Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[GrimsbyGal]

Should we discuss it here when it goes out?

[Jono]

I shall be up for it! 

[DC]

I've never listened to capital. But if the adverts go on as long as they do on absolute, then you'll all be pissed off by 7am.

[GregJames_fan]

Jordan hasn't said 03700 100 100 yet so it's going well!

[callspy]

I can't listen at the moment, is it the same jingles as Roman's show but with Jordan's name? Or completely new sound?  Has he got an into like Greg? 

[GregJames_fan]

22 minutes ago, callspy said:

I can't listen at the moment, is it the same jingles as Roman's show but with Jordan's name? Or completely new sound?  Has he got an into like Greg? 

The intro is very similar to Greg's, I don't know about the other questions because I never listened to Roman.

[Jono]

It's more engaging than I imagined Capital breakfast to be. Like others said, I haven't heard Roman much to compare it. It sounds like Sian and Chris have more leadership on air. 

[AndyK77]

16 minutes ago, Jono said:

It's more engaging than I imagined Capital breakfast to be. Like others said, I haven't heard Roman much to compare it. It sounds like Sian and Chris have more leadership on air. 

Even with Roman, Sian and Chris took ownership of a lot of the features with the “senior host” very much anchoring.

[Jono]

Shows how little I listened! There's a lot of music, as per usual, but evidently that's Capital style. It's certainly an easy listen.

Jordan confusing Skepsis and sepsis 

Not sure how many of those we'll get - he seems to have a much more professional stance here.

One thing is clear there's a lot of choice for Radio 1 listeners of a certain age if they did want something different. I could happily listen to Moyles or Jordan, Global's offering has certainly improved. 

[AndyK77]

10 minutes ago, Jono said:

 

Jordan confusing Skepsis and sepsis 

He had been a little too slick up to then.

So far it’s all safe and commercial but a decent listen.

[1_tw]

It makes me laugh “all new capital breakfast”, well Sian & Chris aren’t new

[callspy]

1 hour ago, GregJames_fan said:

The intro is very similar to Greg's, I don't know about the other questions because I never listened to Roman.

Do you mean they have a long into like Greg or that actual jingles sounds very much like Greg jingles? 

[UnofficialStark]

I love that they brought the Bong Game back. Proper retro Capital, I still remember way back when Johnny and Lisa did it. 

[jcwacky]

Is there a way to get the "HD" 192kbps stream of Capital on your computer? I'm finding the 48kbps stream hard to listen to. It feels like I'm listing on AM!

[sasquatch21337]

13 minutes ago, jcwacky said:

Is there a way to get the "HD" 192kbps stream of Capital on your computer? I'm finding the 48kbps stream hard to listen to. It feels like I'm listing on AM!

https://media-ice.musicradio.com/CapitalUKHD?hdauth=:2000000000:a290d4b39a16153061d4c743008b9fe8d424a7e5ec6469d40acf51fdcd336e80

 

Doesn't allow you to rewind to the beginning of the show, but you can listen live

[radio247]

Very similar to Greg !

[AndyK77]

Listening to the whole show it was actually a great fresh listen.  It was very very busy with lots of first show stunts but still little nods to the Jordan we loved on Radio 1.

Also, immediately he feels at ease with Chris and Asian.

He definitely feels more slick and professional though.

[Greg20]

It’s a different Jordan North to Vick and Jordan and Chris has matured since Radio 1 hasn’t he?!

[AndyK77]

13 minutes ago, Greg20 said:

It’s a different Jordan North to Vick and Jordan and Chris has matured since Radio 1 hasn’t he?!

It’s definitely all much slicker and more corporate but hints of the old them which might emerge when show is less busy than today. 

[sasquatch21337]

Personally I'm not a fan of the "Capital Breakfast" sung jingles - sounds very old school, a bit like the "capital breakfast show" sung jingles when the Capital Network first started in ~2011. (Overall I think the Capital production sounds a lot worse with the new voiceovers than it did with Howard Ritchie)

Also, strangely no mention at all of "The UK's number 1 hit music station" on any of the TOHs or out of break jingles. Could Capital be getting ready for a new slogan, trying to fit in more with the older audience they seem to be chasing recently?

[Fran]

7 hours ago, GregJames_fan said:

The intro is very similar to Greg's, I don't know about the other questions because I never listened to Roman.

It’s more like the pre-2023 long intro of R1 Breakfast - I also prefer that version over the short version they’re currently using.

[Greg20]

4 hours ago, AndyK77 said:

It’s definitely all much slicker and more corporate but hints of the old them which might emerge when show is less busy than today. 

I hope so, I listened to the whole show. It just seemed like a different Jordan but as you say it was a busy show. 

[Jono]

They just wanted a very big song and dance - and it seems they certainly had it with Jordan doing Greatest Showman. Hard to argue with him for taking the job given the resource they've put into the launch!

But agree, will be interested to see how it develops over the coming weeks.

[xxladybarefootxx]

I wasn't able to listen this morning, I'll have to listen back as I'm interested to see what the chemistry was like between Jordan, Chris and Sian. And whether Jordan naturally slid into main presenter mode at a new station.

I just saw the clip of the marching band on Insta, and they really have gone all out for it. It was like a much bigger version of Greg's red arrows when he started his breakfast show.

The town crier was very much a Chris Stark classic I thought, and gave me flashbacks of all those sorts of things he did on Radio 1.

I am a huge fan of Greg, but given how much I miss the pairing of Scott and Chris, if Jordan and Chris turn out to be as good a duo I could be swayed. I wish there was a podcast!

[GregJames_fan]

2 hours ago, xxladybarefootxx said:

I wasn't able to listen this morning, I'll have to listen back as I'm interested to see what the chemistry was like between Jordan, Chris and Sian. And whether Jordan naturally slid into main presenter mode at a new station.

I just saw the clip of the marching band on Insta, and they really have gone all out for it. It was like a much bigger version of Greg's red arrows when he started his breakfast show.

The town crier was very much a Chris Stark classic I thought, and gave me flashbacks of all those sorts of things he did on Radio 1.

I am a huge fan of Greg, but given how much I miss the pairing of Scott and Chris, if Jordan and Chris turn out to be as good a duo I could be swayed. I wish there was a podcast!

I really don't know which to listen to in the morning, Jordan & Chris or Greg?