What they should be playing on MTV and Vh1? (music video, metal)

No1 · 08-13-2006, 12:39 PM

I really Dont like MTV and Vh1 simply because they dont play music and when they do they only play rap and pop. I would like to see more air time given to hard Rock and Metal, but I notice thay dont play every type of music out there at all. So what I am asking is are you unhappy with what they play and what do you think should be given more air time on the music stations

MoonlitSunshine · 08-13-2006, 12:46 PM

Yeah, that's what MTV2, Kerrang and Scuzz (*shudder*) play. Yes, I think they should be given more time on radio stations, but they do in some countries. I was in Sweden and I was listening to the radio, which played metal for the entire time I was listening to it.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-13-2006, 12:51 PM

I don`t care what they play i`d just like to see something other than dire music videos.

I`d like to see them do something like a showcase program where they invite bands of any genre that are doing the rounds in clubs that maybe have a couple of singles or one album out and bring them into a studio in front of an audience to play a few songs to give them wider exposure.They could also bring in a couple of name bands too to give it more veiwers.

This sort of program has always done well in the UK with shows like The Old Grey Whistle Test , The Tube , The White Room & Later With Jools Holland , yet i`ve never really seen anything like it on MTV. Which is a shame given it`s supposed to be a music station.

The Dave · 08-13-2006, 12:55 PM

Along with what Urban said, I would just liek to see them dedicate more segments to up and coming bands.

explosions-in-my-pants · 08-13-2006, 12:55 PM

i personally wouldn't want any of the music I like to be played on the much tv stations here.. Cause then every one will start listening to it.. it will become mainstrem and over played, it would ruin one of the things I enjoy about the music I listen to..

the music I listen to is over played and played offten I would guess over in the US on mtv and ****.. but most of what I like doesn't get air play here.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-13-2006, 01:08 PM

The only reason songs are overplayed is because it`s cheaper to play 15-20 music videos on constant rotation.

If you had a station that filmed live shows , made documentaries , showcased new bands , had music news bulletins every few hours and maybe a veiwers choice show and perhaps only showed music videos on rotation from say 2am - 9am then there would be so much different stuff going on you wouldn`t get sick of it.

Raine · 08-13-2006, 02:34 PM

I'd like to see somr variety in the music videos they play.

A few programs dedicated to helping promote bands local to any area.

And maybe a program dedicated to airing videos from a particular time period by musicians that were popular during that particular time period.

right-track · 08-13-2006, 02:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

This sort of program has always done well in the UK with shows like The Old Grey Whistle Test , The Tube , The White Room & Later With Jools Holland , yet i`ve never really seen anything like it on MTV. Which is a shame given it`s supposed to be a music station.

Isn't 'The Tube' supposed to be making a comeback?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 08-13-2006, 02:42 PM

Yeah but not on TV

http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/stor...838810,00.html

Shame , I was too young to watch it when it was on originally , I watched all the 20th anniversary stuff a few years back.

right-track · 08-13-2006, 02:48 PM

With a bit of luck, if it's popular enough, lets hope it makes a comeback on TV.
TV is screaming out for a regular, quality music programme. Has been for years (with the exception of 'Later With Jools Holland'.

08-13-2006, 12:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
No1 Groupie Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: USA, NJ Posts: 26	What they should be playing on MTV and Vh1? I really Dont like MTV and Vh1 simply because they dont play music and when they do they only play rap and pop. I would like to see more air time given to hard Rock and Metal, but I notice thay dont play every type of music out there at all. So what I am asking is are you unhappy with what they play and what do you think should be given more air time on the music stations

08-13-2006, 12:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
MoonlitSunshine Dat's Der Bunny! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 1,088	Yeah, that's what MTV2, Kerrang and Scuzz (shudder) play. Yes, I think they should be given more time on radio stations, but they do in some countries. I was in Sweden and I was listening to the radio, which played metal for the entire time I was listening to it. __________________ "I found it eventually, at the bottom of a locker in a disused laboratory, with a sign on the door saying "Beware of the Leopard". Ever thought of going into Advertising?" - Arthur Dent

08-13-2006, 12:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	I don`t care what they play i`d just like to see something other than dire music videos. I`d like to see them do something like a showcase program where they invite bands of any genre that are doing the rounds in clubs that maybe have a couple of singles or one album out and bring them into a studio in front of an audience to play a few songs to give them wider exposure.They could also bring in a couple of name bands too to give it more veiwers. This sort of program has always done well in the UK with shows like The Old Grey Whistle Test , The Tube , The White Room & Later With Jools Holland , yet i`ve never really seen anything like it on MTV. Which is a shame given it`s supposed to be a music station. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-13-2006, 01:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	The only reason songs are overplayed is because it`s cheaper to play 15-20 music videos on constant rotation. If you had a station that filmed live shows , made documentaries , showcased new bands , had music news bulletins every few hours and maybe a veiwers choice show and perhaps only showed music videos on rotation from say 2am - 9am then there would be so much different stuff going on you wouldn`t get sick of it. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-13-2006, 02:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
Raine Full-Time Hellion Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: PA Posts: 1,531	I'd like to see somr variety in the music videos they play. A few programs dedicated to helping promote bands local to any area. And maybe a program dedicated to airing videos from a particular time period by musicians that were popular during that particular time period. __________________ A pair of powerful spectacles has sometimes sufficed to cure a person in love. ~ Friedrich Nietzsche

08-13-2006, 12:55 PM	#4 (permalink)
The Dave Me and The Major Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kentucky Posts: 1,830	Along with what Urban said, I would just liek to see them dedicate more segments to up and coming bands.

08-13-2006, 12:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
explosions-in-my-pants angel of tragic days Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 924	i personally wouldn't want any of the music I like to be played on the much tv stations here.. Cause then every one will start listening to it.. it will become mainstrem and over played, it would ruin one of the things I enjoy about the music I listen to.. the music I listen to is over played and played offten I would guess over in the US on mtv and ****.. but most of what I like doesn't get air play here.

08-13-2006, 02:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Yeah but not on TV http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/stor...838810,00.html Shame , I was too young to watch it when it was on originally , I watched all the 20th anniversary stuff a few years back. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

08-13-2006, 02:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
right-track Atchin' Akai Join Date: May 2005 Location: Unamerica Posts: 8,723	With a bit of luck, if it's popular enough, lets hope it makes a comeback on TV. TV is screaming out for a regular, quality music programme. Has been for years (with the exception of 'Later With Jools Holland'.