mortified
4500 Timer
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Favourite Quo Album: Hello!
Favourite other bands.: Talking Heads, Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, Gary Numan, Alabama 3, ZZ Top, Paul van Dyk, Jeff Beck, Bowie, Gerry Rafferty, Band of Skulls, UFO, S.A.H.B
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Post by mortified on Oct 2, 2024 13:19:38 GMT
Has the radio more or less been replaced by the podcast? Well, if not replaced, certainly major competition. If it's talking you want. Like streaming, which I suppose it also is, you can choose what or who to listen to and when. Just wondering. Coz I don't do podcasts either I do like my silence if I choose not to listen to anything, which is most of the day. Then I have to listen to Mrs Mortified banging on about her work I feel like I've spent the least 45 years listening to women banging on about their work No offence, ladies
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roadhouse
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Favourite other bands.: Thin Lizzy, Saxon, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Whitesnake, Queen, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Deep Purple
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Post by roadhouse on Oct 2, 2024 13:39:47 GMT
Seems like all the great DJ's have moved to Greatest Hits Radio. My only complaint with that is I find GHR plays the same songs from the times I've listened to it. Admittedly they only cover hits from the 70's, 80's, and 90's. But there are tonnes of hits from those 3 decades that they never seem to play. So although all the great DJ'S have moved there, its playlist is really quite stale and stagnant. I never listen to radio. Not these days. And haven't in a very long time. Probably the last time was some breakfast radio show while getting a lift to work in the early 2000's. But I agree about the playlist if it's the same as when I DID hear a radio show. The example that springs to mind was (I think) Chris Evans in the morning which might have been Virgin Radio (if there is such a thing) and I was always aware that if they played an artist, it was always the same song. He played Pride by U2 every single day. Like it was their only hit. I've always found radio just doesn't suit me. And it got less suitable the more time went on. Posses came in and shows were suddenly presented by 3 people who were all having an in joke. Meanwhile, between that and adverts, they might have even played some music that I didn't like. I appreciate it's company or background noise for many. It's not for me though. There are certain shows over the years that I have purposely listened to but not many. Alan Freeman, Tommy Vance, John Peel - all Radio 1. But that's about it. And Alan Freeman's Saturday show in the 70's was the best by a mile. Miserable sod that I am To be fair your not missing much. Radio on the whole hasent been that great for decades now. Even when I was a youngster I was very selective as to what I tuned into on the radio. The Friday Rock show was always a favourite, and the top 40 chart run down, but that was mainly to see where my favourite rock bands entered the charts, mainly Quo. I wouldn't even give the charts an ounce of my time these days. The only time I listen to radio today is by default when its on in the car, or vehicles at work. But it ends up as background fodder.
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Post by railroad007 on Oct 5, 2024 8:26:08 GMT
It's when they talk over the play out of RAOTW,Hotel California, Don't Stop Me Now and the never ever gets played by anyone I'm Mandy Fly Me that you know the DJ doesn't actually like music but loves the sound of there own voice. Simon Mayo is the best, as I mentioned before (I was going to go full on Over The Edge but decided against it), he played the album version of Down Down recently.
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Post by americanquo on Oct 9, 2024 3:00:32 GMT
Here's a short bit, but new Quo songs are being written.
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Post by No Contract on Oct 9, 2024 12:10:57 GMT
Simon Mayo is the best, as I mentioned before (I was going to go full on Over The Edge but decided against it), he played the album version of Down Down recently. I've heard him play the full album version of Caroline on a couple of occasions during his drive time show too (once on Radio 2 and more recently on Greatest Hits Radio). Both times he waited until the big playout at the end had finished before he spoke.
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roadhouse
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Post by roadhouse on Oct 14, 2024 23:22:25 GMT
Here's a short bit, but new Quo songs are being written.
So a new album on the horizon?
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