I had the volume very low for today’s Bootcamp stop, Fungus. And at low volume, it was mostly OK — definitely high energy music. I was glad not to be able to hear the lyrics well or to be looking at song titles, though; some punk music makes country seem optimistic.

I wish Lou Brutus hadn’t killed off Special X to devote his time to Fungus. I probably won’t be back.

The Blend describes itself as

…a collection of the smoothest hits from the 60’s to now. A tasteful combination of familiar favorites from singer-songwriters to stadium fillers without the hard edge or driving guitars.

and that’s just what they seem to provide. It seems like it’d be the perfect background music for Supercuts or a family pizza place.

It doesn’t seem to be a channel which will surprise me with new musical discoveries, though, and it’s probably not a channel I’ll turn to very often.

(Hmmm…I used “seem” three times in three sentences. You can tell that The Blend didn’t move me to very strong opinions!)