stand the radios music. Its against health and safety but they got bored of telling me to remove my headphones all the time that they left it. The local Radio is shite. It just a carbon clone of BBC Radio 1 except you dont have to hear fearne cotton and chris moyles in your morning
I don't listen to the radio much at all. I only ever really hear it when I'm in the shops but I don't really listen. It's just background noise. Also, why is this in the serious discussion/debate forum?
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Not read the whole thread due to time but heres my view: it might get me in trouble but I can't help how I feel.
I feel like the majority of mainstream music these days is music for stupid people. I don't listen to the radio much anymore, and when I do it will be a more rock orientated one because I refuse to listen to talentless abominations like Nicki Minaj (who, from what I hear, is a completely horrible person to boot. What a great example for kids)
Everything is too electronic/autotuned, there are rarely any live bands playing with these pop acts and the majority of them don't even write their own material.
Obviously im not saying there aren't talented people making pop music, there clearly are. Adele for example is clearly very talented and as far as I know writes all her own stuff. Great. But these artists are so few and far between that when they come along they are shoved down everyones throats until they are sick of them. All these comparisons are made of Adele, saying shes one of the greatest of a generation but I would honestly not be surprised if she wasn't around making music within the next 4-5 years.
Give me a decent rock band who writes and records all their own music over a boring pop act who I can't tell apart from the other generic sounding crap any day.
I feel like the majority of mainstream music these days is music for stupid people. I don't listen to the radio much anymore, and when I do it will be a more rock orientated one because I refuse to listen to talentless abominations like Nicki Minaj (who, from what I hear, is a completely horrible person to boot. What a great example for kids)
Everything is too electronic/autotuned, there are rarely any live bands playing with these pop acts and the majority of them don't even write their own material.
Obviously im not saying there aren't talented people making pop music, there clearly are. Adele for example is clearly very talented and as far as I know writes all her own stuff. Great. But these artists are so few and far between that when they come along they are shoved down everyones throats until they are sick of them. All these comparisons are made of Adele, saying shes one of the greatest of a generation but I would honestly not be surprised if she wasn't around making music within the next 4-5 years.
Give me a decent rock band who writes and records all their own music over a boring pop act who I can't tell apart from the other generic sounding crap any day.
The only reason I ever listen to the radio is when I'm in the car (mostly because it doesn't have anywhere for me to plug in my phone to play my music) or when I'm at work.
I don't much care what's being played. It just sounds too uninspired and generic to really grab my attention. You could probably play a drinking game with it. Every time a song comes on the radio that tries to be inspirational by saying something about "seizing a moment", take a shot. Take two shots if they're sampling the rhythm of a song from the 80s.
The last song on the radio I heard and liked was Somebody that I Used to Know by Gotye. However, the local radio stations would play that song every hour so I'd end up hearing it at least 8 times before the work day was over and I inevitably got sick of it. Ironic that I can listen to the same song over and over if I choose to, but when I'm forced it tends to grind on my nerves.
I don't much care what's being played. It just sounds too uninspired and generic to really grab my attention. You could probably play a drinking game with it. Every time a song comes on the radio that tries to be inspirational by saying something about "seizing a moment", take a shot. Take two shots if they're sampling the rhythm of a song from the 80s.
The last song on the radio I heard and liked was Somebody that I Used to Know by Gotye. However, the local radio stations would play that song every hour so I'd end up hearing it at least 8 times before the work day was over and I inevitably got sick of it. Ironic that I can listen to the same song over and over if I choose to, but when I'm forced it tends to grind on my nerves.