Sorry I'm posting this here. I could find anyplace for general comments. If it exists, please move this as appropriate.
I've been listening to RP for more than a decade. It's the nest example of which I know that leverages the power of the internet for good, gracing the entire planet with it's programmers knack for showcasing amazing music.
When friends inquire about whether the music stream is Pandora or Spotify, I explain what I surmise to be Bill's key insight. You really can't have an interesting, for profit, local radio station. Costs are much higher and moreover, connecting with listeners within a defined broadcast area, necessities bland and repetitive content. At the pinnace of Bill's insight sits RP; such varied, high-quality programming and a world-wide audience, some 10% of whom (myself included) pay a small sum to underwrite Bill's and Rebecca's Rockin' Roll Lifestyle.
Agree re: late on the bandwagon. Don't remember where I found OdB; I was enamored early but the flower faded.
ce wrote:
Nice to hear some Ojos de Brujo on RP! It's also nice to think that I feel that RP is a bit "late" here, so I can pretend that I'm not that old and out-of-touch yet (insofar as that matters at all) OdB swept the festivals in Europe about 5-7 years ago. They're a great band to see live, but personally I got a little bit bored with their music after the first few CD's.
Is anyone else hearing 'Hurt' by NIN (or Johnny Cash)?
I agree about the Porc Tree feel too. Not sure whether I like it or not. I think I'll have to damn it by saying that it's 'nice'... Neither here nor there. Might be better on a big stereo, or set to a freeride mountain bike film...
I've been listening to RP for more than a decade. It's the nest example of which I know that leverages the power of the internet for good, gracing the entire planet with it's programmers knack for showcasing amazing music.
When friends inquire about whether the music stream is Pandora or Spotify, I explain what I surmise to be Bill's key insight. You really can't have an interesting, for profit, local radio station. Costs are much higher and moreover, connecting with listeners within a defined broadcast area, necessities bland and repetitive content. At the pinnace of Bill's insight sits RP; such varied, high-quality programming and a world-wide audience, some 10% of whom (myself included) pay a small sum to underwrite Bill's and Rebecca's Rockin' Roll Lifestyle.
ce wrote:
It's also nice to think that I feel that RP is a bit "late" here, so I can pretend that I'm not that old and out-of-touch yet
OdB swept the festivals in Europe about 5-7 years ago. They're a great band to see live, but personally I got a little bit bored with their music after the first few CD's.
I agree about the Porc Tree feel too. Not sure whether I like it or not. I think I'll have to damn it by saying that it's 'nice'... Neither here nor there. Might be better on a big stereo, or set to a freeride mountain bike film...
I was just thinking the same thing.