Richard Allinson - Radio 2 - Weekday afternoons

[Cyberkrel]

Radio 2 are actually as bad as radio one - if they play Pink Floyd it's
always the "Brick" single or "Money", if they play the Kinks it's always one
of two tracks , if they play Fleetwood Mac, it's always one of two tracks,
etc etc - always the "singles" or the "hits" - and all the fault of a BBC
playlist policy that manages to kill off new talent breaking through faster
than anything else around in the media today, unless you happen to be a
night owl in which case they believe that the daytime audiences are simply
not up to the inteelctual capacity to take in anything new.
Sad, really.
Andy G.
----- Original Message -----
From: gary shindler <bewlay68 at YAHOO.COM>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 1:47 AM
Subject: Re: Richard Allinson - Radio 2 - Weekday afternoons


> What's so adventurous about playing anything off
> "Zeppelin 4?" How about "Achille's Last Stand" off
> "Presence?" That would be against the grain.
>
> --- Dave Law <dplaw at IC24.NET> wrote:
>
> > People might be interested to know that Richard
> > Allinson is standing in for
> > the frankly insipid and talentless "Steve Wright in
> > the afternoon" and seems
> > far more clued up on decent music, take this
> > afternoon for example, not only
> > was his featured album, Led Zeppelin 4 but he
> > managed to play three tracks
> > none of which was "Stairway To Heaven", he also has
> > another feature called
> > "The Long Track" which speaks for itself, basic
> > criteria - A long song
> > that's rarely heard on Radio, today was Pink Floyd's
> > "Comfortably Numb"
> > (Live 8 didn't do them any harm!)
> >
> > but anyway it got me thinking - Spirit Of The Age is
> > both long at over 6
> > minutes and rarely played on radio - so should we
> > not request it?
> >
> > mention something along the lines of "how about
> > Hawkwind's SOTA, they've got
> > a new version coming out featuring Radio 2's Matthew
> > Wright, fans trying to
> > get it in the charts etc etc!!"
> >
> > the show (Steve wright's) can be contacted from this
> > link
> >
> >
> http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/shows/wright/contact.shtml
> >
> > but according to Mr Allinson his e-mail is -
> >
> > richard at bbc.co.uk
> >
> > I'd suggest cut and pasting a copy to both addresses
> > just to make sure we
> > get them read
> >
> > also remember that Radio 2 can be contacted by text
> > at -  88291
> >
> > although I'd only recommend this form of
> > communication whilst the show is on
> > air, which incidentally is between 14.00 - 17.00 UK
> > time
> >
> > what harm is this going to do and it'll take next to
> > no time and remember
> > overseas members can also get involved as you can
> > listen online.
> >
> > anyway as I've previously mentioned it'd be really
> > helpful if you could let
> > me know that you've sent off an e-mail so feel free
> > to let me know via this
> > list or alternatively at - davelaw at blueyonder.co.uk
> >
> > thanks again for your time and support (and
> > apologies to those who've
> > already read this post at other such lists!)
> >
> > regards
> >
> > Dave
> >
>
>
>
>
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