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Does anyone actually listen to Top 40 radio stations?
Posted on 8/25/16 at 8:49 am
Posted on 8/25/16 at 8:49 am
It's brutal these days
I am not a "get off my lawn" type when it comes to music but damn Top 40 music these days is total garbage. It has nothing to do with my musical tastes but just the complete lack of originality in these hits. They all sound the fricking same. It's all rap/hip hop music with auto tuned voices and shitty, generic beats in the background with shitty lyrics.
So my question is how the frick do these shitty arse songs even chart in the Top 40? Who actually listens to this shite?
I used to be able to listen to Top 40 stations with no issue at all, but now its something I no longer do. The music sucks. I remember when Top 40 music was actually good music, creative music that took creativity, talent and skill. Now its just an endless conga line of rap/hip hop/club music.
I am not a "get off my lawn" type when it comes to music but damn Top 40 music these days is total garbage. It has nothing to do with my musical tastes but just the complete lack of originality in these hits. They all sound the fricking same. It's all rap/hip hop music with auto tuned voices and shitty, generic beats in the background with shitty lyrics.
So my question is how the frick do these shitty arse songs even chart in the Top 40? Who actually listens to this shite?
I used to be able to listen to Top 40 stations with no issue at all, but now its something I no longer do. The music sucks. I remember when Top 40 music was actually good music, creative music that took creativity, talent and skill. Now its just an endless conga line of rap/hip hop/club music.
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Posted on 8/25/16 at 9:15 am to goldennugget
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Does anyone actually listen to Top 40 radio stations?
Nearly any and all females under the age of 25 seem to.
I'm doing everything possible to reverse the brainwashing which has impacted my girlfriend's musical taste.
She loves the Beatles and some classic rock, but she also regularly listens top such Top-40 stations.
I played Nirvana's MTV Unplugged album on a drive down to New Orleans and all she did was bitch and moan. "I do not like this at all. This guy cannot sing. Yada, yada, yada." Granted, Cobain's voice is hardly melodic, but I repeatedly explained that it's the feeling and pain in his voice that makes it worth hearing. She wasn't having it.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 9:16 am to goldennugget
My wife eats it up. I do my best to just pretend that the radio is not there when we are in the vehicle.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 10:02 am to saint amant steve
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"I do not like this at all. This guy cannot sing. Yada, yada, yada." Granted, Cobain's voice is hardly melodic, but I repeatedly explained that it's the feeling and pain in his voice that makes it worth hearing. She wasn't having it.
What about Pearl Jam, AIC, Soundgarden or even RHCP? I assume by "classic rock" she digs Queen, Zeppelin and such.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 10:32 am to goldennugget
i have to because of my kids but thinking about the visuals from 'cant keep my hands to myself' keep me from blowing my brains while that song is on
and twenty-one pilots isnt that bad. also being a fan of zero 7 i don't mind sia but that new song gets on my last nerve (paint my toenails red put my high heels on and i.... hit the dance floor hit the dance floor)
and twenty-one pilots isnt that bad. also being a fan of zero 7 i don't mind sia but that new song gets on my last nerve (paint my toenails red put my high heels on and i.... hit the dance floor hit the dance floor)
This post was edited on 8/25/16 at 10:38 am
Posted on 8/25/16 at 10:36 am to goldennugget
Millions do. That's why it's Top 40.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 10:40 am to CAD703X
quote:hate them so much.
and twenty-one pilots isnt that bad.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 10:56 am to AlxTgr
thats cuz all your friends are heathens take it slow
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:01 am to CAD703X
I get stressed oooooouuuut
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:04 am to CAD703X
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cant keep my hands to myself
This is the song that inspired me to make this thread. It is terrible. The worst song I've ever heard. Someone Please explain how it would take any talent to make that song. Same lyric over and over with a generic synth beat. Plus Selena Gomez isn't even attractive.
My gym usually plays a house CD but today they didn't and instead played a Top 40 radio station and I had to listen to the crap my entire workout. I wanted to drill my ear drums out. All the songs sounded the same. Don't think I heard a single song from a white musician. I hate Taylor Swift but her music is at least original and requires talent, would be 1000x better than what I heard this morning.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:06 am to CAD703X
To be honest, no. Top 40 radio isn't as popular as you think it is. First off, radio is suffering declining listenership due to podcasts, satellite radio, and online music. But hwen people do listen to the radio, the most popular format is news... with a whopping 8.9% of the market.
