The KSHE Klassics Program, Christmas Day, 2016

Quotation du jour ~ Prince:  Music is spirit, it’s therapy. It makes me feel a certain way, and if played with conviction and soul, the same thing occurs in other people.

Sitting here battling a debilitating case of alcohol poisoning with my usual Xmas Day remedy: rum and egg nog. Insanity doesn't run in my family, as far as i know, but i'm working on it....

I discovered KSHE about four years and so of course this is the first time i've listened to the Klassics show on a Christmas morning, but i wasn't really surprised that there was no seasonal music included. As Uman said when the show began, some people aren't religious, many people aren't Christian, so it's business as usual. I'm glad i was able to listen to it at all, considering the technology nightmare before Christmas i've just come through (and which i intend to blog about later). Here's the playlist:

Rockpile -- Teacher Teacher
Foghat -- My Babe
Headboys -- Shape Of Things To Come
Loggins & Messina -- Peace Of Mind
April Wine -- Shotdown
Journey -- The Girl Can't Help It
Saga -- On The Loose
Creedence Clearwater Revival -- Sweet Hitch-Hiker
Sniff 'n' The Tears -- Driver's Seat
Robin Trower -- Bridge Of Sighs
Michael Murphey -- Geronomo's Cadillac
Tony Carey -- The First Day Of Summer
Graham Parker -- Don't Ask Me Questions
Eric Clapton -- Mainline Florida
Jefferson Starship -- Ride The Tiger
Bruce Springsteen -- 10th Avenue Freeze Out
The Nazz -- Open My Eyes
Heart -- Dog And Butterfly
Bob Seger -- Get Out Of Denver
Electric Light Orchestra -- Showdown
Toby Beau -- Westbound Train
REO Speedwagon -- Son Of A Poor Man
Jo Jo Gunne -- Run Run Run
Alice Cooper -- Under My Wheels
Rainbow -- Man On The Silver Mountain
Bob Dylan -- Positively 4th Street
Steve Winwood -- While You See A Chance
Elton John -- Harmony
Shooting Star -- Last Chance
Uriah Heep -- Lady In Black
Chicago -- Make Me Smile
Gerry Rafferty -- Baker Street
Slade -- Get Down Get With It
Budgie -- I Ain't No Mountain
The Tubes -- Talk To Ya Later
Quicksilver Messenger Service -- Fresh Air
Prism -- Julie
Dicky Betts -- Hand Picked
The Grateful Dead -- Playing In The Band
Steely Dan -- Aja
Grand Funk Railroad -- Footstompin' Music
Robert Palmer -- You're Gonna Get What's Coming

And my own personal (incomplete thanks to technology woes) playlist for the week:

Tori Amos – Little Earthquakes
The Albion Band – An Evening With The Albion Band
Bruce Springsteen -- Born To Run
Neil Young – Unplugged
Loreena McKennitt – A Winter Garden
The Jeff Beck Group – Beck-Ola
Various Artists – Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy Of Sun Records
John Renbourn – The Hermit
Florence + The Machine – Unplugged
The Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
The Beatles -- Yellow Submarine
Kate Rusby -- Little Lights
The Albion Band -- Another Christmas Present From The Albion Band
The Chieftains -- The Bells Of Dublin
Dan Fogelberg -- The First Christmas Morning

KSHE Klassics, Dec. 18, 2016

Quotation du jour ~ Bruce Springsteen: The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

Well, it was another fuck-me-blind-tear-my-hair-out-smash-my-face-into-the-desk computer experience this morning. Ten minutes before the program was set to begin, my browser crashed. Not a complete disaster -- i could have listened on my phone (if my phone hadn't died on Thursday); i could have listened on my iPad -- i have the KSHE app. Erm, well, no, the app wouldn't open. I wound up have to re-boot the desktop PC and all went well after that, although i missed the first half of "Ride My See-Saw."

And Uman played Rory for the second week in a row, and also what's quite possibly my favourite Allman Brothers song, whoo!

