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Time for a rant for a US station since I haven't done one for a bit

WXDX Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1020-1120 US Time 18/12/09

Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm
all good ****

Counting Crows - Round Here
Dodgy old 90s song but not too bad ***


Veruca Salt - Volcano Girls
wow! way back in the 90s for this, pretty good song ***1/2

Papa Roach - Last Resort
all good ****

Rancid - Salvation
Obscure song here, do hear "Time Bomb" very occasionally also of course "Ruby Soho"

web filler: how about this for a retro - Superdrag - Sucked Out
obscure for sure but a good song ****

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Nickelback - How You Remind Me
y'know I still kinda like this song not terribly sick of it although yes still pretty

overplayed ****1/2

Alice In Chains - Again
awesome song, definatly underplayed although I do have "Black Gives Way To Blue" now but

haven't listened to it

Atreyu - Falling Down
pretty cool song ***1/2

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Korn - Got The Life
still an awesome song ****

Ahh heres a classic - Bob Marley - Buffalo Soldier
gotta love some Reggae every so often ****

RHCP - Breaking The Girl
again classic tune ****

Evanescence - Bring Me To life
yes its still there, and still a rather good song sure it got overplayed but I don't mind it , memories of the early 2000s heh ****

Thats it.

Its been a week since the last rant, and today is Thanksgiving it means US radio stations are slightly diffferent from your normal programming and it's my favorite type of weekend on X96 Salt Lake, Where its SHUFFLE weekend, which means a lot of random songs 26/11/09 1000-1100

KXRK Provo Ogden, Salt Lake City, who knows what we'll play next, we're on Shuffle

And it starts out with... OINGO BOINGO - Not My Slave
haven't actually heard this song but of course "Dead Mans Party" and "Only A Lad" are great songs plus they did the theme for "Weird Science" heh, of course also interesting is that film score composer Danny Elfman was a member of this band, tiz good ***1/2

STP - Interstate Love Song
all good ****

What will we play next who the hell knows, X96

Pennywise - Stand By Me
this goes way back, and a damn good version ****

Metric - Help, I'm Alive
damn good song ****

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Eve 6 - Promise
WOW!!! I know a past rant I mentioned an Eve 6 blast from the past with "Think Twice" but this was an awesome song back in the day ****

if you put a thousand monkeys with a thousand iPods at a radio station It Would Sound like This

MGMT - Kids
all good ****

RHCP - Higher Ground
of course its a classic version ****

Nirvana - All Apologies
yes overplayed but still a good song ****


Random Music, Why Because we Can, X96 on Shuffle

Death Cab - Meet Me On The Equinox
of course I don't intend to see anything involving "The Twilight Saga" but I have to say they've put together good soundtracks for them ****

X96 Nightmare before Xmas this Monday, 30 Seconds To Mars, Say Anything and King Nico
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whats coming up next we have no freakin' Idea X96

Tonic - If You Could Only See
heres one from back in the day still good enough ****

at X96 we're on a lot of stuff but this weekend we're on Shuffle

Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
still an awesome song ****

Weezer - Undone (The Sweater Song)
of course its a classic ****1/2

Pearl Jam - Alive
and again a 90s classic ****

Ben Folds Five - Song For The Dumped
tiz alright ***1/4

thats it

Time for a Quick rant meaning its jusan hour, gotta go for 98 Rock WXTB Tampa Bay since I haven't actually done a normal hour for them

1453-1553 UK (0953-1053 US)

Slipknot - Duality
all good of course I'm not the worlds biggest Slipknot Fan but its alright ***1/2

Pearl Jam - Better Man
yes Overplayed but still good ****

WXTB we won't be stopping the rock, if anyone even tries to we're gonna come and bust a cap in their ass, it's the bust a cap guarantee 98 Rock

Metallica - Fade To Black
Absolute Classic *****

Double Shot: Metallica - Fuel
of course its a damn good song *****

Shinedown - Second Chance
still an awesome song ****1/2

Staind - For You
all good ****

Cage The Elephant - Ain't No Rest For the Wicked
more goodness ****

STP - Insterstate Love Song
absolute classic of course although it doesn't seem to be played as much as it used to be (which is a good thing) with "Plush" getting the most nowadays ****

3 Doors Down - Kryptonite
still a great song, although as big as this song was I'm not hearing it as much as you'd think but hey ****

APC - Judith
awesome song ****1/2

Linkin Park - New Divide
yes still all good ****

AC/DC - Hells Bells
going wayback its of course classic ****

And Finally: The Offspring - Gotta Get Away
rarer Offspring track, all good though ***3/4

Time for some more Classic Rock stuff, WRFQ (Q104.5) Charleston South Carolina

1012-1112 US Time (1512-1612 UK) 11/11/09 (lest we forget...)

Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
its a pretty good song ***1/2

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The Boat That Rocked is renamed Pirate Radio in the US huh? still havent seen it but I Guess I really should what with being a geek about that sorta thing, but I think the Hauraki story is probably a better Pirate radio story,

Charlestons Classic Rock

Cheap Trick - I want You To Want Me (live)
heh, seeing as I did actually hear the Letters to Cleo version on The Edge the other day but of course its a very well written pop song ****

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar
hey its the stones of course its good (although I don't actually own any of their CDs I really should look into getting some) ****

Motley Crue- Smokin' In The Boys Room
HAH! of course its cheesy and I believe it is actually a cover but hey its alright ***

.38 Special - Hold On Loosely
cheesy as hell song but very catchy ****

Led Zeppelin - What is And What Should Never Be
of course its Led Zep its awesome haha ****

Q104.5

Foreigner - Head Games
I've said it before that of course they have to be one of the cheesiest 70s/80s bands but the songs are too damn catchy ***3/4

Filler Track is played here but I don't know what it is anyways

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Pink Floyd - Money
of course a classic ****1/2

Journey - Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'
again one of the cheesiest 70s/80s bands you can think of and a terribly cheesy song to go with it haha ***

Bachman-Turner Overdrive - You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet
Ahh classic, although I can't think of this song w/out thinking of Smashey and Nicey hah ****

Aerosmith - Love In An Elevator
all good ****

Thats it

time once again to go to Denver for a KBPI Rant

but first from the Twitter Universe (Follow icerantz) changtiki: cant believe what one of our listeners just did ON AIR!
just when I tune out huh? so I missed it but if anyone can fill in feel free, of course it maybe on the podcast but I'll have to wait until Monday at the earliest to download it (Damn work and not having a home PC hey I'm crap at saving money haha)

But anyways back to the matter: FEATURE THIS is the new lunchtime feature, playing tracks off a feature album throughout the hour, Todays Album is... FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH - War Is The Answer because they just played at Infest (their big concert)

First song: Bulletproof
reminds me more of a slipknot song really but still pretty damn awesome, METAL!! **** also funny it has an All That Remains reference since they just played All That Remains heh

AC/DC - T.N.T
of course a classic tune, have to give it *****

Creed - Overcome
its damn catchy I'll tell ya that, but otherwise pretty average ***1/2

Best Band in Denver going on, To The Last Bullet, The Bitter Forgiven and Vanadium, if any of them become big thank the station

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Feature This: part 2 - Five Finger Death Punch - Far From Home
wow, Mellow track here, even with the strings, enter the complaints "They've gone soft" but of course I don't have a problem, its nice to have a change of pace with some acts ****

he doesn't use his real name because its Basil Nottingham the Third, Dan

Disturbed - Indestructible
all good ****

Nickelback - Never Again
say what you will about them but this song still rocks haven't heard it for a while either ****

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Final Feature This track: Five Finger Death Punch - No-One Gets Left Behind
freakin' awesome track ****

Metallica - Cyanide
still damn good ****

Aerosmith - Come Together
as I've said before I don't really see the point of this cover but hey its alright ***1/2

Hurt - Rapture
I freakin' Love this song, Its kinda Tool-esque but hey its pretty damn awesome only have their first album though but its good stuff ****1/2

and finally - Sick Puppies - You're Going Down
as y'know I love this song ****1/2

thats it

OK first attempt at finding a station today didn't work so heres a random station I've never heard, WXZZ, Z-Rock, Lexington Kentucky (wow, of all the places, but hey gotta cover everywhere), just your general "Rock" station, new old, everything I suppose

1509pm-1609 Local Time, and 1909-2009 UK Time 28/10/09

Three Days Grace - Break
damn good song ****

Lexingtons Pure Rock, Z-103

Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar
classic stuff of course ****

The Frequency is 103.3, we are lexingtons Pure Rock Z-103

White Stripes - Icky Thump
more damn good stuff here **** plus I do like the whole message "Why don't you kick yourself out your an immigrant too" heh

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Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood
ahh classic, Cheesy yes, but hey it was the 80s ****

Creed - Overcome
yes their back, don't be ashamed you liked em back in the day, it was funny reading the second ever rant from June 2000 (yes it was that long ago) and I did consider "With Arms Wide Open" the best song out at the time, just my opinion but hey (I considered Shihads Pacifier "boring" at the time, I've seen the error of my ways, and yes I would now say that was the best song on that haha) But I do like this enough, sure its pretty generic though ***1/2

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White Zombie - More Human Than Human
of course an Awesome Song ****

Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
Wow! here, 70s cheese but pretty awesome, quite epic as well ****

Pearl Jam - Betterman
still good ***1/2

ahh heres a feature for 4pm, Thumbs up or the finger, playing a new song if you like it thumbs up, if its bad give it the finger

Kings of Leon - Crawl
good song here, not their best but alright ***1/2 had the album for ages of course but yes its good

