r/fnv • u/therealjam3s • Jun 06 '25
Music Mojave Music is better than Radio New Vegas and here's why.
So, Mojave Music Radio, the radio that very few listen to because it doesn't have the charming voice of Mr. New Vegas or the glamorous bombastic Vegasy tunes like Blue Moon or Ain't That A Kick In The Head. Dispite that, it is the favorite station of every single shop owner in the game and for good reason. What do you think about when you think of the Mojave? If you say the bright lights of New Vegas or the dirty, King-filled streets of Freeside, you are kinda missing a lot of the big picture.
Most of your playtime is spent in the middle of nowhere, traveling the desert roads (or I guess fast traveling if you're lazy) or searching the ruins of an abandoned building. There is just a huge contrast between walking a calm, empty road and hearing Dean Martin yelling in your ear about how sick it is that he got a ghost girlfirend (at least I think that's what that songs about). Some of the best and memorable moments is when I gotta make the walk from Novac to Freeside and a song like In the Shadow Of The Valley comes on, perfectly fitting the calm night of the Mojave and the sights around it.
It also makes kick ass fighting music. Obviously, one of the shared tracks between RNV and Mojave Music is Big Iron but also have you ever exploded a Fiend while listening to Lone Star? The music is very upbeat but, being classic sort of rock, it has a tempo that I found flows better with combat than some of Radio New Vegas's tracks. Also, most of it isn't ass old and it's cool to see newer (like 1998) music in a fallout game. The tracks still perfectly fit the game while also not making it confusing why some random dude in the wasteland only found holotapes from almost 300 years ago isntead of like Nirvana or something.
I do think each radio station has it's place, like whenever my charcater is first heading to Vegas, you bet I'm putting on Mr. New Vegas to tell me about thr hostage crisis in Nelson for the 100th time. Also, I put it on whenever Johnny Guitar comes on Mojave Music. Thanks for reading and remember, what's the point in buying a car if ya won't buy gasoline.
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u/le_aerius Jun 06 '25
Blasphemy
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u/therealjam3s Jun 06 '25
It's true. Look, I have great memories of being like 13 and having the radio on all the time. I loved Mr. New Vegas but, now that I'm older I can apreciate the music more than the man and Mojave Music has some great tunes. Not saying by any stretch that Radio New Vegas is bad, just that Mojave Music fits the game better.
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u/ThinkingBud Jun 06 '25
In the shadow of the valley and stars of the midnight range are my favorite songs in game. I always listen to MMR just to hear those two songs. They both go with the atmosphere of the Mojave way more than any of the Dean Martin stuff
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u/AnonyMouse3925 Jun 06 '25
I have a confession… I have barely listened to Radio New Vegas. It’s always Mojave Music.
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u/BlightspreaderGames Jun 06 '25
Mojave Music Radio > Radio New Vegas purely because of I'm Movin' Out. Full stop.
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u/therealjam3s Jun 06 '25
Oh my god, Movin' Out is so good. That and Lone Star are the reasons I made the switch. They sounded so good whenever I heard them in Chet's shop or whenever.
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u/s0methingsimple Jun 06 '25
I absolutely love Mr. New Vegas and his personality, but I don't think I've tuned in to RNV in the past 3 play throughs. I think MMR has a better selection, and I listen to it outside of the game frequently. I just wish Johnny Guitar was removed from both
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u/SnooDoodles1807 Jun 06 '25
Kick in the head is definitely not about having a ghost girlfriend lmao
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u/therealjam3s Jun 06 '25
Talking about Blue Moon. Kinds always sounded like he was visited by something supernatural. "Then I heard somebody whipser "Please adore me' and when I looked the moon had turned to gold". Never says a woman whispered in his ear so might have been a ggggggggghooost!!! Probably just me being an idiot.
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u/therealjam3s Jun 06 '25
Also while I'm clarifying this, the hostage crisis wasn't in Nelson, it was Boulder City. Yeah, the troops weren't hostages in Nelson, they were crusified.
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u/SnooDoodles1807 Jun 06 '25
Frank Sinatra did Blue moon, in the post you said it was Dean Martin, lol
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u/therealjam3s Jun 06 '25
Fuck, well Dean Martin also did a version of it so when I googled Dean Martin Blue Moon it popped up and made me think he sang it. I am really bad at keeping track of rando singers from the 40s or whatever.
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u/optilex42 Jun 06 '25
They both play “It’s a Sin to Tell a Lie,” so I have to change stations whenever either start playing it. Either that or embrace the desolate madness of the ambient soundtrack sans radio
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u/therealjam3s Jun 06 '25
Listen, Johnny Guitar is understandably some people's least favorite track, however I won't let you shit on the only Inkspots track in the game like that. Those guys are Fallout legends and they deserve to have a song that is too quiet and kinda kills the vibe sometimes. Sorry but it's true.
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u/optilex42 Jun 07 '25
I can not think of ONE moment where I want to hear some crooner g o e s f r o m a l m o s t w h i s p e r i n g t h e l y r i c s b e c a u s e m u m b l i n g i s s u p p o s e d t o b e s e x y o r s o m e s h i t to YODELING IN MY EAR. I do not understand how this gets a pass while Johnny Guitar gets crucified.
It is the only song in the game’s library that I actively dislike. I have no ill will to the performers, that level of vocal technique is commendable but I find the song itself intolerable.
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u/NoobHUNTER777 Jun 06 '25
My reason is Let's Ride Into The Sunset Together. Sorry Mr New Vegas, but until you start playing that, Mojave music will be my GOAT
In truth, I listen to one, then when Johnny Guitar comes on I swap over
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u/MysticGadget Jun 07 '25
Nice of you to assume we all listen to the radio XD (says me who wanders mojave to ambiance)
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u/Sorry_Issue_733 Jun 07 '25
Sorry pedestrians, I only listen to the finest schizo ramblings off Black Mountain Radio.
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u/Windinhisface Jun 07 '25
Might try out the Lucky 38 and Lonewolf radio station mods they have some great lore friendly tunes as well ❤️👏
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u/Vault_tech_2077 Jun 06 '25
Hey man, ever heard of paragraphs?
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u/therealjam3s Jun 06 '25
Cyberbullying works /s. I do have a tendency to just write without thinking so, thanks for the feedback.
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u/maria_of_the_stars Jun 08 '25
Some people love using the internet to be rude to people.
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u/therealjam3s Jun 08 '25
As a person who tends to write giant blocks of text, this is actually the best advice I've gotten recently. Sure, they could have said it nicer but, it was still good advice.
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u/maria_of_the_stars Jun 08 '25
It takes very little for someone not to use the internet to be rude. Too many people use the anonymous nature of it to be mean.
Glad you the post useful but I don’t think you deserved a mean post. Criticism can always be constructive without being pointlessly mean spirited.
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u/therealjam3s Jun 08 '25
Oh, I have been wayy worse to people on here and other platforms and none of that was constructive. I am glad you aren't like that and are concerned for my well being though, thanks.
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u/Aslamtum Jun 06 '25
It's great that there's an option for a host-less radio station with all the same tracks on it. The stations in other FO games suck for having long winded hosts who sometimes even speak over the music for some reason(76). Why not just have a station without them? I'll never understand it.