Great post, Rick. I agree with you in 99%, especially on the listener's block ideas. One day per month with 24 h of listeners block is a great idea. Or maybe I'd do it in a little different way. 12 hours of blocks - first show in the best time for US listeners, next day repeat in the other 12 h of the day, in the good time for us, European guys. I will make possible for people from all time zones to hear your block.
Now things I disagree with
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5) I strongly disagree with putting a limit on how often a band plays or someone can request, but by the same token, in order to expand the base we need to be inclusive of others, specifically the periphery listener. No one should be rq more than 3 songs a day, really. It's just not fair. And no one should take advantage of this either. I'm past the point of buying all I hear, but I want to hear it!
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Well, I think that 3 is too restrictive and if we have the limits why to create more? I think that here the most important should be reason of listeners. If you see that there are many ppl on the Moon requesting, wait and don't hurry, let the other hear their favourite music. The opposite situation is when, during the European morning, we are in 2,3 in the WR and are requesting every hour, because it is played immediately after 60 mins and nooone suffers from it (apart from suffering Woj when Keithie requests Tales
). So I'd suggest only sense, reason and moderation.
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6) Another reason you hear these same long tunes is that if you are making a request, you don't want to "waste it" on a 4 minute tune. More bang for the buck. On Stardust We Are, there are a few short great songs. but hey if I can rq, why not stardust...it's 25 minutes...see what I mean? then we burned out on it. Transatlantic - "We All Need Some Light Now" might be the best song on the record - but there are other longer songs and they get played.
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Stardust We Are for me is not the best example and it is one of the best songs I've ever heard and if I request it (I haven't done it yet) it will be because of love (but there are some great smaller tracks on this album - for ex. Don of the Universe) towards this track
. But I agree that big numbers do excite a progfan.
My general suggestion is (especially to the Flower Kings fan who requests so often Drivers Seat, I am the Sun etc.) to behave as a DJ while requesting. To be aware that 'play' turns into 'overplay' very easily. If smb loves Flower Kings, I am not against hearing it even few times per day, but I'd like to hear diversity of their tracks, not the 5 standard ones.