Comments on: Numberscruncher: Who Needs the Radio? http://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/ your daily dose of pop culture Fri, 25 May 2012 17:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: radio manelehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-66752 radio manele Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:39:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-66752 Interested in link exchange ? if yes i'm whating a mail from you Interested in link exchange ? if yes i’m whating a mail from you

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]]> By: Death by Power Ballad: Bad English, "Don't Walk Away" | Popdosehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-54356 Death by Power Ballad: Bad English, "Don't Walk Away" | Popdose Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:31:54 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-54356 [...] thinking of Creed, mostly, but also something like Train’s “Drops of Jupiter” (so wonderfully eviscerated recently by our own Anne Logue), in which no fewer than five co-writers cobbled together a song intended to be a Big Statement, [...] [...] thinking of Creed, mostly, but also something like Train’s “Drops of Jupiter” (so wonderfully eviscerated recently by our own Anne Logue), in which no fewer than five co-writers cobbled together a song intended to be a Big Statement, [...]

]]> By: EightE1http://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-51631 EightE1 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:09:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-51631 I don't know, Jon. The song, I believe, is credited to five writers, and to these ears, it's pure gibberish. The band is capable of some genuinely affecting stuff ("Calling All Angels," "Following Rita," "Cab," "Parachute") when Pat What's-His-Name isn't trying to be cute with the cultural references and non sequiturs, but the appeal of "Drops of Jupiter" eludes me. I don't know, Jon. The song, I believe, is credited to five writers, and to these ears, it's pure gibberish. The band is capable of some genuinely affecting stuff (“Calling All Angels,” “Following Rita,” “Cab,” “Parachute”) when Pat What's-His-Name isn't trying to be cute with the cultural references and non sequiturs, but the appeal of “Drops of Jupiter” eludes me.

]]> By: kshanehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-51632 kshane Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:34:11 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-51632 I've been an XM subscriber from nearly the beginning. It was magnificent when it was run by people like Lee Abrams. Since the Sirius merger (which was really not a merger, but a takeover), music has been the victim of Mel Karmizin's management. He seems determined to destroy satellite radio in much the same way that he helped to destroy commercial radio. We're getting much, much tighter playlists, and less imaginative programming in general. If Howard doesn't renew his contract next year, I wonder if Sirius/XM can survive. I may be gone by then anyway. And by the way, it's been a long time since I paid $10 a month for my subscription, if ever. I've been an XM subscriber from nearly the beginning. It was magnificent when it was run by people like Lee Abrams. Since the Sirius merger (which was really not a merger, but a takeover), music has been the victim of Mel Karmizin's management. He seems determined to destroy satellite radio in much the same way that he helped to destroy commercial radio. We're getting much, much tighter playlists, and less imaginative programming in general. If Howard doesn't renew his contract next year, I wonder if Sirius/XM can survive. I may be gone by then anyway. And by the way, it's been a long time since I paid $10 a month for my subscription, if ever.

]]> By: EightE1http://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-48082 EightE1 Thu, 07 Jan 2010 20:09:29 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-48082 I don't know, Jon. The song, I believe, is credited to five writers, and to these ears, it's pure gibberish. The band is capable of some genuinely affecting stuff ("Calling All Angels," "Following Rita," "Cab," "Parachute") when Pat What's-His-Name isn't trying to be cute with the cultural references and non sequiturs, but the appeal of "Drops of Jupiter" eludes me. I don't know, Jon. The song, I believe, is credited to five writers, and to these ears, it's pure gibberish. The band is capable of some genuinely affecting stuff (“Calling All Angels,” “Following Rita,” “Cab,” “Parachute”) when Pat What's-His-Name isn't trying to be cute with the cultural references and non sequiturs, but the appeal of “Drops of Jupiter” eludes me.

]]> By: kshanehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-48070 kshane Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:34:11 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-48070 I've been an XM subscriber from nearly the beginning. It was magnificent when it was run by people like Lee Abrams. Since the Sirius merger (which was really not a merger, but a takeover), music has been the victim of Mel Karmizin's management. He seems determined to destroy satellite radio in much the same way that he helped to destroy commercial radio. We're getting much, much tighter playlists, and less imaginative programming in general. If Howard doesn't renew his contract next year, I wonder if Sirius/XM can survive. I may be gone by then anyway. And by the way, it's been a long time since I paid $10 a month for my subscription, if ever. I've been an XM subscriber from nearly the beginning. It was magnificent when it was run by people like Lee Abrams. Since the Sirius merger (which was really not a merger, but a takeover), music has been the victim of Mel Karmizin's management. He seems determined to destroy satellite radio in much the same way that he helped to destroy commercial radio. We're getting much, much tighter playlists, and less imaginative programming in general. If Howard doesn't renew his contract next year, I wonder if Sirius/XM can survive. I may be gone by then anyway. And by the way, it's been a long time since I paid $10 a month for my subscription, if ever.

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-48015 JonCummings Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:56:57 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-48015 Well, we may need a ruling from the compilers on this, but I'm 99% certain I'm not the only person responsible for "Drops of Jupiter" showing up at #67 on the Popdose 100 Songs of the Decade last Thanksgiving...so that's at least one other person... Well, we may need a ruling from the compilers on this, but I'm 99% certain I'm not the only person responsible for “Drops of Jupiter” showing up at #67 on the Popdose 100 Songs of the Decade last Thanksgiving…so that's at least one other person…

]]> By: annieloguehttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-48011 annielogue Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:37:55 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-48011 Jon, I think you are the only person I ever met who likes that song. A Canadian friend got mad at me because she was talking about it, and I said that I had never heard it (true at the time) and that maybe it was CanCon, and she said, no, not even CanCon would be that bad, it was purely American dreck. To my horror, she was right: it was American, and it was dreck. Jon, I think you are the only person I ever met who likes that song. A Canadian friend got mad at me because she was talking about it, and I said that I had never heard it (true at the time) and that maybe it was CanCon, and she said, no, not even CanCon would be that bad, it was purely American dreck. To my horror, she was right: it was American, and it was dreck.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/numberscruncher-who-needs-the-radio/comment-page-1/#comment-47972 Ted Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:17:15 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=38559#comment-47972 I'll add one more phrase to yours: "We don't want to play the <i>wrong song</i>!" <br><br>It's a variation of "If the song doesn't research well, it's gone," but it's all about wanting your competitors to make all the mistakes (i.e., playing the wrong song) so your station sounds better because you're playing the "tested" hits. The problem is, the climate is so conservative that very few (if any) stations take those kind of risks, and that's part of the reason why the playlists are so tight. There are tricks music programmers use (the good ones, that is) to give listeners the sense that the they play more music than other stations, but they are few and far between. In this wonderful age of multitasking, many just don't have the time to edit their playlists as carefully as they should. I'll add one more phrase to yours: “We don't want to play the wrong song!”

It's a variation of “If the song doesn't research well, it's gone,” but it's all about wanting your competitors to make all the mistakes (i.e., playing the wrong song) so your station sounds better because you're playing the “tested” hits. The problem is, the climate is so conservative that very few (if any) stations take those kind of risks, and that's part of the reason why the playlists are so tight. There are tricks music programmers use (the good ones, that is) to give listeners the sense that the they play more music than other stations, but they are few and far between. In this wonderful age of multitasking, many just don't have the time to edit their playlists as carefully as they should.

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