DS Forums

 
 

I had the misfortune of listening to Radio 1 the other day.


Reply
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 10-09-2012, 18:11
aisey
Guest
 
Join Date: May 2012
Posts: 331
Put another station on then. It's not rocket science.
aisey is offline   Reply With Quote
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
Old 10-09-2012, 20:48
Scrubber
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 4,009
Doesn't sound like Radio 1 at all... they usually play the generic club bangers in the top 10 on repeat.

Have you EVER listened to Radio1? I think you are thinking of CapitalFM.

Radio 1 plays all the chart music AS-WELL as new un-heard music, hints of rock, indie and sometimes pop classics. One of the only stations left that DOESN'T play the top 20 on repeat.

it was on at the gym.
my goodness, what a bizarre mess!

who is this station supposed to appeal to??

i dont quite understand what its supposed to be.
is it a mainstream pop station or what?

i was in the gym for 2 hours and must have heard one pop song.
the rest was just alternative nonsense which has never been in the top40, not has a chance of entering the top 40.
infact its almost as if they are trying desperatly to be cool, OR they only want to appeal to 35-50 year olds.

kind of reminds me of a dad dancing very badly at a wedding.
You should listen to Capital
Scrubber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2012, 20:57
mr_wonderful
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 1,338
Put another station on then. It's not rocket science.
If he wants to make a point regarding Radio 1, he is surely entitled to do so.
mr_wonderful is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2012, 20:59
MrMeatAndPotato
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2009
Posts: 3,230
Put another station on then. It's not rocket science.
Ever tried changing station on a HTC phone?
MrMeatAndPotato is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2012, 22:07
Eric_Blob
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,124
Yeah, if you want straight up pop music, Capital is a better option than Radio 1. Radio 1 isn't supposed to play pop muisc, it has to play other genres, whilst it's in Capital's description that it only plays pop.
Eric_Blob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 10-09-2012, 22:13
danielleh
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Posts: 5,250
Radio 1 strikes the right balance between mainstream and up and coming, alternative music in their daytime shows. Just looking at their playlist shows that. I assume the OP was listening at some time after 7pm, seeing as that's when they ditch the majority of the mainstream music - which should maybe give a hint as to the audience they're trying to attract at that time.
danielleh is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2012, 11:13
Scratchy7929
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,167
Depends what time you were listening to it. It could have been a specialist indie show (presume they still have these)
Sounds like Zane Lowe to me - not exactly sure what he specialises in though - crap music ???
Scratchy7929 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2012, 12:30
Eric_Blob
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 7,124
Radio 1 strikes the right balance between mainstream and up and coming, alternative music in their daytime shows. Just looking at their playlist shows that. I assume the OP was listening at some time after 7pm, seeing as that's when they ditch the majority of the mainstream music - which should maybe give a hint as to the audience they're trying to attract at that time.
Well, some evenings Radio 1 just broadcasts the same as Radio 1Xtra I think.

But even Capital FM has specialists shows at night sometimes, where you hear pretty much nothing from the charts in there.
Eric_Blob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2012, 13:09
acker
Guest
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,545
The fact that millions of people lap up Radio 1 depresses the sh*t out of me ....just as much as the fact that millions of people lap up Radio 2 ...beyond awful....like having somebody yelling " Idiot " at you.
acker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-09-2012, 14:00
Scratchy7929
Forum Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 3,167
Well, some evenings Radio 1 just broadcasts the same as Radio 1Xtra I think.

But even Capital FM has specialists shows at night sometimes, where you hear pretty much nothing from the charts in there.
What's all this specialist clap trap.All UK music stations have to play a cettain % of new / unheard music as part of their licence agreement.That's why it's played in the early hours when no one is listening (except perhaps the odd nightshift worker)
Scratchy7929 is offline   Reply With Quote
 
Reply




 
Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 19:45.