raised on the radio

[wickedflea]

I've always contended that the radio is for people who don't know what they want to listen to and are content to let some DJ decide for them. I still think that's largely true, but I must confess that I've been listening to the radio in the car a bit lately. There's one station in town -- I think it's the U. of New Haven station -- that plays some pretty good stuff. Today I heard them play Fugazi's "Merchandise" and the Misfits' "Where Eagles Dare" within twenty minutes of each other. I don't think I'd ever heard either of those two bands on the radio before, and I was utterly shocked to hear that Misfits song, because the chorus has the line "I ain't no goddamn son of a bitch." They don't play that kind of filth where I'm from, by god. The other day I heard them play some black-metal song followed by some death-metal song. I don't think I'd ever listened to a full song from either of those two genres. I was surprised to find that I strongly prefer black metal to death metal. It's infinitely more interesting. Who knew?

(fyi, Slayer is neither death metal nor black metal. Get your shit correct.)

Comments

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

Our high school station had a punk show, but I think they had to bleep out the curse words, or pretend they weren't paying attention.

[buscemi.livejournal.com]

Our college station had such a weak signal that you needed cable (on campus yet!).

[skeeter138.livejournal.com]

Wow, U of New Haven needs to start broadcasting out here! Slayer would be speed metal. Right?

You are correct, sir!

[wickedflea.livejournal.com]

. . .not that I get caught up in labels or anything. :)

[luftwaffe.livejournal.com]

Back in the golden age of death metal, though, it beat the ass off of black metal (which I still don't have much stomach for, but I hear some of the newer stuff is good).
Actually, I'm listening to Anal Cunt right now. The kings of, uh, let's see... blurcore?