As I said on FB, this seemed to be another stroll thru old Morey and AL set-lists, which appears to be DC's default mode. Which wouldn't be a terrible method, if he wasn't so dead-set on picking at least 4 tracks each day (and in '90s sets, more than 4) that are so ridiculously overexposed they overshadow the occasional gems. And of course the probability of getting a song we truly have never heard on 10@10 before is quite slim (we've had, what?, 4 bustouts since Renee took over?)
Still, Theme sets have been the saving grace this month -- wonder if we'll get a Thanksgiving "Food Set" and/or "Turkeys" next week.
If one were dead-set on having a 'formula' to follow, I'd suggest:
1 overexposed tune that everybody knows
2 songs that were big in their day but we don't hear much from anymore
2 "AAA classics"
3 sorta-hits OR non-format hits
2 true rarities
Using 1999 as an example:
Overexposed hit: "Every Morning"
Songs that received love at the time, not so much anymore: Smash Mouth's "Then The Morning Comes", Robbie Williams' "Millennium"
AAA Classics: Ziggy Marley's "Beautiful Day", Old 97's "Murder (Or A Heart Attack)
sorta-hits/outta format: Khaleel's "No Mercy", TLC's "Unpretty", Beck's "Sexx Laws"
rarities: Remy Zero's "Prophecy", something from REM's "Up" that isn't "Night Swimming", "Daysleeper" or "Lotus". Actually, it would be preferable to pick something truly out of left field, but that's escaping me right now.
