Specifically, All Songs Considered.
I enjoy listening to your podcast. I find the blend of music you play to be very interesting, and it allows me to be exposed to new artists and new styles of music that otherwise wouldn’t be available to me. Many times, I have found myself thinking “I need to find that person’s CD and buy it.” Then I forget the name. Then I forget to look it up. But still… the thought is there.
I’m writing to you to voice my displeasure at something that occurs in nearly every one of your podcasts. It seems that every week, there is at least some kind of fusion/experimental/instrumental piece that is…just awful.
OK, that kind of music really isn’t my thing…but who’s thing is it? It wouldn’t be SO bad, except that it’s the one song in the program that is 10 minutes long. And most of that is crap. The last 5 minutes of the last one I heard, consisted solely of some high pitched car alarm noice combined with sci/fi lazer sounds.
for
5
whole
minutes.
NPR, your program is not “all songs that make your ears bleed.” Who likes this music? No one, that’s whol
Actually, I can think of only one type of person who might find this type of music entertaining, and while I know that more liberal types tend to listen to your fine programming, I seriously doubt the phrase “dude, let’s get stoned and listen to NPR!” has EVER been uttered by ANYONE.
Please leave me the singer songwriter, please leave me the jazz…but please OH PLEASE…dump the experimental drug music. OR at the very least, give it a 5 minute minimum.
Now if you will excuse me, I need to find a q-tip to clean the blood out of my ears.
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Yeesh! Reminds me of state Honors orchestra–they were eternally sentenced to play a comissioned piece that never failed to consist of making the entire string section play tremelos while the serious lack of melody went on and on and on, for 3 full pages of score!
As for, “I seriously doubt the phrase “dude, let’s get stoned and listen to NPR!” has EVER been uttered by ANYONE,” you’d be surprised at some of the shit I’ve heard.
Hey now! I refute that categorization. I listen to NPR. However, I must admit, getting stoned and listening to NPR is not an idea that has crossed my mind.
Hell, getting stoned never seemed like a fun idea to me.
Yep. I’m so glad it’s not just me.