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Max Headroom · 10-10-2018 08:36AM

FanadMan wrote: »

"a specialised rock music service" is what I have problems with - they are now no more a specialised rock music service than a daffodil!

But they are a "specialised rock rock music service"...they call it "rock".......we call it pop

AlgerShane · 10-10-2018 10:25AM

nice_guy80 wrote: »

for a man with Ireland's biggest jukebox, he seems to bring a lot of the same tracks in every week...

I've never really noticed much repetition on his show. Although, I must confess I do really like it to some extent. But as a previous commenter said, a lot of music he plays isn't necessarily "classic rock ". He often says he can't play such and such because it's not rock and roll, but neither is any of the amazing funk/soul/gospel tunes he play's .

MikeyTaylor · 10-10-2018 01:30PM

Heard "Loyal to Me" again yesterday.

Hey Max... did you say once your daughter listened to her?

Max Headroom · 10-10-2018 02:49PM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Heard "Loyal to Me" again yesterday.

Hey Max... did you say once your daughter listened to her?

Mikey you really need to stop this obsession with that girl...its embarrassing now...beginning to think youre actually Miller...:P

seagull · 10-10-2018 05:42PM

Has anyone else found that Nova seem to pick one or two songs from a group, and ignore the rest. I've heard Sultans of swing loads of times in the recent past on Nova, Money for nothing a few times, and virtually nothing else from Dire Straits. I'm not saying those are bad songs, but why not play a wider variety?

MikeyTaylor · 10-10-2018 06:04PM

seagull wrote: »

Has anyone else found that Nova seem to pick one or two songs from a group, and ignore the rest. I've heard Sultans of swing loads of times in the recent past on Nova, Money for nothing a few times, and virtually nothing else from Dire Straits. I'm not saying those are bad songs, but why not play a wider variety?

Your Latest Trick is a better of a song.

Trebor176 · 10-10-2018 07:26PM

seagull wrote: »

Has anyone else found that Nova seem to pick one or two songs from a group, and ignore the rest. I've heard Sultans of swing loads of times in the recent past on Nova, Money for nothing a few times, and virtually nothing else from Dire Straits. I'm not saying those are bad songs, but why not play a wider variety?

You should have tuned in five or so minutes ago. Greg played Sultan's of Swing :P

ford fiesta · 10-10-2018 08:43PM

Ian Dury 'Reasons to be Cheerful' must be played at least once a day on Nova. Great song, but......

Max Headroom · 10-10-2018 09:43PM

ford fiesta wrote: »

Ian Dury 'Reasons to be Cheerful' must be played at least once a day on Nova. Great song, but......

The word is "safe"...don't want even more listeners turning off because white van man or Micko the taxi driver doesn't know the song....

FanadMan · 11-10-2018 01:44AM

Max Headroom wrote: »

The word is "safe"...don't want even more listeners turning off because white van man or Micko the taxi driver doesn't know the song....

Have you even listened to the lyrics of Reasons? Drug taking, leaving jail, stabbing etc. It's perfect Dublin music :-P Good thing Branners/Hayes never did cos we'd never hear it again which would be a shame cos it is a poetic classic.

Ciaran_B · 11-10-2018 08:50AM

seagull wrote: »

Has anyone else found that Nova seem to pick one or two songs from a group, and ignore the rest. I've heard Sultans of swing loads of times in the recent past on Nova, Money for nothing a few times, and virtually nothing else from Dire Straits. I'm not saying those are bad songs, but why not play a wider variety?

Yeah, they play 'I Want A New Drug' by Huey Lewis and 'Allright' by Supergrass all the time. Never hear any other songs from them.

Max Headroom · 11-10-2018 09:19AM

FanadMan wrote: »

Have you even listened to the lyrics of Reasons? Drug taking, leaving jail, stabbing etc. It's perfect Dublin music :-P Good thing Branners/Hayes never did cos we'd never hear it again which would be a shame cos it is a poetic classic.

SHOCK SHOCK ..HORROR HORROR....sure they played that Stranglers song the other day about the coloured girl......i had to go to confession...:rolleyes:

Still have my treasured first release of NBAP btw...;)

seagull · 11-10-2018 03:18PM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Your Latest Trick is a better of a song.

