Return Of Bullitt

On Jul 20, 11:51 am, Joe > wrote:

>>> The same thing is happening in the music industry.
>>> There are very few musicians/groups that I would shell
>>> out money for their albums.

>>> Once the baby boomers are dead the music industry will >>> be bankrupt and deservedly so.

The big record companies are going to only be what dies. They've
tried to strangle the market with their bull**** playlists. And now
it's bitting them in the ass.

>> You must be hoping to hear your next hit song/group by
>> listening to commercial radio.

> That's where the "hits" are...

Years and years ago, maybe. But over the last 20-30 years commercial
radio has become a machine that creates it's own "stars/hit songs".
Much like American idol. It isn't about creativity or talent, it's
only about what markets well. Thankfully, the web and MP-3 players
have come to the rescue. Now all you have to do is frequent the music
blogs/sites and you'll find the truly innovative/creative artists.
Then it's only a matter of buying the music that appeals to you and
popping it in your MP3 player. Who needs commercial radio stations
and their recycled garbage music and non-stop annoying commercials?

My recent favorites
Andrew Bird "Armchair Apocrypha"
Josh Ritter "Animal Years"
Patty Griffin "Children Running Through"
Electralane "No Shouts, No Calls"
Johnny and the Moon "Green Rocky Road"
The National "Boxer" & their previous CD "Alligator"

And you'll hear none of it on any of the "hit making" radio stations.
And that's sad...

Patrick

Michael Johnson > wrote in
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> Joe wrote:
>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On Jul 18, 4:57 pm, Michael Johnson > wrote:
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Because most of Hollywood is brain dead. I guess they have used
>> up
>>>>>>> every original script idea and now have to rehash movies from
>>>>>>> the last 60 years to find a hit. They wonder why movie theater
>> revenues
>>>>>>> keep dropping? It's because they give us one or two decent
>> original
>>>>>>> movies every summer. Then they milk those for the next 5-10
>>>>>>> years with sequels.
>>>>>>> The same thing is happening in the music industry. There are
>>>>>>> very few musicians/groups that I would shell out money for their
>>>>>>> albums. Once the baby boomers are dead the music industry will
>>>>>>> be bankrupt and deservedly so.
>>>>>> You must be hoping to hear your next hit song/group by listening
>>>>>> to commercial radio.
>>>>> Most of the time I listen to talk radio in the car. Everything
>>>>> from conservative to NPR. There isn't much to the new stuff even
>>>>> when
>> it's
>>>>> done by the older groups. I do have a subscription to Napster.
>>>> In the car, I listen to the HD2 channels - totally commercial-free.
>>>> It's satellite without the satellite and associated costs.
>>> What equipment does one need to listen to this stuff?
>>
>> HD Radio. Here's what I have in the Dak: http://tinyurl.com/398lmr
>> Just a few quirks, but I can easily live with them. All in all an
>> awesome unit. One of the few with the HD tuner built in (most
>> require an outboard HD unit).
>>
>> FM HD is about the same quality as a CD; AM HD is about the same
>> quality as analog FM.
>>
>> Get one - after a week you'll wonder how you got along without it.
>
> Do you have a subscription to XM or Sirius? I have an XM receiver and
> a subscription.

No, and I don't want one. Call me what you will, but I'm not paying a
monthly fee to watch TV or listen to radio. I get both HDTV and HD
radio over the air for free.

GILL > wrote in news:UdmdnSsOh7Q-
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> Joe wrote:
>> GILL > wrote in
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>>
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>> GILL > wrote in news:-cmdnVmrp-
>>>> :
>>>>
>>>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>>>>>> :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Jul 18, 4:57 pm, Michael Johnson > wrote:
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Because most of Hollywood is brain dead. I guess they have
used
>>>>>>>>> up every original script idea and now have to rehash movies
from
>>>>>>>>> the last 60 years to find a hit. They wonder why movie
theater
>>>>>>>>> revenues keep dropping? It's because they give us one or two
>>>>>>>>> decent original movies every summer. Then they milk those for
>>>>>>>>> the next 5-10 years with sequels.
>>>>>>>>> The same thing is happening in the music industry. There are
>>>>>>>>> very few musicians/groups that I would shell out money for
their
>>>>>>>>> albums. Once the baby boomers are dead the music industry will
>>>>>>>>> be bankrupt and deservedly so.
>>>>>>>> You must be hoping to hear your next hit song/group by
listening
>>>>>>>> to commercial radio.
>>>>>>> Most of the time I listen to talk radio in the car. Everything
>>>>>>> from conservative to NPR. There isn't much to the new stuff
even
>>>>>>> when it's done by the older groups. I do have a subscription to
>>>>>>> Napster.
>>>>>> In the car, I listen to the HD2 channels - totally commercial-
free.
>>>>>> It's satellite without the satellite and associated costs.
>>>>> Your the first person I
>>>>> heard of using that.
>>>>> How's it sounding for
>>>>> you? Any drop-outs (blank
>>>>> air)Are you close to a
>>>>> metro area?
>>>>> I figured they would have
>>>>> commercials, how can they
>>>>> make money?
>>>> Sound is nothing short of awesome. I'm lucky because SoFla is
pretty
>>>> flat and I'm usually no more than 25 miles from any of the major
>>>> outlets, so I almost always get great reception.
>>>>
>>>> Once in a while I get drop-outs, and on the main stations the tuner
>>>> just reverts back to analog. The only issue with that is if the
>>>> station hasn't sync'd the digital side with the analog, you hear
>>>> either a delay or a skip-ahead (digital is always several seconds
>>>> behind analog to the ear). When the HD2 or HD3 stations drop off,
>>>> it's pure silence as there's no analog counterpart.
>>>>
>>>> AFAIK by law, the sub-stations (HD2 and HD3) aren't permitted to
>>>> broadcast commercials yet. Who knows if/when that will change, but
>>>> for now it's awesome. CD-quality, commercial-free, free radio
24/7.
>>>> I figure they all think that if you're listening to their HD2
station
>>>> you're not listening to the competition.
>>>>
>>>> Here in SoFla almost all the major FMs are broadcasting in HD
>>>> (unfortunately, the local classic rock outlet isn't HD because of a
>>>> power issue so they say). About half the HDs have HD2 sub-
channels.
>>>> One has an HD3 which broadcasts 24/7 NOAA weather.
>>>>
>>>> Here's the basic lowdown on all the HD2 commercial-free channels I
>>>> can get:
>>>> 2 classical
>>>> 1 classic rock
>>>> 1 80s
>>>> 1 adult contemporary
>>>> 1 country
>>>> 1 dance
>>>> 1 R&B oldies
>>>> 1 hip-hop (not that I'd actually listen to that)
>>>> plus a couple spanish...
>>>>
>>>> And that's not to mention the "regular" HD1/analog stations.
>>> Wow! I'm going to have to
>>> get one for my Ranger,
>>> thanks Joe
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/398lmr
> Done! Should get it in
> 6-5 days
> Looks like free shipping
> and all that I need to
> install it too!
> I guess when I get a job
> I'll get some new
> speakers too.

