Rock the what now?

Well, apparently we're not the public darlings we'd never thought we were... or at least, not for Power 97's demographic.

Then again, what IS their demographic anyway? Of the 76 bands listed on Rockin' the 204, we currently rank ... a rather dismal 75th. But don't let that make you believe that hurt our chances!!!

I'd like to personally thank everyone who logged on to support the band. Over all, out of 76 bands, the highest rating was a 6.6, and the lowest, a 1.6. So hey, we were only 4.9 points off the leader! Not bad, eh?

Well, for every person who logged on to vote for their friends band and give them a 10, it seems 40 people logged on for other bands and gave EVERYONE else a 1. But hey, that's the nature of a "popularity contest" style event. But it seems Power 97 went to great lengths to ensure that this wasn't a popularity contest at all! "How," you ask? Well...

The first, second, and third picks were, Dreadnaut, Davinport, and John Blackwood
& The Housewives. The fourth pick was announced today, but has not be updated on the website just yet... we'll probably see it tomorrow. (Who knows, could be us, eh? lol)

Now, all along it was made clear to all entrants that the votes that each band received would be considered, but the final decision belonged to the Power 97 Jury... Well, that's EXACTLY what happened. (Good on em!)

At the times the bands were announced, Dreadnaught ranked 30th overall. Davinport was 67th, and John Blackwood rated 50th.

Now, please, don't get me wrong folks. I've taken the time to listen to the music submitted by each of these bands, and honestly, they sound pretty damn good. I don't want to put anyone down, and I think these bands are all well deserving of promotion on Power 97. They seem to fit the demographic that I always suspected was 97's target audience.

That said, I think it's possible that the type of listener that logs on to Power 97 online to vote for bands is not the same kind of person who actually listens to the radio station. Granted, 30th, 67th, and 50th does seem like a bit of a stretch...

But who knows, maybe the fourth band was 75th... Business Casual!