An impressive mix of archival sound, interviews, and "atomic age" music from The Sons of the Pioneers to Nat King Cole. Touching, provocative and very powerful first-person accounts, brightened by offbeat archival recordings. The program generated positive listener comments and even requests for the list of music selections.
This piece from (((Hearing Voices))) sounds, to my own untrained ear, flawless. Although I don’t mean to imply that it is perfect, I am unable to think of any real criticism to make and although it probably isn’t the “best” possible presentation of this issue, I am unable to think of a better one. It is an often stunning mixture of speech, sound and music and a thoughtful integration of sociology, psychology and history, it is deep insight artfully conveyed.
Brilliant. This piece is as richly layered and poetically powerful as can be. A beautiful mixture of factual absurdity and fear fueled nightmare. Ah fear, and its infinite monsters.
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Sheila Cowley
Posted on August 09, 2005 at 02:51 PM | Permalink
Review of MUSHROOM CLOUD Atomic Age Special
An impressive mix of archival sound, interviews, and "atomic age" music from The Sons of the Pioneers to Nat King Cole. Touching, provocative and very powerful first-person accounts, brightened by offbeat archival recordings. The program generated positive listener comments and even requests for the list of music selections.
Bill Wolfe
Posted on August 01, 2005 at 04:02 PM | Permalink
Review of MUSHROOM CLOUD Atomic Age Special
This piece from (((Hearing Voices))) sounds, to my own untrained ear, flawless. Although I don’t mean to imply that it is perfect, I am unable to think of any real criticism to make and although it probably isn’t the “best” possible presentation of this issue, I am unable to think of a better one. It is an often stunning mixture of speech, sound and music and a thoughtful integration of sociology, psychology and history, it is deep insight artfully conveyed.
linda tarr
Posted on July 28, 2005 at 02:24 AM | Permalink
Review of MUSHROOM CLOUD Atomic Age Special
Brilliant. This piece is as richly layered and poetically powerful as can be. A beautiful mixture of factual absurdity and fear fueled nightmare. Ah fear, and its infinite monsters.