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Post by Stu on Apr 3, 2019 4:04:23 GMT -8
I used to have a rule about buying new albums/CDs. If I didn't like a minimum two songs off the record I didn't buy it. It didn't always work but it helped. It sucked back in those days because the only way you heard new music without buying blind was the radio, MTV, or if a friend bought the record. Much easier these days to sample new music, but kind of sucky for the artists. In my 20s, living the in the 2nd World country that I do, I was solely reliant on weekly rock radio shows for exposure to new music. I had no access to satellite/cable TV and even if I had, the rock shows were limited. Our music shops weren't geared up to let customers listen to LPs/CDs before buying them and, occasionally, I'd take a risk based on a review or a band's previous work. Most of the time this paid off... I probably had a 95% hit rate. I got into some great bands that way. Unfortunately, I did manage to pick up a handful of stinkers too. Weekly rock shows were very helpful! Every Saturday night we'd (cassette) tape the Metal Zone on a local radio station (it's still around - m.facebook.com/TheMetalZone/). Didn't you guys have pirate radio stations playing the good stuff?
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Post by Stu on Apr 3, 2019 4:15:38 GMT -8
Are you too young to have bought 45s Jeffro? That was another way to take a chance on new music without having to spend a lot. Oh no, I had some 45s but that was back in the 70s. I never bought any of those cassingle things either. Sounds like you transitioned to albums before I did. (I guess you'd have to if you were a Prog Rock fan ). I was still buying some 45s in the early 80s when MTV was on. I didn't start buying albums until I got a paper route that paid "real" money
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Post by Stu on Apr 3, 2019 4:23:05 GMT -8
Are you too young to have bought 45s Jeffro? That was another way to take a chance on new music without having to spend a lot. Oh no, I had some 45s but that was back in the 70s. I never bought any of those cassingle things either. And I still have my original copy of the greatest cassingle ever released - Metallica Eye of the Beholder w/ B side Breadfan!
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Post by Jeffro on Apr 3, 2019 4:24:55 GMT -8
I think the last 45 I bought was from Pink Floyd's, The Wall. When my family moved to a new town in 1979 and I was introduced to Rush, it pretty much became albums from that point on.
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Apr 3, 2019 10:58:49 GMT -8
In my 20s, living the in the 2nd World country that I do, I was solely reliant on weekly rock radio shows for exposure to new music. I had no access to satellite/cable TV and even if I had, the rock shows were limited. Our music shops weren't geared up to let customers listen to LPs/CDs before buying them and, occasionally, I'd take a risk based on a review or a band's previous work. Most of the time this paid off... I probably had a 95% hit rate. I got into some great bands that way. Unfortunately, I did manage to pick up a handful of stinkers too. Weekly rock shows were very helpful! Every Saturday night we'd (cassette) tape the Metal Zone on a local radio station (it's still around - m.facebook.com/TheMetalZone/). Didn't you guys have pirate radio stations playing the good stuff? We had two great rock stations KSJO and KOME which were awesome for information. They always told you the names of the bands and songs they played (something no one does now). They also had platter specials where they played the entire album. They also told you about new albums coming out and bands coming to town. They also played the King Biscuit Flower hour for rare live recordings (usually prog). I miss all of that stuff...the internet just doesn't provide one-stop listening like these radio stations used to provide. And rock stations NOW are usually a 50 song playlist of classic rock you were already sick of hearing years ago (I don't need to hear Free Bird or Stairway again).
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Post by Jeffro on Apr 3, 2019 12:25:37 GMT -8
And rock stations NOW are usually a 50 song playlist of classic rock you were already sick of hearing years ago (I don't need to hear Free Bird or Stairway again). Yup, same for me. Mainstream radio sucks these days.
