Shadoe Stevens VS. Ryan Seacrest

[dth1971]

This is a poll dealing with the worst successor of AT40 when Casey Kasem was dethroned: Shadoe Stevens VS. Ryan Seacrest.

[cartman2002]

I voted for "Both of Them" since they both stink.

[dth1971]

I voted for both of them too!

[Slinky]

Shadoe was awesome. Seacrest isn't that bad but can't hold a candle to Shadoe or Casey.

[Jeffster]

slinky said:

Shadoe was awesome. Seacrest isn't that bad but can't hold a candle to Shadoe or Casey.

Exactly.

[Hot AC Archiver]

Shadoe is great! I enjoy listening to his era of AT40, and my website is done in part to let people know about his period of hosting the show. Premiere would like to act like his era never happened.

Seacrest isn't that bad but can't hold a candle to Shadoe or Casey.

[dth1971]

But Shadoe Stevens killed off the old AT40 thanks to stations dropping the show in favor of Casey's Top 40 and the 2 changeovers for usage of the Billboard charts in November 1991 and January 1993, and for the last years of the old AT40 with Shadoe Stevens from 1992 to 1994 WPLJ New York City had to carry a customized version with rap/R&B songs mentioned but not played to fit its Hot AC format (of course in 1992-1994 WPLJ NYC was the only still carrying the old AT40 station that was a Top 10 market).

[Slinky]

The music and Billboard shifts weren't Shadoe's fault. He did an admirable job with some tough chart movements. I liked Casey's Top 40 better, but I would listen to both. Casey and Shadoe's style of interspersing chart and music trivia was far superior to the Dees and Seacrest "Hollywood dirt" type of show.

Also PLJ wasn't the only top 10 market carrying AT40. Y100/Philadelphia carried AT40 till the end, when ABC replaced it with Rick Dees.

[roadrunner]

Seacrest is the worst. I can't stand him. That man must be half machine. Why does he have to do AT40, the KIIS morning show, American Idol (6 months, maybe more out of the year), and have a show on E! ? I'd rather have Casey Kasem even if he is pushing 80 years old. Shadoe was ok I guess. Seacrest just needs to go away-I wish they'd replace him on AI and AT40 - and every other show he does.

[unicorns]

Shadoe wasn't bad. Not the best but he was cool.
Ryan Seacrest just plain sucks.

CASEY FOREVA <3

[tico]

dth1971 said:

But Shadoe Stevens killed off the old AT40 thanks to stations dropping the show in favor of Casey's Top 40 and the 2 changeovers for usage of the Billboard charts in November 1991 and January 1993, and for the last years of the old AT40 with Shadoe Stevens from 1992 to 1994 WPLJ New York City had to carry a customized version with rap/R&B songs mentioned but not played to fit its Hot AC format (of course in 1992-1994 WPLJ NYC was the only still carrying the old AT40 station that was a Top 10 market).

Shadoe did not kill off AT40. He took over the show as a result of Casey leaving the show over a dispute with ABC Radio Networks. The show ended in 1994 stateside when ABC dropped AT40 in favor of picking up Rick Dees.

[johnm1120]

We went from a living legend like Casey Kasem to a WTF like Seacrest. Shadoe was pretty good, but when Seacrest took over, the show just went into the toilet.

[unicorns]

I'm with John. Seacrest should just stick with American Idol.

[Player211]

Ryan seacrest is the best at everything .

[dth1971]

tico said:

dth1971 said:

But Shadoe Stevens killed off the old AT40 thanks to stations dropping the show in favor of Casey's Top 40 and the 2 changeovers for usage of the Billboard charts in November 1991 and January 1993, and for the last years of the old AT40 with Shadoe Stevens from 1992 to 1994 WPLJ New York City had to carry a customized version with rap/R&B songs mentioned but not played to fit its Hot AC format (of course in 1992-1994 WPLJ NYC was the only still carrying the old AT40 station that was a Top 10 market).

Shadoe did not kill off AT40. He took over the show as a result of Casey leaving the show over a dispute with ABC Radio Networks. The show ended in 1994 stateside when ABC dropped AT40 in favor of picking up Rick Dees.

It was also the cause of many radio stations dropping the old AT40 show 1989-1994 in favor of switching formats (like WYTZ did in 1991 dropping Top 40 to simucast WLS Talkradio 890 AM) or acquiring Casey's Top 40.

[freakyflybry2]

Undoubtedly Ryan Seacrest. I like Shadoe, and I enjoyed his time on AT40... but still, he's no Casey.

