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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 2:54 pm    Post subject: Absolute 80s Reply with quote

I gave it a chance, but it's not that great.

Introes are cut off (e.g. the Kinks's Come Dancing), the same old suspects are wheeled out (Bon Jovi, INXS).
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree
They are also doing a 90's station sometime this month on dab(only in London)
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Aren't these so-called stations just glorified jukeboxes churning out an automated rotation from a server (pretty much like Heart is!)? John Peel will be turning in his grave!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 01, 2010 7:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

ColinB wrote:
Aren't these so-called stations just glorified jukeboxes churning out an automated rotation from a server (pretty much like Heart is!)? John Peel will be turning in his grave!

I think Mark Germino sums up what's gone wrong with the radio biz absolutely perfectly in his song 'Rex Bob Lowenstein'. Have a listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQZMtLv9ng
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 7:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lord Evan Elpuss wrote:
ColinB wrote:
Aren't these so-called stations just glorified jukeboxes churning out an automated rotation from a server (pretty much like Heart is!)? John Peel will be turning in his grave!

I think Mark Germino sums up what's gone wrong with the radio biz absolutely perfectly in his song 'Rex Bob Lowenstein'. Have a listen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYQZMtLv9ng



great song
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 8:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That’s the problem with digital anythings, it soon becomes clear that you can do it,(whatever it is)without people: people cost money, so the prawns in charge think, hey! Let’s do it without people, so you end up with touch-screen hotel check-ins and computer controlled electronic access doors and car-park barriers that you have to wave a card at. Digital Radio is just the radio version of that, impressive to some at first but try asking that touch-screen check-in, which is the best local chippy.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Rachel wrote:
That’s the problem with digital anythings, it soon becomes clear that you can do it,(whatever it is)without people: people cost money, so the prawns in charge think, hey! Let’s do it without people, so you end up with touch-screen hotel check-ins and computer controlled electronic access doors and car-park barriers that you have to wave a card at. Digital Radio is just the radio version of that, impressive to some at first but try asking that touch-screen check-in, which is the best local chippy.


Having studied the content of your post, Rachel (which displays very well here in the Digital Domain!) and I think I have the gist of what you're getting at.................... I think. Smile
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 1:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good. I like to be clear... Wink
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