peterr (04/11/83)
Unfortunately, I'm not familiar with most of the records of the posted playlist, and while it's true that I'd certainly call some of the records in the "medium" category "lighter" than some in the heavy category, I was astonished to see Orchestral Manoeuvres In the Dark's Dazzle Ships called heavy while Echo and the Bunnymen's Porcupine is called medium. I don't really want to debate the classification of these two albums, but just indicate that one should be careful, at least, of putting much faith in the categories. Thanks to the poster of the list, by the way; if Seattle has the record stores that exhibit the variety of KCMU, it'd be a nice place to live (all other things being equal!).
eli (04/11/83)
"Heavy" vs. "Medium" is not a direct critique of the merits of an album, it is only a reflection of the amount of airplay being given to it. This is of course influenced by the popularity of the LP with our listeners, which in turn is occasionally a product of the record's quality. ... uw-beaver!eli