• pimeys@lemmy.nauk.io
        32·
        10 months ago

        Yep. Endless focus groups to rate which songs to play. Extremely small playlists and the hosts are so annoying you want to punch them. Thank god for the internet and endless amounts of music, I never need to listen to radio anymore.

        There used to be good stations, with hosts choosing the music they want to play and having a good taste – even better if it’s different from mine so I can hear something new.

        All gone now…

        • Rolder@reddthat.com
          6·
          10 months ago

          I have this one station I like to listen to that plays a variety of stuff from local artists and the like. Very few ads too, though they occasionally go into “soliciting for memberships” mode now and then.

          • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
            2·
            10 months ago

            The one I know and love is The Summit FM in Akron Ohio. I listen to it on Radio Garden or on actual radio when I’m in the area

            There’s so many good songs out there across genres. It’s a shame only a few give them airtime

    • affiliate@lemmy.world
      4·
      10 months ago

      sucks that they own pretty much every radio station. they’re now creeping into podcasts as well

  • Spot@startrek.websiteEnglish
    47·
    10 months ago

    We used to just leave a vehicle parked somewhere while we made dinner or did other stuff and let the radio play!

    People sometimes would stop by and realize, after a bit of convo, they were hearing something and be baffled as to what the hell we were listening too.

      • Spot@startrek.websiteEnglish
        17·
        10 months ago

        The talk radio was the best! I was not a fan of most talk radio past morning shows but I loved all of the GTA ones. Somehow it made more sense listening to their off the wall shit than the real talk radio stations.

        • AZERTY@feddit.nl
          9·
          10 months ago

          I used to love listening to Chatterbox on GTA 3. Lazlo and the Hispanic guy used to make me laugh like crazy, and now I listen to NPR and podcasts so I guess I eventually learned to like talk radio.

        • Piers@beehaw.orgEnglish
          1·
          10 months ago

          There’s a little subgenre of podcasts with a similar vibe. Try “Welcome to Nightvale” and “Beef and Dairy Network”. Though I’m sure there are slightly less weird options out there too.

          • Spot@startrek.websiteEnglish
            1·
            10 months ago

            Oh, I have listened to Wlcome to Nightvale! I liked the SCP archives too. I will have to check out Beef and Diary Network as soon as I get to a pause point on Box of Oddities. It may have been that GTA radio that had me prepped for podcasts.

  • johnthedoe
    32·
    10 months ago

    I had a software that ripped gta music and ads and shuffled them so you can burn a cd to play in your car with the same in game radio.

    Loved cruising around with k-rose on from San Andreas. The ads kill me every time.

  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zipEnglish
    26·
    10 months ago

    Vice city’s sound track was my soundtrack to life for a long while. It really made me appreciate 80s music.

    Also chatterbox from gta3 was so good. I loved Laslow.

  • icerunner@beehaw.org
    19·
    10 months ago

    When Vice City came out Rockstar also released a box set CD compilation of the radio stations from the game. To this day I firmly believe it is the best '80s compilation to ever be released.

  • owatnext@lemmy.world
    17·
    10 months ago

    My name’s Lazlow and you’re on Chatterbox! Thanks for calling in.

    …

    I’m a first time caller. I wanted to say something about these videogames, they are warping our kids minds. My sons dog, Bugle, got hit by a truck, and he says mommy, mommy, where’s the reset button?

  • Opeth@lemm.ee
    15·
    10 months ago

    Have also been guilty of leaving the car parked and listening to the radio. Download the files from YouTube while they’re hot :)

    • criitz@reddthat.com
      2·
      10 months ago

      I never appreciated Saturday Nights Alright for Fighting until i I had it as the soundtrack to a high speed highway gunfight

  • makingrain@lemmy.worldEnglish
    12·
    10 months ago

    Vice City made me appreciate 80s music at a young age. I really appreciate the thought that went into selecting abd producing the sound track. I have the full OST release on CD - not sure if it is a bootleg or not, I don’t really care.