Foos - My Hero
of course a classic ****

no-one liking the Kings of Leon to begin but a couple do, but anyways, we'll leave it at that

yes you were waiting for todays rant weren't you? here ya go long time no rant for... KRAB Bakersfield California, back with the "Really Retro Show" for some old school alternative action. its of course midday US Time on 26/10/09

And we're starting out with BAD RELIGION - Los Angeles is Burning
I'm actually not sure if the shows started but hey, the songs about 5 years old, awesome song though ****

Stroke 9 - Little Black Backpack
heres a kinda "Oh Wow" from way back in the day, and I liked it tons back then, also gotta love the "Kick Some Ass" Video from "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" it did actually get on the pop top 40 back in the day too if I remember ***1/2

Puddle of Mudd - She Hates Me
yes again it feels kinda wrong to call a song thats about 7 years old retro, but hey its a loooooooooong time ago, yes of course it had its time way back when probably will go down as their biggest hit (this or Blurry) but hey I don't mind it, just over it ***

Offspring - Kids Aren't Alright
again I've said one of my favourite Offspring songs of all time and not as overplayed as the other stuff ****

Hoobastank - Crawling In The Dark
y'know theres gonna be 00s at noon shows soon rather than the 90s at noon staple even though to me it still seems wrong to say songs from then are retro but I kinda agree with the 5 year rule some shows have, anyways onto the song, it was their first single and it holds up massively shame they didn't go onto bigger things just a couple of slow songs that got well overplayed (Running Away & The Reason) but as I said I still like this song alot ****

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Bush - Everything Zen
back to the 90s still good ****

some people call these songs old, we like to call them "Previously New"

Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains
all good ****

Big Audio Dynamite - The Globe
The Clash gone hiphop! of course you can tell its from the early 90s plus its interesting to see an artist borrow from their earlier work only really knew "Rush" for many years (which of course samples The Who's "Baba Oreilly") but hey they've got some other good stuff ****

Cure - Lovesong
still in the late 80s/early 90s then, but hey its all good ****

Social Distortion - I Was Wrong
again I gotta say a favorite band who I don't own any CDs but still love the song ****

Beastie Boys - She's Crafty
another example of classic sampling before all the legal stuff hit, sampling Led Zeppelins "The Ocean" but yes a classic ****

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Wallflowers - One Headlight
more 90s nostalgia here, haven't heard much from them since though ***1/2

we don't remember much from back then but we do remember the music

Cranberries - Zombie
of course was mentioned the other day on the Rock rant but hey still good ***1/2

311 - I'll Be Here A while
a 311 song I haven't heard for... A While (bad joke) but hey its still all good ****

106.1 KRAB now offering unlimited Listening Minutes

Everclear - Santa Monica (watch The World Die)
all good ****

from Everclear to Everlast - ENDS!!!
gotta say WOW! for this of course since lets face it, the only track of his that ever gets played is "What It's Like" so its awesome hearing something else plus I ended up liking this song a load more than "What its Like" anyways ****

time for a new rant, new station, pretty much a classic rock station, so here ya go WRFY, Reading, Pennsylvania 1015-1115 US, 1515-1615 UK Y102

Billy Joel - Scenes From An Italian Restaurant
HUH? not really rock at all of course haven't actually heard much of his stuff beside the old "Piano Man" heh, but of course not really my thing *** plus he's from Pennsylvania isn't he? long song though

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GNR - Knocking On Heavens Door
a bit more like it **** probably the best version of this song for sure

Van Halen - Dancing In The Streets
covers day today then? but it actually quite a cool version ***1/2

Lifehouse - You and Me
again its a kinda Huh? I still like Hanging by A Moment and Sick Cycle Carousel but I think those a really the only songs of theirs I do otherwise its all a bit too slow ***

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it's time to shut up and play more rock hits (so thats the format) on Y102

Cream - Strange Brew
now this is really classic rock of course, pretty good ***1/2

Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band - Her Strut
not heard this, of course his most famous song would be "Turn The Page" which of course was made more famous by Metallica to me

Eddie Money - Baby Hold On
again never heard of it, pretty cheesy slow song **1/2

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Time to crank up your radio and listen to more rock hits of WRFY

Hinder - Lips of An Angel
of course its cheesy as hell, but catchy still pretty terrible haha ***

Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
I Think it's the first Elton John song ever covered in the rants (no wait, he had the song w/ the boy group, and he did one with Collective Soul as well didn't he? so maybe not heh) but still not my thing really,

John Mellencamp - Rain On The Scarecrow
wow and another song I've never heard average really ***

Dave Mason - Only You And I Know
never even heard of the artist either for this one, but its alright ***

Finally: U2 - I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight
its alright *** not really near their best stuff but good

in Summary its not really my type of station, a bit too mellow and not really my style of music

Time for a return to US pop radio, Y100 Miami (WHYI), 1500-1600 UK, 1000-1100 US

Jay-Z/Rhianna/Kanye - Run This Town
ahh good ol' Jay-Z, damn good song, kinda like the "New York State Of Mind" Track as well ****

Rascall Flats - What Hurts The Most
ARGH COUNTRY, funny its a remake of the Cascada song though but hey at least their not restricted to just hiphop/urban/dance pop tracks here, **1/2 (y'know I still want to just randomly rant a country station one day even though I don't know very much at all about the format I just want to see whats out there)

And its Ryan Seacrest, DOH!

