bands that don't get enough airplay

freakofnature

anyone think of any bands that just don't get enough airplay on phantom?

here's my list:
rage against the machine
queens of the stone age
the crocketts
at the drive in
gorky's zygotic mynci
less than jake
NOFX
counting crows


my theory? most of these bands have long names thus a lot of ppl won't request them in their txts.

pugwall

The Handsome Family
Neil Young
Van Morrison
The Jimmy Cake
The Redneck Manifesto

scotsman

Turin Brakes!!!!!!!!!!!1

Ruaidhri

in my opinion all (real) metal bands dont get enough airplay(current airplay=0)
more cryptopsy i say(try spell that on nokia's)

francie brady

ZAPPA

everyone else gets too much airplay

Minerva

a perfect circle
alice in chains
smashing pumpkins
queen adreena
dave matthews band

SimonMaher

Hello all,

Keep suggesting, please do, but do remember this from our point of view. It is impossible for us to win on this one! Last time we had this debate, we were slated because we don't play enough jazz music and another posting said that we played too much old stuff (like Zepplin, Clash etc) while others said that we didnt play enough old stuff. Really is great to see all the suggestions though, they do all help, and they are all noted.

Regards,

Pete Reed
Phantom FM

PS If anyone happens to be passing the studio during the show on Sunday night and has any easter eggs, then my favourite is either Aero or indeed the squashy Gateaux marshmallow ones. Thank you. Might even play some jazz if ye do! :-)

Kurdt

Ruaidhri, you've got it right! not near enough proper metal music...like pantera/slayer/in flames etc...

also there should be more punk... not just green day, blink but bands like rancid and nofx etc

geekstinkbreath

Originally posted by Kurdt
also there should be more punk... not just green day, blink but bands like rancid and nofx etc

I totally agree wit that one,
Im into those bands and id love to hear the likes of more NoFX rancid, Operation Ivy, the frustrators, well the list is endless but ph could really use a good punk show, or at least play less mainstream punk way more!

Kopf

Originally posted by Minerva
a perfect circle
alice in chains
smashing pumpkins
queen adreena
dave matthews band

hear hear.

and francie, there's life after zappa...

biZrb

I dont think enough ska is played, and if it is its just Less Than Jake or Reel Big Fish, these bands are brillant but there are other great ska bands out there. I definitly agree that there should be more NOFX and Queens of the Stone Age played

metalish

ok well Led Zepplin NEVER gets played. And Alice In Chains aswell
AND rage against the machine

Brautigan

A bit of Zappa would be nice, maybe something from Hot Rats? Oh, and some Mondays... seeing as the film is out and all that.

Ruaidhri

well the problem is that there is no vairety on irish(all the ones i can get in galway anyway )radio stations..used to listen to phantom when i was in dublin and when they were still broadcasting there..dunno if they still are been years since i was in dublin..i would not mind radio if they played ska/pink/classic rock/etc as long as it's not dance and not pop..
i mean i've heard cryptopsy played ONCE on the radio..never heard nile on the radio..what can you do?
i say there whould be shows catering for ALL music

GoneShootin

AC/DC

anony

Originally posted by Pete Reed
Hello all,

Keep suggesting, please do, but do remember this from our point of view. It is impossible for us to win on this one! Last time we had this debate, we were slated because we don't play enough jazz music and another posting said that we played too much old stuff (like Zepplin, Clash etc) while others said that we didnt play enough old stuff. Really is great to see all the suggestions though, they do all help, and they are all noted.

Regards,

Pete Reed
Phantom FM


They could always tune into Jazz FM, I do.

Maybe Phantom could play more electronic music , I don't mean the brainless s h i t e that power fm and all the other knacker stations play, I mean stuff like The future sound of london, Aphex Twin, Orbital, U Zip, Nightmares on wax, Filla brazillia, daft punk, Kraftwerk......


Billy Wilder RIP

biZrb

Sigor Ros never gets airplay either.

