"Twilight Zone"--short or long version?

[vchimpanzee]

I guess it's no surprise that on the local "We play anything" station, the minute the bass solo starts, they just go right to what follows. Stations like that can't waste time.

 

[fordranger797]

Those overly-commercial stations which care nothing about the music all cut "Twilight Zone" up like its a sandwich. I don't listen to stations like that for that precise reason. There is no reason to not play the real version, unless you care about making money THAT much.

 

[BostonRandy]

On the Bob/Frank/Steve/fill-in-a-name "we play anything" stations, I'd play the album version, but day-part it. 6P-5A would work fine. Hearing the truncated version is like paying for a pint of Guinness Stout but only getting half a glass.

 

[bluestar4]

Whenever I hear the song on the radio it's the long version. I would never want to hear the short version on the radio. It just kills the song.

 

[vchimpanzee]

The bass solo is the best part.

On a "We Play Everything" station (is there a difference?) I once heard "Do You Feel Like We Do?" I didn't hear how much of the song that station played, and I'm not sure how you can edit that one.

 

[BostonRandy]

vchimpanzee - on my local classic hits station (rock-leaning), I've heard "Do You Feel Like We Do" during mid-days and afternoon drive. I guess, in today's world of PPM and corporate-mandated playlists, it fits. In my day, even on a classic rocker, it would never air between 6-9AM and 3-6PM. No song over seven minutes would air during those times to maximize Arbitron effectiveness. Back then, PDs and MDs would pay attention to their oplogs to ensure the station was IDed at least twice during a quarter-hour.

 

[TheRover]

I'd skip TZ, and go with "Are You Receiving Me" from Moontan for after dark selections.