Sucks or overplayed?

[SEC Guy]

Yeah, there aren't many bands or singers who can make that claim. I'd be surprised if there are more than 10 (not counting reunion tours) who can consistently sell out football stadiums.

 

[Buck]

I don't have much use for Dave Matthews, but I don't hate his stuff the way I hate Hootie.

That Pogue's tune is pretty old. What are you listening to that it's overplayed. I never hear it unless I play it.

As for 'Wagon Wheel,' how many covers have come out since the Old Crow cover? There have to be three or four covers of that song in the past 10 years.

 

[britwrit]

That Pogue's tune is pretty old. What are you listening to that it's overplayed. I never hear it unless I play it.

It's a fantastic song. But I have a part-time job where an all-80s station is on all the time. Apparently, they only recorded a total of 30 songs during the entire decade.

 

[Buck]

That Pogue's tune is pretty old. What are you listening to that it's overplayed. I never hear it unless I play it.

It's a fantastic song. But I have a part-time job where an all-80s station is on all the time. Apparently, they only recorded a total of 30 songs during the entire decade.

Wow, that still seems like an odd choice, even for an 80s station.
How about 'Dirty Old Town'?

 

[Huggy]

That Pogue's tune is pretty old. What are you listening to that it's overplayed. I never hear it unless I play it.

It's a fantastic song. But I have a part-time job where an all-80s station is on all the time. Apparently, they only recorded a total of 30 songs during the entire decade.

Wow, that still seems like an odd choice, even for an 80s station.
How about 'Dirty Old Town'?

"Fiesta"?

 

[SEC Guy]

I remember getting sick of hearing Smells Like Teen Spirit and Enter Sandman when they came out. Both tremendous songs, but when they're being overplayed just about everyone is going to get sick of them. Then some time passes and the next time you hear it, you're thrilled.

 

[jr/shotglass]

I've given up on local stations. My morning background is KONI from Maui on Tune-In Radio. Good 70s-80s pop, and you feel Mauish.

I have loved the Eagles, but all their big hits are overplayed. Everywhere.

 

[Captain_Kirk]

Your honor, as exhibit A for overplayed, I submit into evidence, "Carry On Wayward Son".

 

[Jake_Taylor]

Your honor, as exhibit A for overplayed, I submit into evidence, "Carry On Wayward Son".

Up until a few years ago I would have said Dust in the Wind was the one that was way overplayed, but it's flipped.

 

[britwrit]

That Pogue's tune is pretty old. What are you listening to that it's overplayed. I never hear it unless I play it.

"The Body of an American" It's a pretty tiring job and by the end of the shift, I'm usually fried.

The station is called Absolute 80s and once they chose the playlist at random, they were going to stick with it I suppose.

It's a fantastic song. But I have a part-time job where an all-80s station is on all the time. Apparently, they only recorded a total of 30 songs during the entire decade.

Wow, that still seems like an odd choice, even for an 80s station.
How about 'Dirty Old Town'?

"Fiesta"?

"The Body of an American" It's the type of job that leaves you fried at the end of the shift.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Your honor, as exhibit A for overplayed, I submit into evidence, "Carry On Wayward Son".

Exhibit B: "Harden My Heart"

Exhibit C: "Father Figure"

 

[jr/shotglass]

Quarterflash had three damn good songs.

 

[joe]

We have Sirius/XM in our main car, and the Lithium station plays the same six or seven Pearl Jam songs nearly nonstop. If I never hear Jeremy, Black, Even Flow and Once again, that would be just fine by me. Christ, there are other songs on Ten; play a few.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Exhibit D: Kissed by a Rose

Exhibit E: If I Lay Here

Exhibit F: Boys are Back in Town

 

[McNuggetsMan]

We have Sirius/XM in our main car, and the Lithium station plays the same six or seven Pearl Jam songs nearly nonstop. If I never hear Jeremy, Black, Even Flow and Once again, that would be just fine by me. Christ, there are other songs on Ten; play a few.

I think that is because Sirius has to pay for each song it plays so it buys a limited number of licenses each month. Some months you hear the same song over and over again, the next month you don't hear it at all because they didn't license it.

 

[justgladtobehere]

Someone in radio maybe can answer this for me. I know stations aren't supposed to get paid for playing a certain song, although it does happen. But do stations also have to pay the music label for the rights to play the song, or do the stations just play whatever they like and the label just benefits from the airplay?

Because, for the life of me, I can't figure out why the heck radio stations play the same 30 or 40 songs in rotation hour after hour, especially in this day and age when there is so much more music available.

The Wall Street Journal had a great article about this a few months ago -- Radio is becoming more repetitive because people want it to be more repetitive. As soon as you hear a song you don't recognize, you are more likely to switch to something else. It's a really interesting article. So radio stations keep playing the same songs over and over again so you don't accidently get exposed to something unfamilar and change the channel.

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303754404579313150485141672

We have two modern country stations here - both corporate, not local. It's amazing the number of times you can flip from one to the other and hear the exact same song. I know they're working on the same playlist, but it's got to be pretty small given the number of times they overlap the same songs.

