Today, i tried an experiment. No, really.
I'd been having a minor problem with streaming audio, not just KSHE's, but Radio Paradise's as well. (That's the other station i listen to online.) If, while listening, i also happened to be surfing the web, sometimes, loading a web page, especially one that was graphics-laden, would cause the music to distort momentarily. It was very brief, just until the page had loaded, but it was annoying me.
I searched online for answers, tried a few things to no avail (updating drivers, etc.), and then searched Pale Moon's forums but found no help at all there. I even started shopping around for new computer speakers, although i couldn't think why they might be at fault. I didn't spend any money.
Then i remembered that i had three browsers besides Pale Moon (my default): Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, and Google Chrome, which all came bundled with the install of Windows 10 and none of which i had ever used. I use Microsoft programs as little as i can manage on one of their operating systems and i'm not crazy about anything Google either, but i wondered if the problem lay with Pale Moon itself, and, thinking of Chrome as the least of three evils, i fired it up, imported all my bookmarks and ... it was fabulous! Not only did KSHE's audio stream open more quickly than usual, i had a distortion-free listening experience -- even though i was simultaneously websurfing using Pale Moon. I guess my default browser simply doesn't do music very well. Henceforth, i shall use Chrome for streaming audio and Pale Moon for everything else.
And what a great show it was -- just check out that playlist. The first five songs alone were worth the price of admission. But i must remember to turn off the damned cell phone on Sunday mornings....
Jeff Beck -- Rice Pudding
Fleetwood Mac -- World Turning
Steely Dan -- Bodhisattva
Bob Dylan -- Maggie's Farm
The Allman Brothers Band -- Jessica
Frankie & The Knockouts -- Running Into The Night
String Driven Thing -- Circus
Traffic -- Empty Pages
Tom Petty -- Listen To Her Heart
Cheryl Dilcher -- Who's The Captain (Of Rock And Roll)
Black Oak Arkansas -- Jim Dandy
Climax Blues Band -- Mighty Fire
Bruce Springsteen -- Kitty's Back
Rainbow -- Stone Cold
Procol Harum -- Conquistador
The Who -- The Kids Are Alright
The Grateful Dead -- Friend Of The Devil
Jo Jo Gunne -- Ready Freddy
Rocky Burnette -- Tired Of Toein' The Line
Rare Earth -- I Just Want To Celebrate
.38 Special -- Rock & Roll Strategy
Brave Belt -- Another Way Out
The Little River Band -- It's Not A Wonder
Denim -- Throw Away
Ambrosia -- Holdin' On To Yesterday
Steve Winwood -- While You See A Chance
The Byrds -- Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season)
Joe Vitale -- Lady On The Rock
Shoot -- Sepia Sister
Eric Clapton -- Motherless Children
Toto -- I'll Supply The Love
Kenny Loggins -- Celebrate Me Home
Aerosmith -- Toys In The Attic
Strawbs -- Little Sleepy
James Taylor -- Carolina In My Mind
Black Sabbath -- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Styx -- Lady
The Tubes -- Sushi Girl
Here's what's been on the optical drive here at Spriggs Central this week:
Terje Rypdal – The Singles Collection
Kate Rusby – 10
Tangerine Dream – Phaedra
Planxty – Cold Blow And The Rainy Night
George Harrison – The Best Of George Harrison
The Nice – Five Bridges
Home – The Alchemist
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Garfield – Out There Tonight
The Cranberries – Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? [R.I.P. Dolores]
Son Volt – Notes Of Blue
Kathleen Edwards – Back To Me
Maddy Prior & Tim Hart – Summer Solstice
The Quicksilver Messenger Service – Happy Trails
Judy Collins – In My Life
Genesis – Wind And Wuthering
Dick Gaughan – Call It Freedom
Rory Gallagher – Blueprint
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Trilogy
Yes – The Yes Album
Sheryl Crow – Be Myself
Murray McLauchlan – Greatest Hits
John Hiatt – Walk On
David Gilmour – About Face
Fastball – All The Pain Money Can Buy
Steve Earle – The Revolution Starts Now
Chickenfoot – Chickenfoot
Art – Supernatural Fairy Tales
Spooky Tooth – Spooky Two
Kate Bush – Never For Ever
June Tabor – Aqaba
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