Grade my alternative station's playlist.

[Billy Uranus]

This is WWDC in the nation's capitol.

This station is really annoying. The song "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" has been in the top 5 for nearly a year now! I decided to bold anything I find too old to be in the top 20.

One annoying thing is how they play those two KOL songs still but rarely play "Notion".

2 1 LINKIN PARK New Divide 41 41 - 0.511
1 2 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Ain't No Rest For The Wicked 39 41 -2 0.503
3 3 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Panic Switch 39 40 -1 0.523
4 4 OFFSPRING You're Gonna Go Far, Kid 33 36 -3 0.487
7 5 FOO FIGHTERS The Pretender 31 30 1 0.488
5 6 KINGS OF LEON Use Somebody 31 35 -4 0.415
6 7 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire 29 33 -4 0.453
9 8 CHEVELLE Jars 23 25 -2 0.250
12 9 THREE DAYS GRACE Break 22 22 - 0.273
15 10 FOO FIGHTERS Let It Die 21 20 1 0.278
11 11 RISE AGAINST Savior 21 22 -1 0.270
10 12 ALICE IN CHAINS Check My Brain 20 22 -2 0.183
8 13 BRAVERY Believe 20 25 -5 0.260
22 14 BREAKING BENJAMIN I Will Not Bow 19 12 7 0.156
18 15 SEETHER Fake It 19 19 - 0.333
28 16 SHINEDOWN If You Only Knew 19 9 10 0.294
19 17 KINGS OF LEON Notion 17 18 -1 0.126
16 18 WEEZER I Want To 17 20 -3 0.188
24 19 MUSE Uprising 16 12 4 0.118
13 20 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds 16 21 -5 0.254

[Pipa]

I would've given it an F, but "If You Only Knew" bumps it up to a D. That playlist is everything wrong with alternative radio today.

[DJ 7.0]

I'll give it an A! I like most of the songs a lot. There are no songs I hate.

[Billy Uranus]

^I like "The Pretender" a lot, but I don't like hearing two year-old songs 31 times a week on a radio station.

[DJ 7.0]

then listen to anoth3er station lol

[Billy Uranus]

I shouldn't have to switch the station just because our idiot MD likes to play songs from 2005-2007 30 times a week.

I mean, is it to much to ask that you have current songs on your current playlist?

[P(A)]

This is why iPods pwn radio stations.

[Billy Uranus]

And this is why the Americans "pwned" the Germans in not 1 in but 2 wars...

[Pipa]

Sept 22, 2009 9:01:35 GMT -5 P(A) said:

This is why iPods pwn radio stations.

My iPod fails at shuffling. It's literally the same songs every day and I have 7000 songs.

[Billy Uranus]

I think this station is getting worse each day. They keep editing out stuff that's been played on the radio for 15 years. However, I think that it's ClearChannel's facist doing.

This station's temorary Jackass DJ really pissed me off today.

[P(A)]

Sept 24, 2009 21:22:59 GMT -5 Billy Uranus said:

And this is why the Americans "pwned" the Germans in not 1 in but 2 wars...

lol what does this have to do with anything?

[Bri.I.Am]

SOOOOO OLd.

[Bri.I.Am]

But I love the Pretender.

[P(A)]

Sept 17, 2009 20:29:01 GMT -5 Billy Uranus said:

2 1 LINKIN PARK New Divide 41 41 - 0.511
1 2 CAGE THE ELEPHANT Ain't No Rest For The Wicked 39 41 -2 0.503
3 3 SILVERSUN PICKUPS Panic Switch 39 40 -1 0.523
9 8 CHEVELLE Jars 23 25 -2 0.250
12 9 THREE DAYS GRACE Break 22 22 - 0.273
11 11 RISE AGAINST Savior 21 22 -1 0.270
28 16 SHINEDOWN If You Only Knew 19 9 10 0.294
16 18 WEEZER I Want To 17 20 -3 0.188
24 19 MUSE Uprising 16 12 4 0.118

good songs

Sept 17, 2009 20:29:01 GMT -5 Billy Uranus said:

4 4 OFFSPRING You're Gonna Go Far, Kid 33 36 -3 0.487
6 7 KINGS OF LEON Sex On Fire 29 33 -4 0.453
8 13 BRAVERY Believe 20 25 -5 0.260
13 20 NINE INCH NAILS The Hand That Feeds 16 21 -5 0.254

so old but i like them

[Atlantaboy]

Just wanted to post my Alternative station's playlist here, cause it was off the air for over a year, and just came back last spring. Just wondering what you guys think, cause I really love it...

99X
18 27 JIMMY EAT WORLD My Best Theory
24 26 NEON TREES Animal
24 26 PHOENIX Lisztomania
25 24 ANBERLIN Impossible
26 23 CAGE THE ELEPHANT In One Ear
26 23 BRANDON FLOWERS Crossfire
14 18 30 SECONDS TO MARS This is War
15 16 DIRTY HEADS Stand Tall
20 16 KINGS OF LEON Radioactive
15 16 MUMFORD & SONS Little Lion Man
14 16 MUSE Resistance
15 16 PHOENIX 1901
9 16 30 SECONDS TO MARS Closer To The Edge
15 15 BLACK KEYS Tighten Up
20 15 DIRTY HEADS FEAT ROME Lay Me Down
15 14 ARCADE FIRE Ready To Start
17 14 CEE LO GREEN F. U. (Forget You)
14 14 CRASH KINGS You Got Me
15 14 MUSE Uprising
16 14 RISE AGAINST Savior
10 13 LINKIN PARK Waiting For The End
23 12 LINKIN PARK The Catalyst
14 12 MUSE Undisclosed Desires
16 12 SICK PUPPIES Maybe
13 12 WEEZER Memories
18 11 AMERICAN BANG Wild & Young
7 10 STONE SOUR Say You'll Haunt Me
15 9 JACK JOHNSON You And Your Heart
0 8 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Cinnamon
0 7 PHOENIX Lasso
9 3 BROKEN BELLS The High Road
4 3 STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Between The Lines
6 2 TEMPER TRAP Sweet Disposition

[Billy Uranus]

I'll give it a B+, man. I give them big props for only spinning their top song 27 times. To have that many songs in the 10-20 range prodides a lot of variety and not so much reptition. That's way better than the stations that play a small group of songs 40-60 times per week.

As for the actual songs, I'm also impressed. Unlike my station, they actually keep the listeners up to date with new music (while not jamming "1901" in our ears as if its a new song). I'm not a fan of seeing "Animal" that high, but what could I expect? Overall, very good.

[DJ 7.0]

I agree with KP! That is a very nice playlist.

[Pipa]

More Alt stations should look like that. They're playing most of the chart right there, aren't they? 15 spins is still a little high for songs like "Savior" and "1901", but at least it's not 50. And as KP said, the top song only having 27 spins is a nice touch.

I don't have an Alt, the best I can do is Rock 102. And believe me, the less said about their playlist, the better.

[Billy Uranus]

^They've got a whole lot of love, anyway you want it...