Let me save you some time, here's a brief rundown of what you'll hear:
[street fighting man by RAGE plays]
...song continues to play in loop for 5+ minutes
[for the next 10 minutes of the song's loop miscellaneous sounds will be hit and giggling will be heard off mic]
Finally O&A Greet everyone and mention some D-List fuckwad from the TV show Survivor is going to be a guest later on in the show.
[FU Line clips played then commercials]
O&A Finally comeback and start fielding phone calls from assholes that claim to have been WOW'd by passing cars.
Opie starts his shitty Sports Curse bit. No one in studio knows anything about fucking sports.
[They go to the phones next! JAY MOHR CALLS IN!]
Jay will get one sentence in every 5 minutes. The Reason? His statements that would draw crickets at a comedy club gets a loud over-exaggerated belly laugh with console pounding and borderline crying for the next 4 minutes from O&A
Rinse and repeat this fucking formula along with all the flaws you know about Opie and you're going to hate your life.
Full shows, maybe not. You might be better off putting in a year, and listening to shorter bits. Some stuff you might notice if you listen to full shows -
1) Anthony's racial stuff was funny, his Tyson, Rev. Al, etc.... He was still very uptight, but it was less hateful. Also he lived in the city proper back then, so it was temper by that, and more blue collar.
2) Jimmy did try too hard sometimes. If you like Angry Jimmy, that might be a plus, but it wasn't as polished as later years. It was more "slip in a bucket of hepatitis and fall on AIDS needles" type punch lines.
3) Lots of fawning over busted strippers, perhaps even more than the satellite years.
4) Rick was actually a pretty good and funny producer.
5) Lots of Brother Joe. I mean lots of Brother Joe.
6) The WNEW wack pack was very good - Fresh Frenchy, Ol' Dirty and his hood pals were hilarious. Limo Anthony. Stalker Patty, early Sandy Kane, early Marion and Di.
7) The fights and interplay between O/A/J, the old big Ron and Fez crew, Black Earl, Don and Mike, The Radio Chick, Al Dukes, etc..... was all very funny. Sadly, you need to listen to the long shows to get most of it.
You might try the Ron and Fez full shows from that era, they hold up better.
I thought they would suck, but some of them are great. Tits was almost bearable back then, and Ant was energetic and always on.
A few months ago I picked a random show and listened to the entire show during a long drive. It was 5-30-2000.
I vaguely remember early Greggshells creeping out early in the show and then about halfway through the show, Ant tells a great story about going to see Mission Impossible 2 with Melinda(I think that's her name) and getting into a fight with a bunch of blacks and Puerto Rican's after his chick ran her mouth at them for being too loud.
I enjoyed it even though it was dated and a little corny at times.
The guy who does recaps of NEW shows will point out what eps are worth hearing. And most of the funny bits like Ant's Don West bits and the Dice stuff are up on YouTube.
Other than that unless you want to relive early 2000s culture (How about that barely legal Britney Spears? Isn't Bush a goofball? Can you believe that Survivor episode?) the stuff mostly isn't worth sitting through. Plus Jimmy was horrible for most of that run, trying way too hard.
At the time, they were fucking great. I still remember the live from Philly show, with the "dead monkey hummer." It was so fucking funny and out of control, I think that was literally the day I became a fan. They seemed to almost get fired for something every week, or tell some celebrity to fuck off. Like the time Ope called Tommy Lee a pussy and hung up on him, they were the shit.
But for every one of those, you also got a Pablo Francisco or Farrell in studio, so...IDK. And I hated "What Did You Learn Today." Not sure how the old ones hold up now, but back in the day they were my goddamn heroes.
I would recommend listening to isolated clips and parts on youtube . They had some really funny clips of them fucking with guests and jimmy getting angry at callers. Also the vos and norton roasts were during the wnew days which might be two of the greatest segments they have ever done. I haven't listened to full episodes from that time so i don't know if they hold up or not.
They were pushing the envelope back then, but to be honest, it sounds very tame now that we've been exposed to uncensored comedy via satellite radio and the internet.
Most people miss the WNEW days because it was a novelty, but listening back to it, the show wasn't consistently hilarious save for maybe three or four funny breaks per month. The XM era from 2004-2009 was far superior.
I personally can't stand WNEW shows. Even the "classic" bits just sound really off to me. I'd sooner listen to the first month on XM than any WNEW show.
23 comments
8 AntsCamera 2016-10-19
No.
7 The-Lunger 2016-10-19
If you were a fan then, some are fun to listen to just for the nostalgia. Otherwise, it's probably real hit or miss.
6 I-take-beast-shits 2016-10-19
Let me save you some time, here's a brief rundown of what you'll hear:
[street fighting man by RAGE plays]
...song continues to play in loop for 5+ minutes
[for the next 10 minutes of the song's loop miscellaneous sounds will be hit and giggling will be heard off mic]
Finally O&A Greet everyone and mention some D-List fuckwad from the TV show Survivor is going to be a guest later on in the show.
[FU Line clips played then commercials]
O&A Finally comeback and start fielding phone calls from assholes that claim to have been WOW'd by passing cars.
Opie starts his shitty Sports Curse bit. No one in studio knows anything about fucking sports.
[They go to the phones next! JAY MOHR CALLS IN!]
Jay will get one sentence in every 5 minutes. The Reason? His statements that would draw crickets at a comedy club gets a loud over-exaggerated belly laugh with console pounding and borderline crying for the next 4 minutes from O&A
Rinse and repeat this fucking formula along with all the flaws you know about Opie and you're going to hate your life.
