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  1. Today's 00's show sounded fantastic, and this is exactly how Anthems should sound like. Big mainstream hits you can still hear sometimes anyways are included of course (Cry Me A River, Complicated, Halo), but they are being played side by side with lesser-known ones. Some of them I haven't heard since they were new or never heard at all! No awkward mashups or mixes, just the songs in full. Especially grateful for "Alpha Beta Gaga", this is the second time I've heard it, and wasn't able to find it first time and gave up. Such a fantastic tune!

    On 9/5/2022 at 11:39 PM, BBCAaron said:

    me personally have mixed opinions of a 10’s show considering that in Anthems in the unofficial rotation of bit older songs, ten minute take over dance anthems, party anthems etc 10’s songs can be heard. Many of the artists from the decade like Lewis Capalid, Calvin Harris, Tiesto, Anne Marie, Dua Lipa, Foals, Ed Sheeran, Stormzy get played in bucket loads still don’t know whether would make sense to do more of the 10’s

    You're right, it's a bit too soon for that kind of 10's show, but it'd be great to hear those songs, which R1 played a lot in the (early-mid) 10's then completely forgot about (eg. The 2 Bears, Twin Atlantic, Madeon). The special, laid-back playlist they've been using since last weekend has some songs that would qualify and I loved hearing them (eg. Birch Tree by Foals and Eyes Shut by Years & Years from this afternoon).

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    On 8/29/2022 at 2:04 PM, UnofficialStark said:

    So what is everyone's thoughts on RMC in live lounge slot, Vick and Jordan on drive, Clara on future sounds, Sian on Powerdown Playlist, Victoria Jane's new show, Dean on weekend mid mornings and finally Danny and Sarah's new shows on Friday after one year of hearing them all?

    Daytime:

    I give up, I'll never like RMC's show. When they not talking or laughing over each other, they just introduce songs after songs. They still don't fit in at all. (This is about the OG trio, not the recent, mixed up versions like RM & Vicky, Melvin solo, etc).

    I like Vick & Jordan mostly as they are, but would improve a couple of things:

    1. Whenever one is off, let the other present solo. The whole daytime schedule feels overcrowded anyways with this much double-triple acts. We need more shows with solo presenters IMHO.
    2. It feels waaaay shorter that it is. In home office my daily routine included Scott's show, then a quick nap, then going for a bike ride, and the time I'm back they're already at the Something Songs. I really missed the last half hour of Scott and still missing the 6-7 hour of drive. I'd prefer the simpler 4-7-10-1-4-7 schedule to come back.

    Nighttime:

    The station-wide Hottest Record right at 6 was a mistake, it's just a song after the news without any direct hype or buildup, and the weekend extension watered the feature down significantly. (A Jax Jones pop song as Danny's hottest record? Really?)

    Clara: The music is great, Clara is great, but this combination still feels odd.

    Powerdown Playlist: That timeslot could be used for something live, and keep the prerecorded stuff Sounds or R1 Relax exclusive.

    Everyone else: I haven't heard them enough to form an opinion. Sarah's first show was amazing though! Too bad I missed it every week... for a year... maybe this week!

  3. I agree about the quality of Anthems but there's no need to be this angry over it, there's always an off switch or a dial.

    Sometimes I still tune in by accident and catch classic Anthems moments like this one (from 2:25)  https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001b9gt  

    At least the new 00's show sounded promising, I even heard songs that were brand new to me! Let's hope they pair it up with a 10's show in the close future.

  4. 5 hours ago, DC said:

    Shame that won't play. All you do to post a mixcloud show on here once it's uploaded, is just post the normal url from the address bar for it on here. The forum will automatically put on the mixcloud player for it.

    Weird, I tested it on multiple devices, and it played just fine even without logging in. Anyway, I looked into it, and a help article suggested to add the tracklist manually, otherwise it might get blocked for others, so I did that, so hopefully it works now.

    The copy-paste embed worked, but here's the link itself just in case: https://www.mixcloud.com/vorticonguard/scott-mills-2012-03-30/

     

     

  5. On 8/26/2022 at 6:24 PM, DC said:

    There could be many out there I've missed so feel free to add any, especially post 2012ish stuff which I'm not too up on really.

    I might be able to help you with that, since I started listening in 2011 and decided saving shows later that year, mainly because I ran out of the 7 days limit on iplayer too often to listen to something I missed.

    For example here's Scott's last drivetime show featuring an introduction by a listener, obsession over Call Me Maybe (wHhhHhoooOOOoo), a quite long best bits compilation, and the last ever Wonderyears and Ready For The Weekend.

    Note: I've never used mixcloud before, so I'm sorry if the link breaks later if I messed up something. :) 

  6. It felt really odd at first, because his current shows are the total opposite (new & alternative vs. top 40 music), but after the chart olympics feature I had no doubt that he was gonna be announced as the next host. It feels like it has been decided already around the time he first covered.

    Anyways, he's a great choice, I'm sure I'll stay a regular listener after he takes over.

  7. Well, 10+ years of speculation about his leaving ends today.

    I knew it can happen any time, but I was hoping him & Chris would get a little longer sendoff time. 2 months after 24 years seems way too short.

    Also funny that he's still going to be on the radio almost the same time every day, I will definitely give a listen. I will miss Chris though.

    For the new R1 afternoon show, I'm rooting for Arielle to get it.

  8. On 3/30/2022 at 8:49 PM, Old Codger Fan said:

    Although, in fairness, good mixture being played tonight, certainly from 7pm ...