The Moody Blues -- Ride My See-Saw
Electric Light Orchestra -- Tightrope
Foghat -- Drivin' Wheel
Loggins & Messina -- Nobody But You
Tucky Buzzard -- Gold Medallions
John Mellencamp -- Hot Night In A Cold Town
The Jimi Hendrix Experience -- The Wind Cries Mary
Robin Trower -- I'm Out To Get You
Poco -- Rose Of Cimarron
Ray Gomez -- Make Your Move
Fleetwood Mac -- Oh Well (live)
Wet Willie -- No No No
Cheryl Dilcher -- Who's The Captain (Of Rock And Roll)
The Michael Schenker Group -- Cry For The Nations
Rory Gallagher -- Brute Force And Ignorance
Dire Straits -- Skateaway
Elton John -- Take Me To The Pilot
Climax Blues Band -- Couldn't Get It Right
The Who -- I Can't Explain
The Edgar Winter Group -- Round & Round
UFO -- Too Hot To Handle
Stillwater -- I Reserve The Right
Mama's Pride -- Can I Call You A Cab
The James Gang -- Midnight Man
Genesis -- Dance On A Volcano
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -- Slipstream
David Bowie -- Rebel Rebel
The Grateful Dead -- Sugar Magnolia
Trooper -- Raise A Little Hell
Chilliwack -- Arms Of Mary
Morningstar -- Sad Lady
The Babys -- Turn And Walk Away
Nils Lofgren -- No Mercy
Prism -- Hello
Bob Dylan -- Blowin' In The Wind
Yes -- Wondrous Stories
Journey -- Kohoutek
Kansas -- Play The Game Tonight
John Waite -- Change
The Allman Brothers Band -- Revival
Derek & The Dominos -- Bell Bottom Blues

And my own personal playlist for the week:

Roger McGuinn -- Roger McGuinn
Dan Fogelberg -- The First Christmas Morning
Amy Grant -- Home For Christmas
John Kirkpatrick, Rosie Cross et al. -- Wassail!
Marillion -- F.E.A.R.
Jackson Browne -- Running On Empty
Rory Gallagher -- A Blue Day For The Blues
Steeleye Span -- Winter
This Mortal Coil -- It'll End In Tears
Yes -- Going For The One
Sparks -- Kimono My House
Richard Thompson -- Mirror Blue
Various Artists -- All Through The Year
Dan Fogelberg -- River Of Souls
The Beatles -- Complete Christmas Collection 1963-1969
Mike Oldfield -- QE 2
Kim Mitchell -- Ain't Life Amazing
Genesis -- Foxtrot
Jethro Tull -- The Jethro Tull Christmas Album
New London Consort -- Susato: Dansereye 1551
Al DiMeola -- Casino
Various Artists -- Blue Christmas
Jeff Beck -- You Had It Coming
Jane Siberry -- The Speckless Sky
Runrig -- The Big Wheel
Rory Gallagher -- Fresh Evidence
Van der Graaf Generator -- Pawn Hearts

KSHE Klassics, Dec. 11th, 2016

Quotation du jour ~ H.L. Mencken (in 1923): On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.

Yay, Uman played Rory this morning! Oh, and all kindsa other great schtuff.

I wrote recently, in one of these posts, that if i could find a radio station that played nothing but deep tracks from the classic rock era, i might never leave the house. Fortunately, for me and my paycheque (and for my employer, too!), i couldn't find one. Oh, there are loads of classic rock stations out there, but i found nothing as good as this.

I love St Louis! (My current plan is to return there for the 4th of July in 2017. My
 savings account isn't filling up quite as quickly as i had hoped, but it's seven months away, it should be a doddle.)

Atlanta Rhythm Section -- Another Man's Woman
Van Morrison -- Into The Mystic
Rory Gallagher -- Country Mile
Jethro Tull -- Nothing Is Easy
Rare Earth -- Get Ready
Shooting Star -- Tonight
Canned Heat -- On The Road Again
Jackson Browne -- Here Come Those Tears Again
Jim Capaldi -- Living On The Edge
Novo Combo -- Tattoo
Kansas -- Two Cents Worth
Pousette-Dart Band -- Amnesia
Jefferson Starship -- Can't Find Love
The Outlaws -- There Goes Another Love Song
Strawbs -- Heartbreaker
The Beat -- Don't Wait Up For Me
April Wine -- Like A Lover, Like A Song
Uriah Heep -- Stealin'
Greg Kihn Band -- Jeopardy
Les Dudek -- Old Judge Jones
Journey -- Look Into The Future
Dave Mason -- So High (Rock Me Baby, Roll Me Away)
The Who -- Athena
Trooper -- Round Round We Go
Grinderswitch -- Higher Ground
Todd Rundgren -- We Gotta Get You A Woman
The Firm -- Radioactive
Electric Light Orchestra -- So Fine
Thin Lizzy -- Dancing In The Moonlight
Creedence Clearwater Revival -- Midnight Special
Jimi Hendrix Experience -- Stone Free
Rush -- Test For Echo
Good Rats -- Back To My Music
UFO -- Cherry
New Riders Of The Purple Sage -- Panama Red
Joe Walsh -- Indian Summer
Kim Mitchell -- Go For A Soda
King Crimson -- 21st Century Schizoid Man
Krokus -- Screaming In The Night
The Police -- Invisible Sun


