Greg Howard, or, how to monopolize AM

[thatcher131]

I've just spent the last hour listening to Greg Howard's "Water on the Moon". At first, I thought AM was stuck in a loop, but I checked the playlist, and yes, the song lasts an hour. An entire hour of free-form synthesized beeps and boops that go nowhere. Not my kind of prog to be sure. I understand the reason for limiting requests to one per hour; to keep people from monopolizing the service. But what's the point when somebody can lock out the entire listenership for an hour with one request! Even the longest Genesis or Yes songs are about 20 minutes (one side of a vinyl LP); you get to hear at least a couple different styles an hour. What would you think of taking anything longer than 20 minutes off the playlist? (Or even 30 minutes.) Don't bother replying right away--I'll be off line for the rest of the hour.

[Avian]

We're in the process of recutting that into smaller tracks.

But be forewarned - there are a few album-length pieces here at AM that will stay. Mike Oldfield's Amarok is one of them.

But for the most part, we've taken a LOT of long pieces out of the playlist during the past year.

Avian

[thatcher131]

That's a fair response. I suppose you have to decide on a case by case basis, depending on the piece in question.

[black max]

Speaking of beeps and boops :), any possibility of getting some solo Fripp on the playlist? I'm thinking less of the really annoying stuff like "Let the Power Fall" and more along the lines of the material on "Exposure," the League of Gentlemen albums, and maybe some of the Soundscapes material.