https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:26:14 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294565 Sat, 31 May 2008 02:24:51 +0000 Opinions and Polls Ness K https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294565 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294140 Wed, 28 May 2008 01:59:31 +0000
in the 60s when i was a wee lad my mom gave me a little transistor radio, i discovered music on AM in New Orleans, LA.
pop music was great back in the early 60s.
in 67 my Dad one upped her and gave me an AM-FM and i was off to the stars.
Underground radio was were it was at imo. i discovered many different artists early on and developed a wide range of musical tastes.
when i turned 11 my folks let me start buying LPs and singles, and allowed me use of the family turntable.
radio in the 70s and concerts followed along with my old Yamaha Dred, in the 80s i became disillusioned with mainstream radio and stopped listening altogether around 82. in 87 i discovered Punk rock and then the Pixies. i also started playing guitar again.
pandora and last.fm are my addiction now along with a new found love for guitars and music
it's odd to me that here i am 20 years later thinking about all this.]]> Opinions and Polls TwistedLefty https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294140 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294116 Tue, 27 May 2008 23:40:43 +0000 Always, listen to the radio, morn, noon, night. Then I discovered internet radio like pandora, and I listened to that. I guess I always had a great love for music.]]> Opinions and Polls Ness K https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294116 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294063 Tue, 27 May 2008 17:55:58 +0000 So, I'm just gunna have to post a reply :wink:

I don't really know what this is about - and I'm not about to read thru all of it; so I hope my reply fits in.

I haven't listened to music radio in my place of residence since I moved from Chicago.... At least seven years now.
(My wife and I did listen to public radio alot)

I never really had a good radio in any of my vehicles, so.... yep, I don't listen to the radio when I'm driving.

Pretty much, I don't listen to the radio.... Except when I go back to Chicago; As soon as I'm in range I have WXRT Chicago tuned in to my car radio 8)

With the advent of the internet, I can get WXRT streaming online - Commercial Free!

Also, on the internet there are 'programable' 'radio stations' like Jango, which I'm listening to right now.
You basically program your own stations.... You can't pick the order (yet), which is okay by me, though you can choose from a large catalog of songs that are constantly shuffled.
No commercials.

I have a 'classic rock' station, a 'comfort' station, a JAZZ station, a blues station, a morning music station, and a World Music station.

You can check out other peoples stations, or their profiles.
You can see what people listen to according to their age and such (if you wanna look at their profiles like that).

I was pretty amazed at how many people have put in their profiles that they don't watch TV at all, or very little.

What I really like about it is that I can play great jazz/blues/or World Music.... which here in the Northwoods there are no stations for ('cause at times, there's more to life than classic rock/rock/rap/& top 40)

Ken]]> Opinions and Polls CitiZenNoir https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294063 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294053 Tue, 27 May 2008 17:34:03 +0000
Kinda like when they put on shows for pop stars at shopping centres, complete with autograph session afterwards, right out the front of chart-listed record shops. All the kids buy CD's to get autographed, which translates to the charts, which in turn garners radio play.]]> Opinions and Polls spides https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294053 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294039 Tue, 27 May 2008 15:56:26 +0000 Opinions and Polls Ignar Hillström https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294039 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294038 Tue, 27 May 2008 15:43:12 +0000 Opinions and Polls cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/15/#post-294038 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/14/#post-293984 Tue, 27 May 2008 08:29:55 +0000
Nowadays, though, most radio stations (at least in the US) don't really hire "talent" anymore. They hire button pushers with good diction and personalities to play the pre-programmed music purchased from a radio network. They're provided with "carts" (cartridges) that contain either fast, medium or slow songs and are told to play 3 fast/med and 1 slow, 3 fast/med and 1 slow, etc.... That's why all radio stations sound basically the same. They all follow the same format that is provided for them and play the music that is provided for them. They don't have any say in what is played and I think that's a shame!

I miss the days of Underground Radio!!! Too true, there are still a few good community radio stations in melbourne tho, that literally play everything from traditional african to 30's blues to reggae, to techno, to punk, to metal. Everything, all dependant on the dj. That's the only radio i liesten to, it's ear opening stuff.

Whilst yes it did become illegal for record companies to give stations "kickbacks", they now privately pay individuals as middle men to do their dirty work for them, without anything on paper of course. They have people who they give, say, $3000. Now if that person decides he'd like to give $2000 worth of nice "presents" to the radio station thats his own prerogative. Although they have over the last 5 or ten years been cracking down on such arrangements also. I'm purely quoting a show on the US industry i saw, I think its still legal in Australia.]]> Opinions and Polls spides https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/14/#post-293984 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/14/#post-293951 Mon, 26 May 2008 23:04:08 +0000 http://www.arbitron.com/home/ratings.htm

For example, for Classic Rock:
New York City = 11th
Atlanta = 5th (Classic Hits)
Boston = 11th
Chicago = 11th (Classic Hits) or 21st (WLUP Classic Rock)
Denver = 9th
Los Angeles = 9th (Classic Hits) or 18th (Classic Rock)
San Francisco = 17th

Regarding "new" classic rock, both local stations have been playing Nickelback's "Rock Star", which is a classic theme with numerous versions by many bands over the years.]]> Opinions and Polls Dan Lasley https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/14/#post-293951 https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/14/#post-293921 Mon, 26 May 2008 18:53:28 +0000
Nowadays, though, most radio stations (at least in the US) don't really hire "talent" anymore. They hire button pushers with good diction and personalities to play the pre-programmed music purchased from a radio network. They're provided with "carts" (cartridges) that contain either fast, medium or slow songs and are told to play 3 fast/med and 1 slow, 3 fast/med and 1 slow, etc.... That's why all radio stations sound basically the same. They all follow the same format that is provided for them and play the music that is provided for them. They don't have any say in what is played and I think that's a shame!

I miss the days of Underground Radio!!!]]> Opinions and Polls Elecktrablue https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/ness-k-vs-cover-bands/paged/14/#post-293921