You know what bothers me?

[Spark Of Spirit]

Linda Ronstadt was in the same situation as Rush. Someone on the committee didn't like them and tried to put the kibosh on their entry.

It was rather silly, really.

[Commode]

It's depressing that Nirvana is now considered classic rock.  The local station just played a Steve Miller song, had a bumper declaring they are THE classic rock station, then segued into "Come As You Are".


Followed by Journey's "Who's Cryin' Now?".  What a world.

EDIT: What the fuck, now they are spinning Sugar Ray.  I give up.

[Avaitor]

Before our local classic rock station went defunct and switched to a (poor) feed of a Miami news station, they started to play Linkin Park and Audioslave. I don't really have a problem with grunge or RHCP being considered classic rock, but that's where I draw the line.

[Lord Il]

Sugar Ray being played on a classic rock station is blasphemous.

The radio stations here are nothing to sneeze at, but if Sugar Ray was to play on a classic rock station here, well.. there would be hell to pay from the listening public.

[Commode]

Sugar Ray should be relegated to Bob FM(or Jack or Dick or whatever he's called in your area) only.  Maybe the Mix station, if they are lucky.

[Nel_Annette]

Looked it up. Sugar Ray's first album (with a very hot naked chick on the cover. Rawr.) came out in 95. They got two years before they belong on a classic rock radio station in my eyes. Twenty years after debut. That's my threshold for acceptance.

[Spark Of Spirit]

I gave up on the classic rock stations when I heard Linkin Park playing on them.

[Avaitor]

I'd argue that any artist who is still popular with high schoolers shouldn't be allowed on a classic rock station.

Although that'd probably include Green Day and I don't have a problem with their 90's stuff on those stations.

[Commode]

I'm just wondering if most 70s music is going to end up as sparse on the radio as 50s music is today, considering 90s stuff is showing up on classic rock stations.  Even from the '60s what really is still played on the radio?  The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Who, The Kinks, Eric Clapton, some stuff from the tail end of the decade like Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, CCR, Three Dog Night.  Not really a lot I'm afraid.

And "Basket Case" would sound really weird on a classic rock station.  Really the only Green Day songs that wouldn't are "When I Come Around" and "Good Riddance".

[Commode]

I don't think Elvis even gets played on the radio.  Which is something I can live with considering I don't much care for him, but still one of the biggest names in music ever.

[Avaitor]

My oldies stations play "Suspicious Minds" every now and then, but I mean, that's late 60's Elvis.

Still a great song, but yeah, not much 50's on the radio anymore, is there?

[Spark Of Spirit]

There really isn't. I can't even name the last time I heard Chuck Berry on the radio.

[Commode]

Ted Nugent made some great music back in the day, but man does this guy have some batshit insane opinions.

[No-Personality]

He should be muzzled, no argument about that.

[Avaitor]

uh...