Is Stevie played enough on the Radio?

[GardenStateGirlie]

We have two classic rock stations and a few easy listening stations -- I hear both Fleetwood Mac and Stevie solo a lot. Nothing from TISL nor anything from SYW but I still do hear them on a regular basis. In fact, this week on 102.9 WMGK, their star guitar of the week they're giving away is signed by Fleetwood Mac. With a history as rich as this bands and as Stevie's solo career, you can't get away with NOT playing them on these stations. As catinthedark was saying, you're not going to see Stevie on a station that plays top 40 hits nor should we expect to hear them. In the current climate of this industry, it's not going to fly. Sad but true.

[CreepingDeath]

I hear Stevie and Fleetwood Mac quite a bit here. The only time I hear Lindsey is at a resturant and the song is always Trouble.

Christine is pretty popular with my dentist's staff.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by GypsyNomad

The only thing that really bugs me about not enough Stevie/Mac play on the radio, is the fact that you only hear the over played songs. I mean, I love EO17, Rhiannon, Stand Back, Don't Stop, The Chain, etc.... but there are a million other Stevie/Mac songs that were hits too, and even the ones that didn't get much air play, they've gained popularity with fans. I think that I heard Sara and Songbird maybe ONCE on the radio a few years ago, and never again. I'd probably die of shock if I heard Angel or Sisters of the Moon randomly one day. I don't know, maybe that's just how it is in Philly or NY They have Breakfast with the Beatles here too, it would be cool if they did something like that for Fleetwood Mac, digging into the archives, interviews, demos and stuff..... one can only dream

~Carei

I totally agree with what you said here. A great example of a song that never gets played is Think About Me, from Tusk. It was a single, and is a great song, and seems to have been utterly forgotten by radio.

I remember when Maybe Love was first released, right before Street Angel. My friend Siet used to call me (and I her) everytime we heard it. It was kind of fun, but the song disappeared after a couple of weeks. I recall the shock at finding a Blue Denim Promo CD single at a local record store....I was, like, "What? This was a single?" I have NEVER heard it on the radio, ever.

The Breakfast with the Beatles thing....once, last year, they switched it up and did Breakfast with Led Zepplin. That was really cool.

Regarding the Mac, you'd thing that a band with almost 40 years of history would get some more airtime! And Stevie, too!

I used to call this local station all the time and request Steal Your Heart Away. The DJ would say, 'okay, sure, I'll get that on as soon as I can.' But it never actually got played.

[GypsyNomad]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Regarding the Mac, you'd thing that a band with almost 40 years of history would get some more airtime! And Stevie, too!

Exactly what I was thinking Maybe if the DJs took the time to play a few different songs here and there or at least play people's requests , they would be able to reintroduce these songs to people again. I have to admit though, I got into Stevie & Fleetwood Mac just from listening to the radio as a kid, its not like I had a computer back then, or any money to buy CDs. It wasn't until my early teens that I actually started buying music. Who knows, maybe the word will get around and we'll get our wish

~Carei

[paperflowers]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Ya I've been following the radio bizz for 25 years, now Clear Channel owns most stations in this country so they have the say what to play. I hope the arbitron ratings go into the toilet.D.J's .PD's. are sheep.

Clear Channel is Satan well maybe I overstated but CLEAR CHANNEL IS SATAN!! or maybe a good friend of a certain president who will go unnamed

[darklinensuit]

I hear Edge, Gypsy, SDMHA, GDW, and Stand Back. Only recently I've heard Leather & Lace.

- Jake

[svnwndrs]

No, Stevie is not played enough on the radio. Atleast not here in Cinci. The classic rock station will play FM and Stevie sometimes but thats about it. Q102 is a mix station (Todays best hits and the best hits of the 90's. They used to play 80's, too.) I heard "Dreams" on that station at 2am the other day. And that station plays Rap sometimes, too. So I was pretty surprised!

The thing that REALLY pisses me off though, is that I wish I could hear other Stevie songs on the radio other than "Edge" , "Stand Back", "Leather & Lace", or "Dreams" or "Rhiannon".

Songs like "If Anyone Falls" and "I Can't Wait" would be perfect for any station that plays 80's music. But I have never heard EITHER of these songs on the radio in my life.

"Seven Wonders" and "Rooms On Fire" would also fit into any 80's station playlist. Maybe a "Late 80's" themed weekend or something.

Another song I would die if I ever heard on the radio would have to be "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind". It's a nice little ditty that I always thought had radio potential. It's kinda sad.

[equeen102289]

I have the radio on 24/7 in my house, and when I have it on the classic rock stations, I hear SLN/FM atleast two times a day. But it is always the overplayed songs. 80% of the time, it's Dreams being played, or Gypsy (although I never tire of either).
Every once in a while, they'll play Edge of Seventeen, and maybe SDMHA, but that's it for solo work.
As for the soft rock station, they play quite a bit of Mac/Stevie. I'll catch Landslide (The Dance) quite a bit, and Leather and Lace ever so often. But the most played on that station too, would have to be Gypsy.
So yeah...they're pretty good about playing them here!