Lady GaGa - Paparazzi
or as some people might mishear it Pavarotti just waiting for that parody to be made heh, but yes as I've said I don't mind her at all ***

I.Y.A.Z. - Replay
never heard it before, but its kinda more of the reggae/hiphop/R&B hybrid stuff, not bad but not that great either **1/2 but it is catchy as hell

Fergie to be a part owner of the Miami Dolphins

Jason Mraz - I'm Yours (remix????)
its got someone else on it, don't know who, and they've taken Jason out of it except for the chorus, so I don't know, I remember way back in the day when he had the song "The Remedy" which wasn't bad at all, and the original of this is fine, but this version kills it **1/2 looking it up looks to be Lil Wayne heh

talking to "Fergies Mom" about Fergies stake in the Miami Dolphins

Shakira, see her videos at y100.com

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I Believe as a web filler - Christina Aguilera - Come on Over
of course blah ** but I actually haven't heard it for years

Ryans Back with Another Song this is Y100

Beyonce - Sweet Dreams
alright ***

Shakira - She Wolf (or Loba in Spanish heh, considering Lobo is course dog)
holy 70s disco haha, but kinda cool ***

Panic! At The Disco - I Write Sins not Tragedies
of course a damn good song (although you can't say Goddamn in America which I never get, but I spose there a lot more religious folks there) ****

Taylor Swift - You Belong with Me
again more pop-country, pretty terrible **

Justin - What Comes Around\
blah **

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Filler: Avril - Girlfriend
ARGH!!!, of course a kinda remake of the ol' "Hey Mickey" of course cheesy as hell *

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Y100 all the hits

Pitbull - Hotel Room Service
average **1/2

Inspired by this blog post saying that this is the worst of Clear Channel "Alternative" Stations because it plays far to much "Active Rock" but we'll see if its really that bad (although my tastes of course vary from the guy who does that blog but hey) but that blog has kind of inspired me do do a sort of "VS" Rant seeing which stations are better also its sad to think that KRAB is in there as the worst (but hey I only really listened to their retro show, they do play some cool stuff I haven't heard elsewhere though

might as well make it 1458 - 1558 12/10/09 WXEG Dayton Ohio

Mudvayne - Happy?
of course it's definatly active rock, but they used to get alt play back in the day, because hey they are still damn good and what they do (What they do what they did to.... too far?) ****

New Rock 103.9 Now the X

Breaking Benjamin - I Will Not Bow
again an awesome song and ok they got big when they released a song that sounded a bit like SOADs "Spiders" in "So Cold" (Although they had an album out before that) they got Alt play when they started way back with "Polyamourus" which was a catchy as hell song ****

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and speaking of SOAD - Lonely Day (I think its a web filler)
Ahh the rare mellow side of em (although yes I mentioned just "Spiders") but still an awesome song **** Alternative? I can let them pass

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P.O.D - Youth Of The Nation
all good ****

10 Years - So Long, Good Bye
it's the proper album version here which is just acoustic, they did a version which did add strings and such, but hey its cool both of their albums are great yes their very Tool influenced nothing wrong with that ****

we're 103.9 The X and we go through a lot of girl scout cookies I gotta tell ya (????)

NIN - The Hand That Feeds
of course its awesomeness, and hey you can't say Nine Inch Nails aren't alternative haha

Staind - Mudshovel
still probably one of their best songs from way back when, its' all good ****

Linkin Park - Lying From You
again one of my faves of theirs ****

AIC - Check My Brain
yes their back!! need the album of course its actually hard to believe they have a new singer since it sounds like they never left also just got Jerry Cantrells "Boggy Depot" album, very good stuff *****

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Slipknot - Wait & Bleed (Web filler I think)
of course an awesome song ****

STP - Dead & Bloated
all good ****

Seether - Careless Whisper
Yes folks, Seether cover Wham/George Michael, but hey it makes the song a million times better unfortunatly not on their latest album tho and I do have to consider it a "Joke" song at times because its still just as cheesy as the original but its good enough ***1/2

Limp Bizkit - Behind Blue Eyes
umm WHY? although it seems to be their only song played nowadays (I do hear "Break Stuff" A bit as well actually) of course you can't beat the orignal but this is still alright ***

