Kfsr 90.7 a Salute to
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| May 2003
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Reviewed 2003-06-16
Reviewed 2003-06-16
KFSR 90.7: A Salute to Fresno Bands - Greatest Unknown Hits
Quick - can you name any bands from Fresno? I can't, but what the hell do I know? Here are 21 of 'em, put together by KFSR from CSU-Fresno. They did a good job of picking a varied set of bands - rock, funk, hip-hop, surf, jazz. The rock tracks are not especially mind-blowing, mostly generic college rock, but there are some semi-precious gems hidden amongst the non-rock tracks. The surf track is good (#20) as are the jazz/funk (#6), hiphop (#13), blues (#18). Track 21 about building up a tolerance to codeine was especially a favorite. Also, I'm not sure why, but the liner notes clearly state: "TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME"
Picks: 21, 6, 20, 13, 18, 12, 17
1. rock
2. spacey pop, interesting voice, pretty good
3. too radio-friendly
4. female rock - a la PJ Harvey/Patti Smith
5. modern rock
6. funk/jazz - like Herbie Hancock
7. hip-hop/jazz/funk, play their own instruments, somewhat cheesy
8. electro-poppy dance hit
9. more indie pop
10. goth! in fresno!
11. instrumental - flamenco guitar plus percussion
12. sad, slow, folk/indie -- good
13. hip-hop - 5 MC's
14. jazz/reggae/funk fusion
15. "adult-oriented indie pop" about coffee houses - yuck!
16. moody indie pop - nasally voice
17. bossa nova beats -- like Lee Press On & the Nails
18. back door blues - great!
19. generic guitar rock
20. surf! rockin'! fast!
21. live track
Quick - can you name any bands from Fresno? I can't, but what the hell do I know? Here are 21 of 'em, put together by KFSR from CSU-Fresno. They did a good job of picking a varied set of bands - rock, funk, hip-hop, surf, jazz. The rock tracks are not especially mind-blowing, mostly generic college rock, but there are some semi-precious gems hidden amongst the non-rock tracks. The surf track is good (#20) as are the jazz/funk (#6), hiphop (#13), blues (#18). Track 21 about building up a tolerance to codeine was especially a favorite. Also, I'm not sure why, but the liner notes clearly state: "TO BE PLAYED AT MAXIMUM VOLUME"
Picks: 21, 6, 20, 13, 18, 12, 17
1. rock
2. spacey pop, interesting voice, pretty good
3. too radio-friendly
4. female rock - a la PJ Harvey/Patti Smith
5. modern rock
6. funk/jazz - like Herbie Hancock
7. hip-hop/jazz/funk, play their own instruments, somewhat cheesy
8. electro-poppy dance hit
9. more indie pop
10. goth! in fresno!
11. instrumental - flamenco guitar plus percussion
12. sad, slow, folk/indie -- good
13. hip-hop - 5 MC's
14. jazz/reggae/funk fusion
15. "adult-oriented indie pop" about coffee houses - yuck!
16. moody indie pop - nasally voice
17. bossa nova beats -- like Lee Press On & the Nails
18. back door blues - great!
19. generic guitar rock
20. surf! rockin'! fast!
21. live track
Recent airplay
No Regrets
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Cannonball
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I Am An Airplane
Off the Path (Sub) — Jul 31, 2003
The Grass on the Other Side
Garam Chaai — Jul 31, 2003
Chips Flying Everywhere
the rust belt — Jul 26, 2003
Cannonball
the rust belt — Jul 19, 2003
Charting
2003-06-16 — 2003-08-18
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 3 | 3 |
| Jul 27 | 1 |
| Jul 20 | 3 |
| Jul 6 | 1 |
| Jun 29 | 2 |
| Jun 22 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | We Get in a Hurry | ||
| 2. | Air Again | ||
| 3. | Uncertain | ||
| 4. | Huntington | ||
| 5. | Letting Go | ||
| 6. | The Grass on the Other Side | ||
| 7. | Judy Segundo | ||
| 8. | Steam Train | ||
| 9. | Yesterday, Today | ||
| 10. | Green Velvet | ||
| 11. | Left! Right! | ||
| 12. | No Regrets | ||
| 13. | Tetris | ||
| 14. | New Babylon | ||
| 15. | Java House | ||
| 16. | Unwind | ||
| 17. | No Waiting for the Rebirth | ||
| 18. | Chips Flying Everywhere | ||
| 19. | Sworn | ||
| 20. | Cannonball | ||
| 21. | I Am An Airplane |