[OT] Todays Music! Go figure.

cdmark · Post by **cdmark** » 05 March 09 7:17 pm

Honestly, how can this piece of bile inducing excuse for music:

Right Round by Flo Rida Feat. Ke$ha
Be number one?
There needs to be a committee set up where samples of classic 80's tracks need to be approved before they can be released on such tripe. Damn whippers snappers with their hippin' and a hoppin' and their bippin' and a boppin'.
I'm getting too old.

The Spindoctors · Post by **The Spindoctors** » 05 March 09 10:37 pm

Hey - I like Flo Rida.

Throw in Nelly, Notorious BIG, Usher, Warren G, Fifty cent, 2 Pak, Natt Dogg and Ludacris, and you got one kicking soundtrack to go caching with. I'll send you a copy.

Now the Hip-Hop Spindoc needs to bust a few caps in some caches.

cdmark · Post by **cdmark** » 06 March 09 6:52 am

Ha ha. I might take you up on that offer.
Does anyone actually know how the music charts work now? I mean you see a song go straight to number one in the first week and then vanish after a few weeks.
Many moons ago you would see songs hang around for many, many weeks. MJ's Thriller for example. Maybe a bad example. Sorry that was another album.

Shamon.

Damo. · Post by **Damo.** » 06 March 09 7:36 am

They are based on retail sales. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/
It's only been the last couple of years they started counting online music sales figures. Considering online "singles" sales would be huge compared to retail store singles sales that would have an effect on what gets to number one.
eg Youth Group, with a cover of a 20 year old soppy love song hits the big time because they get they song played on "The OC".

CaleD · Post by **CaleD** » 06 March 09 10:16 am

Quite clearly, you haven't heard music until you have listened to this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mWW6kRITEY

Papa Bear_Left · Post by **Papa Bear_Left** » 06 March 09 11:56 am

There's a bit of fiddling in the figures, too, to stop some anomalies.

One I heard from someone in the biz was that the perennial sellers like Dark Side of the Moon would otherwise occasionally hit #1 again, if two or three purchasers placed their usual orders for stock all at the same time.
They normally buy quite a few of these classics at once as they know they're not fads and will sell steadily.

If the sales reps convince enough big shops that this latest recycled 80's crap is going to be the Next Big Thing, and get them to all place orders at the same time, it goes to #1 and gets the resulting sales (baa! baa!) justify the whole deal.

Camstal · Post by **Camstal** » 06 March 09 5:26 pm

That rap/hip-hop music I can live with...

But if you really want great music you have to listen to the Red Hot Chili Peppers!!

Great Music and Also maybe "Californiacation" should be Podcachers theme song as they live in San Diego, California and they are tallking about Cation (Caching).

I'm sure i Might have a few that disagree!

Camstal

cdmark · Post by **cdmark** » 06 March 09 6:29 pm

CaleD wrote:Quite clearly, you haven't heard music until you have listened to this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mWW6kRITEY

That song has so many levels.....and it is wrong on all of them!

bbayjohn · Post by **bbayjohn** » 06 March 09 7:01 pm

cdmark wrote:
CaleD wrote:Quite clearly, you haven't heard music until you have listened to this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mWW6kRITEY


That song has so many levels.....and it is wrong on all of them!

I agree Mark, that is just wrong

S2333 · Post by **S2333** » 06 March 09 8:31 pm

I hate all these rap remixes that keep going on.
Now electronic music is where life is heading and I am talking about original stuff not remixed songs

agap2 · Post by **agap2** » 06 March 09 9:20 pm

CaleD, where did you find this piece of dross??? Couldn't take my eyes off the teeth. In hindsight probably just as well!!

RapidSupreme · Post by **RapidSupreme** » 06 March 09 9:36 pm

cdmark wrote:
CaleD wrote:Quite clearly, you haven't heard music until you have listened to this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mWW6kRITEY


That song has so many levels.....and it is wrong on all of them!

Most horrifying shower scene since Psycho

cdmark · Post by **cdmark** » 06 March 09 10:42 pm

S2333 wrote:I hate all these rap remixes that keep going on.
Now electronic music is where life is heading and I am talking about original stuff not remixed songs

The 'Godfather' of electro music is back apparently!
http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertain ... 51139.html