Can people stop with this lazy and incorrect claim? All radio stations (and newpapers) are owned by a corporation or LLC or partnership, or whatever limited liability entity. The legal structure of the company you are referring to is irrelevant. What you mean is either some publicly trade company or a company that is not local. The fact it may be a corporation is meaningless to your criticism.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Someone in radio maybe can answer this for me. I know stations aren't supposed to get paid for playing a certain song, although it does happen. But do stations also have to pay the music label for the rights to play the song, or do the stations just play whatever they like and the label just benefits from the airplay?

Because, for the life of me, I can't figure out why the heck radio stations play the same 30 or 40 songs in rotation hour after hour, especially in this day and age when there is so much more music available.

The Wall Street Journal had a great article about this a few months ago -- Radio is becoming more repetitive because people want it to be more repetitive. As soon as you hear a song you don't recognize, you are more likely to switch to something else. It's a really interesting article. So radio stations keep playing the same songs over and over again so you don't accidently get exposed to something unfamilar and change the channel.

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303754404579313150485141672

We have two modern country stations here - both corporate, not local. It's amazing the number of times you can flip from one to the other and hear the exact same song. I know they're working on the same playlist, but it's got to be pretty small given the number of times they overlap the same songs.

Can people stop with this lazy and incorrect claim? All radio stations (and newpapers) are owned by a corporation or LLC or partnership, or whatever limited liability entity. The legal structure of the company you are referring to is irrelevant. What you mean is either some publicly trade company or a company that is not local. The fact it may be a corporation is meaningless to your criticism.

Oh for Pete's sake, it's shorthand. And it has nothing to do with ownership but the way it is programmed. Local stations (even those owned by a corporation) have DJs in town; "corporate" stations don't.

 

[Baron Scicluna]

Someone in radio maybe can answer this for me. I know stations aren't supposed to get paid for playing a certain song, although it does happen. But do stations also have to pay the music label for the rights to play the song, or do the stations just play whatever they like and the label just benefits from the airplay?

Because, for the life of me, I can't figure out why the heck radio stations play the same 30 or 40 songs in rotation hour after hour, especially in this day and age when there is so much more music available.

The Wall Street Journal had a great article about this a few months ago -- Radio is becoming more repetitive because people want it to be more repetitive. As soon as you hear a song you don't recognize, you are more likely to switch to something else. It's a really interesting article. So radio stations keep playing the same songs over and over again so you don't accidently get exposed to something unfamilar and change the channel.

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303754404579313150485141672

We have two modern country stations here - both corporate, not local. It's amazing the number of times you can flip from one to the other and hear the exact same song. I know they're working on the same playlist, but it's got to be pretty small given the number of times they overlap the same songs.

Can people stop with this lazy and incorrect claim? All radio stations (and newpapers) are owned by a corporation or LLC or partnership, or whatever limited liability entity. The legal structure of the company you are referring to is irrelevant. What you mean is either some publicly trade company or a company that is not local. The fact it may be a corporation is meaningless to your criticism.

What he's referring to as corporate is the national companies like Clear Channel that owns thousands of stations and pretty much monopolizes the airwaves (thanks deregulation) with its same 30 songs over and over. As opposed to,the few Mom and Pop stations that are locally owned, but may or may not mix things up. Tha national companies don't necessarily have to be publicallly traded. It could be one guy owning a whole bunch of stations.

Oh, and Exhibit G: Faith

Exhibit H: Don't You Want Me

 

[albert77]

"Free Bird!"

 

[BDC99]

Someone in radio maybe can answer this for me. I know stations aren't supposed to get paid for playing a certain song, although it does happen. But do stations also have to pay the music label for the rights to play the song, or do the stations just play whatever they like and the label just benefits from the airplay?

Because, for the life of me, I can't figure out why the heck radio stations play the same 30 or 40 songs in rotation hour after hour, especially in this day and age when there is so much more music available.

The Wall Street Journal had a great article about this a few months ago -- Radio is becoming more repetitive because people want it to be more repetitive. As soon as you hear a song you don't recognize, you are more likely to switch to something else. It's a really interesting article. So radio stations keep playing the same songs over and over again so you don't accidently get exposed to something unfamilar and change the channel.

http://online.wSportsJournalists.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303754404579313150485141672

I don't have a subscription, so I can't read it. Seems like an interesting premise, although I wonder how many times do they get people changing the station because they hear the same stuff on every two hours.

It's definitely a fine line. I listen to Backspin, the classic hip-hop station on S/XM quite a bit, but I have heard some of the classics ... "Children's Story," "The Message," "Rapper's Delight" ... that I change the station when a lot of them come on. They still play a pretty good mix, but there are a lot of songs I have loved in the past that I don't want to hear so often anymore.

When did the DMB hate start?

A little more than a decade ago he was selling out football stadiums.

I really don't understand the DMB hate either. Matthews seems like douche, but they are a great band and are excellent live. Not my favorite band, but I don't get the harsh criticism. But I have a similar hate for U2, who it seems everyone else loves. And I have seen them live too. To each his own, I guess.