#big 100.3

[abacrab]

uhh so that happened

I don’t know how much control the DJ has over what they play on the radio anymore, but if said DJ is gonna use his position in media to complain about people panhandling on the street, don’t follow up this tirade by playing “On The Turning Away” as your very next song. It’s not very rock n’ roll of you at all, sir.

[ambrorussa]

big 100.3: welcome to MANuary

me: *destroys radio*

[930club]

WE LOVE OUR PARTNERS: Big 100.3

Billed as "Washington, DC's bigger, better classic rock station," Big 100.3 plays late '60s, '70s, and early '80s hits. From AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" to Talking Heads' "Burning Down the House," the station's DJs consistently have us reaching to turn up the volume dial and rock out. 

Big 100.3's celebrating one of our favorite classic rock bands, ZZ Top, by giving twenty lucky listeners an awesome, ZZ-themed prize package. Winners and their guests will attend the "Chrome, Smoke, and BBQ" VIP experience at Merriweather the day of our ZZ Top & Jeff Beck with Gary Clark, Jr. show. The experience includes: a pre-show barbecue with food catered by Urban BBQ; the chance to snag an autographed Chrome, Smoke & BBQ boxset; and tickets to the show. Pretty rockin', no?

Tune in to Big 100.3 from August 19 to August 29 for your chance to win this unforgettable VIP experience! 

See ZZ Top & Jeff Beck with Gary Clark, Jr. at Merriweather Post Pavilion on September 3!

[alliluyevas]

And now on the "Shut Up and Rock Morning Show" they just had a sound bite saying "the only way this music could be better is if we wrapped it in bacon." Local radio, I love you.

[ineffablehusbands]

So I missed Bohemian Rhapsody and Hotel California but not Don't Stop Believing. Now listening to Stairway to Heaven. So glad its not #1 anymore! I mean, I love it, but every year in a row gets annoying. 

[beyourmouthpiece]

And now, a rant.

On the way home from work today, I was listening to Big 100.3, the D.C. area's classic rock station. They played You Give Love a Bad Name (guilty pleasure material), Pinball Wizard (great song by a great band), Frankenstein (I think? That song's guitar solo is currently stuck in my head, anyway) - it was a pretty typical dad rock lineup. So you can understand if, having been lulled into a sense of security by these familiar song selections, I was totally unprepared for what followed.

The DJ came on and proudly announced that they were about to play three songs from the same artist with no commercial interruptions, then started to hint at who it might be. Now, in my immeasurable fury, I've forgotten the precise wording of his stupid opinion, but to summarize, he said that the band had been kicking around in the early 70s, not releasing anything of note or finding much success, but they really took off after acquiring a new lead singer. Can you guess who it was? Yes, the singer was Phil Collins, and the band was Genesis.

First, I should say that I have nothing against Phil Collins. He's got a distinguishable, great-sounding rock and roll voice. I like a good chunk of the songs on my post-Gabriel Best of Genesis album. Abacab, in particular, is a killer piece of synth pop. And putting the blame for the syrupy ballads and droning soft rock of later Genesis squarely on his shoulders wouldn't be fair; Phil was merely staring into the looming musical abyss known as the 80s.

But honestly, where did this guy get the nerve to imply that Genesis hadn't put out some great records with Gabriel at the helm? Has he never scrapped together the patience to listen to Lamb in its entirety? What about the far more digestible Selling England By the Pound? Does he truly hear music, or as a DJ does he just see numbers and figures? Perhaps he has an honest affection for what Collins did with the band, which, okay, but how do you defend the constant airplay of Follow You Follow Me?

I sort of want never to listen to that station again, but I'm currently without an iPod, and basically every other FM frequency in the area makes me want to swerve into oncoming traffic. My life sure is hard.

[lookingthroughyoureyes]

Oh Sherry is playing on Big 100.3 right now. Now I was listening and I was like, I LOVE this guy's voice. I wonder who it is. Guess who it was? Steve Perry. How wonderful. And what a brilliant occurrence, I mean, y'all know who Steve Perry is.

[jedi-the-pirateninja]

Checking the Top 500 Classic Rock for the New Year...

If you wanna see with me, http://www.thebigdc.com/pages/big-500-new-years-weekend-2011.html They post them each time they hit a 100 block.... we're in the middle of the 100s, so you'll have to wait a bit longer for the rest of the list! :)