Rocky4 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 One of our local stations, WWCT has gone to a the Triple A format. Adult Album Alternative. I actually love it. I'm hearing music I wouldn't hear anywhere else. The Nazz, XTC, older Joni Mitchell. I heard a song called Tighten Up by Freds' Black Keys that I love. I heard My Morning Jacket, Claptons new song, etc. I'm stoked, been listening for two weeks and haven't heard any Boston yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoConMan Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Kinda like what AOR was in the seventies, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 No Boston for 2 weeks. Now that's a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky scott 29 Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 There's something to do with the word alternative, and music ,that ain't just right, and don't mix well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjay777 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Not too shabby, I can live without Boston for awhile. But were any of these guys on the playlist?.... CCR, Skynyrd, Tom Petty, Stones, The Who, Eagles, BTO, Bob Seger, Eddie Money, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Bad Company, Fleetwood Mac...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 What? No Punch Brothers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenced Fred Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 One of our local stations, WWCT has gone to a the Triple A format. Adult Album Alternative. I actually love it. I'm hearing music I wouldn't hear anywhere else. The Nazz, XTC, older Joni Mitchell. I heard a song called Tighten Up by Freds' Black Keys that I love. I heard My Morning Jacket, Claptons new song, etc. I'm stoked, been listening for two weeks and haven't heard any Boston yet! Swoon I'm seeing the Black Keys on the 30th. I love those guys and they rock the **** out of a building. Hoping to be able to get some good pics and some phone numbers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 For a few years in the 90s, I had a real good hometown Triple A radio station to listen to. As far as formats go, I like it. I'm all about Sirius/XM these days though. Deep Tracks rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigh Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I like Deep Tracks on XM. This is what "classic" rock stations should play. They play the next song on the album. Instead of "Back In The USSR" they will play "Dear Prudence". Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I agree. I love that they consistently play things I have not heard - and my ear goes pretty deep (at least as far as "classic rock" goes). On a related note, my wife always says some of the tracks are "deep tracks for a reason". The implication obviously being that they suck. I usually turn the stereo up at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 Not too shabby, I can live without Boston for awhile. But were any of these guys on the playlist?.... CCR, Skynyrd, Tom Petty, Stones, The Who, Eagles, BTO, Bob Seger, Eddie Money, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Bad Company, Fleetwood Mac...... That's classic rock, brother. Do they still have that format? Have not listened to commercial music radio in about fifteen years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 That's classic rock, brother. Indeed. And my only problem with that format is they stick to the same songs. I'm fine with the classic rock stable of artists (okay I'd like to add a few). But why do they have to play the same songs, and only those songs? Don't they know that Mott the Hoople recorded other songs besides "All the Young Dudes"? Free recorded six studio albums and all they can play is All Right Now? Pis*es me off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjay777 Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 That's classic rock, brother. Do they still have that format? Have not listened to commercial music radio in about fifteen years. I was being facetious, but yeah FM radio in MPLS/ST. Paul is classic rock central. It's still the repetitive formats, although we have a good variety of stations to bounce around to. I love the idea of satellite radio, but I'm not real partial on paying to listen to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 Not too shabby, I can live without Boston for awhile. But were any of these guys on the playlist?.... CCR, Skynyrd, Tom Petty, Stones, The Who, Eagles, BTO, Bob Seger, Eddie Money, John Mellencamp, Jackson Browne, Bad Company, Fleetwood Mac...... ....so far, so good...... How about Rock and Roll Woman by Buffalo Springfield? Heard that on the radio lately? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdGVleVi-9k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocky4 Posted December 10, 2010 Author Share Posted December 10, 2010 Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty on today.....ugh.......I'm worried..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjay777 Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 ....so far, so good...... How about Rock and Roll Woman by Buffalo Springfield? Heard that on the radio lately? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdGVleVi-9k I wish. You guys remember a time when dj's had the freedom to play entire albums, and not just the hits? That's when FM had soul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete c Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 i pretty much listen to cds, or load up my i pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I listen some, but mainly have all my good late 60's and early 70's on the Ipod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grampa Posted December 10, 2010 Share Posted December 10, 2010 I wish. You guys remember a time when dj's had the freedom to play entire albums, and not just the hits? That's when FM had soul. Yes. Here in Sacramento we had an FM station called KZAP that was one of the first "free-form" radio stations. They played everything and the djs had total control. The need for money to run a radio station is what killed that ideal format. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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