Roth Charges CBS Radio with Sabotage

[Julius]

It's time to go on a killing spree.

[BruinJer]

I feel much better now about PAYING $13 a month to listen to good radio instead of that crap that CBS is feeding us... I hope Howard succeeds in killing off free radio...

[bluemustard]

Originally posted by bantonelli
Count me in, Blue. I'll even take my Chianti without the chilled glass. Feeling Oh So BLUE.

I had to play MEAN STREETS to vent on my commute this morning.

Keep the faith..wonder how monday will be.I'm still digesting this stuff that happened today.I still will listen caus I know they can't change him.He showed that today.I dunno..weird shit.
Always a chilled glass here!

[bantonelli]

Originally posted by POJO_Risin
Again...you don't think Roth can carry this show by himself?

I Do...

and this corporate shit that you are all bitching about is...well...the norm...

So I'm a bit dumbfounded at the shock and dismay and rage you are all feeling now...

I got it over with about 5 months ago...when I said, "Oh, Dave's on CBS Radio...wonder how long it will be until they fuck him..."

This didn't blindside Dave...nor should it have blindsided anyone else...

My guess?

If Roth stayed to do it...he'll find a way to make it his own...

You're absolutely right, Poj. Dave's been presented with sour lemons....but he'll make the Sweetest Lemonade with a Tangy Twist!!!

[diamondsgirl]

I was wondering how Dave is getting away with all of the negative stuff he said about CBS, Hollander, etc. on Friday. I don't think thats going to fly for very long. I love it, but, couldn't they term him for that?

[EAT MY ASSHOLE]

Originally posted by FORD
Fuck corporatism, in all of its ugly forms, for what it has done to this country.

And it's effect on radio - ALL radio - is one of the worst examples.

If corporate radio had existed in 1978, we probably wouldn't know the name "David Lee Roth" at all today, because it took decidedly NON corporate fuck stations with goddamn integrity to break a band like Van HALEN. And it took someone like Howard Stern to turn talk radio on its ass and start a revolution in that area.

And corporatist pigs STRANGLE any future growth or revolutions. Which is why music and radio have basically sucked corporate cock for the last decade.

Time to enforce the existing antitrust laws and bust up these fucking pseudo-monopolies that are controlling so many aspects of American life, radio being just one of them.

oH, SHUT UP. dO YOU THINK DAVE WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE GIG IF BIG CORPORATE MONEY WEREN'T FINANCING THE WHOLE THING? THINK HE WOULD HAVE DONE IT FROM HIS BASEMENT WITH A CB RADIO? THINK AGAIN.

THEY PAID AND INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY INTO HIM. IT'S A BUSINESS. YOU'RE SURPRISED THEY WANT A RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT?

AGAIN, THE CREW HE HAD WERE BORING. ANIMAL WAS AN IDIOT. SASHA WAS A GOOD FOIL, AND I AM SURPRISED SHE'S GONE. BUT IF I WERE AT CBS, I WOULD'VE MADE THE SAME REQUESTS AND DEMANDS.

[ransonjames]

i'm not sure how easy howards show is to access from where it is, but surely his audience has moved with him. do they expect howard's fans to be loyal to the cbs network? do they not think they'd fuck off with him. the fact dave has any listeners is interesting - surely he's brought them with him. he hasn't turned anyone off-even roth haters listen just to heckle - it's all ratings cbs! howard took his audience surely and with that dave basically has to steal that sector back. it sucks without the music and although i wouldn't say his co hosts were great, he needs someone to banter with.. get blackie lawless or dave mustaine to co-host. or from england tommy boyd.

[Mr. Vengeance]

Originally posted by ransonjames
he needs someone to banter with.. get blackie lawless or dave mustaine to co-host. or from england tommy boyd.

I can see it now-

Dave: So Blackie, what do you make of the situation in Iraq?

Blackie: Pleeeeeeeease play something off my new album Dave.

Dave: Seriously, what would you have us do as an exit strategy over there?

Blackie: For god sakes, Dave, I'm eating fucking DOG FOOD!!!! Play the song!

[matt19]

Fuck CBS