Originally Posted By willthisbetheone Whenever I visit 8Trax every year, I ask them to play certain songs and they say they can't do it because those songs will kill the atmosphere and drive patrons out. I've requested songs like "All Fall Down" by Five Star and "Automatic Man" by Michael Sembello and they refused to play them. Is there a reason why they don't play songs like the ones I mentioned? They're very danceable and very retro...What is it about them that the DJs are against? I still enjoy dancing there, but it would be nice if they could toss in a few more osbcure songs here and there. Sincerely, John Kilduff
Originally Posted By wahooskipper My guess is that they probaby have a pretty good finger on what drives the dancing at the club...considering they are there every single night of the year. That is just a guess on my part.
Originally Posted By cassiedoodle does it cost anything to get into the dance clubs? and do you have to be 21?
Originally Posted By willthisbetheone To wahooskipper: You're probably right. I guess I wasn't acting so much as I was venting. I just feel that there's more to the 70s and 80s than what they're playing. Artists like Pamala Stanley and Paul Hardcastle should be getting exposure as much as Michael Jackson and Madonna. I'm not going to stop going there...It's a great place and I DO love the music. That said, there's a lot of other stuff that was made in the 70s and 80s that's just as worthy of play as the regular songs they have in the line-up. Let's modify the question. I'll ask this of all the posters: If you were in the DJ booth at 8Trax, what would you play and why? Sincerely, John Kilduff
Originally Posted By willthisbetheone In addendum: Have they actually played songs like "Automatic Man", "All Fall Down", "Just For Money" and "Coming Out Of Hiding" and seen a reaction of any kind, or are they just not playing these songs because they don't want to? Sincerely, John Kilduff
