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You know those radio stations you turn on and all they seem to play is modern r&b and dance and rap, etc? => Urban Contemporary.  For the purposes of this poll I have included EDM (electronic dance music), soul/funk, and reggae as representative of the region’s more urban based sounds, music you’re more likely to hear in one of the region’s top dance clubs.

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I will be using the following GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT  as I do in the chart post every month.

Americana / Alt-country / Bluegrass
Blues / Rhythm & Blues
Folk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter
Indie / New Alternative
Jazz / Instrumental
Pop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover
Rock / AAA / ALT / AOR
Urban Contemporary / EDM / Hip Hop / Soul

Only those records released between November 1, 2012 and October 30, 2013 are considered “current” 2013 releases for the purpose of this poll, and the end of year charts.  Pick your THREE favorites of the year.  PLS SHARE.  PLS DONATE.

Some folks have told me that unless something is electric guitar oriented – ala their favorite shredders of all time – it can’t really be rock.  For the purposes of what we do I instead prefer to define things by radio formats.  In this category I use three acronyms, but only two are really relevant today – AAA (adult album alternative) and ALT (or Modern Rock, or New Rock depending on the source).

Most Colorado public/community radio lean heavily AAA, as a general format.  AOR is a throwback format to the 70s and 80s, but I use it here as a cross format catchall .. or where neither format seems applicable.

AAA (Adult Album Alternative)  A spinoff of the Album Oriented Rock (AOR) formats of the 70s and 80s, AAA “has a broader, more diverse playlist than most other formats. Musical selection tends to be on the fringe of mainstream pop and rock as well as many other music genres such as indie rock, pop rock, alternative rock, alternative country, jazz, folk, world music and blues. The musical selections tend to avoid hard rock and rap music.   Music selection also includes tracks from albums that are not singles, which leads to the enhanced and larger playlist.  Some AAA outlets focus more on classic rock artists, folk and blues while others focus on more contemporary artists & modern/indie rock.”  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult_album_alternative

ALT (Alternative Rock) or MODERN ROCK, as it is sometimes referred to is a rock format that “consists primarily of the alternative rock genre.  Generally beginning with late 1970s punk but referring especially to rock music since the 1980s, the phrase “modern rock” is used to differentiate the music from classic rock, which focuses on music recorded in the 1960s through the early 1980s.”

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Only those records released between November 1, 2012 and October 30, 2013 are considered “current” 2013 releases for the purpose of this poll, and the end of year charts.  

Pop and Rock are two of the most difficult categories to deal with, because one could easily be the other at any given time it seems.  I use established radio formats to determine more where something will fit … so ..

Crossover is “a term applied to musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the record charts which track differing musical tastes, or genres.” (wikipedia).  So, typically in the modern sense, acts that crossover from Country to Adult Contemporary, or artists that fly between AAA and Adult Contemporary.  Examples of crossover acts in Colorado would include Coles Whalen (crossover from country to adult contemporary) and Rob Drabkin (crossover from AAA to adult contemporary).   Adult contemporary (wikipedia) is “heavy on romantic ballads which mostly use acoustic instruments such as acoustic guitars,pianos, saxophones, and sometimes an orchestral set.”  These are acts that may have rock, country, soul, r&b, or other major influences, but don’t fall squarely into those other descriptive formats.

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• Listen to The Colorado Sound Live365
• Share The Colorado Sound Live365 by embedding it in your website or by sharing it with your friends at FB and Twitter
• Make a donation to keep The Colorado Sound Live365 streaming the Best in Colorado Music 1960-today.  The goal to keep it on the air from now til March 31 is $1200.  Donations can be made by sending to thecoloradosound@gmail.com (PayPal) or by using Fundrzr.  Advertising/underwriting opportunities do exist across all my platforms.

I will be using the following GENRE/PROGRAM FORMAT  as I do in the chart post every month.

Americana / Alt-country / Bluegrass
Blues / Rhythm & Blues
Folk / folk-rock / singer-songwriter
Indie / New Alternative
Jazz / Instrumental
Pop / Adult Contemporary / Crossover
Rock / AAA / ALT / AOR
Urban Contemporary / EDM / Hip Hop / Soul

Only those records released between November 1, 2012 and October 30, 2013 are considered “current” 2013 releases for the purpose of this poll, and the end of year charts.  Pick your three favorites of the year.  PLS SHARE.  PLS DONATE.