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Post by Bats on Apr 3, 2019 12:51:05 GMT -8
In my 20s, living the in the 2nd World country that I do, I was solely reliant on weekly rock radio shows for exposure to new music. I had no access to satellite/cable TV and even if I had, the rock shows were limited. Our music shops weren't geared up to let customers listen to LPs/CDs before buying them and, occasionally, I'd take a risk based on a review or a band's previous work. Most of the time this paid off... I probably had a 95% hit rate. I got into some great bands that way. Unfortunately, I did manage to pick up a handful of stinkers too. Weekly rock shows were very helpful! Every Saturday night we'd (cassette) tape the Metal Zone on a local radio station (it's still around - m.facebook.com/TheMetalZone/). Didn't you guys have pirate radio stations playing the good stuff? We did but you had to live near to the pirate station or have a good receiver. They started going out of fashion when the commercial stations came in... Just as I started getting into music.
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Post by Stu on Apr 3, 2019 13:54:52 GMT -8
Weekly rock shows were very helpful! Every Saturday night we'd (cassette) tape the Metal Zone on a local radio station (it's still around - m.facebook.com/TheMetalZone/). Didn't you guys have pirate radio stations playing the good stuff? We had two great rock stations KSJO and KOME which were awesome for information. They always told you the names of the bands and songs they played (something no one does now). They also had platter specials where they played the entire album. They also told you about new albums coming out and bands coming to town. They also played the King Biscuit Flower hour for rare live recordings (usually prog). I miss all of that stuff...the internet just doesn't provide one-stop listening like these radio stations used to provide. And rock stations NOW are usually a 50 song playlist of classic rock you were already sick of hearing years ago (I don't need to hear Free Bird or Stairway again). Since I live in the middle of the of the Hartford/Boston/Providence triangle we used to get a wide variety of stations, even ones from Long Island. Now it's like you say, the same old crap. My best station now is probably 98.7 WNLC. They play more deep cuts than other stations.
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Post by Stu on Apr 3, 2019 15:10:57 GMT -8
Since I live in the middle of the of the Hartford/Boston/Providence triangle we used to get a wide variety of stations, even ones from Long Island. Now it's like you say, the same old crap. My best station now is probably 98.7 WNLC. They play more deep cuts than other stations. Here's a good example. On the ride to my brothers house tonight the usual classic rock station was playing Kashmir by Zep. Yawn. I switched it to 98.7 and they were playing Red Barchetta
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Post by Ditch Fahrenheit on Apr 3, 2019 17:07:53 GMT -8
Since I live in the middle of the of the Hartford/Boston/Providence triangle we used to get a wide variety of stations, even ones from Long Island. Now it's like you say, the same old crap. My best station now is probably 98.7 WNLC. They play more deep cuts than other stations. Here's a good example. On the ride to my brothers house tonight the usual classic rock station was playing Kashmir by Zep. Yawn. I switched it to 98.7 and they were playing Red Barchetta Stations around here won't even play Kashmir...too long.
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jul 12, 2019 11:04:46 GMT -8
Danzig 4,gave it away same day.
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jul 12, 2019 11:08:06 GMT -8
Bought this in a second hand bin for a sawbuck,liked the cover.Tried to like it for a week,then traded it back.
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Post by Bats on Jul 12, 2019 11:08:21 GMT -8
I remember watching Danzig support Metallica in '88. I also remember not being impressed.
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jul 12, 2019 11:13:07 GMT -8
I remember watching Danzig support Metallica in '88. I also remember not being impressed. First time I saw them,91/92 I think was at the Opera House in Toronto.Small venue,and being allowed to travel overnight with a chum for the first time likely helped the experience.Saw them the next year,open air supporting Suicidal and Metallica and that wasn't so good.Also,a lot of Hammerskin fascist skinheads at that show roughing up the longhairs for Danzig.
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Post by Jimmers Nice Guy on Jul 12, 2019 11:14:33 GMT -8
I think this was post 'An Evening with Metallica' after the black album got HUGE,so a lot of angry jockos were there too.
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