[rustybike]

People tell him he is great because he is !

No he isn't. He could have been, but he took the wrong path, and is now so far down it it's too late to turn back.

Couldn't agree more. He's rubbish and certainly not worthy of having a "Radio 1 DJ" title.

He's probably better off working as a Redcoat at Butlins - he'd probably fit in a lot better there.

[Munki Bhoy]

The really sad thing is, Mills isn't even close to being the worst on Radio 1 at the moment.

[rustybike]

The really sad thing is, Mills isn't even close to being the worst on Radio 1 at the moment.

I'd say he is based on the fact that I can tolerate other DJ's where as I have to switch Mills off when he's on.

[Munki Bhoy]

The really sad thing is, Mills isn't even close to being the worst on Radio 1 at the moment.

I'd say he is based on the fact that I can tolerate other DJ's where as I have to switch Mills off when he's on.

Clearly you've never suffered Max in the morning. I know she's from 1extra, but if they're going to share DJs from time to time then she counts. Plus, I cannot listen to Nihal. Mills I can at least put up with for the occasion funny moment.

[TIAL]

Weirdly, I like the Bobby and Nihal show but don't like Nihal when he does daytime stuff.

[Yudster]

Weirdly, I like the Bobby and Nihal show but don't like Nihal when he does daytime stuff.

Agreed - I like the music Bobby and Nihal play on their normal show - but Nihal doing mainstream is awful.

[foot-loose]

People tell him he is great because he is !

No he isn't. He could have been, but he took the wrong path, and is now so far down it it's too late to turn back.

Couldn't agree more. He's rubbish and certainly not worthy of having a "Radio 1 DJ" title.

He's probably better off working as a Redcoat at Butlins - he'd probably fit in a lot better there.

The really sad thing is, Mills isn't even close to being the worst on Radio 1 at the moment.

Whoa.

Is that not a bit far? Far be it for me to defend Mills, but I think he actually very good at the type of show he does and obviously caters for a certain market. Having heard similar shows on local stations, he is MILES better than them. Personally, I can't stand the show or the style of his broadcasting, but I will respect him for being able to do what he does.

Theres a difference between him being crap at his job and you not liking him and his show.

[Yudster]

I agree. My comment about his direction was an opinion - Mills has a huge and loyal following, so I wouldn't ever suggest that he is a crap DJ, it's clearly not the case. I just preferred him when his style was different.

[foot-loose]

I really dont get the bitchyness that goes on here when Moyles is off. If you dont like Mills, fine - dont listen! It's hardly rocket science.

Wogan is needing all the help he can get anyways.

Wogan forever!

[Munki Bhoy]

The reason I complain is that it affects my listening for the rest of the day. If Chris is on, I'll listen all morning and usually end up listening through Jo Whiley's show and into Edith's show before I get fed up. With Scott in the morning, I'm lucky if I make it to Jo. I couldn't even tell you who is filling in for Edith at the moment. Once I switch to my own music I tend not to switch back.

So really, my complaints are in the interest of Radio 1's listener figures. Even if I am outside their demographic these days.

[SAV1OUR]

I really dont get the bitchyness that goes on here when Moyles is off. If you dont like Mills, fine - dont listen! It's hardly rocket science.

Wogan is needing all the help he can get anyways.

Wogan forever!

Woah woah woah, there hasn't been that much bitchiness this time around I dont think! I think Munkhi man means that although he himself doesn't listen to Scott, there is a lot worse out there on Radio 1 at the moment, when you look at the new recruits - Dick and Dom, Grimshaw - the most pointless waste of airtime the station has ever seen, I blame Annie Mac for him, I've yet to have that smack in the face moment where you realise these 'presenters' have something about them, I used to hate Russel Brand, then the pendulum swung completely, what a funny intelligent bloke. I can bare Mills but if I missed a show it wouldn't bother me in the least, thats how I can tell.

[foot-loose]

Oh I would have thought you would know better than to argue with me!

Woah woah woah, there hasn't been that much bitchiness this time around I dont think!

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I think Munkhi man means that although he himself doesn't listen to Scott, there is a lot worse out there on Radio 1 at the moment, when you look at the new recruits - Dick and Dom, Grimshaw - the most pointless waste of airtime the station has ever seen, I blame Annie Mac for him, I've yet to have that smack in the face moment where you realise these 'presenters' have something about them, I used to hate Russel Brand, then the pendulum swung completely, what a funny intelligent bloke. I can bare Mills but if I missed a show it wouldn't bother me in the least, thats how I can tell.

Have a read at what Rusty said. Then have a read at what Munki Bhoy said. Then read what I said. Then come back and write a better reply.

