[BC] Underground = Classic

[Rich Wood]

------ At 12:08 AM 1/8/2006, Jeff Johnson wrote: -------

>Ah, but no longer avant-garde! #1 of what? - a shrinking, sinking 
>medium? 'Underground' is now 'classic'. What a revolting 
>development! Bellbottoms and bongs have been replaced by slacks, 
>Cadillacs and country clubs. Ewww ...

I can't accept Classic Rock as Underground. The "Classic" underground 
station on the East Coast was WBCN, Boston. Absolutely free form. 
What I hear on "contemporary" classic rock is rigid. WBCN would play 
an acid rock cut followed by something Classical. It was done so well 
that it actually worked. During my college days WBCN was a cult. Tom 
Donohue's name has recently come up. His stations were the West Coast 
versions of true "Free Form" radio.

I'm afraid those who claim "Free Form Radio" in contemporary radio 
don't know what they're talking about. It's empty hype. Gargantua 
International and "Free Form" are mutually exclusive. Can't be done.

Rich


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