Thursday, September 26, 2019

Bygone days of adult contemporary music

In June, I heard Art Garfunkel's "In A Little While (I'll Be On My Way)" on KDHX's "The Big Bang."  My first thought: You don't typically hear quality material written this well on the radio these days.  My second thought: You rarely hear quality material sung this well, with the proper balance of emotion and understatement on the radio today.  My third thought: This is what adult contemporary music used to be.  These days, most adult contemporary stations have hot A/C formats, with more uptempo recent hits.

If the hot A/C tunes of today start to sound too similar to you, check out some well-chosen and well-sung adult contemporary music from yesteryear.  Listen to all of Garfunkel's "Fate For Breakfast" album, and prepare to be impressed.