I have always hated those dance floor yahoos who come out with fucking whistles around their necks, ruining a perfectly good musical vibe. Who do they think they are... the club lifeguard or a goddamn party traffic director? They need to be slapped... and hard. But I digress. That rant was really just to segue into a tribute to the greatness of Frankie Knuckles. This jovial cat made good with the whistling concept when he created the most pleasing piece of elevator music known to man- the gentle shimmery "Whistle Song(1)." I cringe even typing the words "classic" or "anthem" anymore, but this is just house music perfection, give it up. Shit, if I had a kid I would play this gorgeous song for them every day just to get them acclimated to the beats of life. This simple, ridiculously catchy and totally clever tune stands as a reminder to you people not to sleep on the Knuckles legend (did I just use THAT tired word??). This lovely sunrise/morning song makes me want to be kind to everyone- even the idiots taking up my personal space on the floor with their annoying musical accessories. They are people too, I guess. The flip side of this features a new edit of Lil Louis' silky smooth r&b house number "Do U Luv Me(2)," featuring the vocals of Joi Cardwell from the Epic Records project "Journey With the Lonely," an out-of-print album from 1992(!) full of keepers like this one.

reviewed by Odyssey Jones