That's largely my point. There are only two Dire Straits songs that get regular airplay, and they're not even their best songs. I think I've heard Tunnel of Love once, and Romeo and Juliet a few times, but that's it. They have a load of better tracks that you never hear. At the very least, rather than just putting Sultans of swing on the playlist, put the whole album on the playlist so there's a variety. Or put a different Dire Straits album on the playlist each week.

prunudo · 11-10-2018 07:43PM

Courtney played Brother in arms a few weeks ago. But yeah, i do take your point, be nice if they played more songs than 2 or 3 safe bets from all the artists in their playlists.

ford fiesta · 11-10-2018 08:25PM

For some reason, Nova seem to focus in on one or two (usually the overplayed, popular ones) song from a major artist.

MikeyTaylor · 11-10-2018 08:34PM

Fair play to Greg for playing a bit of Greta Van Fleet!

Max Headroom · 11-10-2018 08:42PM

MikeyTaylor wrote: »

Fair play to Greg for playing a bit of Greta Van Fleet!

Really...?...I'm sure he'll be up before the principal in the morning. .;)

Next March..the olympia

jimmymack · 14-10-2018 10:19AM

Am I going mad, or did I just hear John Clarke say that he's playing Girls Aloud on the Jukebox today? What the hell!

Ash.J.Williams · 14-10-2018 10:25AM

I just think its odd that Metallica are playing slane but are not being played on the radio?

eg yesterday i heard lana del ray and the cure back to back.

Ash.J.Williams · 14-10-2018 10:26AM

jimmymack wrote: »

Am I going mad, or did I just hear John Clarke say that he's playing Girls Aloud on the Jukebox today? What the hell!

gary numan?

jimmymack · 14-10-2018 11:02AM

Ash.J.Williams wrote: »

gary numan?

No I'm nearly sure he said Girls Aloud, it's this "Queens of Rock" weekend they're doing, not sure how they meet that criteria but there you go

Doodah7 · 14-10-2018 07:44PM

He played Girlschool. Different kettle of fish entirely!!

Kyle More · 16-10-2018 10:28AM

I was just on Nova's Facebook page and they're advertising/promoting the fact that Pink is going to be playing a date in Ireland in 2019. The erosion of the already thin veneer of 'Classic Rock Broadcasting' continues.

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 10:42AM

Kyle More wrote: »

I was just on Nova's Facebook page and they're advertising/promoting the fact that Pink is going to be playing a date in Ireland in 2019. The erosion of the already thin veneer of 'Classic Rock Broadcasting' continues.

"PINNNK IS MY FAVORITE COLORRR..."..................:D

peterobrien100 · 16-10-2018 12:59PM

Kyle More wrote: »

I was just on Nova's Facebook page and they're advertising/promoting the fact that Pink is going to be playing a date in Ireland in 2019. The erosion of the already thin veneer of 'Classic Rock Broadcasting' continues.

Pink is certainly the new Black because you aint gonna hear any Metallica so as you rightly point out the erosion has turned into a full subsidence !!!!

MikeyTaylor · 16-10-2018 01:40PM

Ruth just tweeted she's playing Clannad.

demanufactured · 16-10-2018 01:43PM

What a shyte station.

Max Headroom · 16-10-2018 01:57PM

peterobrien100 wrote: »

Pink is certainly the new Black because you aint gonna hear any Metallica so as you rightly point out the erosion has turned into a full subsidence !!!!

Bit like Ruby's sponge then.....:D

demanufactured wrote: »

What a shyte station.

Ah now...no need for that...:P

22-10-2018 11:29AM

As PJ and Jim are away this week I tried Nova again for the breakfast show! Hayes getting sleezy about red headed women put me right off, he really is the Sid James of Irish Radio, dirty fcuker!

Kyle More · 22-10-2018 12:09PM

zorro2566 wrote: »

As PJ and Jim are away this week I tried Nova again for the breakfast show! Hayes getting sleezy about red headed women put me right off, he really is the Sid James of Irish Radio, dirty fcuker!

He's a strange character, is Colm Hayes. He's quite a vocal advocate for mental health awareness and has openly discussed his own struggles in the past. I applaud him and anyone else who has the courage to do that. However, he then proceeds to act like you described on the radio. Surely that can't contribute to a healthy working environment in this day and age? But then it got me thinking, is 'Colm Hayes' merely a character played by Colm Caffrey (his real name)? Are we not meant to take him seriously, in the same vein that we wouldn't condemn Steve Coogan for the behaviour and views held by his fictional alter ego, Alan Partridge? Are we supposed to be laughing AT him, not with him, so to speak? Either way, the whole set up is bizarre and I'm not laughing one way or the other.

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