Album Power Tracks!!!

We’ve made a serious new addition to the station which I think is really going to help define our uniqueness and make us one of the best stations to listen to for music variety. We call it “Album Power Tracks”!

On the Loudcaster Server controls, we can specify certain tracks to be played as “Power Tracks”. These tracks will play more often than others, similar to what you hear on regular radio stations. Originally we had marked the latest hits on the Billboard Charts as Power Tracks, so that you could hear the new stuff that is out. It was a great idea at first, but then it was getting very repetitive and not all of the new songs out were all that good. (Some sucked, to put it lightly.) Now we’ll still play the latest music, but it won’t be every 3-4 hours in high rotation anymore. We’ll let the regular radio stations overplay and kill those songs.

So, we needed a new idea to replace the power tracks. I love album tracks, because there are so many good albums out there with fantastic tracks that you never hear on the radio. How fun would it be to explore tracks from 10 albums each month mixed in with all-time favorites from the 1920’s to the latest hits? This will be less repetitive than what we had before, a lot more interesting, and we can keep it fresh every month by replacing albums with new ones. We can play albums that are new, old, and from a variety of genres. I think we’ll stay away from “Greatest Hits” albums, since that defeats the purpose of “deep cuts”. :-D

So “album deep cuts” are going to be our new Power Tracks that are heard every 3-4 hours, which is why we called them “Album Power Tracks”. You’ll know an album track when you hear it, because we’ve got a special ID that plays right before it. And it won’t be as repetitive as you might think. 10 full albums with tracks that are played every 3-4 hours, keeping in mind that our music rotation is programmed to not play the same artist or album within a 4 hour period. It’ll probably take you a good month or more just to hear all the Power Tracks being played! By then, we’ll start replacing those albums with something new to check out. This will constantly keep the music fresh, new, and exciting – and you’ll still get to hear your all-time favorite hits!

Now that is just plain KILLER! And here are the 10 albums we’ll be exploring for the next month or so:

1) “21” by Adelle (A #1 album on the Billboard Charts with the hit song “Rolling in the Deep”. She has a great voice, and I would love to hear what else she’s got on this album!)

2) “Omega” by Asia (Well known for “Heat of the Moment”, this 80’s band is still around and this is their latest offering.)

3) “Phoenix” by Asia (This came out a few years ago with the band reuniting with original singer.)

4) “Tug of War” by Paul McCartney (This was a huge seller for the former Beatle and featured the hit “Ebony and Ivory”. Paul really shows how talented he is with his music and lyrics on this album!)

5) “Plastic Beach” by Gorillaz (The virtual band released this album a few years ago and it has the single “On Melancholy Hill”.)

6) “The Fall” by Gorillaz (The latest album by the virtual band with the single “Revolving Doors”. You don’t hear too much of this group on the radio with the exception of the songs “Feel Good, Inc.” and “Clint Eastwood”.)

7) “All You Need Is Now” by Duran Duran (The hit band from the 80’s is back with a new album and they are attempting to bring back their style that made them famous in the 80’s.)

8) “The Beginning” by The Black Eyed Peas (This rap group has gone into an interesting direction with their music and style. I like how they are trying to do something different and fresh.)

9) "Move Like This" by The Cars. This was just released on May 11! The original lead singer, Ric Ocasek, is back with the band and they sound GREAT!

10) “If You’re Going Through Hell” by Rodney Atkins (Hey, we can’t forget Country! Rodney has a great lyrical style with his music, especially the hit “Cleaning This Gun” which all fathers with daughters can relate to. Let’s see what his other stuff sounds like!)