Triple J Opinions?

[Hitman]

[scottik187]

i like JJJ...gives you something different to listen to.

but going further, we have FBI on at the bottle shop...so thats pretty sweet. FBI rules.

so do wolfmother...i dont care if they rip off other peoples stuff, fact remains that they rock. they rocked to socks off the BDO thats for sure

[weaselinarabbitsuit]

Now dont I look stoopid it is its own thread

[mrkeys]

Sorry, I meant to write NATIONAL, not commercial....

Would have to concede that point agreed I don't think there is another national carrier...all the others like MMM and all that have different programming in different states...

ABC Classical

On the Wolfmother thing..cool man just my opinion.. me I am a Hendrix \ Led Zep \ Deep Purple \ Black Sabbath tragic...they produced for me my favourite noise and influenced more than a few of my favourite noisemakers..

you can have Wolfmother will take Kyuss anyday of the week...

[weaselinarabbitsuit]

you can have Wolfmother will take Kyuss anyday of the week...

amen

[Dom]

Triple J, like any other station, has to appeal to the broader audience and try to get as many listeners as possible, however the J's have to do it without overstepping the "commercial" boundary.

I agree that JJJ play some awful shit, stuff that doesn't deserve to be on rotation, but it is undeniable that they are great supporters of Australian music and we'd be a lot worse off without them. I am disappointed however that "Home and Hosed" is yet to return - 3 hours a day of all Aussie music was one of the best ideas JJJ have had in a long time. That, and the extended versions of the Soundlab!

Bertie Blackman (NSW artist) made a great point when she said that when she got played on Triple J, her audience tripled! Andrew, your point about the internet is valid and I for one search for new music on the net, but I take a proactive approach in my search for music whereas many people prefer to listen to the radio to hear new artists. Thus, we end up in a situation whereby those listening for new music will hear new music chosen by radio stations. But, that's with every radio station!

And you cant deny Wolfmother's appeal, they pulled one of the largest crowd's I've ever seen to a Big Day Out. Like them or hate them, they're Aussie and they're spreading the Aussie music word, not just in this country but around the world.

My main point is that we should support anything that supports local talent, because when's it's gone we'll have the shits a lot more.

See you ALL on Friday at the Excelsior Hotel!

[Hitman]

Well said mate.
Agreed on all counts...

[mrkeys]

good points Dom,

I don't think anything in my posts really contradicts those things.

My points are as they stand for me though..

I don't like don't hate Wolfmother either...like Pete Murray I find them fairly innocuous. No I cannot deny their appeal. I have alot of friends that like them, it was only a comment about Andrew not a blanket statement....

I just think that some of the choices the the JJJ's have made on which artists to support have become increasingly myopic. I have no problems with Australian guitar pop or aussie hip hop (not saying this is all they push either) but there are other styles of music worthy of exposure

Doesn't mean we should get rid of it all together but perhaps a bit of a review of how it operates...and that is just my opinion...

[Hitman]

We already knew your opinion dude...

[mrkeys]

good points Dom,

I don't think anything in my posts really contradicts those things.

My points are as they stand for me though..

I don't like don't hate Wolfmother either...like Pete Murray I find them fairly innocuous. No I cannot deny their appeal. I have alot of friends that like them, it was only a comment about Andrew not a blanket statement....

I just think that some of the choices the the JJJ's have made on which artists to support have become increasingly myopic. I have no problems with Australian guitar pop or aussie hip hop (not saying this is all they push either) but there are other styles of music worthy of exposure

Doesn't mean we should get rid of it all together but perhaps a bit of a review of how it operates...and that is just my opinion...