Five Wednesday afternoon standouts:
KDHX 88.1 FM
- Doors Of Your Heart-The English Beat ("Save It For Later" is this band's best tune, in my opinion, but this is a slower, enjoyable blend of ska and pop. I'm not surprised that the DJ played a comparable group, The Specials, after this. That was a go-to segue between bands for me, as well, during my KCOU days.)
WSIE 88.7 FM
- Keep That Same Old Feeling-The Crusaders (Yes, please! It's worth learning to play Wayne Henderson-style trombone to nail the joyful, fit-for-a-carnival chorus. The vocal refrain has probably made me sing along more than I've realized. Even after at least 100 listens since the '80s, the tune appeals to me as much as it did decades ago.)
- Don't Forget Me-Maggie Rogers (An honest acknowledgment of the adjustments we make when our friends get married and start adult lives separate from ours.)
- The Pretender-Foo Fighters (When fighting to maintain your idealism is harder than it should be, how could you not vent like this, at least occasionally?)
- Jean-Philippe Rameau: Suite in D major (Marcelle Meyer, piano) (Meyer handles this piece's many trills adroitly. Typically, in a symphony, the first movement is upbeat and forthright, while the second movement is slower and subtler. In this suite, however, the downcast opening movement gives way to an enjoyable, lighthearted second movement. That sets the stage for the eight remaining movements. It's refreshing that a piece from 300 years ago can still speak to a modern audience.)