    Jack mentiones every now and then that the show's goal is to let everyone tuning in hear at least one new song they really like or becomes their new favourite. What I like the most in these shows that for me this has been actually true. That's my main reason for being forgiving about  his shoutout addiction.

     

  9. About Jack's 'Future Fan Club' obsession, yeah, you're right. Personally it never really annoyed me, but i can totally understand if it did someone else. Now that I really think of it, Zane also used to do something similar ('WHO'S ON BOARD 81199!?!?!?!'), but i was only maybe the first 20 minutes (and played songs that needed less introduction anyway) and after that the show became calmer and he talked much more in depth about songs. My theory: Jack is a bit of a social media addict and tries to grab the attention of other social media addicts... certainly a strategy to gain listeners... If he manages to get kids off t*kt*k and into radio, I'm not even mad.

    About Clara and rap: Like it or not, rap seems to be the most popular genre for years now, and it would be out of touch from R1 to ignore that. I'm kinda sick of it by now but that doesn't mean much because I'm not even close to being in the target audience (language barrier, vastly different culture). But every time I hear a song on daytime radio that has...

    1. a dull, monotone beat that puts you to sleep, so there's nothing musically interesting in it
    2. every second word muted out, so it's close to impossible to understand anything, even if i tried to
    3. a catchy hook which is either obviously stolen or tailored to t*kt*k or both

    ...I ask myself is this really the best they've got? No melody, no lyrics, a lazy sample at best. These probably sound fine on funny meme videos or just simply uncensored, but are god awful on radio. At least corporate mediahacks like ABCDEFU had an acceptable radio edit. (Sadly, the answer to this is also my theory from earlier...)

  10. So unexpected and random, but fine changes overall.

    Finally they acknowledged how weird it was to have the chillest and the rock show back to back on Sundays. So instead of "chill to load" it's going to be "chill to less loud, but still loud". :D

    My quick alternative would be:

    • Pop to Sundays, right between the chart first look and the chillest show, prefect fit. (Which would mean double Molly, but hey, maybe Matt would deserve a solo show once a week anyway.)
    • Leave Jack on Thursdays.

    The rest seems fine, especially the new Saturday nights.

  11. I think it's one of the best possible versions with the DJs available. Have some minor complaints, but Aled did a great job after all.

    Arielle: I like her a lot, especially her energy and her accent. They hopefully won't forget about her when a better weekday slot opens up.

    Greg: I still miss Chris Smith, but as someone who've always hated breakfast show as a genre, I love Greg's. It's not perfect but I always switch off happier than I tuned in, that's a really big deal.

    RMC: Now... I'm sorry but they remind me of an awful commercial breakfast show. It's like they's have a time limit on the links, always in a rush to play the next song and laughing on top of each others lines. They just don't fit on R1, at least not as a trio (when one of them was absent the show got a bit better). At least the music is not monotone and boring like it was on the nighttime show. Melvin is cool tho. ;)

    Scott: We can just take him for granted at this point, because he's leaving R1 next year since 2012, but still, here we are. :)Okay, nothing lasts forever, but as long as they're sounding this strong with Chris (this morning's "surprise" show was fantastic for example), I'll still be listening for the next 1/2/5/10/20 years. Even when Scott leaves the afternoon slot (probably around 2112 :) ), I hope he stays on the chart show or get a naughty late night slot.

    Vick & Jordan: My first thought was that it's a waste pairing them together, because they're the best two of the new generation presenters, and two great shows are better that just one. After I heard the first show I've changed my mind, this was a brilliant move, they sound amazing together.

    Clara: Kinda indifferent on her, love her voice, but nothing special. Wasn't listening that much. Not her fault, but I think the hottest record "rebrand" was a mistake. At least it's not a separate 5 minute show on sounds, but on air it sounds like it was and I don't like it.

    Jack: Now this is how a specialist show should sound like. And it's on at a time when average human beings are still awake. Perfection.

    Powerdown Playlist: If only it was live... or at least fake live... if only...

    René/Annie/Benji: I'm just glad they're still on. Shows like this are what used to make R1 nighttime special, not lazy mixes recorded for repeating.

    Adele: Weekend mornings are the shows that suit her the best imho, but I don't hear her that much to form an opinion.

    Dean: The first impression was really bad, "be happy right now or else" vibes, so I avoided him for months. I gave him another chance in early December, but this he was actually fun and sounded professional. My favourite thing from him was the birthday hour for the poor folks (like myself :)) who celebrate their birthday around Christmas time. Maybe he deserved all three weekend shows after all.

    Matt & Mollie: They're still okay, I guess. :) Not really listening nowadays. I still prefer solo Matt though.

    Dance Anthems: I wouldn't really mind Charlie, but throwing out the future hour for another classic one is such a sin from a new music station in my book, that I haven't listened once since M.I.S.T.A.J.A.M (that's how he spells it, right? :D) left.

    Anthems in general: (Rant alert!) Play songs in full! Whoever mixes them, clearly can't mix at all, so why bother. If i like a song, and it cuts off halfway through, I just switch off the radio and put on the full song. Also repeat less! Yes, Starlight, Flowers, 21 Seconds, Gotta Get Thru This and such are all classics, but maybe the last 2 decades have many many more brilliant but forgotten songs that deserved to be on anthems instead of yet another play of these.

    Everyone else: Nothing specific, maybe I'll edit this if I have something new to say.

    Bonus: The 10:30-1-15:30-6-8 schedule: I'm kinda fine with it now, my only complaints are that it's still inconsistent with weekends and weekday shows feel shorter than they actually are, especially drive, so I still prefer the good old 10-1-4-7.

    (That's it for now, I'm back with another overly long post with broken english in another ~6 months. :)

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