Quotation
du jour: E.M. Forster ~ He
had a theory that musicians are incredibly complex, and know far less
than other artists what they want and what they are; that they puzzle
themselves as well as their friends; that their psychology is a
modern development, and has not yet been understood.
[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 North Bergen, New Jersey. I haven't listened
from there in a while.]
I
fear I can only give a B+ to this week's installment. It almost
earned an A but a combination of things sank it (if a B+ can be
considered a wreck – probably not, really). There was a lot of
much-loved (by me) music this morning for sure and hearing all
sixteen minutes plus of “Salisbury” was wonderful. (Uman, the
host, promised to dig out more lengthy tracks in the future, which
could go either way: if you love the track, terrific; if you hate it,
it would be painful.) One big problem was Eric Burdon's re-make of
The Animals' great song “Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood”
(originally recorded by Nina Simone). I'm on record as stating that
“Eggs” Burdon is (IMFFHO) a wanker. His vocal performance on this
re-make is so over the top it's painful.
Heck,
though: a B+ is far from a failure and look at some of the fab
schtuff here: Atlanta Rhythm Section (who, according to Uman, have
more KSHE Klassics than any other performer), Al Stewart, The Byrds,
Elton John, Mama's Pride.... As usual, the show was over far sooner
than I expected.
On
a personal note, it wasn't a great blogging experience. Normally,
when a song comes on that I don't recognise, I can go to KSHE's home
page and see what's playing. Whenever this happened today, though,
the page said they were playing Bryan Adams' “Cuts Like A Knife”
– for four hours. This is the second time this has happened in
three weeks, and it makes it too much like work: I can Google the
lyrics, or I can look at the KSHE app on my 'phone. This isn't
guaranteed. The app doesn't always show the title, and
Googling for lyrics is obviously futile when there's an instrumental
number – as there was, right after Loggins & Messina. But that
was the only selection I was unable, by hook or by crook, to
identify.
Oh,
and there are the Klassic Rock heroes Atlanta Rhythm Section, just
down there.
The
Atlanta Rhythm Section – Jukin'
Jefferson
Starship – Layin' It On The Line
Hammersmith
– Daybreak
Ian
Gomm – Hold On
Uriah
Heep – Salisbury (all 16' 20" of it!)
Montrose
– Rock The Nation
Al
Stewart – Year Of The Cat
Little
Feat – All That You Dream
Jo
Jo Gunne – Ready Freddie
The
Little River Band – It's Not A Wonder
Derek
& The Dominos – Bell Bottom Blues
Eric
Burdon – Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Dave
Mason – Shouldn't Have Took More Than You Gave
The
Byrds – Turn! Turn! Turn!
Loggins
& Messina – Back To Georgia
????????????????
Black
Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
UFO
– Just Another Suicide
New
England – Don't Ever Want To Lose Ya
Graeme
Edge w. Adrian Gurvitz – Paradise Ballroom
Elton
John – Burn Down The Mission
Mama's
Pride – Merry-Go-Round
Kenny
Loggins – Lady Luck
Triumph
– Fight The Good Fight
Phil
Collins – I Missed Again
Billy
Joel – Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Journey
– Topaz
Pink
Floyd – San Tropez
Manfred
Mann's Earth Band – You Angel You
Emerson.
Lake & Palmer – Still ... You Turn Me On
Robin
Trower – Long Misty Days
Not
an especially lengthy playlist from Spriggs Central this week, which
is a shame – well, for me, anyway. I've been working late almost
every day and busy after work almost every day, too, moan, groan. I'm
looking forward to the introduction of the 36-hour day, for the added
twelve hours of music-listening time.
The
Musicians Of The Nile – Luxor To Isna
Terje
Rypdal & David Darling – Eos
Mott
The Hoople – Mott
The
Kinks – Soap Opera
Fairport
Convention – Jewel In The Crown
Talking
Heads – Fear Of Music
Siouxsie
& The Banshees – Superstition
Siouxsie
& The Banshees – Nocturne
Loggins
& Messina – Sittin' In Again
Sharon
Shannon – Sacred Earth
Florence
+ The Machine – High As Hope
Tríona
Ni Dhomhnaill – Tríona
Planxty
– The Well Below The Valley
The
Chieftains – 4
Jethro
Tull – The Minstrel In The Gallery
Eagles
– One Of These Nights
Colin
James – Miles To Go
The
Kinks – Lola vs Powerman And The Money-Go-Round
Brand
X – Unorthodox Behaviour
Stan
Rogers – Fogarty's Cove
Genesis
– Invisible Touch
Renaissance
– Scheherazade And Other Stories
Anderson,
Bruford, Wakeman & Howe – Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman & Howe
Klaatu
– Hope
Ray
Davies – Our Country: Americana Act ii
Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà Vu
Tori
Amos – From The Choirgirl Hotel
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