Open Letter to Q107
Posted by Tbinns | Posted in Correctness, Music | Posted on 05-10-2009
Tags: Dear God Make it Stop, Kim Mitchell, Q107
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Might as well go for a so what?
Dear Q107,
I am a big classic rock fan, and I enjoy your station very much…most of the time..I understand you have Canadian content laws, I get it. It helps Canadian artists. I’m all for that.
It is my distinct pleasure to inform you that there are other Canadian artists besides Kim Mitchell. You might have heard of a three piece out of Toronto calling themselves “Rush”. There were these guys called “The Guess Who” who were pretty big for awhile. My friend saw a band called “The Tragically Hip” once, said they were pretty good.
My point here is that my “Living Loving Maid” buzz is constantly being crushed under the weight of “Might as well go for a soda.” If I may clarify still further…
I for one do not give a shit whether or not he is a wild party, nor how pretty the fucking patio lanterns are, the man does not deserve anywhere NEAR the amount of airplay you give him. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it could be worse, it could be Nickleback (Thank you for not playing them, by the way. I do appreciate that.) but is there really such a thing as a KIM MITCHELL FAN? I mean besides your programmers there?
Who lists Kim Mitchell in there musical influences? Is there anyone without a mullet who even owns a Kim Mitchell record?
He has a syndicated radio show, is that why you play him constantly? He’s a buddy of yours? Alice Cooper also has a (really good) radio show at night. You aren’t playing Alice Cooper constantly.
This is a serious problem for me. The amount of Kim Mitchell you play makes me openly wish you’d play more Trooper. Never in my life did I EVER feel that I would utter the phrase “Geez, I could really stand to hear some Trooper right about now” and yet here I am. ASKING FOR MORE TROOPER. That is what it has come to. I’d rather listen to Trooper. Now I need a shower.
I am not now, nor have I ever been a drinker, I appreciate the sentiment behind Might As Well Go for a Soda, but that doesn’t mean I need to hear it EVERY DAY!!! And lets face it, it’s not exactly poetry is it? I mean Springsteen and Dylan aren’t exactly glancing over their shoulders, are they?
ENOUGH ALREADY!!!
Sincerely,
Tbinns
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While I share your sentiment for over-saturation of the airwaves with the least worthy Kim Mitchell songs, I humbly offer that there are better choices to represent ‘the mulleted one’, one of those choices being Battle Scar (coincidently made with the very trio you mentioned – Rush).
I will also go on record as saying that I always liked Max Webster better than Kim’s solo projects anyway.
My own issue with Q107 has never been who they play, but why they continue to insist on rotating the same usual shit over and over instead of mining the glorious depths of each artist’s catalogue.
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Holy Crap! He WAS the lead singer of Max Webster, wasn’t he! And I call myself Canadian? For shame, Me, for shame.
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Q107 playlist
1)Led Zepplin
2)Pink Floyd
3)Early Genesis
4)The Rolling Stones
Over and Over and Over again.
BTW Mitchell’s program is not syndicated he appears only on Q107 and got that job with no DJing experience to speak of…
Not too mention the fact that you can count one one hand the number of women artists they program to wit
1)Janis Joplin
2)Grace Slick(jeff airplane White Rabbit usually)
3)Heart
4)Joni Mitchell–when they are feeling charitable.
Why don’t we hear some old Toronto or early Melissa Etheridge who they did play when she first hit because her music fit into their format…
But then again I don’t need the answer to why they don’t play Melissa Etheridge.
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If you check the Q107 playlists, Max Webster and Kim Mitchell songs are played five to six times per day. That’s more than any other Canadian or American band on the playlist. Ego ego ego!
Check out this massive list of Canadian bands c/o Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bands_from_Canada. Dozens of these bands don’t get much or any airtime on the mighty Q.
Alice Cooper and Dee Snider’s radio shows are great and they don’t overplay their bands; in fact they go out of their way to showcase others.
And one final jab…that picture of Kim is over 20 years old…he’s bald and old now. He’s like the Rolling Stones…a grandfather still trying to rock it out.
Kudos to his charity work and musicial talent, but geez man, get over yourself and Q, please remember the hundreds of other North American bands you seem to have forgotten!
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