Anberlin - Feel Good Drag
and still an awesome song ****

Eve 6 - Think Twice!!!!
WOW! not "Inside Out" so long since I've heard this song and its as awesome as I remember it ****

As for the station not being "Alternative" I can agree, "Modern Rock" should be the correct term, but the last two tracks are more in line with "Alternative" while the rest could be on any "Active Rock" station, it doesn't play any of the old tracks an "Active" Station would play though (70s/80s stuff)

New rant for an old favorite KIOZ's Lost & Found 8pm UK time, 12pm San Diego 01/10/09

Tantric- Breakdown
haven't heard this in a while, damn cool song ****

Slipknot - Psychosocial
well thats not very Lost&Found is it? but this station might play it less than others so hey I don't know. Still a decent song ***1/2

Van Halen - Hot For Teacher
ahh the 80s, (even if I was only 6 years old when it ended, and when this album came out I was only 1 year old haha) but yes alright song, it is kind of annoying. one of my least fave VH songs *** plus not that rare of a song either.

Cinderella - Shake Me
What is it with this band this week? the cheesy 80s music is following me but at least this is slightly rockier, still what kinda of rock band name is Cinderella????? haha **

Tonic - If You Could Only See
wow! I have heard this recently but it is a slightly forgotten song still good as well ***3/4

Type O Negative - Cinnamon Girl
Ahh a nice bit of goth metal always livens up the party ****

Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock
back to the 80s, although an 80s band I kinda like but not majorly, don't have any CDs of theirs, but this and "We're Not Gonna Take it" are of course 80s classics ****

GNR - Don't Cry
alright, nothing too special ***

Suicidal Tendencies - Institutionalized
this does get played quite often on this show, but it is so freaking awesome ***** and yes its back to something REALLY GOOD from the 80s haha

Maiden - Run to The Hills
ya gotta love it ****

Local H(!!) - Toxic
Didn't know they covered this, of course its the Britney song turned into a rock song, its very cool haha ****

and from that to.... Extreme - More Than Words
HAHAHHAHA! ZMs High school hit, of course I can't say the band is Extreme at all given this song but still a cheesy retro track ***

Hows that for RANDOM hour haha

New Station, New Rant, WGIR Rock 101 Manchester, (HA!) New Hampshire 1507-1607 UK (1007-1107 US)

Alice In Chains - Heaven Beside You
all good ****

Rock 101

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell
ahh the 80s, of course a classic ****

The Best classic rock the best new rock, Rock 101.5

Linkin Park - New Divide
more goodness from em, annoying its a soundtrack single (i guess it'll be on the eventual greatest hits) but ahh well ****

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The Doors - Love Her Madly
of course an ancient song, but still rather good ***1/2

Tom Petty - Free Fallin'
alright, nothign really special, but still an alright song ***1/2

Cinderella - Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone
of course its totally terrible cheesy 80s hair ballad stuff, pretty bad **

Halestorm - I Get off
Damn good song ****

Led Zep - All My Love
pretty good stuff, but of course it's Led Zep so it has to be haha ****

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Nirvana - SLTS
yes overplayed but still good ****

U2 - New Years Day
early U2 all good ****

Rock 101

Finger Eleven - Paralyzer
awesome song ****

Aerosmith - Same old Song & dance
alright ***

Finally: Bush - Glycerine
of course its overplayed but its still an alright song ***1/2

Time for Another chance to catch up on a feature that was done a while ago, here ya go with the "WTF" Hour on 98 Rock WXTB Tampa Bay 23/09/09 (noon-1pm of course)

WXTB HD1 Tampa St Petersburg The Only Station in Tampa with the word rock in it, we are 98 Rock

Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight
still a classic tune, and yes I DO remember this being on ZMs countdown way back in 96 haha ****

Rise Against - The Good Left Undone
Awesome song ****

Cavo - Champagne
definitely an awesome new song, although it kinda sounds like Trapt meets Mudvayne in My Opinion (the start sounds similar to "Happy") but hey I like it a damn lot ****1/2

Here's another WTF Tune on 98 Rock

Jimi - All Along The Watchtower
all good, classic tune ****

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Papa Roach - Getting Away With Murder
still a good song, a while since I've heard it ***3/4

NEW FOO FIGHTERS - Wheels
First time hearing it, alright, doesn't sound that special though very pop orientated ***1/2 but it is to promote their greatest hits album so hey hopefully they'll do a B-Sides disk as well because Foos are a band with TONS of B-Sides

Pearl Jam - Even Flow (LIVE in Tampa)
A rare version I suppose, though obviously can be found somewhere, one thing about live version of some songs is that they are actually faster than the album versions which is cool to hear as well

