Quotation
Of The Week ~ Fran Lebowitz: There are two kinds of music – good
music and bad music. Good music is music that i want to hear. Bad
music is music that i don't want to hear.
[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 Santa Clara, California, in the heart of
Silicon Valley.]
I'm
sorry to say it but i can't give a grade higher than B+ to this
week's program, in spite of the inclusion of one of my all-time
favourite songs, “Sweet Baby James” (a song that literally helped
save my life) (long story). “Like A Rolling Stone” is a work of
genius – too bad the audio stream failed half way through but never
mind, i'll listen to the album later. And, oh, for sure there was a
fair bit of music this morning that i loved. ELP, George Harrison of
course, Neil Young, The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac leap to mind. But
there was also far too much that was just ordinary. OK music, but
nothing special.
Some
of the problems i had with the show: all 15 minutes (!) of the
Midnight Sun track were extremely tedious and the Joe Perry Project's
song was so bad it was almost painful to listen to (yes, even worse
than Ted Nugent!). And two tracks by Journey?? I actually do
like some of Journey's schtuff – i have their Greatest Hits album
and every song on it is terrific. But i don't think i have ever
heard anything else by them that i liked.
It
may just have been my imagination, but there seemed to be more ads
this week than normal, too. I don't mind hearing the St Louis ads –
they add the local colour – but so many, and yet another week with
no ad from Bart Inman.... Sad.
Anyway,
here's a pic of Santa Clara and the playlist:
Russ
Ballard – Voices
Rare
Bird – Turn Your Head
George
Harrison – Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
Emerson,
Lake & Palmer – Tank
Eric
Clapton – Let It Rain
The
Joe Perry Project – Let The Music Do The Talking
The
Ozark Mountain Daredevils – If I Only Knew
Queen
– Liar
Tom
Cochrane – Life Is A Highway
Billy
Rankin – Baby Come Back
Neil
Young – Like A Hurricane
Loggins
& Messina – Peace Of Mind
Bob
Dylan – Like A Rolling Stone
Journey
– Line Of Fire
The
Beatles – Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Tom
Petty & The Heartbreakers – Listen To Her Heart
The
Kingbees – My Mistake
Strawbs
– Little Sleepy
Angel
City – Out Of The Blue
Ted
Nugent – Live It Up
Firefall
– Livin' Ain't Livin'
Fleetwood
Mac – Shake Your Moneymaker
Traffic
– Medicated Goo
Atlanta
Rhythm Section – Mixed Emotions
The
Who – Happy Jack
The
Steve Miller Band – Living In The U.S.A.
Bryan
Adams – Lonely Nights
Journey
– Look Into The Future
James
Taylor – Sweet Baby James
Bob
Seger – If I Were A Carpenter
The
Kinks – Livin' On A Thin Line
Uriah
Heep – Look At Yourself
The
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Manic Depression
Midnight
Sun – Living On The Hill
Jim
Capaldi – Living On The Edge
The
Little River Band – I'll Always Call Your Name
Heart
– Love Alive
And,
as usual, i'd like to share my own personal playlist for the week. I
chose these all by myself, with no help from any therapists (a.k.a.
bartenders) (although my cat did have some input):
James
Taylor – Covers
Genesis
– Archive 1967-75
Dick
Gaughan – The Definitive Collection
Rory
Gallagher – Rory Gallagher
Rockpile
– Seconds Of Pleasure
Chrissie
Hynde – Stockholm
The
Kinks – Misfits
Van
der Graaf Generator – The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
The
Kinks – Lola vs Powerman And The Money-Go-Round
Mott
The Hoople – Mott
Simon
Nicol – Consonant Please Carol
Eliza
Gilkyson – Land Of Milk And Honey
Joan
Osborne – How Sweet It Is
Dead
Can Dance – Spiritchaser
Buddy
Guy & Junior Wells – Last Time Around: Live At Legends
King
Crimson – Red
Jackson
Browne – Lives In The Balance
David
Lindley – El Rayo-X
Rhiannon
Giddens – Freedom Highway
Wendy
Carlos – Clockwork Orange
London
Grammar – If You Want
The
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Axis: Bold As Love
Pink
Floyd – Animals
Peter
Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 2
Afrocelts
– Seed
Capercaillie
– Sidewaulk
Rhiannon
Giddens – Tomorrow Is My Turn
Dave
Edmunds & Love Sculpture – The Collection
Electric
Light Orchestra – Zoom
Max
Webster – High Class In Borrowed Shoes
Jethro
Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery
Free
– Tons Of Sobs
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