Hey, it's not just rock and classic rock. Classical music stations do it too and so do country music stations. Hell, In Chicago the "oldies" station doesn't play anything from the fifties anymore. Does that make Jerry Lee Lewis "Easy Listening"? I don't think so.
Ironically, the best radio is in the smallest markets. My favorite kind of station is the middle of nowhere station where they can't afford to market one demographic. Even though they might mostly play the "hits" they'll be combining a Clint Black hit with a Vines hit and a Mary J Blige hit. While I wouldn't normally listen to any of those artists on their own, juxtaposed off each other they're kind of cool.
Down here in Austin, the radio is pretty diverse. At least the selection of stations allows for a person to make their own mix. The Classical station plays something other than the light classics that most stations play. There is a Classic Country station which is pretty cool. there are the requisite Classic Rock, new rock and a mix of both stations. But mostly I listen to the Public Radio station. They play more music than any public radio station I've ever heard. During the day there is a show called "eclectikos" where the guy plays music to fit a theme or themes and he does play Opera and folk, and rock and jazz and anything else that will fit. His personal taste in music is a bit, "light" for my taste but I'm still fascinated by the show because it is sooooo diverse. Their other shows are equally so. Ive heard them go from Miles Davis to Jurrasic Five on a "jazz" show.
Since you aren't in austin though, I'd reccomend just listen to records. Thats wht I mostly did in Chicago.
Your NPR station sounds way cool. Around here, once you get past morning drive time, things mostly seem to shift over to talk on NPR.
The problem with just listening to records is that it doesn't expose me to the stuff I haven't heard yet and don't already know I like, the stuff I've forgotten I liked 'cause I haven't heard it in a long time, and the stuff that I like but haven't been able to afford to buy yet. The first problem is the biggest. (Not that listening to a classic rock station is any better in that regard.)
I've gotten into the habit of listening to samples almost randomly on CDBABY.com. Coincedentally that's where I'm about to release my album but personal promotion aside, you can browse by album cover and click on something interesting to hear samples. I haven't yet been able to afford anything but if I had an income at all that's how I'd buy new music. It's pretty neat to find out how many people are out there doing really good stuff that mass media never sees.
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Ironically, the best radio is in the smallest markets. My favorite kind of station is the middle of nowhere station where they can't afford to market one demographic. Even though they might mostly play the "hits" they'll be combining a Clint Black hit with a Vines hit and a Mary J Blige hit. While I wouldn't normally listen to any of those artists on their own, juxtaposed off each other they're kind of cool.
Down here in Austin, the radio is pretty diverse. At least the selection of stations allows for a person to make their own mix. The Classical station plays something other than the light classics that most stations play. There is a Classic Country station which is pretty cool. there are the requisite Classic Rock, new rock and a mix of both stations. But mostly I listen to the Public Radio station. They play more music than any public radio station I've ever heard. During the day there is a show called "eclectikos" where the guy plays music to fit a theme or themes and he does play Opera and folk, and rock and jazz and anything else that will fit. His personal taste in music is a bit, "light" for my taste but I'm still fascinated by the show because it is sooooo diverse. Their other shows are equally so. Ive heard them go from Miles Davis to Jurrasic Five on a "jazz" show.
Since you aren't in austin though, I'd reccomend just listen to records. Thats wht I mostly did in Chicago.
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*boggle*
Your NPR station sounds way cool. Around here, once you get past morning drive time, things mostly seem to shift over to talk on NPR.
The problem with just listening to records is that it doesn't expose me to the stuff I haven't heard yet and don't already know I like, the stuff I've forgotten I liked 'cause I haven't heard it in a long time, and the stuff that I like but haven't been able to afford to buy yet.
The first problem is the biggest. (Not that listening to a classic rock station is any better in that regard.)
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