Quotation du jour ~
Joan Osborne: There's so many different ways humans have used music
to express the spiritual part of our nature and to connect us with
the divine. So for me the pathway is through music."
[As you may or may
not know, i live in Canada, and for some reason KSHE doesn't stream
their audio to here and i have to connect via a VPN, to spoof a
non-Canadian address. This week, according to
https://whatismyipaddress.com/
i was listening from San Francisco again.]
So, is everyone ready
for Christmas? No? Poor you. Good luck at The Mall on Christmas Eve.
I've been ready for a couple of weeks, but i had to go to The Mall on
Saturday, just to pick up my other medicine at the liquor
store and even the parking lot was insane – i was nearly run over
three times. Fortunately i pay attention to my surroundings when i
walk, unlike so many drivers when they're behind the wheel.
The Klassics Show is
not, as you may know, broadcast live. John Ulett pre-records it for
re-broadcast on Sunday mornings and occasionally there are screw-ups
in the automated system. Today, for instance, KSHE's home page
indicated that they were playing “Natural Science” by Rush when
in fact they were playing The Who, and they were playing Patti Smith
when the home page said Pink Floyd (who were played right after
Patti), and when John announced the Bloodrock song, a commercial
break came on instead and the song was played after it. There were
other instances, too.
It's probably unfair to
penalize the show because of technical glitches, but they're not the
only reason i'm only giving this week's instalment a B+ -- there were
for sure a few songs i can honestly say i love and a lot of great
music but also a lot of mediocre schtuff, plus one utterly obnoxious
piece of shit by Ted Nugent. I don't like the man or his music but
his song -- about a hunter who laments the fact that the spirit of
Fred Bear isn't walking alongside him, is egregious. Well, maybe you
shouldn't have just blown his brains out with a high-powered rifle,
arsehole.
Happy Christmas, dear
reader!
Jefferson Starship –
Can't Find Love
Elton John – Harmony
The Electric Light
Orchestra – Ma-Ma-Ma Belle
Supertramp – Hide In
Your Shell
Eric Clapton – The
Core
The Who – Getting In
Tune
Bloodrock – Kool-Aid
Kids
Billy Joel – Prelude
/ Angry Young Man
The Michael Stanley
Band – One Good Reason
Joe Vitale – Lady On
The Rock
Ted Nugent – Fred
Bear
Jackson Browne – That
Girl Could Sing
Eddie Money – No
Control
The Charlie Daniels
Band – Trudy
Pete Townshend – Pure
And Easy
The Marshall Tucker
Band – This Ol' Cowboy
Atlanta Rhythm Section
– Crazy
Patti Smith – Because
The Night
Pink Floyd – Pigs
(Three Different Ones)
Badfinger –
Perfection
Trooper – It's Been A
Long Time
Blue Öyster
Cult – Godzilla
Journey – Still They
Ride
Steve Winwood – Don't
You Know What The Night Can Do
.38 Special – Back
Where You Belong
Little Feat – Feets
Don't Fail Me Now
Grizzly – China Lake
Yes – Siberian Khatru
Crosby, Stills &
Nash – Dark Star
Z.Z. Top – Beer
Drinkers And Hell Raisers
Iain Matthews –
Lonely Hunter
And, yes, the rot set in: i played a lot of Christmassy music this week:
Runrig -- Mara
Pyewackett –
Pyewackett
Rié
Yanagisiwa & Clive Bell – Kurokami: Traditional Music Of Japan
The Who – Odds &
Sods
The Baltimore Consort –
Bright Day Star: Music For The Yuletide Season
The Albion Christmas
Band – Under The Christmas Tree
Afro Celt Sound System
– Flight
Renaissance – A Song
For All Seasons
Brian Plummer – No
Questions
Caro Emerald –
Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor
Atlanta Rhythm Section
– ARS: The Best of Atlanta Rhythm Section
The Who –
Quadrophenia
Amy Grant – Home For
Christmas
Dead Can Dance –
Toward The Within
Marillion – A
Collection Of Recycled Gifts
Kate Rusby –
Hourglass
Loreena McKennitt –
The Visit
Kim Mitchell – Ain't
Life Amazing
Dan Fogelberg –
Souvenirs
Jethro Tull – The
Christmas Album
Kirsty MacColl –
Galore
Ray Davies – Return
To Waterloo
Sheryl Crow – Feels
Like Home
Various Artists –
Blue Christmas
Various Artists – The
Best Of The Blues
Colin James & The
Little Big Band – Christmas
Emerson, Lake &
Palmer – I Believe In Father Christmas (EP)
The Albion Christmas
Band – Snow On Snow
Annie Haslam – Annie
In Wonderland
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