Today at 12pm, Energy 92.7 aired the inaugural edition of their "Cardio Mix." It consisted of 80's dance hits. I heard the full mix, and thought it was pretty good. It has been years since some of the stuff they played has been played in the Bay Area. Songs by M, Dead Or Alive, New Order, Prince, Depeche Mode, Trans-X, Pizzacato 5, Tiffany, and Madonna made up today's edition. This is a good attempt to compete with Wild 94.9 and Viva 105.7 who both have 12 o'clock mixes as well. And for those who can catch the Monterey/Salinas station KDON 102.5, it has that much more competition. The Energy one is good in that they play only older songs during the mix, and that sets it apart from the others. KDON throws in a lot of old school party jams, freestyle, and hip hop in their mix, as does Wild. Freestyle, Latin House, a little trance, and classic House get played on Wild. Viva 105.7's is mostly dance mixes of Latin tracks and some Latin House that Wild plays. All in all, these 4 mixshows are quite good, and bring something different to the table. Take your pick.
