Comments on: Absolute Radio 90s Test Transmissions by Tony Moorey

By: Stan

Stan — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 09:45:39 +0000

I like this idea of a 90s only station. Play anything and everything from that decade. After all, in a free country we are all supposed put up with each other’s tastes and views, aren’t we? You could make people happy if you had some specialist programmes featuring aspects of the decade and its music or go into particular subjects or have magazine or theme programmes. Look at dear old creaky Radio 2, wowing everyone with its documentaries, 60s and 70s magazine shows, old chart shows, live concert programmes, etc, etc. That way everyone will be happy (I suppose). The 90s was surely the most mixed up, diverse, anything goes decade with everything but the kitchen sink thrown into its music and it may be that this mixed up decade is best reflected with different types of show. You only have to listen to Absolute 80s for an hour or two and then listen to Absolute 90s – the two decades are poles apart muscially, real chalk and cheese stuff.

Remember, its Absolute Nineties, not Absolute Nineties for people who hate Robbie Williams, or Absolute Nineties for Britpop fanatics or Absolute Nineties for dance freaks. The onus is on the station programmers think about the whole decade and all that went on in it and try and accommodate and reflect this as much as possible. Not easy, I’m sure, and the advertisers will need to be kept happy if thry are going to promote their wares on there, but a good balance should be possible.

By: Malcolm Ashley-Jones

Malcolm Ashley-Jones — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:35:05 +0000

What about some coverage for absolute 90′s in the Midlands on DAB?

By: big dave

big dave — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 20:00:49 +0000

wot hapend to virgin uk

By: Tim Vernon

Tim Vernon — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 10:22:35 +0000

A new blog post has just gone up at onegoldensquare.com that you might be interested in – concerning Absolute Radio 90s

By: Thomas Northall

Thomas Northall — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 10:10:00 +0000

I was live on Absolute radio this morning with Christian O’connell who said he would play Lucky you by The lightning seeds as part of the 90′s mix tape but it wasnt played. My other song Pulp’s Do you remeber the first time? was though. I have sent an email asking if it will be played. I really hope so, it is a great song that you never hear on the radio.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 08:30:44 +0000

@Alan

Whose hitlist is that? It can’t be a list of the best-selling singles of the 90s because Candle In The Wind by Elton John was the best-seller of the decade (and all time).

I agree that both the 80s & 90s stations should have a wider variety of music to properly reflect the musical tastes of the decade. Some news features and reports from the archives would be good as well.

By: Thomas Northall

Thomas Northall — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:57:16 +0000

My comment is back!

By: Thomas Northall

Thomas Northall — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:56:38 +0000

What happened to my comment?

By: Thomas Northall

Thomas Northall — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:42:51 +0000

I have been listening to Absolute / Virgin since 1993 and I think Absolute 90′s should play brit pop indie music such as Oasis, Blur, Ash, Lightning Seeds, Kular Shaker, Shed 7, Sleeper AND Robbie Williams! Tracks like Lazy days, South of the border, Let me entertain you and Old before I die do have a place on the station. I would love to hear songs by Ash such as Kung fu, Goldfinger and Angel Intercepter not just Girl from Mars, the same with Oasis want to hear Stand by me, D’you know what I mean? and All around the world from Be here now
not just tracks off Definitley maybe and Morning glory. It would be great to hear stuff from bands like Echobelly aswell. Another great band is Pulp – please please please though play Dyou remember the first time?, Sorted for E’s and whizz, Razamatazz, Lipgloss etc not just Common peple and Disco 2000. When Friday nights on absolute became a 90′s show for a few weeks last year it was poor, no real surprises in there. Absolute 90′s has the chance to be different. I would love to hear different tracks from the lightning seeds also, they didnt just to the life of Riley in the 1990′s! I live in the Midlands and only have freeview however so wont be listening taht often but when I do online I would love the variety to be a lot better than normal Absolute and indeed Absolute 80′s which I listen to aswell.

By: Sally Holness

Sally Holness — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 11:15:59 +0000

Dear Tim,

I’m afraid I agree with the rest of the comments made on this blog I have never been a ‘Absolute’ listener the station’s music just doesn’t appeal to me, however the 80′s station I could listen to and throughly enjoy plus it probably introduced lots of new fresh listeners to the Absolute family.

I have been listening to Absolute Radio 90′s for the past 7 day’s I think the music most of which is soft rock ballards (Yes the same as Absolute Radio) is pretty dull and boring. How can you say your introducing a 90′s station yet 70% of the music genre is missing because it’s not in Absolute Radios music policy?

I will re-tune to the 90′s station over the next month to see if you have listened and acted and played the full variety of music from the 90′s and this includes dance and pop music which was introduced and born in the decade.