Rant: Just say no to album skits

It's a bad sign when you bring a CD home and have to skip through at least half of the tracks. Skits, exclusive mostly to rap and hip-hop, are wastes of album space if you ask me. Sure, many attempt to tickle our penchant for the funny ha ha, and try to satiate an MC's need to flaunt unacknowledged comedian skills. Others supposedly act as transitions between songs to facilitate a more complete album experience. But although some listeners find slight appeal (check the ScratchLIVE forum for a debate on the best), I consider skits misleading (20 songs on that CD! Oh - 10 are just skits) and distracting from the actual music. If I wanted a talkie, I'd go watch a movie.