Behold the Written Word

Soundcheck | Aug 4, 2010

Reading program notes can actually reduce your enjoyment of a piece of music, according to a new study. Today: we debate whether program notes make you an informed listener – or if "ignorance is bliss." Then, former 10,000 Maniacs singer Natalie Merchant shares her latest two-disc album of original music with lyrics adapted from poems by Robert Louis Stevenson, Robert Graves, and others. This is a repeat edition of Soundcheck.

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