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SteveO Wrote:The pirate radio stations and FM radio would avoid the usual suspect(s) (singles) and play the entire album or worthy tracks other than the singles. I don't know who does that these days! Interesting topic, thanks for the post Needle! Interesting to find out how the record company and or artist chooses the single.
That's just what 2 SiriusXM channels do--"Deep Tracks" plays unusual older stuff and "TheLoft", newer. The other Internet radio stations have similar channels, no doubt, and that's where us eclecticists have to go. Cheap enough at $9/month per unit that receives it and home service is available.
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not only Pirate stations SteveO, but "rebel djs" also.....
radio in the UK refused to play Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody because of the length of it but rebel BBC Radio host Kenny Everett played it anyway....he was instantly dismissed from the network, but the rest is history with that track....
the question that will always remain unanswered though is....
would it have been a mega-hit had it not been played on radio????
as some songs that are brilliant that don't get played bomb on the charts whilst others sell because they are banned or not given airplay....we'll never know I guess, but it doesn't matter anyway as the fact remains it was a huge hit and probably their most ambitious release ever(probably one of the most ambitious releases ever for its recording complexity)....
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CRAZY-HORSE Wrote:not only Pirate stations SteveO, but "rebel djs" also.....
radio in the UK refused to play Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody because of the length of it but rebel BBC Radio host Kenny Everett played it anyway....he was instantly dismissed from the network, but the rest is history with that track....
the question that will always remain unanswered though is....
would it have been a mega-hit had it not been played on radio????
as some songs that are brilliant that don't get played bomb on the charts whilst others sell because they are banned or not given airplay....we'll never know I guess, but it doesn't matter anyway as the fact remains it was a huge hit and probably their most ambitious release ever(probably one of the most ambitious releases ever for its recording complexity)....
Anybody hear Kanye West's disastrous version of Bohemian Rhapsody at Glastonbury? Atrocious - and this from a man who claims he is the greatest living rock star on the planet. Self delusional fool.
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To answer your question Jerome...no I haven't,nor do I want to...
As for his delusions of grandeur and genius....
It would have been difficult for him and McCartney to be in the same recording booth at the same time,but at least Macca has his back catalogue to stand by...
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Jerome Wrote:Anybody hear Kanye West's disastrous version of Bohemian Rhapsody at Glastonbury? Atrocious - and this from a man who claims he is the greatest living rock star on the planet. Self delusional fool. good to see he was made a fool of here by the national media
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Jerome Wrote:Anybody hear Kanye West's disastrous version of Bohemian Rhapsody at Glastonbury? Atrocious - and this from a man who claims he is the greatest living rock star on the planet. Self delusional fool.
I don't know, and I can't speak for all-time cause I'm not gonna claim to be a West fan, but I have noticed lately that, when he is involved with a good song it seems to either only feature him or it it is an older, well established song in a different genre and he makes some changes to. I can't think of anything off my head, especially recently, that has wowed me that is completely him, and him alone. (But then again, I'm not extremely well verses on all things Kanye.)
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About Mr. West: 180 degree reverse the lyrics of this song and that approximates my feelings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WohZm1GsAOw << Whatv a tragic figure she was. Did she have to live up to the life? I'm guessing the answer is "Yes"--you can't pick-and-choose and sing like that.
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I have Kanye's album titled something like "my dark twisted fantasy", or whatever it was called....
I bought it to fill in the giftcard gifts I received that year because it was on all of the "best albums" lists of that year.....
its a piece of crap overall,only a handful of tracks I can honestly say I like....
he's probably the most overrated artist(if you want to call him an artist) I have heard in a long,long time...
I still cannot belive McCartney worked with him....I s'pose Kanye believes that Macca 'needed' to work with him or that he believes he is a reincarnated Lennon...
and all that crap interrupting Taylor Swift when she won her first Grammy a few years ago....what an ar$eh0le!
that's my last post on Kanye, he doesn't deseve my attention and focus for one more minute!
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