P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio

P.D.Q. [pseudonym of Peter Schickele] Bach (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 13, 1991)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B000003CY7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,528 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Getting Ready

2. Theme Song: Opening

3. Canzon Per Sonar A Sei- Count Them-Sei

4. Pledge Plea

5. Four Folk Song Upsettings

6. Station Id

7. Classical Kwickie-Kwiz

8. Sam And Janet

9. Weather Report

10. Hound Dog

11. Flip Side Intro

12. Love Me

13. Station ID

14. Cadenza

15. Safe Sextet

16. Oo-La-La Intro

17. Oo-La-La: Cookin French Like The French Cook French

18. Station Id

19. Canzonetta Intro

20. Canzonetta 'La Hooplina'

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars blistering parody, September 2, 2004

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Rich Yampell - See all my reviews

This review is from: P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio (Audio CD)

Let me say at the outset that this is not my favorite PDQ Bach album. I agree with other reviewers that the PDQ Bach works themselves are somewhat less inspiring that on other albums. But there is one aspect of this album that needs to be pointed out: it is an absolutely devestating parody of what has become of classical music radio stations. More and more I find (and apparently Schickele also finds) that classical stations have become watered-down affairs, bland, inoffensive-- "relaxing" they call it. Music for people who basically don't like music very much. You know, background music that you don't have to pay much attention to or think about too much. Basically, high class muzak. This album takes that whole thing on in spades. In fact, in some sense it's really too true to be funny. I swear, the classical station in Boston must really have a "no minor keys until after 11pm" rule, and if they're not quite "all Pachelbel all the time!", they certainly play at least 33% obscure baroque works, while playing maybe 2% romantic and *zero* percent 20th century. So while the comedy on this album may not be the very best, the parody is absolutely spot-on. For that, I say "Kudos!!"

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too much talkity-talk, May 19, 2010

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Store Hadji - See all my reviews

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This review is from: P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio (Audio CD)

Unlike 1967's Report from Hoople, the talk in this one is really annoying. Had it just been the Professor talking I would have liked it, but his co-hosts have to go. 25 minutes of good PDQ Bach tunes and 35 minutes of lame blather I couldn't even sit through once.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Priceless PDQ!, November 3, 2000

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Matt Perry (Clewiston, FL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: P.D.Q. Bach: WTWP Classical Talkity-Talk Radio (Audio CD)

Not only is the music typical of the great JS Bach's forgotten son, but the script that Prof. Peter Schickele writes for this unorthodox classical radio station is absolutely priceless. It is a wonderful, but tasteful, parody of a classical radio station in North Dakota with a listenership of approximately two! The three deejays (the professor, Jocko, and Blondie) play off each other incredibly.

A volume worth having.