Top 40 is #2 at 8.2% and #1 among people aged 18-34 at 12.40%. But even those numbers suggest that top 40 is not exactly blowing away other genres. Every little niche gets serviced.
Top 40 has, honestly, always been terrible and will continue to be terrible. That's because it is aimed primarily at teenagers who, as a rule, have terrible taste in everything. We'll eventually limit the playlist from each era to include only the best stuff which is a little boring, but allows us to block out the worst parts of history.
Top 40 is #2 at 8.2% and #1 among people aged 18-34 at 12.40%. But even those numbers suggest that top 40 is not exactly blowing away other genres. Every little niche gets serviced.
Top 40 has, honestly, always been terrible and will continue to be terrible. That's because it is aimed primarily at teenagers who, as a rule, have terrible taste in everything. We'll eventually limit the playlist from each era to include only the best stuff which is a little boring, but allows us to block out the worst parts of history.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 11:11 am to Baloo
106.9 and 107.5 here in nashville pretty much have a 6-song playlist it seems like. this summer it was:
- cant keep my hands to myself
- dont let me down
- pillow talk (or whatever that shitty song is)
- work work work work work work work (both versions)
- stressed out
(repeat those 5 above until your brain turns to mush)
- cant keep my hands to myself
- dont let me down
- pillow talk (or whatever that shitty song is)
- work work work work work work work (both versions)
- stressed out
(repeat those 5 above until your brain turns to mush)
Posted on 8/25/16 at 12:03 pm to Ace Midnight
quote:
What about Pearl Jam, AIC, Soundgarden or even RHCP? I assume by "classic rock" she digs Queen, Zeppelin and such.
She loves Queen. And I think she likes the RHCP a little bit.
However, I'm hesitant to expose her to Alice in Chains because Staley's voice is quite "unique" in its own right.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 5:26 pm to goldennugget
Is it really Top 40?
When I let the kids listen to what I assume is Top 40 they will play some songs twice in the same hour.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 6:43 pm to goldennugget
I gave up on "classic rock" stations because they play the same songs. No deep cuts. I started listening to a few stations that play "60,70 and 80's" with some 90's mixed in.
It's rock, pop, r&b, disco and acoustic.
It's awesome to hear the Beatles, AC/DC, Prince and Hot Chocolate in the same set.
It's rock, pop, r&b, disco and acoustic.
It's awesome to hear the Beatles, AC/DC, Prince and Hot Chocolate in the same set.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 8:09 pm to Mizz-SEC
There was a day when you'd still get good music mixed in with bad on Top 40. You'd get a good variety of music instead of just one genre, "club" music is what I like to call it, music you'd hear on a dance floor on a night club seems to be all Top 40 is about these days.
I remember listening to Top 40 stations in the late 90s/early 2000s and you'd still get good music mixed in there.
I remember listening to Top 40 stations in the late 90s/early 2000s and you'd still get good music mixed in there.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 8:46 pm to Baloo
quote:
radio isn't as popular as you think it is.
BS. I've been hearing this for over 15 years and it's still around.
Posted on 8/25/16 at 9:36 pm to goldennugget
not on purpose
Posted on 8/26/16 at 8:17 pm to goldennugget
My daughter (13 - no fricking pics you pervs)
Hits 1 on XM
Plus KIIS out of LA (also on XM [Channel 11])
Hits 1 on XM
Plus KIIS out of LA (also on XM [Channel 11])
Posted on 8/27/16 at 7:59 am to saint amant steve
quote:
I played Nirvana's MTV Unplugged album on a drive down to New Orleans and all she did was bitch and moan. "I do not like this at all. This guy cannot sing. Yada, yada, yada." Granted, Cobain's voice is hardly melodic, but I repeatedly explained that it's the feeling and pain in his voice that makes it worth hearing. She wasn't having it.
When did we start giving a shite what the "wife" or "gf" thought about anything?
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