Thanks all.
I always think the music at the games is a little like your favourite James Bond - depends on which one you grew up with, or saw first, or the most-formativ- era in-your-life Bond.
Kev's right - the current dross is multiplying and I try to keep the most current slots for pre-game, and intermissions. Been playing tracks from the 20 or so years of NHL game soundtracks these last few weeks, with of course the occasional homage to Meatloaf.
There is indeed an element of wedding DJ'ing to this job. And whilst the purists have valid points for their tastes, good for in your Beosound headphones at home and good for 3000 fans at sport is rarely the same. There' a reason why, complain as we all might, Abba, Dexys MR, Take that, S Club 7 and many more fill dance floors at functions and in commercial venues in city centres. The recent resurgence in 'Rasputin' in some of the most expensive and upmarket clubs as well as say Walkabout recently is a prime example of good is good, not when it was written is good.
Aside from a few real crowd pleasers I never play a track more than once a game - always hated the musical crutches used by some folk - and am always happy to hear new track suggestions and ideas. I've had a couple to get round to doing in the next week or so. Work has been relentless.
If we had £1000 a week spare I'd rather see it on the ice. As my now quite well known conversation with Lord once went in 2014:
'Sully - what really gets the crowd going?
Goals, Andrew.'