Monday, 19 November 2018

KSHE Klassics Show, Nov. 18th, 2018


Quotation du jour: Ian Fleming ~ Never say "no" to adventures. Always say "yes," otherwise you'll lead a very dull life.

[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 Santa Clara, California, a long way from the terrible wildfires.]

It doesn't get any better than this! I have never, ever, awarded an installment of The Klassics Show an A++ before, but just look at that list. Jeepers. Appropriate superlatives elude me, i'm still floating above my chair thinking about it. A++ it is, then, and out of a possible five stars, i give it seven. Vexillological supersaturation (or something) this week and no mistake.

("What?!" i hear you ask. "How can it receive seven stars out of a possible five?" To which i reply, somewhat testily, that it's my blog and my rating system, i can do whatever the heck i want.)

Right from the top. "Blind Eye," a Wishbone Ash fave, followed by lots of other much-loved music. The inclusion of Rory Gallagher and Dan Fogelberg guarantees an A+ of course, but then there was Mama's Pride, there was Jeff Beck - if there'd been any Richard Thompson (unlikely) my three all-time favourite guitarists would have been represented). There were, to be sure, songs that i wasn't wild about, but at least there was nothing dreadful. Try listening to any other radio show for four hours without hearing something you hate.



Wishbone Ash – Blind Eye
The Grateful Dead – Sugar Magnolia
Harry Nilsson – Without You
The Electric Light Orchestra – So Fine
Pat Travers – Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) (live)
Uriah Heep – July Morning
Bruce Springsteen – Thunder Road
Loverboy – Lucky Ones
Gary Wright – Love Is A Rose
Touch – When The Spirit Moves You
Journey – La Raza Del Sol
Kansas – Can I Tell You
Rare Bird – Peace Of Mind
Genesis – Eleventh Earl Of Mar
Blue Öyster Cult – In Thee
John Mellencamp – Night Dancin'
Jimi Hendrix – Stone Free
Rory Gallagher – Brute Force And Ignorance
Dave Mason – Show Me Some Affection
Trooper – Cold, Cold Toronto
Strawbs – Little Sleepy
Dan Fogelberg – Part Of The Plan
Long John Baldry – Don't Try To Lay No Boogie Woogie (On The King Of Rock 'N' Roll)
Henry Gross – One More Tomorrow
Mama's Pride – Ole St Lou
Asia – Only Time Will Tell
The Michael Stanley Band – My Town (Saint Louis!)
Michael Murphy – Renegade
Bob Seger – Heavy Music
The J. Geils Band – Looking For A Love
Gamma – I'm Alive
Jeff Beck – Freeway Jam
April Wine – Just Between You And Me
Unicorn – Ooh Mother
The Animals – It's My Life
Nick Gilder – (You Really) Rock Me
Rusty Wier – Don't It Make You Wanna Dance

This was the week's musical medication here at Spriggs Towers:

Poco – A Good Feelin' To Know
Loggins & Messina – Sittin' In Again
Happy Rhodes – Ectotrophia
Laurie Anderson & Kronos Quartet – Landfall
Donna Summer – The Ultimate Collection
Afro-Celt Sound System – Anatomic
Happy Rhodes – The Keep
The Kinks – Lola vs Powerman And The Money-Go-Round
Renaissance – Novella
Tori Amos – Boys For Pele
Bonnie Raitt – Sweet Forgiveness
Fairport Convention – Rosie
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Linda Ronstadt – Heart Like A Wheel
Kula Shaker – Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts
The Flock – The Flock
Richard Thompson – 13 Rivers
Home – The Alchemist
Pink – Greatest Hits … So Far!!!
Keane – Night Train
Rory Gallagher – Deuce
Cheryl Dilcher – Special Songs
Florence + The Machine – Lungs
Genesis – A Trick Of The Tail
Mike Oldfield – Platinum
Lovemongers – The Battle Of Evermore
Imogen Heap – I Megaphone
Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
Planxty – The Well Below The Valley
Dick Gaughan – Definitive Collection
Van der Graaf Generator – Pawn Hearts

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