Smash Mouth at Sturgis

[suzzer99]

I moved away from KC in 1996. I love coming back and on the drive from the airport hearing the same DJs spinning the same songs on the same station - 101 The Fox. It feels like I never left. I wonder how many times Skid Roadie has intro-ed Come Sail Away. 10,000?

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

I wonder how many times Skid Roadie has intro-ed Come Sail Away. 10,000?

They should play ‘Tom Sawyer’ more often.

[suzzer99]

Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

They should play ‘Tom Sawyer’ more often.

I wonder what the most all time played song on 101 The Fox is? Night Moves? Comfortably Numb? You Shook Me All Night Long?

[backinblack]

honestly the classic rock stations(we have 2) here aren't too bad, though yes they both are repetitive. They both have a playlist of probably about 200 songs that are regularly played, but they also sneak in seldom heard songs that the DJs want to play from time to time(heard Zeppelin's "Gallows Pole" the other day, pretty refreshing choice), so it's not completely ruled by a computer.

Also have 2 modern rock stations, a more alternative station(though it borders on pop), and a 60s/70s hits "oldies" station. And of course country, no shortage of country. I can find enough variety on our local radio to not be completely annoyed by it.

Radio was so much better before 1997 or so when it started to get super corporate and, as a result, cookie cutter. It lost it's spirit when companies like Clear Channel decided to make it all streamlined and syndicated.

[Kiimo]

Yeah smoke some weed, put on Paul's Boutique with the lyrics on, listen from beginning to end.

I think it's the best rap album ever made.

[Pitt Gorilla]

Originally Posted by Kiimosabi

Yeah smoke some weed, put on Paul's Boutique with the lyrics on, listen from beginning to end.

I think it's the best rap album ever made.

It's a masterpiece of sampling and editing for sure. I bought the green/rainbow tape on release day and think I wore it out.

[suzzer99]

It's also always going to be unique. You can't make an album with that much random sampling anymore - as you'd have to pay 100s of other artists a boatload of money.

[suzzer99]

I have an old school ipod connector to my car stereo that I use most of the time. I used to have sirius. Radio is too annoying because of commercials.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

I have an old school ipod connector to my car stereo that I use most of the time. I used to have sirius. Radio is too annoying because of commercials.

Same here. I just wondered if the variety on Los Angeles radio was enough to attract you away from your own music.

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by suzzer99

I have an old school ipod connector to my car stereo that I use most of the time. I used to have sirius. Radio is too annoying because of commercials.

I'm just not in the car enough to justify the expense of Sirius.

[suzzer99]

It probably would be if not for the commercials.

[backinblack]

don't think they even have any proper rock stations in LA except for KLOS now. KROQ has been garbage for years now.

[suzzer99]

It's great when you're driving all over the West where no other stations come in. Also when I was driving a jr high/high school kid around - she could find stations she liked. But apparently it doesn't work much south of Mexico. So I dropped it before my big trip and haven't bought it back.

[Pitt Gorilla]

I love Sirius/XM. I get to hear new music from whatever genre I choose with no ads.

[backinblack]

Sirius/XM has much of the same problem with repetitiveness that terrestrial radio has, it's just you don't notice it as much because you can easily jump from the mainstream stuff on Classic Rewind to Deep Cuts or whatever. But spend enough time on Deep Cuts and you'll hear the same songs over and over. Listen to Ozzy's Boneyard for a few days and count how many times you hear Highway to Hell.

Also sound quality wise for some reason is never as good as FM radio, or Bluetooth. I have whatever receiver it is that Ford stuck in this generation of Mustangs from the factory and it doesn't sound as good as FM.