SOAD - Toxicity
still an awesome song of course ****

Soundgarden - My Wave
Just got a copy of "Euphoria Morning" Cornells first solo album, do remember "Can't Change Me" which is still a great song, but anyways this song is still good, plus its a slightly lesser played song of theirs (with obviously "Black Hole Sun" and "Spoonman" being most played) ****

Disturbed - Inside The Fire
still rules ****

Kiss - Rock & Roll All Nite (Live)
not sure what live version it is since they've had a few live albums of course but still a classic track from way back when ***3/4 altough this is a case with the Live Version pretty much being the same as the studio except for the crowd noise hah

Radiohead - Creep
of course the classic song of theirs, although they haven't really had any similar sounding songs ****

Creed - Overcome
I kinda think thier trying to be Shinedown like on this song (which is kinda funny since you could say that Shinedown would've been Influenced by Creed, and thier both from Florida) but yes it is a pretty cool song, although I did like the Alter Bridge stuff, Creed was a Band I did like way back when, but then they started doing the "With Arms Wide Open" type stuff over and over which ended up being rather boring but hey this song is all good though ****

Linkin Park - Lying From You
I STILL love this songs intro, still a damn good song as well ****

Finally: Metallica - Enter Sandman
yes overplayed but the most well known Metallica song of course ****

Been forever since I've done it, so here we go with some X96 KXRK Salt Lake City

1755-1855 UK Time 1055-1155 US

Green Day - Brain Stew
still a damn good song ****

Gorillaz - Feel Good Inc
its still odd to hear this since it's not really ROCK of course, but still a damn cool song ****

KXRK, Provo, Ogden, Salt Lake city, Home of Radio From hell

Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls
alright, nowhere near one of my faves of theirs though ***1/2

Dashboard Confessional - Vindicated
Still kinda an "aww" Song and yes from back in the Day when Spidey 2 was released ***1/2

Jet - She's A Genius
rockin' Track, altough they did kinda fail on their last album good to see success with this one ****

Everything alternative: Tool (mother Mary Won't you Whisper... why can we not be sober)
Tool - Forty Six & 2
of course its awesome *****

kinda funny to hear but the music of Weezers "Hash Pipe" is being used as the backing music of a jingle for a car audio store.

Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
damn good song ****

Butthole Surfers - Pepper
As I've said before, I Don't know how they got a massive hit with the band name, but still this was a great song back in the day (And I'm pretty sure ZM played it way back then haha) still of course is an awesome song ****

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FOB - thx 4 the mmrs
still a good song, probably one of the best singles of theirs still prefer the first album but this is good as well ****

Foo Fighters - Everlong
yes overplayed maybe, but its still a freakin' awesome song ****

Rise Against - Audience of One
still awesome ***** and I did see that The Edge played "Saviour" so yay (because lets face it, While "Hero Of War" which The Rock are playing is a good song, it isn't a good single choice)

so we get a record companies because they want us to play the hit singles and only the hit singles we said *Bleep* that, another deep X Cut

Kings of Leon - Manhattan
good song ****

Finally: RHCP - Otherside
still a good song, but yeah kinda overplayed ***1/2

I did say a new rant VERY soon didn't I?

heres the top 20 of KBPIS Top 200 songs ever played, should be interesting to compare to the old Rock 1000, Time is: 1648 (0948 US Time) 18/09/09 and hey when was the last time I Did a top 20? heh

#20 - Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
of course a classic tune, and who doesn't love it? *****

The only appearance for Queen on the countdown even

#19 - Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit
yes overplayed but still good ****

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BPIs top 200 songs ever played

#18 - Disturbed - Stupify
REALLY???? yes it was voted by listeners like the rock 1000, but above the previous two songs? never! I wouldn't even count them in the same league (Even though I do own all their albums haha) but I admit this is still an awesome song and the song that introduced us to them ****

#17 - Korn - Freak on a Leash
always good to hear this song from back when they good but again, really high for this song compared to what could be there ****

#16 - Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People
again with the 90s haha, but yes classic ****

You voted at KBPI.com (I didn't) He Just said you did BPI's top 200 songs ever played

#15 - Metallica - Battery
Ahhh yes! probably a bit of metallica still to come (and I'm wondering if the #1 will be the same as The Rocks) but of course an absolutely awesome song ***** plus I love that they actually have an acoustic intro on this song

so far 17 songs for Metallica on the list., Final appearance for Korn and Manson

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#14 - GNR - Welcome to The Jungle
of course an awesome song and was mentioned that it was the higest appearance for the band in the countdown, interesting to say the least because you'd be sure this would be a top 10 song **** although looking at the Rock 1000 it only made #44 haha with Paradise City and Sweet Child being higher Rating Sweet Child being their highest at #11

#13 - SLIPKNOT - Wait and Bleed
of course it's an awesome song, 10th anniversary of the album just came out (although I just purchased an earlier edition for much cheaper from a charity shop heh) *****

