My local classic rock station, WDRV, is currently playing 2000 songs from their playlist in order from A to Z. They started yesterday, so they're just finishing the Bs now.
Did I mention that they've got streaming audio on their website? :)
Years ago, in the dark ages before mp3s, I created a series of tapes that did that for the Beatles songs. It tends to create some rather screwy combinations.
I did that recently, on MP3. (I made two, actually -- one "straight" and then another of rarities, parodies, and oddities, by Beatles, about Beatles, former Beatles, and so forth.)
Certainly all of those "I..." songs in a row make for an odd period!
The Drive's a really good station and tends to play quite a lot of classic rock that doesn't get much play elsewhere. The 2,000 song playlist is certainly not their entire collection by any means!
Yes, I heard of a classic rock station manager bragging that he could keep the public happy with the 'Nifty 450' he plays. I would guess that of the 2000, only about 517 get power-played. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of classic rock radio stations and oldies radio stations and if fact got a HD radio for Christmas last year, so I've been overindulging in the correct mix of oldies--late 50s and 60s (maybe 1970), the classic rock's Deep Tracks/Deep End (celebrating Zeptember this year) and the almost back to the original alternative Planet 96.3, the HD2 channel I just call the 'originals to all those parodies' channel.
There's only one self-identifying classic rock station in Omaha, or so it claims, and I sure don't know any different. But you gotta love a station that plays Simon & Garfunkel and Van Halen.
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Date: 2008-09-03 02:52 pm (UTC)Beatles
Date: 2008-09-04 07:22 pm (UTC)Certainly all of those "I..." songs in a row make for an odd period!
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Date: 2008-09-03 02:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-03 03:02 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-09-03 03:07 pm (UTC)I would guess that of the 2000, only about 517 get power-played.
Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a fan of classic rock radio stations and oldies radio stations and if fact got a HD radio for Christmas last year, so I've been overindulging in the correct mix of oldies--late 50s and 60s (maybe 1970), the classic rock's Deep Tracks/Deep End (celebrating Zeptember this year) and the almost back to the original alternative Planet 96.3, the HD2 channel I just call the 'originals to all those parodies' channel.
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Date: 2008-09-03 11:57 pm (UTC)There's only one self-identifying classic rock station in Omaha, or so it claims, and I sure don't know any different. But you gotta love a station that plays Simon & Garfunkel and Van Halen.