Thursday, October 16, 2014

FM dial scan highlights IV

Standout selections from an FM dial scan yesterday afternoon:

KDHX 88.1 FM
  • Only You (live)-The Nth Power (Smooth, jazzy R&B sung from the heart.  Glad to hear them perform live at KDHX...)
KCLC 89.1 FM
  • I Want The World To Stop-Belle and Sebastian (One of the more energetic songs, with a memorable chorus, about stepping off the merry-go-round of life.)
WFUN 95.5 FM
  • Reasons-Earth, Wind & Fire (One of Philip Bailey's highlights as a soaring vocalist with considerable range.)
KIHT 96.3 FM
  • Head Over Heels-The Go-Gos (Although some of the band's hits have worn thin, "Head Over Heels" and "Turn To You" are its two best, well-crafted power pop tracks.  Sidebar: While working at a sports data-gathering company, I intercepted a women's soccer roster that was submitted with four bogus names; the last four players on the list, who had been assigned jersey numbers, were actually four of the five members of The Go-Gos.  Fortunately, I spotted this and prevented those names from being published.  Who would think that kind of musical knowledge would come in handy in such an unlikely setting?)
K297BI 107.3 FM, a.k.a. KIHT-HD2
  • John Corigliano: Lullaby For Natalie (London Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin, conductor; Anne Akiko Meyers, violin) (A beautiful, moving showcase for violin.)