[SAV1OUR]

Nope, theres no "bitchy" comments on that search.

Mills would be a great listen without all the music he plays, for me its the same as being put on hold when phoning up about your leccy bill, or like having adverts every few minutes, many people dont like the daytime playlist anyway so it needs to be limited.

[rustybike]

Is that not a bit far? Far be it for me to defend Mills, but I think he actually very good at the type of show he does and obviously caters for a certain market. Having heard similar shows on local stations, he is MILES better than them. Personally, I can't stand the show or the style of his broadcasting, but I will respect him for being able to do what he does.

Theres a difference between him being crap at his job and you not liking him and his show.

Ok, fair enough, some of my comments were a bit harsh, but I still stand by my opinion that he doesn't suit being at Radio 1. Radio 1, to me, has a "cool" feel to it - Scott, to me, is the complete opposite of cool. He's a complete chav. He gets his ratings through playing chavvy music alongside slapstick comedy. I mean come on... Barryaoke? Jesus!
Yes, Scott has done very well by getting the following that he has; there is obviously something going right there - but I'm sure that if he moved to Virgin or a similar station of the same mentality, I personally think he would get an even bigger following because from experience of having to listen to Virgin in a friends car once their DJ's are all very similar to Scott, and the people who like Scott will probably be the same people who listen to Virgin also. Although good at what he does - I just don't think he fits into Radio 1. But that's just my opinion.

Thankfully, by the sounds of it, I've been lucky not to hear this Max.

[catherine]

Scott Mills doesn't play chav music, how old are you? Just from one comment i can tell you are way out of Radio 1's target audience age range. If a song makes it on to Radio 1 and it is the genre that chavs like they would of all heard it a year before radio 1 got their hands on it. Incase you didn't know, Hip Hop and R an B isn't 'chav music.'

[timp]

I agree with Cat, Scott plays normal Radio 1 playlist music with a few old tracks mixed in. What does constitute as 'chav music'?

I agree with you Rusty about Barryaoke though. Not a good feature.

[MK Chris]

Just from one comment i can tell you are way out of Radio 1's target audience age range.

I don't think she is.

In all fairness, don't the daytime DJs get very little say in what records are played? If it's on the playlist they need to play it.. Moyles plays less music than a lot of the other shows, but he still has to (mainly) play songs on the playlist.

As for 'chav music', well, most people would call music they don't like 'chav music'.. it's subjective. Hip hop and RnB certainly is not my thing, but I wouldn't call everyone who listens to it a chav. Fair enough, young Catherine is, but that's not because of her music taste...

[catherine]

Ha, bite me. I'm not a chav i just like the music, i honestly don't know why people complain about the music on radio 1 it is nothing compared to what it could be, H2O and Basshunter are very mild.

[Munki Bhoy]

Scott's prone to playing music that Chris is more likely to drop. It just so happens that more often than not its very poor dance music. But since he plays more music that Chris anyway...

Mind you, on occasion, Chris improves it. Like Chuffhunter.

And the other thing that springs to mind - JK and Joel's wonder years were always better than Scott's. Again, because Scott plays dance music in them while JK & Joel used to play more guitar music.

[rustybike]

Chav music, to me, is the type of music 17 year old boys blast out of their done up Citroen Saxo's and full volume... Dance music and remixed (c)rap music. That's what I call chav music anyways; just because I'm 21 and within the target audience of Radio 1, doesn't mean I actually like the music, infact I hate it.

In regards to the playlist, Scott generally chooses his style of music only, even when it's old it's still his type of music rather than a range; rap and dance stuff like Basshunter and H20 or that Neo guy - where as other DJ's play everything old and new. Chris tends to avoid that sort of music most of the time because it grates him; although he sometimes has to play it due to it being on the playlist, but at least he still plays a range of music rather than one type.
In my opinion, I think it's musically poor compared to bands that actually physically play instruments rather than just mixing it and changing it on a computer. But that's just what I think.

I think I've had this discussion with my sister. See, she's a drum'n'bass, rap, r'n'b, dance and trance type of gal; where as I'm a rock, indie and alternative type of gal and every now and again this conversation always seems to come up.

[TIAL]

Personally I don't care how a track is made, as long as it sounds good. It's good to hear a band, but if done well using samples/loops can be just as pleasing. Therefore I like that 'kind' of music, but not the kind that Scott plays which is far too cheesy and commercial*. If I want to hear good electronic music I'll listen to Annie Nightingale / Mary-Anne Hobbs. All I want in the daytime is good banter.

*I hate that word normally as all music is commercial but I can't be bothered to think of anything else.