I think a DJ Today Fm at night plays electronic music ( forgotton his name) like Boards of Canada and Ahex Twin, but i dont really know of any other radio stations playing anything of that sort

The Evil Monkey

id love to hear the likes of more NoFX rancid, Operation Ivy, the frustrators, well the list is endless but ph could really use a good punk show, or at least play less mainstream punk way more!


i agree with geekstinkbreath. phantom could use a good punk show. i realise that its hard to play what everyone wants to hear but when u play special interest shows, ppls music has a better chance of being heard

b4k4^2

smashing pumpkins, perfect circle, hear hear.
but musn't forget Tool!

geekstinkbreath

thank you evilmonkey! ithink ph would benifit wit some more special interest shows, we get loads of variety from the phantom during the day, but it would be nice to hear more of the gr8 genres phantom plays

raven_jezebel

at the risk of sounding like just another whining voice in the crowd........

ya just gotta play more irish unsigned bands.

there are ****loads of them out there, and i know i've certainly been requesting them and neither had my request read out nor the songs played!

.....needless to say it's beginning to piss me off!

geekstinkbreath

ithink this thread could go on for ever wit peoples suggestions, which are all valid, but the question is,is there anything we can do so that we all get our genres and bands played more? unfortunatly we live in ireland and unlike america there isnt a station for every genre. we are lucky to have phantom, but ido still think theres room for a bit more variety, but how can we all get what we want..

Minerva

although there are a lot of rubbish unsigned bands...

raven_jezebel

Originally posted by Minerva
although there are a lot of rubbish unsigned bands...

true, but on this topic my problem lies with Ray McGowan.......

roxy

Originally posted by metalish
ok well Led Zepplin NEVER gets played.

I don't mean to nitpick, I really don't, but saying led zepplin never gets played is simply not true and its a bit frustrating to hear. For one, Joe and Keith on Thursday Challenge have played them on quite a number of occasions. Probably more than other bands. Sorry to single out metalish but it's just a silly and unfair form of criticism. Maybe you never heard led zepplin and maybe other people haven't heard the bands they want to hear either but has one or both of your ears been glued to the radio 24 7 for the past god knows how long?? If not, then perhaps retreat, reload and rethink your strategy.

raven_jezebel

I know phantom are doing a great job as it is, and it is a difficult one too, to please as many people as possible.

but this is a chance to express what we think might improve that even further, and i don't think i'm gonna pass up on that.

not everything that is suggested will be possible, but it gives even more of an idea to the djs as to what is wanted by those of us without mobile phones!

Kurdt

I don't mean to nitpick, I really don't, but saying led zepplin never gets played is simply not true and its a bit frustrating to hear. For one, Joe and Keith on Thursday Challenge have played them on quite a number of occasions. Probably more than other bands. Sorry to single out metalish but it's just a silly and unfair form of criticism. Maybe you never heard led zepplin and maybe other people haven't heard the bands they want to hear either but has one or both of your ears been glued to the radio 24 7 for the past god knows how long?? If not, then perhaps retreat, reload and rethink your strategy.

fair enuf roxy but i think the majority of peeps here making suggestions is making suggestions for genre based shows...not just bands that we might not hear coz we're not always listening to ph...ya know maybe a half hour slot every day for a certain genre... ie monday - punk ... tuesday - metal ... etc etc etc etc

not that ph isnt great already....

also mr pete reed is egging us on to make suggestions so how can we not???

SimonMaher

Kurdt,

Briefly, coz its late and Im tired. Im not, repeat NOT Sinister Pete. He's the dashingly handsome in a squinty sort of way Canadian one :-) If I was, I would sign my postings Sinister Pete, rather than Pete Reed. Concentrate! Small............far away.......

And yes, its great to get suggestions from the untrue Zepplin and the Pumpkins and unsigned Irish bands for gods sake to some really good ones. As I said in the last posting I made in this thread, its never going to be possible to please everyone but we do our best and all input is welcomed.

For now, bed, and dreams of the easter bunny.