[620 Soul Train]

Shadoe has an incredible radio voice and sounded knowledgable. Ryan Seacrest is missing that friendly one on one personality that Casey Kasem and Shadoe has. Then again, I guess this kind of radio trait is much more important for adult listeners than the younger demographics.

[jazklash]

I listened to AT40 with Shadoe first, and then Casey later. The Ryan version was never syndicated in Portugal. But the very little I heard from the snippets at Premiere Radio's website and the few American Idol short videos I may have caught on YouTube are enough to put Ryan Seacrest on top of my Most Disturbing Personalities To Ever Walk The Face Of The Earth poll.

[Johnser]

Seacrest is an absolute tool. Yes I do collect his shows also, but I really have to be in the mood to listen to him(and most of the time, I am not. ). I would listen to Shadoe ten times out of ten if it is just between Shadoe and Seacrest. The only time that Seacrest was even halfway good is when he sat in for Casey those couple of times in 2003 before he took over full-time. If I want to hear entertainment news, I'll watch the E! channel, not listen to AT40.

[Slinky]

I don't hate Seacrest as a personality. I just hate the format of the show. I don't want to hear random Hollywood gossip. I want to hear about chart feats and other interesting stuff about the music on the chart. I'd probably listen to Seacrest if he did that.

[Rose "Payola" Nylund]

Yeah, I really did like Shadoe's format for AT40. Probably more than Casey's format but I did prefer Casey since I grew up with his show. I just wish he had more things that Shadoe had on his show than just the Top 40 and the R&Ds/LDDs. Shadoe had the sneak peak, clips of the Top 5 songs from years gone by and even played remixes/live versions of songs on a regular basis, which was always neat!

Ryan doesn't seem to focus on the chart countdown portion of it at all.

[dth1971]

Apr 18, 2008 12:49:22 GMT -5 Rose "Payola" Nylund said:

Yeah, I really did like Shadoe's format for AT40. Probably more than Casey's format but I did prefer Casey since I grew up with his show. I just wish he had more things that Shadoe had on his show than just the Top 40 and the R&Ds/LDDs. Shadoe had the sneak peak, clips of the Top 5 songs from years gone by and even played remixes/live versions of songs on a regular basis, which was always neat!

You didn't mention for the AT40 Shadoe era:
* The "NO NUTHIN" lines before each AT40 chart song.
* The looping of some AT40 chart songs where a part is repeated once or twice.

[cartman2002]

and also that SHadoe at times playing versions of songs that only features that opening verse like "The Humpty Dance", "Don't Cry", "People Are Still Having Sex", "Mind Playing Tricks On Me", Etc::

[dth1971]

And in January 1995 the foreign country radio stations still carrying the old AT40 had their last good riddance to Shadoe thanks to Roy Rogers' "Happy Trails to You" played in the background at the close of the show.

[Hervard]

Apr 20, 2008 19:09:30 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

and also that SHadoe at times playing versions of songs that only features that opening verse like "The Humpty Dance", "Don't Cry", "People Are Still Having Sex", "Mind Playing Tricks On Me", Etc::

They only played the opening verse of "Don't Cry"? Well I sure don't remember that. I do remember "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" and I was thinking, "Wow, that's a short song!"
As for "The Humpty Dance", my station played a custom version of the show that edited that song out, so I never really got to hear that. "People Are Still Having Sex" wasn't on for but two or three weeks, so that's why I don't remember that song being chopped down.

I liked the format of Shadoe Stevens' AT40, especially around the end of 1991, where he had one special feature per hour - AT40 Music News, the AT40 Sneek Peek, the Flashback, and the Long Distance Dedication. Sort of like how Dave Sholin had an "extra" for each hour of his short-lived "Insider", but that's another show for another topic.

Oh yeah, Ryan Seacrest has pretty much messed up the show. It's sort of like a CHR version of Best Week Ever Radio, only the songs are actually numbered.

[dth1971]

Apr 25, 2008 15:41:52 GMT -5 Hervard said:

Apr 20, 2008 19:09:30 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

and also that SHadoe at times playing versions of songs that only features that opening verse like "The Humpty Dance", "Don't Cry", "People Are Still Having Sex", "Mind Playing Tricks On Me", Etc::

They only played the opening verse of "Don't Cry"? Well I sure don't remember that. I do remember "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" and I was thinking, "Wow, that's a short song!"
As for "The Humpty Dance", my station played a custom version of the show that edited that song out, so I never really got to hear that. "People Are Still Having Sex" wasn't on for but two or three weeks, so that's why I don't remember that song being chopped down.

