New XM Channel lineup sucks balls!

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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    mammasan wrote:
    I forgot about Left of Center

    I've listened the last 2 days and have come to the conclusion that it is essentially the same channel, but they just changed the name. I miss Boombox though, and ethel on XM was much better than Alt**emo**Nation.

    Is that Madison gone? god she was annoying. What about Cane that was on Ethel?
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    mammasan wrote:
    I forgot about Left of Center
    Yeah I could not figure what was going on this morning as that is predominantly the only channel I listen to these days!
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  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    thunderDAN wrote:
    I've listened the last 2 days and have come to the conclusion that it is essentially the same channel, but they just changed the name. I miss Boombox though, and ethel on XM was much better than Alt**emo**Nation.

    Is that Madison gone? god she was annoying. What about Cane that was on Ethel?

    I don't know about the XM station since I never had XM, so I will take your word for it. My point is that the stations are not that bad. Still far better than terrestrial radio.
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  • NoCode_inMT
    NoCode_inMT Posts: 551
    NothingSound wrote:
    Why anyone wants to listen to washed up music stars playing DJ is beyond me. I want Squizz, the Rhyme, Top Tracks and Lucy back. Get rid of the Elivs, Bruce, Dead, and AC/DC channels. Such a waste of bandwidth. Give me back my uncensored rock channels and for the love of God stop talking over the music!

    Oh, and PS: 2008 O&A >>>>>>>>>>>> 2008 Howard

    Because, those 'washed up' music stars have great tastes in music. Also, they play stuff that I have never heard before.

    I could do without Elvis, AC/DC, and the Dead. The Bruce channel is good, lots of live shows on there.

    I personaly have never heard one show by O&A... But nobody is better than Howard. Funny, there isn't an O&A thead on this board with over 1200 posts.
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  • NothingSound
    NothingSound Posts: 198
    mammasan wrote:
    Sirius has some really good stations, even though I agree with you on the Dead, Elvis and Springsteen stations. Octane, Buzzsaw, Lithium, Alt Nation, Faction, Garage Underground are all really good stations. Ocassionally you will hear a crappy band on them but it is far and away better than anything on terrestrial radio. They also have Hip-Hop Nation, Beatbox for rap and if you are into it they have Area 38 for some kick ass deep house and dirty house music.

    I'm just nervous that Octane is no longer uncensored, and listening for a half hour last night, I heard "commercials" for other stations on the platform - something that never happened before it was called Octane.

    I just want the satellite radio to be like an infinite ipod. Play a song, tell me on the screen what it is and who it's by, repeat. I don't need DJs telling me stories I don't care about, talking over intros to "hit the post", and I really don't need to pay for censored songs.
  • mammasan
    mammasan Posts: 5,656
    NothingSound wrote:
    I'm just nervous that Octane is no longer uncensored, and listening for a half hour last night, I heard "commercials" for other stations on the platform - something that never happened before it was called Octane.

    I just want the satellite radio to be like an infinite ipod. Play a song, tell me on the screen what it is and who it's by, repeat. I don't need DJs telling me stories I don't care about, talking over intros to "hit the post", and I really don't need to pay for censored songs.

    Well I was listening to Faction yesterday morning and they where playing Straight Outta Compton and there was absolutely no censorship.
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    I tried listening to O&A when I had XM in my car and it was painfully funny how much they just copy Stern. Plus I found one of them very annoying as to how they throw their voice to make themself sound laidback but hip. It's funny that Howard went to Sirius and made Sirius become relevant and the dominate player in the takeover; while O&A went to XM and nobody cared.

    As a Sirius subscriber, there is no incentive to ever get the best of XM
  • TheDecline13
    TheDecline13 Posts: 990
    is fungus still there? i really hope that comes to Sirius
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    TheDecline13 wrote:
    is fungus still there? i really hope that comes to Sirius

    the fungus is no longer among us
  • NothingSound
    NothingSound Posts: 198
    thunderDAN wrote:
    the fungus is no longer among us

    It's gone because a 24/7 station of AC/DC was more important.
  • anotherclone
    anotherclone Posts: 1,688
    NothingSound wrote:
    It's gone because a 24/7 station of AC/DC was more important.

    Chin up! :) That AC/DC channel is a limited engagement. I'm not sure how long though.
  • TheDecline13
    TheDecline13 Posts: 990
    thunderDAN wrote:
    the fungus is no longer among us

    WHAT!? that sucks, i use to listen to that all day at work.
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  • mca47
    mca47 Posts: 13,335
    This whole merger thing seriously sucks.

    I'd take XM or Sirius by themselves over this crap!
  • rjbukowski
    rjbukowski Posts: 117
    XM is not even close to Sirius. I have had Sirius for 3 years now and listened to XM in rental cars, not a comparison. Listen to Sirius channels 18 and 21, great for people who like PJ
  • NOCODE#1
    NOCODE#1 Posts: 1,477
    NothingSound wrote:
    Holy shit, they really ruined things. Somehow all the Sirius stations took over the XM ones. Gone are Lucy, Squizz, Top Tracks, Flight, etc. They're been replaced by the Sirius counterparts Lithium, Octane, Classic Vinyl, The Pulse. It's only been a day but already I've noticed more DJs talking (and talking over song intros to boot), changes in the tone of the stations (Korn on Liquid Metal??) and less uncensored channels. They totally got rid of The Rhyme - classic hip hop which was such a fun channel.

    Way to go Mel Karmazin, after ruining FM you finally fulfilled your dream of ruining satellite. I guess as long as Howard Stern is happy, you're happy. Who cares about the 8 million people who chose XM over Sirius probably in part because they don't like Howard.
    wow, spoiled much? if there ever was a luxury item. its satellite radio.
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  • meistereder
    meistereder Posts: 1,577
    OK, I don't know if it was this thread, but I am a long-time Sirius listener and I have noticed the last couple days that stations I listen to like First Wave and Lithium are playing crappier music and music that did not used to be played on the stations. This morning, I heard Depeche Mode's Personal Jesus on the Lithium channel (supposed to be grunge and 90's alternative). Depeche Mode USED TO be played on First Wave. Now, I feel like the First Wave station is playing poppier 80's songs, and Lithium is playing less Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, etc.

    Am I going crazy here? Why did they change the programming for Lithium? Are they using XM's programming from Lucy or whatever? God damn it.
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    NothingSound wrote:
    It's gone because a 24/7 station of AC/DC was more important.

    it's going to be classic hard rock in a couple weeks
  • Black Diamond
    Black Diamond Posts: 25,109
    NOCODE#1 wrote:
    wow, spoiled much? if there ever was a luxury item. its satellite radio.
    typical american.

    Nah the luxury item is that I listen to my Sirius Satellite Radio in my Maserati which is on and idleing in front of my Mc Mansion.
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  • thunderDAN
    thunderDAN Posts: 2,094
    mca47 wrote:
    I'd take XM or Sirius by themselves over this crap!

    But if you didn't have a merger you wouldn't have either because they would both go bankrupt- so everyone just needs to be happy with what they have; it is still better than regular radio.

    Plus, nobody is forcing you to buy the product. If you hate it now, then don't pay for it and get an ipod
  • Steve Dunne
    Steve Dunne Posts: 4,965
    everyone here will cream their shorts if sirius ever puts on a all pearl jam station

    that said

    anyone think it's odd that the led zep channel is under 'pop' and it still has 'the bridge' icon, with it's 'softer side of rock' description? needs to be changed.
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