Monday, 14 October 2019

KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, Rocktober 13th, 2019


Quotation Of The Week ~ Nick Hornby: What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?

[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 listening from Cheney, Kansas yet again (although, as Cheney itself has a population of under 3000, it has no decent inns of its own so my hotel is probably in Wichita).]

Aw, c'mon, John: Bloodrock? Really? Gad, that song is awful. Its dirgelike nature is so in contrast with the feel-good mood of most of the stuff this morning (even the sad songs) and besides, just taken on its own merits it's a very bad piece of music.

Bad, bad, bad. No redeeming musical value. Bad.

That said, i'm awarding this week's show a grade of A.

Admittedly, there wasn't a lot that i can honestly say i love – not much from my list of 1000 favourite songs – but Mott The Hoople, 10 c.c., The Beatles and Renaissance .... these songs are in my top 200, and they're what resulted in the A. As for the rest of the program, their was some pretty obscure schtuff to be sure, but nothing annoying – even the Ted Nugent song wasn't awful.

Here's the view from my Wichita hotel room – i was so high up it gave me a nosebleed.



And here's the playlist:

Outlaws – Breaker Breaker
Elton John – All The Girls Love Alice
Foreigner – You're All I Am
Mott The Hoople – All The Way From Memphis
The Graeme Edge Band – Paradise Ballroom
Atlanta Rhythm Section – Jukin'
Max Demian Band – Paradise
Touch – Don't You Know What Love Is
Spirit – Animal Zoo
The Who – Another Tricky Day
The Blue Jays – Saved By The Music
Iain Matthews – Seven Bridges Road
Golden Earring – Are You Receiving Me
Couchois – Do It In Darkness
10 c.c. -- Art For Art's Sake
Marshall Tucker Band – The Last Of The Singing Cowboys
Grand Funk Railroad – Bad Time
Rush – Bastille Day
Huey Lewis & The News – Walking On A Thin Line
Journey – Be Good To Yourself
Michael Stanley – Let's Get The Show On The Road
Molly Hatchet – Beatin' The Odds
Strawbs – Keep On Trying
The Beatles – Across The Universe
John Miles – Do It All Again
Derek & The Dominos – Bell Bottom Blues
America – Don't Cross The River
Robert Palmer – The Best Of Both Worlds
Renaissance – Midas Man
Cat Stevens – Bitterblue
Ted Nugent – Hey Baby
Bloodrock – D.O.A.
Dwight Twilley Band – Twilley Don't Mind
Pat Travers – Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Break Away (From Those Chains)
Jefferson Starship – Girl With The Hungry Eyes

I didn't have a dedicated therapist to help me to choose my own personal playlist this week. Oh, i was at the clinic (a.k.a. the pub) four times, but i had four different doctors (a.k.a. bartenders) so i pretty much dreamed this up all on my tod:

B.B.M. -- Around The Next Dream
Rod Stewart – Vagabond Heart
Collective Soul – Disciplined Breakdown
The Keef Hartley Band – The Battle Of North West Six
The Albion Band – Lark Rise To Candleford
The Small Faces – Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Thunder – Behind Closed Doors
London Grammar – If You Want
Planxty – Live In Bremen
Fairport Convention – Full House
Mike Oldfield – Songs Of Distant Earth
Marillion – Clutching At Straws
Pyewackett – Pyewackett
Saga – Saga
The Law – The Law
John Lennon – Menlove Ave.
Max Webster – Max Webster
Talk Talk – Natural History: The Very Best Of Talk Talk
Jackson Browne – Lives In The Balance
Yes – Close To The Edge
A Fine Frenzy – Bomb In A Birdcage
Van Morrison – The Best Of Van Morrison
Peter Hammill – Sitting Targets
Jeff Beck – Wired
Steve Earle – El Corazón
Jack Bruce – Out Of The Storm
Cat Stevens – Buddha And The Chocolate Box
Jane Siberry – Bound By The Beauty
The Bothy Band – 1975
Eliza Carthy – Neptune
The Faces – Long Player
Manfred Mann's Earthband – Angel Station
Steeleye Span – Est'd. 1969
Caro Emerald – Emerald Island

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