Night all,

Pete Reed
Phantom FM

Kurdt

i does apologise & sleep well

IRISHLILY24

...ya know maybe a half hour slot every day for a certain genre... ie monday - punk ... tuesday - metal ... etc etc etc etc

not that ph isnt great already....

also mr pete reed is egging us on to make suggestions so how can we not??? [/B][/QUOTE] quoted by kurdt


I think ph is doing a great job already, but since everyone is making suggestions, I agree with kurdt.
Perhaps having every dj that has a show play different music then the one they follwed would get more variety in there.
No 2 dj's should play the same genre of music in the same day. No one whole day should be dedicated to one genre either, you'd lose rating that way. It sounds, to me, Like playing a Different genre of music during each different show would solve the problem....if there is one. Keep up the good work anyway
I have a WIDE assortment of music if your looking for another dj to help out with that variety btw.

polarbelly

if phantom would look into recruiting a few more dj's (i know its easy for me to say) but they could do that idea of having different genre shows say between 11 and 12 each night when the phantom comes on to ease us into sleep

just an idea???

The Evil Monkey

no at that time it would be too late, they should try and rearrange schedules and do the shows in the early evening after heavy traffic or something. but once again thats easy for me to say and not easy for them to do

cournioni

Originally posted by Kurdt
Ruaidhri, you've got it right! not near enough proper metal music...like pantera/slayer/in flames etc...

Exactly! Plus if it was advertised to have metal shows on the air. Phamtom FM would attract a huge audience.

Heres some suggestions...
Thrash Metal: Metallica (83-88), Megadeth, Slayer, Testament, Sepultura (87 - 96).

Hardcore Metal: Pantera, Fear Factory (mainly Demanufacture), Machine Head (first two albums), Soulfly, Biohazard.

Power Metal: Iced Earth, Iron Maiuden, HammerFall.

Stoner Metal: Black Label Society, Down etc.

Melodic Death Metal: In Flames, At The Gates, Carcass.

Death Metal: Morbid Angel, Crytopsy, Cannibal Corpse, Dying Fetus, Obituary, Six Feet Under, Hellhammer.

Doom Metal: Opeth, My Dying Bride, Mael Mordha...

Black Metal: Dimmu Borgir, Emperor, Immortal, COF etc.

I don't even like some of these bands but I do know that alot of people do like em and they would be very proud to have a proper metal show on the Radio in Ireland. Alot of these bands mixed in with older bands such as Led Zepplin, Judas Priest, AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple etc. would be appreciated by all age groups.

kirn

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:


so you'd be into metal then....?

raven_jezebel

don't you think we could do with getting away from some of the more 'mainstream' metal bands though.....have a bit more variety?

there are ****loads more metal bands that are out there that are unknown, and probably, dare i even think it, better than the above-mentioned ones......

that's my problem with the metal show on Thursday nights....far too much 'mainstream' stuff, you rarely get to hear something new.......though in fairness it is also down to the people who text in..grrrr, if i could get my hands on them!

cournioni

Originally posted by raven_jezebel
that's my problem with the metal show on Thursday nights....far too much 'mainstream' stuff

Theres always place for the less known bands in there. I'm just mentioning the bands that don't get enough airplay. Sure theres more metal bands out there that don't get enough credit for their talents for example I think the Prog. Metal band Dream Theater don't get near enough credit. They are one of the most talented bands in any genre. I'd love to hear them on air.

cournioni

Originally posted by kirn
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:


so you'd be into metal then....?

I will be havin less of the rolleyes thank you.

Yes I am into metal... have you a problem with that?

kirn

no i wasn't rolling my eyes meboyo, i was looking up at your post. i was just trying to make you laugh, there's nothing wrong with metal!
in fact i have a wee bit playing in my ear at the mo....!

cournioni

Originally posted by kirn
no i wasn't rolling my eyes meboyo, i was looking up at your post. i was just trying to make you laugh, there's nothing wrong with metal!
in fact i have a wee bit playing in my ear at the mo....!

Ah right cool cool. Well thats my stressed up, no sense of humour mood at the moment! LOL.

