Wednesday, 17 April 2019

KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, April 14th, 2019

Quotation du jour ~ Stephen Fry: Love in all eight tones and all five semitones of the word's full octave.

[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 Santa Clara, California again.]

Yes, i know i'm late getting this week's post up. I've had a rough couple of days, moan, groan. Work-related stress, plus that terribly 21st century problem, lack of time. But this week's program was definitely time well spent. I'm grading it an A.

Lots and lots of wonderful classic rock there and in fact the only song that annoyed me was one by, of all things, a St Louis band, Pavlov's Dog (i generally love all things St Louisan). Their singer, David Surkamp, has possibly the most irritating voices of all time – worse, even, than Roger Chapman's. He, at least, had better material to work with.

I can't possibly choose a highlight, there was just so much wonderful schtuff. Here's the playlist, but before that there's a pic of The Snake Charmer, an absolutely wonderful Bengali musician and i can guarantee that she'll never be played on KSHE:






















The Kinks – 'Till The End Of The Day
Jethro Tull – To Cry You A Song
Kim Mitchell – Go For A Soda
The Alan Parsons Project – I'd Rather Be A Man
The Beatles – I Should Have Known Better
Jefferson Starship – Mary
Shooting Star – Breakout
The Cars – Since You're Gone
Journey – Where Were You
Bob Weir – Bombs Away
Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne
Robin Trower – Victims Of The Fury
Michael Fennelly – Shine A Light
The Grateful Dead – Tennessee Jed
Breathless – Takin' It Back
Roger Daltrey – It's A Hard Life / Giving It All Away
Deodato – Super Strut
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – (I Don't Want To Love You But) You Got Me    Anyway
Rush – Time Stands Still
The Poussette-Dart Band – Amnesia
Poco – Bad Weather
The Smithereens – Blues Before And After
Michael Murphey – Wildfire
Stephen Stills – Change Partners
Thin Lizzy – Don't Believe A Word
Steely Dan – Dr Wu
Don Henley – The Last Worthless Evening
The Little River Band – Take It Easy On Me
April Wine – Like A Lover, Like A Song
The Sweet – (Love Is Like) Oxygen
Eagles – Midnight Flyer
Loggins & Messina – My Music
Michael Stanley Band – Nothing's Gonna Change My Mind
Santana – Over And Over
Bruce Springsteen – Prove It All Night
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Ripplin' Waters
Frankie & The Knockouts – Running Into The Night
Pavlov's Dog – She Came Shining
Dave Mason – World In Changes
George Harrison – So Sad

My psychiatrist suggested that i play these albums at home this week. Cheaper than valium, she said, and she was right.

Oh, did i say psychiatrist? I meant, bartender. Same thing.

Rory Gallagher – Blueprint
Procol Harum – Procol Harum
Fairport Convention – Farewell, Farewell
The Beatles – A Hard Day's Night
Dan Fogelberg – Captured Angel
James Taylor – Greatest Hits
The Hollies -- “Buddy Holly”
Pyewackett – The Man In The Moon Drinks Claret
Bonnie Raitt – Sweet Forgiveness
Brian Plummer – No Questions
Nazareth – Loud 'N' Proud
The Sugar Cubes – Life's Too Good
Eliza Gilkyson – Paradise Hotel
Staind – 14 Shades Of Grey
Donald Fagen – Kamakiriad
Roy Wood – Main Street
Tori Amos – From The Choirgirl Hotel
Renaissance – Azure D'Or
Maddy Prior & June Tabor – Silly Sisters
This Mortal Coil – It'll End In Tears
Texas – The Hush
Renaissance – Novella
Kim Mitchell – Kimosabe
Rob Hyman et al. -- Largo
Ray Davies – Working Man's Café
Fish-- A Feast Of Consequences
Randy Newman-- Little Criminals
Mike Oldfield -- The Songs Of Distant Earth
Fiona Apple – Extraordinary Machine
Big Wreck – The Pleasure And The Greed
Various Artists – Blues Breakers
Horslips – Happy To Meet ... Sorry To Part
Richard Thompson – Strict Tempo!

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