Quotation
du jour: Courtney Love ~ I can turn on the radio right now and be
inspired.
[As
you may or may not know, i live in Canada, and for some reason KSHE
doesn't stream their audio to here. I have to connect via
a VPN to spoof a non-Canadian address. This week, according to
https://whatismyipaddress.com/,
i was listening from the village of Saltford, Somerset, England. I've
never been there
before.]
I
have to admit that i approached this week's show with some
uneasiness, especially after the last two less-than-brilliant
editions.
When
Hubbard Radio bought KSHE back in April or May, they promised that
there would be no changes to the programming, but i had begun to
wonder. Hubbard has also been on the receiving end of some severe
criticism on KSHE's Facebook page. Then, last week, i learned that
the host of my other
favourite KSHE program, "The Rock Magazine" (weekday
mornings at 4 a.m. Eastern Time) and the overnight deejay (and my
Facebook friend) Tommy T. had been let go. But according to another
KSHE deejay, Favazz, Hubbard is a good company to work for, so
Tommy's redundancy may not have had anything to do with them but was
a simple matter of economics: very few radio stations have overnight
deejays any more, it's all automated. (KSHE now calls its overnight
man "Otto Mation.")
Still,
it's sad about Tommy and i worried that the Klassics Show had been
fucked with. It seems i worried for nowt. Today's show was far better
than the last two.
The
inclusion of Dan Fogelberg automatically gives it an A+ but, truth to
tell, i would probably have scored it that highly anyway. There were
tedious moments, for sure – Giuffria and Black Sabbath, i'm talking
to you here – and only one song i seriously disliked (the Harry
Chapin) but otherwise there was a load of wonderful music, and quite
a lot i can honestly say i love. Blind Faith, Renaissance, Peter
Gabriel ... the list goes on. Truly the highlight of my week.
.38
Special – Stone Cold Believer
The
Youngbloods – Darkness, Darkness
Rod
Stewart – Tonight's The Night
Blind
Faith – Had To Cry Today
The
Doors – Moonlight Drive
Renaissance
– Northern Lights
The
Band – Life Is A Carnival
The
Charlie Daniels Band – Blue Star
Giuffria
– Call To The Heart
Dan
Fogelberg – Missing You
Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young – Ohio
Bob
Dylan – Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
The
Moody Blues – Lovely To See You
Steely
Dan – The Caves Of Altamira
Sammy
Hagar – Run For Your Life Girl
The
Doobie Brothers – Turn It Loose
Black
Sabbath – Changes
The
Little River Band – Statue Of Liberty
Charlie
– Fantasy Girl
Axe
– Rock And Roll Party In The Streets
Yes
– Don't Kill The Whale
Russ
Ballard – Rene Didn't Do It
Pete
Townshend – Let's See Action
Tom
Petty – A Woman In Love (It's Not Me)
The
Marshall Tucker Band – Ramblin'
Jefferson
Starship – Ride The Tiger
Peter
Gabriel – Red Rain
The
Pousette-Dart Band – Amnesia
Eric
Clapton – I've Got A Rock 'n' Roll Heart
The
J. Geils Band – Musta Got Lost
Manfred
Mann's Earth Band – Don't Kill It Carol
April
Wine – Shot Down
Harry
Chapin – WOLD
The
Alan Parsons Project – I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
Billy
Thorpe – In My Room
Gary
Wright – Silent Fury
The
Atlanta Rhythm Section – Neon Nights
The
Steve Miller Band – Living In The USA
Our
nerves are shot here at Spriggs Towers. The pressure this week was
virtually unrelenting. Work-related, mostly. The albums that appeared
on the corporate CD drive helped a lot:
Richard
Thompson – More Guitar
Collective
Soul – Youth
This
Mortal Coil – Filigree And Shadow
Humble
Pie – Performance: Rockin' The Fillmore
Elvis
Costello – This Year's Model
3
– … To The Power Of Three
Joe
Cocker – With A Little Help From My Friends
Wishbone
Ash – The Best Of Wishbone Ash
The
Who – Meaty, Beaty, Big And Bouncy
Sparks
– Li'l Beethoven
Highly
Strung – When The Winds Begin To Sing
Simon
Nicol – Consonant Please Carol
Robert
Plant – The Principle Of Moments
Emerson
Lake & Palmer – Trilogy
The
Kinks – Muswell Hillbillies
Maddy
Prior – Woman In The Wings
Rod
Stewart – Every Picture Tells A Story
Caro
Emerald – Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor
Van
Morrison – His Band And The Street Choir
Various
Artists – The Earth Greets The Sun: Gamelan Music From Bali
Buffalo
Springfield – Last Time Around
Dixie
Chicks – Taking The Long Way
Various
Artists – Dylan Covered
Fairport
Convention – Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
Colin
James – Traveler
Planxty
– Cold Blow And The Rainy Night
Steeleye
Span – Ten Man Mop, Or, Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again
Rod
Stewart – Out Of Order
Paul
Simon – The Rhythm Of The Saints
The
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?
Various
Artists – Shining Bright: The Songs Of Lal & Mike Waterson
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