Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[Aenfa]

I am absolutely fed up with Radio 1 editing down and cutting short songs I haven't heard for a long time. It was all noughties this Bank Holiday Monday and they ruined my bank holiday yet again for me by cutting many of the songs. What they are doing is vile and is beyond me. It's basically every day I hear a good throwback played on Radio 1 only for it to be shortened. This makes me extremely angry and ruining my life. It makes me so angry that I sometimes disturb my neighbours and then they come moaning at me. This also happens when I am driving and makes me so angry that I slam my car in the wrong gear out of shear frustration. This is dangerous. My car may end up broken at this rate. No one seems to give a flying toss these days.

Imagine being in a restaurant enjoying a big burger. Then an idiot suddenly comes along while you're halfway through it and snatches it off you and chucks it in the bin with no explanation. That's how it makes me feel when they cut short my favourite songs. The BBC MUST stop this song cutting on Radio 1 now otherwise be sued. They are vile scumbags for doing this all the time. It's the curse of 2016 when this really started. They never did song cutting on this scale before then so it's over 6 years thus has been going on for so far. I want the radio on to keep me company but this song cutting drives me balmy. It's not that they don't have the full version on their system because full songs are always played on the 10 Minute Takeover on Greg James's show.

So it's something like every hour they will play a haven't heard it for a while song only for a big chunk to be cut out of it. And as for Radio 1 Anthems... It's the most torturous radio show I have ever heard so I avoid that omnishambles like the plague. They are just vile and don't give a flying toss.

[Jono]

It's one of the most streamed shows on BBC Sounds, I enjoy the throwbacks and I think the 00s show is a great addition to the Sunday schedule.  

[BBCAaron]

13 hours ago, Aenfa said:

I am absolutely fed up with Radio 1 editing down and cutting short songs I haven't heard for a long time. It was all noughties this Bank Holiday Monday and they ruined my bank holiday yet again for me by cutting many of the songs. What they are doing is vile and is beyond me. It's basically every day I hear a good throwback played on Radio 1 only for it to be shortened. This makes me extremely angry and ruining my life. It makes me so angry that I sometimes disturb my neighbours and then they come moaning at me. This also happens when I am driving and makes me so angry that I slam my car in the wrong gear out of shear frustration. This is dangerous. My car may end up broken at this rate. No one seems to give a flying toss these days.

Imagine being in a restaurant enjoying a big burger. Then an idiot suddenly comes along while you're halfway through it and snatches it off you and chucks it in the bin with no explanation. That's how it makes me feel when they cut short my favourite songs. The BBC MUST stop this song cutting on Radio 1 now otherwise be sued. They are vile scumbags for doing this all the time. It's the curse of 2016 when this really started. They never did song cutting on this scale before then so it's over 6 years thus has been going on for so far. I want the radio on to keep me company but this song cutting drives me balmy. It's not that they don't have the full version on their system because full songs are always played on the 10 Minute Takeover on Greg James's show.

So it's something like every hour they will play a haven't heard it for a while song only for a big chunk to be cut out of it. And as for Radio 1 Anthems... It's the most torturous radio show I have ever heard so I avoid that omnishambles like the plague. They are just vile and don't give a flying toss.

It’s lasted too longer than it should think good throwbacks works on a more whim and less wedged in. Think when it comes to older songs from 5 + years ago its tends to be the same type of songs and a very repetitive playlist it works when its a song that the station hasn’t played for years think sometimes having a one from the bottom of the playlist from years ago that never got that much play at the time but it sounds and aged well is a bit better to try sometimes. I know when mixes are too overly editted to fit in other songs. Don’t like the indulgent throwbacks in a jukebox generically editted way like anthems are these days as it’s nothing different from all the other commercial throwback style stations.

[BBCAaron]

2 hours ago, Jono said:

It's one of the most streamed shows on BBC Sounds, I enjoy the throwbacks and I think the 00s show is a great addition to the Sunday schedule.  

I take a different view. Doesn’t help as they don’t really reveal the stats in a very well communicated way and they lost since sounds a most listened to category within the app for those of us can watch trends of whats the most popular.

I think in terms of on demand listening there needs to be better promotion and plugging of the post peak programming like Future Sounds strand of programming introducing and even brilliant mixes and playlists that focused on playoing something different

[BBCAaron]

I also think if Radio 1 replaced Radio 1 Anthems with something like the Radio 1 Playlists where could not overly edited and some times guest selectors with different themes like could do like a Carnival Playlist at end of august to Uni Freshers Playlists or something with the minute and moment or marking the taste-making of the DJs and presenters

[vorti]

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.

[BBCAaron]

49 minutes ago, vorti said:

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.

I definately agree with point of anger. There are too extreme reactions to radio. Think there are plenty other stations 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 

[vorti]

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).

[BBCAaron]

18 hours ago, vorti said:

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!

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).

If it’s giving those hidden gems that never really heard or played or not really in the top 200 songs featured across Apple, Amazon and Apple of 00s throwbacks. It can work nicher the better I like a throwback on the radio which is a mood boosting banger or something so rare you think how haven’t heard it before straight to playlist what like about 6 Music.

I would like Nat maybe having a wheel of features that were on Radio 1 in the 00s that would work if play again get listeners and occasional 00s stars to play them again. Or try something like yesterdays quiz 00s style