#12 - yes you knew there was more Metallica coming - For Whom The Bell Tolls
I Like how their going backward in the albums, battery from 86, this from 84 haha, but yes of course awesome ***** way down at #497 on The Rock

#11 - Led Zep - Stairway
not top 10? surprising of course #3 on the rock

top 10 time

#10 - Slipknot - Psychosocial
ahh well, what are you gonna do? it happens on The Rock as well you know, but hey, still a good song ***1/2

#9 - Drowning Pool - Bodies
FAR TOO HIGH, that and its actually a slight remix of the track they play, still not bad ***1/2

#8 - Ozzy - Crazy Train
more like it, back to the CLASSIC tunes ***** (Way down at 256 On The Rock)

back in 1991, the 19th most played song on KBPI, was RATT - Giving yourself away (never heard of it) however #30 from the year was ENTER SANDMAN hahahaha shows how the times change, time weeds out the horrible music and leaves the good stuff

which obviously means #7 is Metallica - Enter Sandman
absolute classic whats left to say about it? of course when this even gets played on pop stations occasionally as well shows how huge this band is **** at times its been the winner of the rocks, but often does lie just behind "One" this year was #4 on The Rocks list

#6 - Pantera - Cemetary Gates
ahhh YES! heres where I Like this Station much better Than the Rock, they ACTUALLY PLAY PANTERA during the DAYTIME!! absolutely awesome song ***** whereas with The Rock this was The ONLY pantera they had in their countdown this one has a few others (and this was ranked #763 on The Rock)

#5 - Disturbed - Down With The Sickness
ahh your joking now, THIS after Pantera? haha, still a cool song yes, but nowhere near one of the best songs ever, but yes thanks to the listeners for this anyways ***3/4

and aparently this station was playing Madonna and A-Ha back in the day haha

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BPIs top 200 songs ever played continues

#4 - Pantera - Walk
Ahhh love it ***** and just to prove how loved they are, their 6th (!) appearance

Your waking up with the top 200 BPI songs ever played

#3 - Metallica - one
so there ya go, its NOT the same as The Rocks #1 absolutely awesome song though *****

#2 - PANTERA (yes again) - Cowboys From hell
of course it's awesomeness *****

#1 - Hey look Metallica - Master of Puppets
of course it's Awesomeness *****

can't really compare to The Rock 1000 since hey the stations are actually slightly different formats, with BPI actually getting called a Metal station by a lot of people, (although the do play loads of Hard Rock as well obviously) and the Rock being just straight Rock it does fail with the New Songs though but then that is down to the folks who listen to the station who voted so hey no complaints really it always happens

anyways, heres the complete lists for those reading who don't know about The Rock 1000


Rock 1000
KBPI list

Here ya go, another new station and another new rant, going back to the US from a couple of NZ rants

WBTZ (no relation to KBTZ) 99.9 The Buzz, Burlington Vermont (I have no idea where that actually is haha) 1535-1635 UK 1035-1135 US 10/09/09

Stand by More Buzz Music in 60 seconds

99.9 The Buzz

Nine Inch Nails - The Hand That Feeds
of course an awesome song ****

The rock alternative this is 99.9 the buzz

Pearl Jam - Betterman
yes overplayed but still a good song ***1/2

New music - Dead By Sunrise - Crawl Back in
ahh yes, Chester Benningtons new Side Project, its kinda Linkin Parkish obviously but still not bad definatly more rock rather than "Nu Metal" but all good ****

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Rise Against - Audience Of One
of course I love this song ****

Audioslave - Show Me How To Live
all good ****

Chevelle - Jars
Awesome song *****

and Burlington was the place with the highest sales for the new chevelle CD

311 - All Mixed Up
still an awesome song many years after the fact, although "Down" gets played more, I prefer this song

Buzz Cuts - Breaking Benjamin - I Will Not Bow
ahh gotta love Breaking Benjamin, awesome song *****

Foo Fighters - Best Of You
alright ***1/2

Jet - She's a Genius
pretty good ****

Green Day - Know Your Enemy
all good ****

Nirvana - Come As You Are
yes overplayed, but good ***1/2

Raconteurs - Steady As She Goes
haven't heard this for a while (although I do own the CD heh) still a good song ****

Live - I Alone
ahh something thats not "Lightning Crashes" still good after all these years ****

Finally - Paramore - Ignorance
alright ***1/2

Heres some Classic Rock, again a station I've never done so here ya go

"Big 105.9" WBGG Miami 10am US Time, 3pm UK 21/07/09

Sabbath - Paranoid
had to be didn't it? of course a classic tune *****

and it's everyones favorite feature for a tuesday "Double Shot Tuesday"

