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Post by Mike Schwartz on Jun 9, 2009 21:44:26 GMT -5
My favorite part of the old AT 40 were the trivia questions, chart stats and stories behind the hits. Sadly to my ears, today's countdowns are more like entertainment reviews, where the songs tend to play second fiddle to interviews with celebrities and movie plugs. I was loyal to Casey until the end because he still kept the focus on the artists and their music.
Of the remaining shows like Randy Jackson, Chris Leary, Ryan Seacrest and Rick Dees, which, in your opinion is the closest to the standard of AT 10, AT 20 and the original AT 40?
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Post by jdelachjr2002 on Jun 9, 2009 23:25:56 GMT -5
you mean "AT40: The '70s" and "AT40: The '80's" are not an option?
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Post by Mike Schwartz on Jun 10, 2009 4:32:35 GMT -5
you mean "AT40: The '70s" and "AT40: The '80's" are not an option? Any program is an option, but I posted it on the AT 20 board with the thought that many or even most of the people who listen to that show still enjoy contemporary music. Obviously, a true Casey fan would want to hear both of the shows that you cite. A better way of phrasing the question might have been to ask, which of today's shows best serves as the logical evolution of AT 20-that is, a show focused mostly on artists and music and not on the common celebrity/entertainment focus of the usual countdown shows. |
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Post by redsox on Jun 10, 2009 15:01:09 GMT -5
Right now, I would pick "None of The Above".
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Post by mkarns on Jun 25, 2009 11:22:20 GMT -5
Of the remaining shows like Randy Jackson, Chris Leary, Ryan Seacrest and Rick Dees, which, in your opinion is the closest to the standard of AT 10, AT 20 and the original AT 40? I'm only familiar with Seacrest and Dees, and only with their CHR shows; thus far I've only heard Casey count down AC in any regular manner. None really equals Casey's AT40, though they're all entertaining and Seacrest, at least, has the advantage of being Casey's direct successor in the same show, even if some argue it is so in name only. I don't know what, if anything, the local stations that play AT20 and AT10 will program in their absence. While some of the alternate AC countdowns seem promising from what I've heard about them, I really only listened to those shows because of Casey. My own countdown listening habits will continue to be Casey's AT40 from the 70s and 80s plus Ryan's current CHR AT40. |
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Post by Mike Schwartz on Jun 26, 2009 17:19:03 GMT -5
[I'm only familiar with Seacrest and Dees, and only with their CHR shows; thus far I've only heard Casey count down AC in any regular manner. None really equals Casey's AT40, though they're all entertaining and Seacrest, at least, has the advantage of being Casey's direct successor in the same show, even if some argue it is so in name only. I don't know what, if anything, the local stations that play AT20 and AT10 will program in their absence. While some of the alternate AC countdowns seem promising from what I've heard about them, I really only listened to those shows because of Casey. My own countdown listening habits will continue to be Casey's AT40 from the 70s and 80s plus Ryan's current CHR AT40. You could treat yourself to some of the different Hot AC formated shows over the coming weekend and decide for yourself. I would argue that a well balanced Hot AC playlist is a natural evolution from the classic type of CHR formated stations of the 60s-80s, before the format morphed into niches. The Hot AC version of AT40 began in Dec 2004 while Dees Hot AC version began around a decade earlier. Personally, I am becoming a big fan of Randy Jackson' s show, but I'd be interested in reading your impressions about the different shows. |
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