{"id":43395,"date":"2014-07-08T08:16:49","date_gmt":"2014-07-08T14:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/08\/the-mystery-of-classic-rock.html"},"modified":"2014-07-09T20:38:46","modified_gmt":"2014-07-10T02:38:46","slug":"the-mystery-of-classic-rock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/07\/08\/the-mystery-of-classic-rock.html","title":{"rendered":"The Mystery of Classic Rock"},"content":{"rendered":"
What is "Classic Rock"? \u00a0Apparently, it's what surveys and test audiences say it is, with a core period of\u00a01973 to 1982, and not much after 1991.<\/p>\n

What's interesting is where there are regional variations. Denver stations, for example, include more Van Halen, AC\/DC, and Queen tracks\u00a0than the average classic rock \u00a0station across the country.<\/p>\n

Reshared post from +Gerard McGarry<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Classic Rock isn't what it used to be…<\/b>
Great study by +<\/span>FiveThirtyEight<\/a><\/span> of the different types of 'classic' rock that are played across American radio stations. You'll be fascinated by how much the playlists vary betwen regions and the reasons why.\ufeff<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Why Classic Rock Isn’t What It Used To Be<\/a>
\n Led Zeppelin is classic rock. So are M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce and Ozzy Osbourne. But what about U2 or Nirvana? As a child of the 1990s, I never doubted that any of these bands were classic rock, even though it …\n <\/p>\n

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What is "Classic Rock"? \u00a0Apparently, it's what surveys and test audiences say it is, with a core period of\u00a01973 to 1982, and not much after 1991. What's interesting is where there are regional variations. Denver stations, for example, include more Van Halen, AC\/DC, and Queen tracks\u00a0than the average classic rock \u00a0station across the country. 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