nm34@sdcc12.UUCP (nm34) (01/30/85)
> > More to the point, the Dead are not and never have been on any AOR > stations much less on the top. This just shows that you do not know of > what you speak. We'll let you stay on, if only you keep it shut. > > Moral: Don't mess with DEADHEADS! > > Andy Bindan > > ...uh, right. Nice try. > > The Dead are usually played on many AOR stations. They are, in fact, a > staple. I heard a Dead song on WNEW, New York's AOR station, about a day > or two ago. No, they've never had a TOP 40 hit but they do get played on > most AOR station. "This just shows that you do not know of what you > speak. We'll let you stay on, if only you keep it shut." > > Moral: Don't HEAD with DEADmess! > -- > "That'S why I go for that Peter Merchant > rock 'n' roll music." I'm sorry for my unkind remarks. Chalk it up to it being my first try at posting something. I even spelled my name wrong. Thank you for your castigation. I have to beg difference with you, however. I have lived in several cities across the country and only in New York did I ever hear the Dead being played on any radio station. They just dont have the comercial appeal (except in NY or around San Fran). They continue to be more and more popular but still I think it is a mistake to say that they are played on many AOR stations. I haven't heard it. Andy Bindman ---
smeier@ihu1h.UUCP (smeier) (02/01/85)
> I have to beg difference with you, however. I have lived in several >cities across the country and only in New York did I ever hear the Dead >being played on any radio station. They just dont have the comercial >appeal (except in NY or around San Fran). They continue to be more and >more popular but still I think it is a mistake to say that they are >played on many AOR stations. I haven't heard it. > > Andy Bindman Well, here in Chicago (your typical city...), WXRT (93.1FM) plays some Dead just about every day or so. They even made "Featured Artists" one day a couple of months ago.. Dead on the air, all day long! Of course, WXRT is a somewhat eclectic AOR station and doesn't always pay attention to the conventional "commercial appeal." And it's also one out of about half a dozen AOR stations in this market, none of which ever plays anything but the occasional "Truckin'". So...what station plays Dead in YOUR town? Steve Meier
asente@Cascade.ARPA (02/05/85)
> So...what station plays Dead in YOUR town? > Steve Meier KFOG in San Francisco has a Greatful Dead hour every Monday at 10 PM. I've never listened to it, since KQAK has their Talking Heads hour on every Monday at the same time, with the slogan "How do you like your heads, talking or dead?" They even have a recording of David Byrne answering that very question. The promo ends with the announcer telling you to tune in to the Talking Heads hour: "You'll be grateful you did." -paul asente "...Love me 'till my heart stops, Love me 'till I'm dead."
cuccia@ucbvax.ARPA (Nick Cuccia) (02/13/85)
> > I have to beg difference with you, however. I have lived in several > >cities across the country and only in New York did I ever hear the Dead > >being played on any radio station. They just dont have the comercial > >appeal (except in NY or around San Fran). They continue to be more and > >more popular but still I think it is a mistake to say that they are > >played on many AOR stations. I haven't heard it. > > > > Andy Bindman > > Well, here in Chicago (your typical city...), WXRT (93.1FM) plays some > Dead just about every day or so. They even made "Featured Artists" one > day a couple of months ago.. Dead on the air, all day long! Of course, > WXRT is a somewhat eclectic AOR station and doesn't always pay attention > to the conventional "commercial appeal." And it's also one out of about > half a dozen AOR stations in this market, none of which ever plays anything > but the occasional "Truckin'". > > So...what station plays Dead in YOUR town? > Steve Meier In the Santa Barbara area, KTMS-FM (now something else... sigh) played a lot of Dead. It also played James Taylor, Earl Klugh, Shadowfax, Boston, Who, Yes, Chuck Mangione, Weather Report, and all sorts of stuff in between. Couldn't call it an AOR station, though, because it played everything from Jazz to Soul to Rock and Folk. In short, it defied labling. It wasn't a campus station or anything like that. In any case, it's gone now. Another reason not to visit my relatives in SB. Any other commercial stations that avoid pigeonholes out there? --Nick Cuccia --cuccia%ucbmiro@Berkeley --...!ucbvax!cuccia