[Uglybob]

Is crap. He didnt know that the Beatles sang the song Something, more to the point it was George Harrison who wrote and sang the song. That got my goat today, sorry to get that off my chest. I know you ones say im like an encyclopedia but im not, i dont know a lot of things, like the tracklisting of Richard Marx greatest hits but "Something" is a glaringly obvious bit of trivia. Hes only dead last year and they kept playing it on the radio.

[Minnie the Minx]

I didn't know that but then if I heard it I might have known, but Aled's knowledge does seem a bit crap. He says he knows the songs but when hes tested he can't get any.

Also he didn't know The Jam and A Town Called Malice when it was a Tedious Link - even I know that and I wasn't born!

I feel a bit mean now.

[Funky Drummer]

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

my favourite song by george harrison is taxman (at the moment). largely because ive been listening to Revolver for the last 2 weeks...

[ASG]

I'm not a big fan of George's work with the Beatles, (except the sublime Something, which I knew, by the way, and am disgusted also that Aled did not!) but some of his own stuff was good, Here Comes the Sun etc...

[FAAled]

My knowledge of music IS attrocious.

I was employed at Radio 1 because of my love of radio and for my programme and item ideas, not for my vast knowledge of music. There are a vast number of people at Radio 1 who do possess this vast knowledge of music here so it's ok.

I'm good in playlist because I connect with the target audience better than some of the others and because I'm fairly good at predicting what songs will work with our audience and on Radio 1.

I'm also crap with names. I may know a song, more often than not I'll be able to describe the singer, and the video but not remember it's names.

I'm comfortable with this.

[ASG]

And you expect us to be? OK then!

[Matt]

I'm good in playlist because I connect with the target audience better than some of the others and because I'm fairly good at predicting what songs will work with our audience and on Radio 1.

Got it wrong big time with Ja Rule though

[Lawrie]

Lets be fair to Aled..Radio 1 play Music THEY want to play...and that is popular..so he doesnt need to have a massive knowledge of music unless he was presenting a "specialist" show such as Evening session..lock up..Breezeblock

Aleds knowledge of music is what is required for a modern day radio station

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

hmm is it just me or is the thing most people complain about (on here anyway) the playlist? maybe its not you choices aled but there is a lot of crap gets through an bands and artists considered "not radio 1" are denied airplay even if they do actually produce a good song (ahem Paul Weller).....

[Matt]

hmm is it just me or is the thing most people complain about (on here anyway) the playlist?

Yep, here goes. Here's this week's playlist with good stuff in green, crap/R&B (same difference) in red (in my opinion). Let's see how many agree:

Christina Aguilera feat. Redman - 'Dirrty'
Ashanti - 'Happy'
Coldplay - 'The Scientist'
Ms Dynamite - 'Put Him Out'
Missy Elliott - 'Work It'
Eminem - 'Lose Yourself'
Ja Rule feat. Bobby Brown - 'Thug Lovin'
Avril Lavigne - 'Sk8er Boi'
Jennifer Lopez - 'Jenny From the Block'
Love Inc - 'You're a Superstar'
Liam Lynch - 'United States of Whatever'
Kylie Minogue - 'Come Into My World'
Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland - 'Dilemma'
Pink - 'Family Portrait'
Red Hot Chili Peppers - 'The Zephyr Song'
DJ Sammy and Yanou feat. Do - 'Heaven'
Sugababes - 'Stronger'
Justin Timberlake - 'Like I Love You'
Robbie Williams - 'Feel'
Aqualung - 'Good Times Gonna Come'
Atomic Kitten - 'The Last Goodbye'
Daniel Bedingfield - 'If You're Not the One'
BK - 'Revolution'
Death in Vegas feat. Liam Gallagher - 'Scorpio Rising'
Divine Inspiration - 'The Way' (Put Your Hand in My Hand)
Electric Six - 'Danger! High Voltage'
Feeder - 'Just the Way I'm Feeling'
Foo Fighters - 'Times Like These'
David Gray - 'The Other Side'
Alicia Keys - 'Girlfriend'
Liberty X - 'Holding On For You'
The Music - 'Getaway'
Royksopp - 'Poor Leno'
Erick Sermon - 'React'
Shy FX & T Power feat. Di & Skibadee - 'Don't Wanna Know'
Snoop Doog - 'From Tha Chuuuch to Da Palace'
TLC - 'Girl Talk'
Together - 'So Much Love to Give'
Holly Valance - 'Naughty Girl'
A - 'Something's Going On'
Richard Ashcroft - 'Science of Silence'
Blue feat. Elton John - 'Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word'
Darius - 'Rushes'
Jaimeson feat. Angel Blu - 'True'
Jay-Z feat. Beyonce Knowles - '03 Bonnoe & Clyde'
Oxygen feat. Andrea Britton - 'Am I on Your Mind'
Panjabi MC - 'Mudian to Bach Ke (Beware of the Boys)'
S Club - 'Alive'
Jurgen Vries feat. CMC - 'The Opera Song (Brave New World)'
Robbie Williams - 'How Peculiar/Something Beautiful'

The stuff I haven't highlighted is neither really good nor intolerable, or I've not heard it.

Discuss!

[hopon]

Matt - Your view only.... One mans trash is another mans treasure- comes to mind.

[Lawrie]

out of that list these tracks are blinding;

Coldplay - 'The Scientist'

Eminem - 'Lose Yourself'
Liam Lynch - 'United States of Whatever'
Robbie Williams - 'Feel'

Electric Six - 'Danger! High Voltage'
Feeder - 'Just the Way I'm Feeling'

The Music - 'Getaway'
Royksopp - 'Poor Leno'
Richard Ashcroft - 'Science of Silence'
Holly Valance - 'Naughty Girl'

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

i pretty much agree with matt except on a few. i must admit i love that atomic kitten song....

Gaspode the "hmmmm?" Wonder Dog

[Matt]

Any Atomic Kitten video gets my vote if you know what I mean... out of 10, I'd give em one

[Everlast]

Erick Sermon - 'React'
I love that song

[Morals]

I've actually given up on Radio 1 completely and now listen to CD's or Virgin radio if I happen to be at home on the basis that I will never hear shite like Ja Rule or Nelly....

[magenta]

The point is thought that Radio 1 tries to cater for people who like popular music, and that playlist is a total mix of popular current chart music, it's not like they just leave one genre out completely, they have a total mixture! But if you are someone who ONLY likes say, rock/indie music then of course you're going to be disappointed with the playlist, because you only like one genre out of the however many that are included in the playlist, so you like the minority.

[ASG]

I like all music except Dance (and things to that effect ie Hard House etc) and some Hip Hop...

[Sidders]

Well said magenta, I agree with that. It's all very well complaining, but you have to remember that for every song Radio 1 play, there's gonna be someone out there who like it.

[ASG]

If you like a variety of stuff you listen to Radio 2 or even your local pirate radio

[superwoman]

well said both off you! i like rock indie which is soooooooo much better than sum stuff but i dont complain really. its your choice if you choose to listen to it

[superwoman]

well said both off you! i like rock indie which is soooooooo much better than sum stuff but i dont complain really. its your choice if you choose to listen to it

[ASG]

Thanks, but it wasn't so good you had to do it twice

[Sidders]

Where did Nablo's post go?