tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post9181077182921257650..comments2024-02-01T08:34:02.773-05:00Comments on Exurbitude: What’s the Frequency, Kenneth?Bill Brainehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02999699705501962418noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post-45118437953459317742007-06-30T11:28:00.000-04:002007-06-30T11:28:00.000-04:00WPDH might be forgiven their occasional forays int...WPDH might be forgiven their occasional forays into Rush and an overload of Zeppelin, but they can never, ever be forgiven for airing the morning DJ who sounds like he woke up with a mouthful of dog vomit and then rushed into work without brushing his teeth. I swear, this guy's voice makes me gag, like, you know when you have a phlegm bubble in the back of your throat and you clear your throat and it sorta hangs on an extra minute and you sound a little like Harvey Fierstein and a little like Kermit the frog? That's how this guy sounds, only like it's not his phlegm. <BR/><BR/>And what's wrong with <B>S</B>teely Dan? Why, no<B>t</B>hing, r<B>e</B>ally. St<B>e</B>ely Dan is just fine. I may not seek out those meta<B>l</B>lic-sounding vocals, but I know the<B>y</B>'re lau<B>d</B>ed for their precision <B>an</B>d tightly cohering harmonic<B>s</B>. I g<B>u</B>ess there's just no a<B>c</B>counting for <B>k</B> ta<B>s</B>te. Oh, by the way, <B>goat balls</B>.Bill Brainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999699705501962418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post-27245519590220119162007-06-29T21:16:00.000-04:002007-06-29T21:16:00.000-04:00Dude, Mike Landin is the bomb.Dude, Mike Landin is the bomb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post-36191773978044039952007-06-29T14:48:00.000-04:002007-06-29T14:48:00.000-04:00When I lived in the Metro-NYC area I thought the r...When I lived in the Metro-NYC area I thought the radio options sucked. I'm just not into hip-hop and I simply don't speak Spanish (other than the few phrases I remember from my HS Spanish classes and what I've been able to glean from my 2 year old son's obsession with Dora the Explorer) and there were literally no rock stations at all -- world class or otherwise. As a result I listened only to WFUV -- I don't think I ever heard them play Steve Miller, and hey, what's wrong with Steely Dan? Whatever happened to 101.5, WPDH, the home of rock 'n' roll? I think they'd now fit into the "Classic Rock" genre, but in the early 80s, it was just rock. I guess if they haven't changed the playlist in 20+ years, that makes them sedimentary rock -- or do I mean to say "sedentary" rock?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post-72527423341930306602007-06-29T12:33:00.000-04:002007-06-29T12:33:00.000-04:00Seems to me that World Class Rock would have to ha...Seems to me that World Class Rock would have to have a fair representation of rock from other than Anglophone countries. So what do you get? The Scorpions, Kraftwerk, Rammstein, Bettie Serveert, Gluecifer, A-ha and ABBA? Didn't Stereolab have a French member?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post-84849980304936848252007-06-29T10:36:00.000-04:002007-06-29T10:36:00.000-04:00i actually heard steve earle "home to houston" on ...i actually heard steve earle "home to houston" on that rhinebeck station yesterday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post-72303470412444826052007-06-29T09:22:00.000-04:002007-06-29T09:22:00.000-04:00So that's how you spell Soterios? Huh.So <I>that's</I> how you spell Soterios? Huh.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post-59188222095007146172007-06-29T06:18:00.000-04:002007-06-29T06:18:00.000-04:00Rock taxonomy is a growing field. You've got your...Rock taxonomy is a growing field. You've got your Classic Rock, your Best New Rock, your World Class Rock, Active Rock, Album Oriented Rock, Alternative Rock, Modern Rock, and you think I'm kidding, <A HREF="http://www.nyradioguide.com/formats.htm" REL="nofollow">BUT</A>. <BR/><BR/>And then of course there's Igneous, Sedimentary, Metamorphic.Bill Brainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999699705501962418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454946892443304749.post-78093295974110874842007-06-29T01:28:00.000-04:002007-06-29T01:28:00.000-04:00What is "world class rock" anyway ? How is it diff...What is "world class rock" anyway ? How is it different from national class rock ? Is there state class rock ?<BR/><BR/>Do people in places other than the US (say, for example, Britain) understand when their rock is world class or only UK class ?<BR/><BR/>I used to live in a medium sized western city (known for being ultra liberal. You know, the one with the cable cars) that desperately wanted everything within its borders to be "world class." Its hotels, its restaurants, its transit system.<BR/><BR/>I got news : the world ain't that classy a place. What's next ? Solar System class rock ?<BR/><BR/>Rant over.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.com