Yeah, Crutchfield is great IMO. Their kit had everything for my Dak -
installation was a breeze. For $200 you can't beat that unit.

Michael Johnson > wrote in
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> My Name Is Nobody wrote:
>> "Michael Johnson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>> Michael Johnson > wrote in
>>>> :
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> On Jul 18, 4:57 pm, Michael Johnson > wrote:
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> Because most of Hollywood is brain dead. I guess they have used
>>>>>>> up every original script idea and now have to rehash movies from
>>>>>>> the last 60 years to find a hit. They wonder why movie theater
>>>>>>> revenues keep dropping? It's because they give us one or two
>>>>>>> decent original movies every summer. Then they milk those for
>>>>>>> the next 5-10 years with sequels.
>>>>>>> The same thing is happening in the music industry. There are
>>>>>>> very few musicians/groups that I would shell out money for their
>>>>>>> albums. Once the baby boomers are dead the music industry will
>>>>>>> be bankrupt and deservedly so.
>>>>>> You must be hoping to hear your next hit song/group by listening
>>>>>> to commercial radio.
>>>>> Most of the time I listen to talk radio in the car. Everything
>>>>> from conservative to NPR. There isn't much to the new stuff even
>>>>> when it's done by the older groups. I do have a subscription to
>>>>> Napster.
>>>> In the car, I listen to the HD2 channels - totally commercial-free.
>>>> It's satellite without the satellite and associated costs.
>>> What equipment does one need to listen to this stuff?
>>
>> I haven't purchased one yet myself, but I have been shopping.
>> I want a component HD tuner to use with my existing home sound
>> system...
>>
>> Here are a few links, provided with no personal recommendations,
>> simply some leads...
>>
>> http://www.rtgrim.com/store/hd_radio.html
>> http://www.buy.com/retail/product.as...222834&loc=111
>> http://www.nextag.com/JVC-KD-HDR1-HD...53/prices-html
>
> Does this pick up regular FM station that broadcast in HD?

The JVC picks up everything. You can set the scan for only digital,
only analog, or both.

>> I won't pay for Cable TV or Satellite Radio. Free 1080i HDTV
>> broadcast over the airwaves ROCKS.

You know it. And unlike analog TV, the cleanest digital signal possible
comes to you over the air. Cable and satellite digital can't possibly
match the clarity.

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> On Jul 20, 11:51 am, Joe > wrote:
>
>>>> The same thing is happening in the music industry.
>>>> There are very few musicians/groups that I would shell
>>>> out money for their albums.
>
>>>> Once the baby boomers are dead the music industry will >>> be
>>>> bankrupt and deservedly so.
>
> The big record companies are going to only be what dies. They've
> tried to strangle the market with their bull**** playlists. And now
> it's bitting them in the ass.
>
>>> You must be hoping to hear your next hit song/group by
>>> listening to commercial radio.
>
>> That's where the "hits" are...
>
> Years and years ago, maybe. But over the last 20-30 years commercial
> radio has become a machine that creates it's own "stars/hit songs".
> Much like American idol. It isn't about creativity or talent, it's
> only about what markets well.

Exactly. That's where the "hits" are...

> Thankfully, the web and MP-3 players
> have come to the rescue. Now all you have to do is frequent the music
> blogs/sites and you'll find the truly innovative/creative artists.
> Then it's only a matter of buying the music that appeals to you and
> popping it in your MP3 player. Who needs commercial radio stations
> and their recycled garbage music and non-stop annoying commercials?
>
> My recent favorites
> Andrew Bird "Armchair Apocrypha"
> Josh Ritter "Animal Years"
> Patty Griffin "Children Running Through"
> Electralane "No Shouts, No Calls"
> Johnny and the Moon "Green Rocky Road"
> The National "Boxer" & their previous CD "Alligator"
>
> And you'll hear none of it on any of the "hit making" radio stations.
> And that's sad...
>
> Patrick

It's just the way things are. "Hits" are on "hit making" stations.
Good music is on other stations. At home I'm listening to Internet
radio a lot more than traditional OTA radio. A quality stream @ 128 or
higher through a stereo sounds a _lot_ better than any FM (except HD).
As for OTA, the HD2 stations are pretty cool (see 'Return of Bullit'
thread).