Argh, Help Me Understand You, Crazy 97.3!

I've always been a Dave and Carole girl in the morning, and have always left my radio tuned to 96.5 for the rest of day, cause it's Milwaukee's "best classic rock" and what have you. But recently, in an effort to branch out a little, and because I finally got around to setting the radio presets on the fancy new radio slash ipod dock slash cd player thingie from Sharper Image I bought for my office, I have started listening to the Brew at work. I mean, c'mon, if there was ever a radio station I would listen to just based on the name alone, it would be one called the Brew, right? Anyways, I have no idea how the Brew classifies itself, I think my understanding of it when it first came on the air was like classic rock for a younger generation? Like Van Halen and Motley Crue instead of the Doobie Brothers and Fleetwood Mac? Anyways, after listening to it for a couple days now, I can safely say that any understanding I had about their "format" or "concept" has been completely obliterated, except that I can safely say I think the brainstorming session where said format or concept was conceived involved large quantities of crack. Maybe that should be their slogan, "we smoke crack and then play songs."

By way of illustration, the other day they played Huey Lewis and the News' "Power of Love." I know what you're thinking: awesome, I heart that song, and it's from a fabulous movie starring MJF going back in time and french kissing his mom. Yea, I know, I thought the same thing, and "Power of Love" is a song I want to hear on my radio dial! However, the next song the Brew played? Immediately after "Power of Love"... was "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd. Um, oooook? Again, I'm into PF, I dig the song, but really? A somber attack on conformity from the trippiest band ever as a follow up to a power pop love ballad straight from the heart of the 80s? I. don't. get. it. I mean, this station plays "Promises, Promises" by Naked Eyes, a new wave classic, but also "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by a hair band. Does not compute.

Then, today, after a strange combo of "Jack and Diane" followed by some REO Speedwagon I have never heard of (I admit this combo doesn't seem so weird, but you had to hear this REO song, I think the main instrument was tambourines??) they played a CREED song! They played CREED people! What the hell is happening here? Cause no matter how crazy a radio station gets, I am pretty sure mixing Creed with Poison, Naked Eyes, Pink Floyd and Huey Lewis will only lead to trouble.

Anyways, the Brew is still the best non-KLH station for me so far. Don't even get me started on the stupid effing Mix or whatever station that is that turns into a non-stop Christmas music station starting on November 1st. I hate baby jesus and his stupid ass face.