8 whydontUlovemeLyndsi 2016-10-19
To the gas jockey who forgot to close my gas flap this morning FFFUUUUUUUCK YOOOUUUUUUU!!!
3 cum-pound-me-dia 2016-10-19
Christ, I'll just stick to listening to the same xm shows I've heard a thousand times.
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6 Sternacthegreat 2016-10-19
Full shows, maybe not. You might be better off putting in a year, and listening to shorter bits. Some stuff you might notice if you listen to full shows -
1) Anthony's racial stuff was funny, his Tyson, Rev. Al, etc.... He was still very uptight, but it was less hateful. Also he lived in the city proper back then, so it was temper by that, and more blue collar.
2) Jimmy did try too hard sometimes. If you like Angry Jimmy, that might be a plus, but it wasn't as polished as later years. It was more "slip in a bucket of hepatitis and fall on AIDS needles" type punch lines.
3) Lots of fawning over busted strippers, perhaps even more than the satellite years.
4) Rick was actually a pretty good and funny producer.
5) Lots of Brother Joe. I mean lots of Brother Joe.
6) The WNEW wack pack was very good - Fresh Frenchy, Ol' Dirty and his hood pals were hilarious. Limo Anthony. Stalker Patty, early Sandy Kane, early Marion and Di.
7) The fights and interplay between O/A/J, the old big Ron and Fez crew, Black Earl, Don and Mike, The Radio Chick, Al Dukes, etc..... was all very funny. Sadly, you need to listen to the long shows to get most of it.
You might try the Ron and Fez full shows from that era, they hold up better.
2 iWhereSchortSchorts 2016-10-19
I actually remember Opie saying, "what's a show without a Brother Joe plug?"
2 glyde69 2016-10-19
I thought they would suck, but some of them are great. Tits was almost bearable back then, and Ant was energetic and always on.
A few months ago I picked a random show and listened to the entire show during a long drive. It was 5-30-2000.
I vaguely remember early Greggshells creeping out early in the show and then about halfway through the show, Ant tells a great story about going to see Mission Impossible 2 with Melinda(I think that's her name) and getting into a fight with a bunch of blacks and Puerto Rican's after his chick ran her mouth at them for being too loud.
I enjoyed it even though it was dated and a little corny at times.
2 holodog 2016-10-19
I kind of enjoyed it when they made Richard Jeni kill himself. I think that was WNEW.
2 Ptone79 2016-10-19
Try to find some of the Spaz segments.
1 takyon_deathyon 2016-10-19
Most WNEW shows are boring, or just outdated
Listening to them shoving a whiffle bat up some girls cunt isn't exciting in 2016
1 bonniesretardsister 2016-10-19
The guy who does recaps of NEW shows will point out what eps are worth hearing. And most of the funny bits like Ant's Don West bits and the Dice stuff are up on YouTube.
Other than that unless you want to relive early 2000s culture (How about that barely legal Britney Spears? Isn't Bush a goofball? Can you believe that Survivor episode?) the stuff mostly isn't worth sitting through. Plus Jimmy was horrible for most of that run, trying way too hard.
1 Holzmann 2016-10-19
No. There's a guy here who posts recaps of shows from 2000-2002. Reading those is a better experience.
1 Doc_McCoy79 2016-10-19
At the time, they were fucking great. I still remember the live from Philly show, with the "dead monkey hummer." It was so fucking funny and out of control, I think that was literally the day I became a fan. They seemed to almost get fired for something every week, or tell some celebrity to fuck off. Like the time Ope called Tommy Lee a pussy and hung up on him, they were the shit.
But for every one of those, you also got a Pablo Francisco or Farrell in studio, so...IDK. And I hated "What Did You Learn Today." Not sure how the old ones hold up now, but back in the day they were my goddamn heroes.
1 Ramoooone 2016-10-19
I would recommend listening to isolated clips and parts on youtube . They had some really funny clips of them fucking with guests and jimmy getting angry at callers. Also the vos and norton roasts were during the wnew days which might be two of the greatest segments they have ever done. I haven't listened to full episodes from that time so i don't know if they hold up or not.
1 Risergy 2016-10-19
If you're nostalgic for them some of them are fun to revisit, but I can't imagine them appealing to early-O&A laymen.
1 im_not 2016-10-19
They were pushing the envelope back then, but to be honest, it sounds very tame now that we've been exposed to uncensored comedy via satellite radio and the internet.
Most people miss the WNEW days because it was a novelty, but listening back to it, the show wasn't consistently hilarious save for maybe three or four funny breaks per month. The XM era from 2004-2009 was far superior.
1 radiospringy 2016-10-19
I listen to eyepatch intern's interrogation at least once a year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgrvAMCXn60
0 Phantas_Magorical 2016-10-19
If it's not with any comedian guests, no
0 Roland1232 2016-10-19
Nothing worse than WNEW-era 'cool jock' Opie: "Hey caller, you're alright. You can hang with us. You can hang."
1 slothlivesmatter 2016-10-19
Yesssssssssssssssss
-1 bonecrushingkisses 2016-10-19
I don't think so just based on the recording quality of most of them.
-1 dankfranklin 2016-10-19
I personally can't stand WNEW shows. Even the "classic" bits just sound really off to me. I'd sooner listen to the first month on XM than any WNEW show.