So heres... Sweet Leaf
definatly underplayed but a classic tune, *****

nothing like waking you up to Sabbath

Foreigner - Hot Blooded
HAH! cheesy as hell, but alright ***

Foreigner - Dirty White Boy
again cheesy but alright ***

Pearl Jam - Better Man
it still seems odd to me that a band that are still going (new song is very good) and still get major play on the regular rock formats are considered "Classic" as well but yeah it's almost 20 years since they began so it works, ***3/4

And the next one, Even Flow
among the top 10 PJ songs ever just a classic riff really ****

Beatles - Hey Jude
Classic rock is moving away from the 60s but its still good to hear the actual "Classic" tracks ****

and the second - Eleanor Rigby
absolute classic, although I do love the Godhead version as well ****

GNR - Sweet Child O mine
yes of course classic ****3/4

and the next GNR - don't Cry
ahh the mellow GNR, alright but not great ***1/2

Santana - Oye Como Va
ahh the classic hispanic sound unlike the modern hiphop side, but still cool ****

Santana - Jingo
never heard this one, but pretty cool ****

Long time not much ranting here ya go

TK101, Pensacola Fl 1600-1700 UK 1000-1100 US Time

SOAD - Aerials
of course classic ****

STP - Plush
overplayed of course but still a decent song ***3/4

Disturbed - Into The Fire
of course a damn fine song ****

Collective Soul - Shine
yes must be the most overplayed collective soul song, but still brings back those old 90s memories ***1/2

Saliva - Your Disease
been a while since I've heard this one, but still pretty good, holds up after all the rap/rock from years ago ***3/4

RHCP - Breaking the Girl
lesser played RHCP track, still all good ****

Mudvayne - Do what you do
all good ****

Alice in Chains - No Excuses
and yes their back now with "A Looking In View", quite a good song, definatly has the sound of the old AIC, And yes all good, of course this is a classic ****

Tool - The Pot
gotta love some Tool absolute brilliance and hmm I think I heard it uncensored even *****

Cage the Elephant - Aint No Rest for the Wicked
all good ****

Aerosmith - Dream on
of course a classic ****

Linkin Park - In The End
still all good ****

Greenday - Brain Stew
of course it's greenday, yes its overplayed but still a good song ***1/2

Finally - Korn - Twisted Transistor
still good, still was strange to hear this on the old Edge back in the day but what do ya know ****

I feel a bit like a classic rocker so here we go, WKGR, the "Gater" (yes its spelt that way") West Palm Beach Florida WKGR

1534-1634 UK Time, 1034-1134 US

Rush - Tom Sawyer
absolute classic *****

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Breakdown
not bad at all ***3/4

Ozzy - Mama I'm Coming Home
awesomness of course as you'd expect from Ozzy, although obviously I do prefer the heavier songs but he does the slow ones just as well ****

The Romantics - What I like About You
plenty of versions of this song, but its the ORIGINAL, very garage rock not bad ***1/2

Supertramp - The Logical song
strange to hear the orignal to this since I remember when it was used in a dance track years ago but still decent song here *** and of course "Breakfast in America" was also sampled/covered by Gym Class Heroes

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Freebird
absolute classic, and amazingly long of course but still good ****

Neil Young - Old Man
damn sad song, of course a classic ****

$300 box set of Neil Young stuff is out, quite a lot there but as I'm not a major fan (only have the "Harvest" album) I wouldn't get it heh

The greatest rock & Roll ever made, 98-7 Gater

Golden Earring - Radar Love
classic tune ****

John Cougar/John Mellencamp (whatever ya want to call him) - Jack & Dianne
of course the song is cheesy as hell but still arlight but definatly more of a pop song than a rock song ***

Finally: Aerosmith - Back In the Saddle
definatly a heavier tune from them not bad at all *** 3/4

So I've done two stations that are 98 Rock, heres 99 Rock, WKSM Fort Walton Beach Florida

1505-1605 UK Time, 1005-1105 US

Foo Fighters - Let it Die
still good ****

Pink Floyd - Time
ahh classic rock ****

Bush - Everthing Zen
good stuff, not as overplayed as some of the other stuff (Heres looking at you "Comedown") **** but it is strange, some US stations do edit the "Asshole" mention in this song, others don't (heres one that doesn't)

Linkin Park - New Divide
all good ****

AIC - No Excuses
a damn fine tune ****

AC/DC - Money Talks
here ya go quite the rare AC/DC song all good ****

Cage the Elephant - Aint no Rest for The Wicked
kinda odd its getting played on the heavier rock stations seeing as its more alternative but hey I don't make programming decisions ****

Van Halen - You really Got Me
classic ****


Greenday - Know Your Enemy
still good ****

Metallica, Seether, GNR, Linkin Park, the biggest names in rock on 99 rock

STP - Creep
still good ****

Kiss - Rock & Roll All Nite
hah! absolute 80s (70s?) classic ****

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters
of course the most commerical Metallica song ever but still, quite the classic ****

and thats your lot