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Post by soonerbillz on Apr 16, 2022 13:21:31 GMT
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Post by ericvonha on Apr 16, 2022 15:07:59 GMT
Gene has to stay relevant somehow. So he may as well be controversial because controversy sells. I guess his "reality" has long been over. No more TV exposure and a brand that's been overtaken by Bruno Mars and Britney Spears. LOL!
One of the points he makes is that the music industry has evolved bigtime. Record/CD stores don't exist any longer and streaming services aren't paying like they probably should.
So, what do bands do to make up the deficit? Go on tour. Sell merchandise. And then, tour some more!
Gene would be more relevant if Kiss toured with BOC. I could buy 5 shows worth of tix to see BOC compared to one Kiss show. Last time I had the opportunity to see Kiss I passed because "price gouging" even for nosebleed tix wasn't right in my book.
Thanks for some good songs, Gene, but there are bands that are still making it because they have evolved.. and those bands are not insulting the fans. They know that if they insult the fans that they probably won't go see any more shows so cross me off that kiss list. đ
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Post by The Ocean on Apr 17, 2022 1:47:19 GMT
Rock is dead only if you listen to strictly terrestrial radio. There are some GREAT fucking bands out there paying their dues, making great music, getting airplay on university radio stations etc.
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Post by Alessandro on Apr 17, 2022 12:32:19 GMT
rock is longtime dead in terms of a creative output connected to youth culture (is there still any?) and linked to its times' social commentary, sure. and so is jazz, for what matters, both kinds of music that reached the limit of a possible further evolution, in spite of jazz being more complex in terms of harmonical texture and possibilities of further exploration. then, there are rock groups who can still create great music, speaking both about composition and performance. and feeling, which is of the utmost importance in a kind of music so basically simple but expressive and emotional as rock is (was?).
my own two Eurocents, 'course
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Post by mcamp on Apr 18, 2022 18:42:51 GMT
Rock is dead only if you listen to strictly terrestrial radio. There are some GREAT fucking bands out there paying their dues, making great music, getting airplay on university radio stations etc. The issue with that....when great FM commercial stations existed, there was a common collective which doesn't really exist anymore. Listeners are all splintered with streaming services, and most college radio doesn't transmit as far as the commercial counterparts. What we are left with is everyone in their little bubble with their ear pods, all listening to something different. Also, regarding college radio....most in the Boston area have different programs that feature different genres/ era's of music, which serves a narrow audience. I always fall back on what used to be AOR FM radio; new/ old music, hard rock/ soft rock/ metal....and served as a musical education, and also broadened the audience. I'm surprised that some billionaire with the love of music hasn't bought a station that would resemble Deep Tracks on Sirius.
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Post by delclayman on Apr 18, 2022 21:13:11 GMT
Rock is dead only if you listen to strictly terrestrial radio. There are some GREAT fucking bands out there paying their dues, making great music, getting airplay on university radio stations etc. The issue with that....when great FM commercial stations existed, there was a common collective which doesn't really exist anymore. Listeners are all splintered with streaming services, and most college radio doesn't transmit as far as the commercial counterparts. What we are left with is everyone in their little bubble with their ear pods, all listening to something different. Also, regarding college radio....most in the Boston area have different programs that feature different genres/ era's of music, which serves a narrow audience. I always fall back on what used to be AOR FM radio; new/ old music, hard rock/ soft rock/ metal....and served as a musical education, and also broadened the audience. I'm surprised that some billionaire with the love of music hasn't bought a station that would resemble Deep Tracks on Sirius. I agree completely on the old AOR format once being an anchor for new great rock output. I am from NE Ohio and WMMS 100.7 Cleveland was the grandfather and OG of all AOR stations to me. That station is now a shadow of the greatness of what it once was.. Bummer
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Post by Rich on Apr 22, 2022 4:48:30 GMT
I am from NE Ohio and WMMS 100.7 Cleveland was the grandfather and OG of all AOR stations to me. That station is now a shadow of the greatness of what it once was.. Bummer [/quote]
Im from W. PA and listened to WMMS a good bit...probably the best aor/rock station at the time. KID LEO say no more and the all weekend live stuff that they recorded in Cleveland..kicked it..yea i tune in now and then. Shadow of what it was...
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Post by delclayman on Apr 22, 2022 5:51:02 GMT
I am from NE Ohio and WMMS 100.7 Cleveland was the grandfather and OG of all AOR stations to me. That station is now a shadow of the greatness of what it once was.. Bummer Im from W. PA and listened to WMMS a good bit...probably the best aor/rock station at the time. KID LEO say no more and the all weekend live stuff that they recorded in Cleveland..kicked it..yea i tune in now and then. Shadow of what it was...[/quote] Yeah Rich, All the great WMMS, âHome of The Buzzardâ jocks were so great back then. Jocks like: -Kid Leo (As you mentioned. He was instrumental in breaking out new AOR artists such as Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie, Pat Benatar and Mott the Hoople.) -Matt the Cat Lapczinski -Bill âBLF Bashâ Freeman (Who played âMaggot Brainâ by Parliament Funkadelic every Saturday at Midnight.) -Jeff Kinzbach and Ed âFlashâ Ferenc (Buzzard Morning Zoo) -Len âBoom Boomâ Goldberg (The bad ass booming voice on the station's hourly IDs, music segues, sweepers, and commercials.) -Betty Korvan -Denny Sanders (Founder of âCoffee -Break Concerts) -Martin Perlich AND, I certainly will never forget: Murray Saul the legendary WMMS jock who is best known here in the CLE as the "Get Down Manâ. His Friday 5:00pm riffs and rants on WMMS-FM/100.7 made him a local celebrity in the 1970s. I never missed a Friday âGet Down! DAMNIT!!â Rant from him that officially kicked off the weekend and party time. What I wouldnât do to have that youth and good times again from back then. That was some of the best times of my life..
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Post by frog on Apr 22, 2022 7:50:09 GMT
Of course Gene is right ! he's always right !
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