Ep. 36: 80s Rock Radio Hit Songs That Top 40 Missed (Mostly)

Rock hits but not Top 40 hits?  What’s that really mean? We take a listen to some great throwbacks to a time when rock radio was more than day-after-day classic rock, same song, repeat cycle that it is today.  Go back to when album rock stations (and for a brief time, Rock40 stations) made the radio a place for listeners to find a little bit of variety - and get surprised - with their rock and roll.  We hear songs that were hits on rock radio but not top 40, and one track that was a top 40 hit and oddly ignored by the rock stations. In the process, we talk about what the Rock40 format was, how AOR made it possible to hear more than just the same two songs from Cheap Trick, and why we all should relish being able to have heard radio that took chances. Jump into today’s podcast for a batch of songs that were on rock stations of the 1980s that were not top 40 hits but made an impact on listeners - like me - back in that decade.  Let's take a trip and rip into some of them - in a good way. #CharlieSexton #Boston #johnkilzer #webbwilder #austin #neworleans #aor #rock40 #mitchryder #godfathers #radio SUBSCRIBE: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Read Rob's current and archived writing at rockforwardmusic.com website: rockpopandroll.com EMAIL: [email protected]