Submitted by kuchygucci t3_yd4sy9 in Connecticut

I used to listen to Chaz & AJ on 99.1 WPLR in the morning when driving to work but went remote and stopped listening. Have been doing some driving and got a chance to tune in and noticed Ashley is gone, any news to what happened to her?

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adam_west_ t1_itpywat wrote

Wait—Chaz & aj are still on the air? Is it still the same stale jokes , banal repartee and bad music from 20 + years ago? Talk about zombie culture.

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pinktwillshirt t1_itqd8jn wrote

They played good music. I think the airplay killed radio for me. These days my music comes in directly from YouTube, it autoconnects.

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InvisibleTeeth t1_itqlt3k wrote

Linkin Park was always the whiny, emo, less talented version of 311.

Although since Chester did eventually kill himself, it wasnt whining for the sake of whining.

That being said, i havent listened to the radio in decades. Always surprised when I hear people still do.

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BronzedAppleFritter t1_itqvuo8 wrote

Not really, Linkin Park is one of the worst rap-rock nu metal bands. I was a little piece of shit in middle school, I liked Korn and Limp Bizkit and a lot of other pure trash. Just cultureless, impotently angry music with terrible aesthetics and overall vibe.

But I remember thinking Linkin Park was too dumb to like, even then. The name was extra dumb, the singer was especially whiny, the sound was just like every other shit band in the same genre.

Even the handful of kids I knew in college who still liked them were always the ones who dressed the worst and hadn't fully gotten over that dumb teenage angst yet. Like they were good people at their hearts, but it kind of says something that they were all similar in those ways.

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BronzedAppleFritter t1_itqxvtc wrote

You came in pretty hot defending them, which seems kind of weird if you never put that much thought into them and don't love or hate them. Like you tried to put them on the same level as Green Day and the Foo Fighters haha, that doesn't really seem like middle ground.

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BronzedAppleFritter t1_itr1zlu wrote

Well I've heard songs from both of those bands, and seen what both of those bands look like. As much as I don't listen to them regularly, I know they're not just whiny nu metal shitheads making awful music for suburban middle schoolers. I don't personally like those bands, but it's easy to see how they're both a lot better than Linkin Park.

Now we can get back to how you came in hot defending Linkin Park and comparing them to much better bands despite saying you're not a big fan. What's all that about?

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adam_west_ t1_itrf5el wrote

Exactly. It’s not ‘bad’ it’s just the same 3 dozen songs … for the past 25+ years. And oftentimes it’s the least interesting song from a classic rock artists catalog, played over and over again… example : ‘fool in the rain’ by zeppelin

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Who-dee-knee t1_iufyms9 wrote

I have the same question and wanted to ask Reddit too and knew these would be the answers. Sorry OP, if I find anything out I’ll let you know.

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