What band are ya listening to and what other bands are ya into?

Kurdt

Originally posted by raven_jezebel
metal show on Thursday nights

thursday must be me pub quiz night coz i never be listening on a thursday night...what time is this show on at and what bands do they play???...and how comes they never advertise it???...


also, is there any clubs in town that play metal music??

raven_jezebel

Originally posted by Kurdt


thursday must be me pub quiz night coz i never be listening on a thursday night...what time is this show on at and what bands do they play???...and how comes they never advertise it???...


also, is there any clubs in town that play metal music??

The Metal Show is between 9 and 11 / 12 ish on Thursdays....
Fairly 'mainstream' stuff such as Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Machine Head, Deftones, Cradle of Filth, Cannible Corpse.......:rolleyes:

I dunno why they don't advertise it, I suppose it's cos it's been there for so long it's considered to be established, so to speak.

As for the pubs and clubs....I wouldn't know about that....:(

atonal

Originally posted by raven_jezebel


ya just gotta play more irish unsigned bands.

Yes indeed, although Phantom deserves credit for the play they do give

Originally posted by Minerva
although there are a lot of rubbish unsigned bands...

there are lots of rubbish bands from everywhere that has nothing to do with the fact that there are loads of good ones that could benefit from some exposure ( and that the general public could benefit from being exposed to)

Lolo

Originally posted by biZrb

I think a DJ Today Fm at night plays electronic music ( forgotton his name) like Boards of Canada and Ahex Twin, but i dont really know of any other radio stations playing anything of that sort

Xfm does, there's one specialist electronic show (Chillage Idiots, not sure of the time/day, check the XFM board), and a lot of the other DJs pepper their playlists with the bit of the aul' bleep and bloop.

thedrowner

there's a good reason some of those bands dont get airplay...he he
smashing pumpkins? maybe you're never listening when they're on...i hear them loads on phantom

Jim Daniels

Originally posted by Lolo


Xfm does, there's one specialist electronic show (Chillage Idiots, not sure of the time/day, check the XFM board), and a lot of the other DJs pepper their playlists with the bit of the aul' bleep and bloop.

The Chillage Idiots kind of scare me! I'm sure they are sound lads but sometimes I get so intimidated listening to them! They are brutally honest though which is very admirable. I had to laugh, they played Boards of Canada a while back and made it clear in no uncertain terms what they thought of them. ( Hugely overrated as it happens)
I wouldn't be a big fan of the Electronic stuff due to a total lack of patience on my part but this is a pretty interesting show despite the terror and intimidation. It used to go out on Sunday evenings from 7.00 to 10.00 or thereabouts....

freakofnature

ok, 1st of all everyone slap me on the back for coming up witha thread that keeps every1 occupied for a while. ow, not that hard. no really, i think the pumpkins do get plenty of airplay but u can never have TOO MUCH PUMPKINS!
geekstinkbreath, HEER HEER phantom (not ph, thats really annoying) needs a punk show (and how i wish i could present it... but i can't).
everybody wanting more metal: who woulda thought there'd be that many sub genres of metal?
yeh roxy's right, zepperlin get planty of play.

here this goes for everyone who really, really wnants a certain band played: if ur that desparate BUY THE CD!

(unless its some band that only have a demo or something, but even still; you have to have some kind of connetions.)

mohawkina

i'd love to hear some zztop.

Cork

The Frank And Walters are superb. They don't get enough credit.

plastic membrane

Nobody plays The Stone Roses anymore...

roxy

Originally posted by plastic membrane
Nobody plays The Stone Roses anymore...

grrrrr

Stop using the words Nobody and Never!!!

had you listened to Thursday Challenge last night you would have heard all 8mins 20ish secs of I am the resurrection.

thedrowner

i odnt think the smashing pumpkins are all they're cracked up to be
melon collie may have some good songs on it but it also has a lot of ****e on it too (im going to cause a huge big ruccus by saying this amn't i)
i think theyre one of the few bands that can make a simple song sound great but when they get it wrong, boy do they get it wrong (and painful)