[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 back in Cheney, Kansas.]
Listening
to The Klassics Show this morning, i was reminded of a station i
used to listen to quite often, stlouisclassicrock[dot]com. That
station prided itself on how long they could go without repeating a
song (it was +5000 songs the last time i looked) (most rock stations
have a playlist of 200 – 300 songs) and, by necessity, this meant
that they had to play a lot of music that was pretty obscure – and
a lot of it was deservedly obscure.
I
was thinking of this as i listened to The Blend, Gulliver, Faith
Band, Denim, Earthquake and Rockets. Who were these guys?!?
And i swear, in each case, if you removed the vocal track, they'd be
indistinguishable. There was nothing wrong with these songs, i hasten
to add, but they were what you might call generic.
There
were a couple of songs today that there was a lot wrong with.
I'm on record as stating that i can't stand R.E.O. Speedwagon; i know
they're extremely popular in St Louis but i just don't get it. And
Uman, the host, seems to be a fan of Harry Chapin and he's another
one i can't abide. The song today, The Sniper, was awful!
Now,
to explain why i'm giving this instalment a grade of A+ ...
First
of all, he played Rory, which pretty much means that A+ is automatic.
Further, the above moaning and groaning notwithstanding, there was a
lot of great music this morning. It's impossible to choose one
favourite, but The Beatles, Todd Rundgren and Rory (of course!) would
be well in there.
Also,
thank you, Uman, for the two songs by, and the reminiscences about,
Eddie Money, who passed away last week. R.I.P., Eddie.
Blue
Cheer – I'm The Light
Yes
– Time And A Word
The
Clash – Police On My Back
Flash
And The Pan – Down Among The Dead Men
Joe
Walsh – The Confessor
The
Who – The Kids Are Alright
Rush
– The Analog Kid
The
Band – The Weight
Firefall
– Sweet And Sour
The
Blend – The Prize
The
Alan Parsons Project – The Raven
Neal
Schon & Jan Hammer – The Ride
The
Doors – The End
Gulliver
– Ridin' The Wind
Faith
Band – Touchy Situation
Jackson
Browne – The Road And The Sky
R.E.O.
Speedwagon – Music Man
Eric
Clapton – She's Waiting
Eddie
Money – Rock And Roll The Place
Todd
Rundgren – I Saw The Light
The
Beatles – And Your Bird Can Sing
Harry
Chapin – Sniper
Bob
Dylan – All Along The Watchtower
Rory
Gallagher – They Don't Make Them Like You Anymore
The
Marshall Tucker Band – Blue Ridge Mountain Sky
George
Harrison – Got My Mind Set On You
Morning
Star – Sad Lady
Buddy
Miles – Them Changes
Eddie
Money – Trinidad
Denim
– Throw Away
Earth
Quake – Things
Leon
Russell – Delta Lady
Steve
Winwood – Still In The Game
Rockets
– Desire
And
my own, personal stress-relieving playlist for the week consisted of
these albums:
A
Fine Frenzy – Pines
Carbon
Leaf – Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat
Peter
Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 2
Highly
Strung – Bagatelles And Belgian Lace
Peter
Hammill – Skin
The
Art Of Noise – Close To The Edit (EP)
The
Yardbirds – Greatest Hits
Max
Webster – Mutiny Up My Sleeve
Genesis
– Wind And Wuthering
Terje
Rypdal – Descendre
Kate
Bush – Never For Ever
Strawbs
– A Choice Collection Of Strawbs
Rory
Gallagher – Defender
Mike
Oldfield – Ommadawn
Propaganda
– A Secret Wish
Cat
Stevens – Buddha And The Chocolate Box
Runrig
– Heartland
Chicago
– Chicago V
London
Grammar – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
Kate
Bush – Director's Cut
Nick
Drake – Way To Blue
The
Rolling Stones – The Rolling Stones, Now!
The
Keef Hartley Band – The Battle Of North West Six
Crowded
House – The Very Best Of Crowded House
P.J.
Harvey – Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
Keane
– Under The Iron Sea
Jackson
Browne – Lives In The Balance
Eric
Clapton – Behind The Sun
The
Beatles – Beatles For Sale
Paul
Simon – The Rhythm Of The Saints
Carolina
Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig
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