Boy, this is an interesting day. Today in our fair state we are seeing the demise of a student run College Radio Station at risk of going dark due to a change at an News and Information station. This piece would be perfect on the college station and not perfect on the News Station. Young folks will love this piece. Old folks will dismiss it. This piece, like the two stations who don't understand each other, have little in common, and don't see the value to the community the other provides, doesn't really bridge the gap effectively.
The producer could have made this piece relatable to both groups, but the defense of Metal Music is, well, defensive. It's not really too insightful, but it is wonderfully logical, passionate and heart felt.
College stations must air this piece.
I can't really recommend this to the News and Info stations out there, but I can endorse this to any college station and many AAA stations, when used in context.
There is a false ending around 5 mins into this piece that takes us directly into a song. A nice touch really, that ensures the integrity of the piece is matched by the music following it.
Review of Mind Your Metal
Steve Yasko
Posted on February 24, 2006 at 02:07 PM
A great defense of Heavy Metal.
Boy, this is an interesting day. Today in our fair state we are seeing the demise of a student run College Radio Station at risk of going dark due to a change at an News and Information station. This piece would be perfect on the college station and not perfect on the News Station. Young folks will love this piece. Old folks will dismiss it. This piece, like the two stations who don't understand each other, have little in common, and don't see the value to the community the other provides, doesn't really bridge the gap effectively.
The producer could have made this piece relatable to both groups, but the defense of Metal Music is, well, defensive. It's not really too insightful, but it is wonderfully logical, passionate and heart felt.
College stations must air this piece.
I can't really recommend this to the News and Info stations out there, but I can endorse this to any college station and many AAA stations, when used in context.
There is a false ending around 5 mins into this piece that takes us directly into a song. A nice touch really, that ensures the integrity of the piece is matched by the music following it.