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  1. Chris

    Discussion on XM vs. SIRIUS article

    Like I said, I know nothing of the decades channels; but I know that tonight, on the "Backspin" channel they played the complete, album version 6:42 cut of "Do Watcha Like" (Digital Underground) which kept my toes tapping for a while :)
  2. Chris

    Discussion on XM vs. SIRIUS article

    I've thought about this all day, and launched into a rebuttal right off the bat, but I too tend to agree with the viewpoint that Ron's review ended far too harsh, and instead of evaluating the overall product of both, it played up the "slam-bang" conclusion of "why bother with X" this seems to...
  3. Chris

    Discussion on XM vs. SIRIUS article

    On the other hand, Sirius "First Wave" and Alternative/Rap streams for the eighties are deep and play songs that I haven't heard for a while; in an 8 hour drive, I can't remember hearing repeats :) The same is true of some of the alternative/rap channels. Like I said, I listen to mostly A&E...
  4. Chris

    Discussion on XM vs. SIRIUS article

    I think the best advise is to go and listen for yourself. Most Best Buy & Circuit City will allow you to listen for as long as you want to either. Compare the kind of channels you know you will be listening to, and look for the kind of qualities you like. I'll say this though, for sports...
  5. Chris

    Discussion on XM vs. SIRIUS article

    *laugh* Obviously, Ron, your article is from one set of viewpoint, and is devoted primarily to assessment of the decades channel. This also seems to ignore, and not mention the fact that other forms of music are divided in a way some of us do appreciate; 70s "P-Funk" is moved into Backspin and...
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