Monday, 16 December 2019

KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, December 15th, 2019

[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. I've listened from there several times before.]

Quotation Of The Week ~ Jay Leno: The Supreme Court has ruled that they cannot have a nativity scene in Washington, D.C. This wasn't for any religious reasons. They couldn't find three wise men and a virgin.

Definitely a grade of “A+” this week, brothers and sisters. That grade is automatic when Uman plays Dan Fogelberg, but even without dear Dan this morning's edition would have merited it. The first hour alone consisted of seven songs that i have in my own collection, and four of those i would include in my list of top 200 favourite songs (Nazz, Yes, Steely Dan & Dan). (I'm a huge fan of Fogelberg's, but i discovered his music late: five or six years after his death. Although i'd heard of him, as far as i can recall the first time i ever actually heard his music was when i heard “Part Of The Plan” on ... the KSHE Klassics Show!) (This station has literally changed my life in more ways than one.)

The remaining three hours – or 2.25 hours, excluding the ads – was almost as exciting. We had some of the best guitar playing this side of Rory Gallagher with Jeff Beck and Wishbone Ash; sheer poetry from Bob Dylan and John Lennon; a track from my second favourite Jethro Tull album; superb music from Billy Joel, Pink Floyd and The Doobie Brothers.... There were too many highlights to mention, really, and nothing at all that irritated me (apart from the Christmas ads, but they're pretty unavoidable everywhere right now). I could have lived without The New Riders Of The Purple Sage and Ray Manzarek, but there was nothing bad about their songs, they just weren't all that inspiring.

As usual, the time zoomed by and the show was over long before i was expecting it. Definitely the high point of my week (in spite of the ongoing and mysterious absence of Bart Inman!).

Here's a pic of Christmas lights in St Louis, followed by the playlist:



The Allman Brothers Band – One Way Out
Babys – Looking For Love
Nazz – Open My Eyes
Yes – Heart Of The Sunrise (live)
The New Riders Of The Purple Sage – Panama Red
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Dan Fogelberg – Part Of The Plan
Buffalo Springfield – Rock And Roll Woman
The Doors – Spanish Caravan
Badfinger – Perfection
Z.Z. Top – Arrested For Driving While Blind
Jackson Browne – Boulevard
Grinderswitch – Pickin' The Blues
Joe Walsh – Mother Says
Ray Manzarek – Perfumed Garden
Big Brother & The Holding Company – Piece Of My Heart
The Beatles – In My Life
Pink Floyd – Pigs (Three Different Ones)
The Climax Blues Band – Mighty Fire
Brian Protheroe – Pinball
Fleetwood Mac – Spare Me A Little Of Your Love
Batdorf & Rodney – Poor Man's Dream
Wishbone Ash – Persephone
Supertramp – Rudy
Bob Dylan – Positively 4th Street
Bachman-Turner Overdrive – Gimme Your Money Please
Billy Joel – Travelin' Prayer
The Alarm – Rain In The Summertime
David Bowie – Rebel Rebel
Uriah Heep – The Wizard
Paice-Ashton-Lord – Remember The Good Times
The Doobie Brothers – Ukiah / The Captain And Me
The Jeff Beck Group – Rice Pudding
Jethro Tull – Cross-Eyed Mary
The Little River Band – Red-headed Wild Flower
Stingray – The Man In My Shoes

I only had two bartenders... i mean, occupational therapists, this week: Jess (twice) and Leah. Along with dispensing my medicine, they also recommended that i play these cds as stress-relievers. So i did, and they helped for sure:

John Lennon – Mind Games
Court Yard Hounds – Amelita
Caro Emerald – Acoustic Sessions Parts I & II
Roy Wood – Mustard
Eliza Gilkyson – Land Of Milk And Honey
The Kinks – Misfits
Wizzard – Wizzard Brew
Various Artists – Grandson Of “Morris On”
Planxty – The Well Below The Valley
John Lennon – Wonsaponatime
The Trans-Siberian Orchestra – The Lost Christmas Eve
James Taylor -- Hourglass
Eliza Gilkyson – Lost And Found
Siouxsie & The Banshees – Superstition
Paula Cole – Ballads
Pink – I'm Not Dead
Maddy Prior w. Hannah Jones & Giles Lewin – Shortwinger
The Beatles – Yellow Submarine
Joan Osborne – Relish
Marillion – A Collection Of Recycled Gifts
Sharon Shannon – Sacred Earth
Various Artists – American Rock 'N' Roll Classics, Vol. 6
John Lennon – The John Lennon Collection
Mary-Chapin Carpenter – The Hard Way
Outback – Baka
Billy Joel – Turnstiles
Various Artists – Songs Of Our Native Daughters
Enya – When Winter Comes
Camel – I Can See Your House From Here
Jackson Browne – Lives In The Balance
Kate Bush – 50 Words For Snow
The Who – Odds & Sods
The Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music From The Penguin Cafe
Amazing Blondel – Evensong
Jane Siberry – The Walking

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