Anybody wanna help me out here? On my radio show, I try to mix the obscure old NW with some of the more popular trax from the era (take a look at this week's playlist for the 1982 hour on "That Modern Rock Show" and you'll see what I mean). Trouble is, this always seems to dissapoint a lot of people. Folks who want the hits send me e-mails complaining about the mix. Actually, I don't think I even get THAT obscure. Am I out of my mind on this one? Would'nt you want to hear the more obscure stuff too? You guys are the experts (moreso than I am) so I'm bringing it to the table.
BTW: Just a piece of arcana from the show, almost all of the requests are for songs from 1979-1982, just prior to NW crossing over into the mainstream. Man, I'm really confused!
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Obscure -vs- Popular
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by ghosty » Fri May 27, 2005 9:39 am
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by Frau_Blucher » Fri May 27, 2005 9:53 am
I remember doing the first few Name That Tunes with Fritz. What I tried to go for were those A-minus list type songs that elicited an "Oh yeah, that's so cool, I forgot how much I loved that song!" kinda response. Neither totally obvious A list stuff nor
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by ghosty » Fri May 27, 2005 9:58 am
Well, that'll keep me busy! LOL
Living On The Ceiling–Blancmange
Ghost Town–The Specials
Dreaming–Blondie
Smalltown Boy–Bronski Beat
Seven Seas–Echo and the Bunnymen
Nowhere Girl–B-Movie
Public Image–Public Image Ltd.
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Living On The Ceiling–Blancmange
Ghost Town–The Specials
Dreaming–Blondie
Smalltown Boy–Bronski Beat
Seven Seas–Echo and the Bunnymen
Nowhere Girl–B-Movie
Public Image–Public Image Ltd.
Dancin With Tears in My E
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by MikeP » Fri May 27, 2005 9:59 am
Ghosty, hang in there for Freewave's final tabulation of top new wave songs -- I think it will serve as a killer reference whenever you're in need of either something popular or something with great hooks that will grab your listeners. I mean, all of us n
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by fritzb » Sat May 28, 2005 12:18 am
I agree completely with Blir on this. Go with the minor hits or at least songs that <I>should[/i] have been hits. If you do play something "obscure", make sure it has a great hook. You can never go wrong with a great hook. [;)]
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