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Co-Op Radio - insanity?
trevgo
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I rarely use my neighbourhood Co-Op store on the High St, seeing as the staff are almost uniformly miserable and sullen. On the odd occasion I do, I never cease to wonder at the music playing (much too loudly) on Co-Op Radio.
A couple of weeks ago, I called in for a couple of items, and they were playing "The Bends" by Radiohead. Now I happen to love that song, and whilst I despair of the predictable sludge peddled by commercial radio of all strains, I hardly think I should be the target for Co-Op radio.
2 evenings ago, whilst waiting in line for a cashier, they played the sort of obscure John Peelesque noise-fest track that 6 Music occasionally do to test the patience of their listeners. Again, I'm fine with it, as I like discordant guitars and minor chords, but a lot of the old biddies in the queue looked less impressed. Even I wasn't moved to impulse buy a Lion bar. Has the "station" been hacked by Tesco? Or is it just another example of the Co-Op's complete and utter ineptitude in all departments?
A couple of weeks ago, I called in for a couple of items, and they were playing "The Bends" by Radiohead. Now I happen to love that song, and whilst I despair of the predictable sludge peddled by commercial radio of all strains, I hardly think I should be the target for Co-Op radio.
2 evenings ago, whilst waiting in line for a cashier, they played the sort of obscure John Peelesque noise-fest track that 6 Music occasionally do to test the patience of their listeners. Again, I'm fine with it, as I like discordant guitars and minor chords, but a lot of the old biddies in the queue looked less impressed. Even I wasn't moved to impulse buy a Lion bar. Has the "station" been hacked by Tesco? Or is it just another example of the Co-Op's complete and utter ineptitude in all departments?
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It sounds like the music is still just as bad!
Ah, that would explain it then.
I'm all for unsigned artists being played on the radio, but surely this is just another piece of self-harming by the organisation. And this comes from a Global hater!
Just for the record my Coop, sounds just the opposite to yours, lovely and friendly and always very helpful, and obviously the music is not to loud otherwise I would have noticed it.
But at an almost imperceptibly low volume. They then played "Take on Me", the only A-ha song modern commercial radio thinks exists, at full blast.
..... You could have completed the illusion by purchasing a Vesta boxed curry !
sadly the nostalgic memory of 70s vintage ain't what it actually used to be...
Who'd want to be in Gary's Gang??
Yes of course, I'll just lurk by the yoghurts for half an hour then. I hadn't got anything else planned.