I liked the format of Shadoe Stevens' AT40, especially around the end of 1991, where he had one special feature per hour - AT40 Music News, the AT40 Sneek Peek, the Flashback, and the Long Distance Dedication. Sort of like how Dave Sholin had an "extra" for each hour of his short-lived "Insider", but that's another show for another topic.

Oh yeah, Ryan Seacrest has pretty much messed up the show. It's sort of like a CHR version of Best Week Ever Radio, only the songs are actually numbered.

These songs were also played short (mostly the first verse and/or last verse or so) or modified all the time to be played on Shadoe's AT40:
"Enter Sandman" by Metallica
"You Could Be Mine" by Guns 'n Roses
"Gett Off" by Prince and the N.P.G.
"O.P.P." by Naughty by Nature
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" by Naughty By Nature
"Tennessee" by Arrested Development
"People Everyday" by Arrested Development
"Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot
"They Want EFX" by Das EFX
"Jump Around" by House of Pain
"Whoomp! There It Is" by Tag Team
"Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-N-Effect
"Loser" by Beck
And maybe:
"On a Sunday Afternoon" by A Lighter Shade of Brown
"Regulate" by Warren G. and Nate Dog
"Fantastic Voyage" by Coolio

[Johnser]

Apr 20, 2008 19:09:30 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

and also that SHadoe at times playing versions of songs that only features that opening verse like "The Humpty Dance", "Don't Cry", "People Are Still Having Sex", "Mind Playing Tricks On Me", Etc::

That along with playing a chopped up 2 minute version of "Enter Sandman". ??? I think there was only one time where Shadoe played the entire version, and that was the week it debuted(August 31, 1991). OK, I didn't notice that Enter Sandman was already mentioned!

[jazklash]

Apr 27, 2008 8:15:31 GMT -5 dth1971 said:

Apr 25, 2008 15:41:52 GMT -5 Hervard said:

They only played the opening verse of "Don't Cry"? Well I sure don't remember that. I do remember "Mind Playing Tricks On Me" and I was thinking, "Wow, that's a short song!"
As for "The Humpty Dance", my station played a custom version of the show that edited that song out, so I never really got to hear that. "People Are Still Having Sex" wasn't on for but two or three weeks, so that's why I don't remember that song being chopped down.

I liked the format of Shadoe Stevens' AT40, especially around the end of 1991, where he had one special feature per hour - AT40 Music News, the AT40 Sneek Peek, the Flashback, and the Long Distance Dedication. Sort of like how Dave Sholin had an "extra" for each hour of his short-lived "Insider", but that's another show for another topic.

Oh yeah, Ryan Seacrest has pretty much messed up the show. It's sort of like a CHR version of Best Week Ever Radio, only the songs are actually numbered.

These songs were also played short (mostly the first verse and/or last verse or so) or modified all the time to be played on Shadoe's AT40:
"Enter Sandman" by Metallica
"You Could Be Mine" by Guns 'n Roses
"Gett Off" by Prince and the N.P.G.
"O.P.P." by Naughty by Nature
"Everything's Gonna Be Alright" by Naughty By Nature
"Tennessee" by Arrested Development
"People Everyday" by Arrested Development
"Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-Lot
"They Want EFX" by Das EFX
"Jump Around" by House of Pain
"Whoomp! There It Is" by Tag Team
"Rump Shaker" by Wreckx-N-Effect
"Loser" by Beck
And maybe:
"On a Sunday Afternoon" by A Lighter Shade of Brown
"Regulate" by Warren G. and Nate Dog
"Fantastic Voyage" by Coolio

Needless to say, these days those edits would never happen, since Top 40 radio has warmed up to rap and some heavier stuff over the years.
And you know what? It's funny how, when we think about it, some of this stuff that was considered either risqué or not compatible with Mainstream Top 40's general criteria for the format at the time would now be considered so tame when compared with a lot of the stuff getting massive airplay there these days!

[dth1971]

May 7, 2008 1:41:53 GMT -5 Johnser said:

Apr 20, 2008 19:09:30 GMT -5 cartman2002 said:

and also that SHadoe at times playing versions of songs that only features that opening verse like "The Humpty Dance", "Don't Cry", "People Are Still Having Sex", "Mind Playing Tricks On Me", Etc::

That along with playing a chopped up 2 minute version of "Enter Sandman". ??? I think there was only one time where Shadoe played the entire version, and that was the week it debuted(August 31, 1991). OK, I didn't notice that Enter Sandman was already mentioned!

But did Shadoe ever play the full version of "O.P.P.", "Tennessee", "Baby Got Back", and/or "People Everyday" for 1 week when each of these songs were on the AT40 charts?