Comments by Justin Grotelueschen

Comment for "Willard"

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Review of Willard

A beautiful work with a strong nostalgic feeling to it, but the chunk of music at the end was a bit perplexing -- maybe it could be edited down to just focus on a segment of the lyrics to wrap the piece up tightly.

Comment for "Mystery Train"

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Review of Mystery Train

A good story with good pacing and imagery and the relaxed TAL flow. Has the power to hold attention for the length of the piece. What else to say?

Comment for "The Basement"

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Review of The Basement

I think this is the best of the current batch of Sixty Second Radio Hour segments up here on the PRX. True radio theatre. The mood and writing of this series works well with the format of my show/station, but I don't know where else I would expect to hear it.

Comment for "Welcome to Camp"

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Review of Welcome to Camp

Witty, sharp. It's a little hard to tell what's going on at first, although I think that's part of the allure. The voicing of the camper could be a bit stronger, or have more personality. The mood and writing of the Sixty Second Radio Hour segments work well with the format of my show/station, but I don't know where else I would expect to hear them.

Comment for "Beep"

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Review of Beep

Whether it was intentional or not, the main character reminds me of several anal/nerdy types that I know, but this guy is especially clueless. So I suppose it's a good acting/voicing performance. The build is smooth, if a little slow. The mood and writing of the Sixty Second Radio Hour segments work well with the format of my show/station, but I don't know where else I would expect to hear them.

Comment for "4th of July Fireworks"

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Review of 4th of July Fireworks

I called this piece "cute" before I played it on air, and I think it is, at the beginning. But towards the end I couldn't help but laugh -- in a good way. The piece really picks up steam and ends on a high note. Play this before the fireworks are put away and it's too late.

Comment for "Smart, Rich and White"

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Review of Smart, Rich and White

I like this piece because I agree with its content, for the most part. The negative descriptors could be reined in a little bit. I get the feeling that Sean is complaining, which is fine with me because I often complain myself when it comes to politics, but I would like to see more humor injected somewhere into this.

Comment for "The Well-Rounded Radio with Mission of Burma"

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Review of The Well-Rounded Radio with Mission of Burma

If you like Mission of Burma you'll want to hear this. Clint Conley gives a snappy interview here. If the interview was edited, it was edited well. I was into it for the whole 25 minutes. I feel the intro and outro can use a bit more energy, but it doesn't detract from the whole.

Comment for "Riverside Church Barber"

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Review of Riverside Church Barber

Great concept executed fairly well. For some reason I wasn't as drawn in to this as I feel I should have been. Maybe it's missing something. Maybe it's me. Some of the voices in the program could be edited a bit to tighten the piece up.

Comment for "Bells From Everest"

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Review of Bells From Everest

Very cool. Great nat.sound, just the right length. Needs no introduction because the piece tells the listener what it's about. I hope Tina keeps producing -- she had good timing and knows how to pick affecting soundclips.

Comment for "Sit Perfectly Still, The World Will Present Itself to You"

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Review of Sit Perfectly Still, The World Will Present Itself to You

An interesting pastiche of L.A. life. I've only visited L.A. once, and that was 7 years ago, but the diverse sound sources and non-narrative approach here agreed with the feelings I've carried about the city in general. I think this piece would be just as powerful if it were trimmed in half.

Comment for "Frank Sabatino, Fisherman"

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Review of Frank Sabatino, Fisherman

Good flow, easy to ingest. When I think of people and elements in proximity to New York City, I wouldn't think of a fisherman. A nice slice of life, dark and dreary and real.

Comment for "The Fair"

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Review of The Fair

I love this piece. I think the disaffected narration is the highlight -- the tone of voice is calm and drowsy, but the fairgrounds provide plenty of opportunity for interesting nat.sound to keep the piece rolling. The world needs more radio like this.