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Post by Scott Lakefield on Jan 24, 2005 23:33:41 GMT -5
A few items...
* From what I understand, the Christmas shows were done pretty far in advance, so that did give Casey a little "off" time, at least in the AT10 department.
* The first show of the year is generally done right around the time of the year-enders, as was pointed out earlier.
* AT20 still exists.
* Dees' show is still distributed by Premiere...but only internationally. Dial does the domestic distribution.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2005 9:47:24 GMT -5
A few items... * From what I understand, the Christmas shows were done pretty far in advance, so that did give Casey a little "off" time, at least in the AT10 department. * The first show of the year is generally done right around the time of the year-enders, as was pointed out earlier. * AT20 still exists. * Dees' show is still distributed by Premiere...but only internationally. Dial does the domestic distribution. AT20 still exist??? Who questioned that?? I wonder how they managed that one, why would Premiere still distribute it Internationally but no longer do it domestically? I know others are the same way, but they owned the rights to the show until recently. |
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Post by Michael1973 on Jan 26, 2005 9:59:06 GMT -5
Casey has many times I believe taped the first show of the new year before the year enders air. They use the last chart of the previous year for it, hence the bigger jumps on the show the second week of the new countdown year. Actually, he hasn't done this in many years. For at least the last 3 years, the first regular countdown of the year has used an unpublished chart from Radio & Records 2-weeks "frozen" period. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2005 11:10:33 GMT -5
my bad, I thought it was still the final chart of the previous year.
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Post by Hervard on Jan 26, 2005 11:27:43 GMT -5
Actually, he hasn't done this in many years. For at least the last 3 years, the first regular countdown of the year has used an unpublished chart from Radio & Records 2-weeks "frozen" period. What chart did he use for the first week in 2003? I remember that it had many unusually large moves on the chart (I believe Avril Lavigne's "I'm With You" bolted ahead from 17 to 6 and "Cry Me A River" by Justin Timberlake moved 24-10). Sort of reminiscent of the charts following the two-week break before they were monitored (which started in the spring of 1994). Back in 1985, the chart was unbelievable with several fifteen and thirteen-place jumps, however the big story about that chart was all the debuts. There were, believe it or not, ten of them that week. I was impressed. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2005 14:30:04 GMT -5
I am assuming for people to catch the correct one, you are referring to the first week of 2003, right?
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Post by Hervard on Jan 26, 2005 17:24:25 GMT -5
I meant 2003, sorry about that. I've amended my post above.
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Post by Scott Lakefield on Jan 26, 2005 21:40:27 GMT -5
AT20 still exist??? Who questioned that?? My interpretation of an earlier post was that someone was questioning that fact...just thought I'd make sure everyone knew the show is still available.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2005 22:02:14 GMT -5
Oh, looking back on the post that may have been me you thought was questioning AT20's existence. No, i was questioning AT40 HAC's existence and someone informed me that it is on premiere's website and all of that so it really does. I was never questioning AT20, I listen to it every week.
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Post by Scott Lakefield on Jan 27, 2005 11:35:46 GMT -5
I can personally vouch for AT40/HAC's existence...I've heard CDs of the show. Extremely similar to the CHR show...same production elements, etc.
For those that haven't heard it, picture a combo of AT40 and AT20. AT40-style production with AT20's current music (less extras than AT20, though).
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2005 11:47:43 GMT -5
Ok, I am curous to know, does it actually countdown a Top 40 HAC chart? Is it the CHR with extras plugged into controversial songs(like what Star 94 in Atlanta was doing) or is it a Top 30 with extras like what Dees does?
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Post by Hervard on Jan 27, 2005 11:57:59 GMT -5
I heard that it was a Top 40 countdown, using a Mediabase chart without a recurrent rule (similar to AT40 CHR), so songs that only chart in the lower reaches (which are songs that HAC stations hesitate on playing) don't get played on the show. Something that I said time and time again that Dees should have tried instead of that ridiculous system he used back in the 1990s.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2005 12:17:49 GMT -5
what did you say about his HAC chart? Wasn't it that he just aired whatever he wnated using no real method.
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Post by BrettVW on Jan 27, 2005 14:20:36 GMT -5
He would simply cut the "not suited for Hot AC" songs and play recurrent extras in their places, giving them numbers.
The system he still does today is ok, except for the fact that he still calls the show "The Rick Dees Weekly Top 40", intros the show with one of his big "Weekly Top 40 song jingles", welcomes us to the "Weekly Top 40" and then says "starting off our countdown at number 30"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2005 14:29:58 GMT -5
actually it is "here is this weeks sure shot", then after that, "leading us of at number 30"
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