Monday, 11 March 2019

KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, March 10th, 2019

Quotation du jour ~ Ringo Starr: So this is America. They must be out of their minds.

[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 North Bergen, New Jersey again.]

This week, i'm doing something i've only done once before (as far as i can remember): grading the show A++ -- or, eight stars out of a possible five. Yes, it was that good. Hot damn!

Rory Gallagher, of course, automatically means an A+ but there was so much else that was pure magic i felt i had to bump it up. The Rorysong was brilliant, of course, but i think that the highlight of the show (for me) was Diesel's “Sausalito Summernights,” which had me playing air bass guitar (very badly) and trying to dance in my chair! (Also very badly). The Records' “Starry Nights” pretty much had the same effect. Power pop for the ages.

Even the REO Speedwagon song – and i'm on record as stating that i can't stand REO Speedwagon – wasn't all that bad.

Oh, and we had The Beatles, the most important group in history. Uman rarely plays them, but said that he thinks he'll play them more often, which would be great – if it happens. (A while back he said he'd be playing Renaissance more often, but so far he hasn't.)

A couple of technical notes: my Internet connection died in the middle of the Peter Gabriel song, but i have the KSHE app on my 'phone and immediately switched to that, and then rebooted my router, and the connection came back up for the second half of The Doors' song. Nevertheless, i did miss a tiny bit of the program. Secondly, Uman announced Cat Stevens' “Oh Very Young” but didn't actually play the song, which was a bit of a bummer as it's such a beautiful piece of music. Oh, well, i have the CD and played it right after the show ended.

Here's the playlist:



The Little River Band – Statue Of Liberty
Pink Floyd – San Tropez
Eddie Money – Rock And Roll The Place
Journey – Dixie Highway
Rory Gallagher – Calling Card
Jethro Tull – Sossity (You're A Woman)
Ten Years After – I'd Love To Change The World
Steely Dan – Green Earrings
Peter Gabriel – Red Rain
The Doors – Moonlight Drive
Ian Gomm – Hold On
The Moody Blues – Dear Diary
The Beatles – Act Naturally
It's A Beautiful Day – White Bird
Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Don't Kill It Carol
Gerry Rafferty – City To City
Little Feat – Oh, Atlanta
Pete Townshend – Let's See Action
REO Speedwagon – In Your Letter
Touch – When The Spirit Moves You
Billy Thorpe – In My Room
Paul McCartney – Smile Away
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – American Dream
Chuck Francour – Under The Boulevard Lights
Journey – Spaceman
Santana – Let The Children Play / Jugando
Diesel – Sausalito Summernights
Blind Faith – Had To Cry Today
Cat Stevens – Oh Very Young (announced but not played)
Atlanta Rhythm Section – Neon Nights
Unicorn – Bull's Eye Bill
Danny Spanos – Hot Cherie
Nantucket – California
The Records – Starry Eyes
Barry Goudreau – Dreams
George Harrison – What Is Life
Jay Ferguson – Shakedown Cruise
Rusty Wier – Midnight Angel
Jefferson Starship – Save Your Love

And here's what i played at home this week, as prescribed by a medical professional:

Dan Fogelberg – Nether Lands
Genesis – Abacab
Various Artists -- A Life In Yes: The Chris Squire Tribute
Max Webster – Max Webster
Ben Waters – Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart
Donovan – The Hurdy Gurdy Man
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Paul Simon – Graceland
Renaissance – Ashes Are Burning
Supergrass – In It For The Money
Wishbone Ash – There's The Rub
Jeff Beck – Who Else!
Jethro Tull – A Passion Play
Propaganda – A Secret Wish
The Beatles – Past Masters, Vol. I
This Mortal Coil –Filigree And Shadow
Various Artists – Flower Power Hits Of The 60's
Oysterband – The Big Session, Vol. 1
Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
Lil' Kim – Hard Core
King Crimson – THRAK
Walewa – Walewa
Max Webster – High Class In Borrowed Shoes
The Eagles – Their Greatest Hits
Jimi Hendrix – Blues
Eliza Carthy – Anglicana
Joan Armatrading – Show Some Emotion
Nik Kershaw – The Best Of Nik Kershaw
Great Big Sea – Fortune's Favour
Crash Parallel – World We Know
Weezer – Six Hits
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – The Best Years Of Our Lives
Donovan – What's Bin Did And What's Bin Hid

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