And my own personal playlist for the week:

Sarah McLachlan -- Afterglow
Dan Fogelberg -- Phoenix
The Beatles -- Help!
Jethro Tull -- The Minstrel In The Gallery
Peter Gabriel -- Secret World Live
The Bee Gees -- 1st
Home -- Pause For A Hoarse Horse
Maddy Prior -- Year
Marillion -- F.E.A.R.
Mama's Pride -- Mama's Pride
Lucinda Williams -- Car Wheels On A Gravel Road
Dan Fogelberg -- The Wild Places
Van der Graaf Generator -- Do Not Disturb
Rory Gallagher -- Fresh Evidence
Mose Allison -- The Best Of Mose Allison
Ashley Hutchings et al -- Son Of "Morris On"
Greg Lake -- Greg Lake
Peter Hammill -- pH7
Dan Fogelberg -- Nether Lands
Rod Stewart -- Camouflage
Terje Rypdal -- Descendre
Atomic Rooster -- Death Walks Behind You
Kate Bush -- Before The Dawn

KSHE Klassics, Dec. 4th, 2016

Quotation du jour ~ George Harrison: Sometimes I feel like I’m actually on the wrong planet. It’s great when I’m in my garden, but the minute I go out the gate I think, “What the hell am I  doing here?"

As a computing experience went, listening to this week's program was much smoother than last week's. (As my regular reader will recall, i was beset by multiple problems with both my browser and my Internet connection last Sunday.) There were a few times when Firefox stopped responding and i lost the audio stream, but it was never for more than a couple of seconds, unlike last time, when i wound up having to listen to part of the show on my phone.

Bob Welch -- Sentimental Lady
Dave Mason -- World In Changes
Emerson, Lake And Palmer -- Still ... You Turn Me On
Electric Light Orchestra -- Telephone Line
Rare Bird -- Beautiful Scarlet
Wet Willlie -- Street Corner Serenade
Jonathan Edwards -- Shanty
Jackson Browne -- Boulevard
Genesis -- The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
The Greg Kihn Band -- Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)
Badfinger -- Perfection
Axe -- Rock 'N' Roll Party in the Street
The James Gang -- Must Be Love
Uriah Heep -- Sweet Lorraine
Mama's Pride -- She's A Stranger To Me Now
Santana -- Dance Sister Dance
The Band -- The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Aldo Nova -- Fantasy
The Police -- Canary In A Coalmine
Nick Gilder -- (You Really) Rock Me
Rare Bird -- Turn Your Head
Derek & The Dominos -- Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad?
Ambrosia -- Time Waits For No One
King Crimson -- 21st Century Schizoid Man
Nantucket -- California
New England -- Don't Ever Want To Lose Ya
Joe Cocker -- She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
Trapeze -- Midnight Flyer
Kenny Loggins -- Easy Driver
Trevor Rabin -- Finding Me A Way Back Home
Steely Dan -- Pretzel Logic
Foghat -- Dreamer
Bad Company -- Live For The Music
The Doors -- The Wasp
Wiggy Bits -- Oh Captain
Runner -- Run For Your Life
Jethro Tull -- Cross-Eyed Mary
Stillwater -- Mind Bender
Shooting Star -- Hollywood
April Wine -- I Like To Rock

And my own personal playlist for the week:

John Renbourn -- The Lady And The Unicorn
Maddy Prior -- Lionhearts
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick -- Walnut Creek
Dan Fogelberg -- River Of Souls
Yes -- Close To The Edge
June Tabor -- On Air
Talking Heads -- The Best Of Talking Heads
Colin James -- Blue Highways
Hothouse Flowers -- The Platinum Collection
Terje Rypdal -- Odyssey
Dan Fogelberg -- The Wild Places
Jeff Beck -- Emotion And Commotion
Rant Maggie Rant -- Latitude
Chicago -- Chicago II
The Jimi Hendrix Experience -- Axis: Bold As Love
The Fray -- How To Save A Life
Emerson, Lake & Palmer -- Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970
Saga -- Images At Twilight
Rory Gallagher -- Blueprint
Buddy Guy -- Blues Singer
The Faces -- Long Player
Dan Fogelberg -- Windows And Walls
Ray Davies -- Return To Waterloo
Collective Soul -- Dosage
Marillion -- F.E.A.R.
Alanis Morissette -- Havoc And Bright Lights
Dan Fogelberg -- The First Christmas Morning