tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970150767079374060.post1605323917239644048..comments2023-07-28T05:57:25.654-04:00Comments on Classic Rock FM: Another "New" Oldies ApproachUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970150767079374060.post-56928966864408322952007-09-22T11:59:00.000-04:002007-09-22T11:59:00.000-04:00It's the "LAME" presentation that makes it so wron...It's the "LAME" presentation that makes it so wrong.<BR/><BR/>The "Top Forty" songs are more passable then the imaging.<BR/><BR/>It was lame in 1972, it's even worse today.<BR/><BR/>WDRV is a much better representative of a palatable melding.Lee Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283796554176323393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970150767079374060.post-21799733941107083202007-09-22T11:08:00.000-04:002007-09-22T11:08:00.000-04:00Lee - agree with your comments. It certainly has...Lee - agree with your comments. <BR/><BR/>It certainly has limited appeal to the "real Hippies" who are more likely fans of mid-to-late 60s/early-to-mid 70s progressive FM radio. <BR/><BR/>And as you said tuned out of the Top 40 commercial fare. <BR/><BR/>Without a doubt "Hippie Radio" is just the name of a pop oldies format. <BR/><BR/>That said - I do believe there's many like myself who listened to both progressive FM and pop AM in that era. <BR/><BR/>I feel Chicago's WDRV successfully combines both using intelligent music selection on the Top 40 side (sometimes the setup is everything) with laid back AOR/Classic Rock formatics.<BR/><BR/>Do "real hippies" (former or otherwise) want a station pitched to them as "hippie radio"? <BR/><BR/>danDan Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607457269279943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2970150767079374060.post-82394683452961703592007-09-22T10:33:00.000-04:002007-09-22T10:33:00.000-04:00I listened to "Hippie" Radio for about 2 hours yes...I listened to "Hippie" Radio for about 2 hours yesterday. Though they are right about all the reasons that the Target Audience they are marketing to is a viable and distinctly reachable group, I'm afraid the imaging and general tone of the format is exactly opposite of what someone who thinks of themselves as a "Hip" 45-65 person wants or expects from a station aimed at them.<BR/>Too much "Top Forty Hits" from back in the day,interspersed with lame imaging and puking DJs. In the "Late 60's" and 70's, this sound was what caused "Hippies" to tune out Top 40 and gravitate to Underground/Progressive Rock Radio.Lee Arnoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05283796554176323393noreply@blogger.com