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Feast Your Ears SHARE BUTTON It’s hard to explain just how powerful the movement of free form progressive FM radio truly was. When it emerged in the 1960s, it was unlike anything anybody had ever heard. In- stead of listening to the same NJ STAGE - ISSUE 44 by Gary Wien five hit songs over and over again, you might hear five straight songs about rain or five songs that featured the same guitarists in different bands. There were no playlists, no cor- porations in charge, only DJs. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 88