[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 in Clifton, New Jersey -- “the city that
cares” -- once more.]
Colour
me somewhat
disappointed.
The
inclusion of a Rory Gallagher song automatically means a grade of A+
but the truth is, if not for that song, the show, based on the first
three quarters of it, would have barely merited a C+ and that would
have been its lowest score in a while. Things improved drastically in
its final hour, though: it was marvellous, and the show is still the
highlight of my week, every week. But, other than Rory, there was
very little this morning that i can honestly say i loved
(Rod Stewart, Genesis, Fleetwood Mac, Steve Miller) and several that
i found actively annoying (REO Speedwagon [ugh], Harry Chapin).
The
problem with the first three hours of the show, and i shouldn't
really call it a problem, was that apart from the two performers
mentioned above, there was nothing wrong with it at all: everything
was perfectly listenable. There was, however, nothing much that was
outstanding and with this show, i expect outstanding, gosh darn it
all anyway. Thank god for the final hour.
On
top of all that, in a four hour program, i'll swear there were more
than an hours' worth of commercials. You may recall that, some weeks
ago, i used a stopwatch and calculated the ad time as being just
under an hour, but there seemed to be more this week. I don't mind
too
much – the local ads were one of the things that attracted me to St
Louis in the first place – but still, when i think of all of the
great music that could have been played in that hour....
It's
Pride Week everywhere, and i herewith express solidity with my LGBTQ
brothers and sisters.
The
Little River Band – Home On Monday
Santana
– All I Ever Wanted
Harry
Chapin – I Wanna Learn A Love Song
Black
Oak Arkansas – Uncle Lijiah
Billy
Idol – Hot In The City
Rod
Stewart – Cut Across Shorty
John
Mellencamp – Thundering Hearts
Blue
Ӧyster
Cult – Hot Rails To Hell
Foghat
– Honey Hush
Jethro
Tull – Bourée
REO
Speedwagon – Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight
Fleetwood
Mac – World Turning
Jimmy
Spheeris – The Nest
Triumvirat
– Spartacus
Heartsfield
– Lost Love
Peter
Frampton – Lines On My Face
Kenny
Loggins – Heartlight
April
Wine – Tonite
Phil
Collins – It Don't Matter To Me
Cream
– Badge
Spirit
– Nature's Way
Ronnie
Montrose – Town Without Pity
Climax
Blues Band – Reaching Out
Rare
Earth – Born To Wander
The
Pure Prairie League – Country Song
Genesis
– Follow You, Follow Me
The
Grateful Dead – Casey Jones
Charlie
Daniels – Still In Saigon
Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young – Everybody I Love You
Tom
Petty & The Heartbreakers – Finding Out
Rory
Gallagher – I Take What I Want
Rush
– Nobody's Hero
The
Steve Miller Band – Swingtown
Kayak
– I Want You To Be Mine
Don
Henley – Driving With Your Eyes Closed
Eddie
Money – You've Got A Hold On Me
The
Beatles – I Will
Ten
Years After – I'm Goin' Home
The
Alan Parsons Project – I Wouldn't Want To Be Like You
I
pay my psychiatrist a fortune and every week, she gives me a list of
albums to play at home as stress-relievers. Here was this week's
list. It worked!
Collective
Soul – Afterwords
Eddi
Reader – Eddi Reader
Tori
Amos – American Doll Posse
Baka
Beyond – Spirit Of The Forest
Capercaillie
– Beautiful Wasteland
Dead
Can Dance – The Serpent's Egg
Mark
Knopfler-- Sailing To Philadelphia
Counting
Crows – August And Everything After
Florence
+ The Machine – High As Hope
Dick
Gaughan – The Definitive Collection
Coldplay
– A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Fairport
Convention – Nine
The
Kinks – Sleepwalker
Pink
– Greatest Hits ... So Far!
Nik
Kershaw – The Best Of Nik Kershaw
Yes
– Talk
10
c.c. -- The Original Soundtrack
Siouxsie
& The Banshees – Nocturne
Colin
James – Miles To Go
Chelsea
Williams – Boomerang
Roxy
Music – For Your Pleasure
Billy
Talent – Dead Silence
Jane
Siberry – The Walking
Hot
Tuna – Burgers
Mike
Oldfield -- Platinum
The
Lovemongers – The Battle Of Evermore (EP)
Steve
Rothery – The Ghosts Of Pripyat
Richard
Thompson – 13 Rivers
Incubus
– A Crow Left Of The Murder
Staind
– 14 Shades Of Grey
Sandy
Denny – Like An Old Fashioned Waltz
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