[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 once again listening from Santa Clara, the 48th
largest city in California.]
Quotation
Of The Week ~ Samuel Johnson: Of all noises, i think that music is
the least disagreeable.
Based
on the first two hours, i was all set to grade this week's program an
“A” -- pretty much every track was a bona fide classic (or
Klassic), but then something dreadful happened: separated only by the
song by Asia were two bands i can't abide, Boston and REO Speedwagon:
groups who closely studied the “Rock And Roll Book Of Clichės”
and didn't understand that it was satire. I fled with blood gushing
from my ears (metaphorically speaking, of course!). Things improved
for about an hour but then along came Joe Byrd & The Field
Hippies (who?) and Aphrodite's Child. At least those two acts aren't
clichė-ridden, they're just not
very good! The “A” grade was hanging by a thread....
But
maybe i'm in a good mood today or something (“unlikely,”
my cat adds). Or maybe
so much of the show was simply fantastic.
Definitely an “A.”
Stanley
Clarke – hardly classic rock but great jazz-rock fusion. Mama's
Pride – probably the greatest band ever to come out of St Louis.
James Taylor and a track from one of my all-time favourite albums,
Steely Dan, Atlanta Rhythm Section, The Who, Robin Trower and, well,
10 c.c.... One of the very first times i ever listened to KSHE, all
those years ago, they played this track and i realised that this
wasn't yer ordinary average rock station. (It's a shame such great
proggy music is no longer a part of their regular programming.) Then,
just towards the end, “Starry Eyes” by The Records – one of the
greatest power pop numbers of all time – and Rod Stewart, when he
still had soul. Yum!
I
should say a little about Mama's Pride (“the pride of St Louis”).
They were formed in 1972 by brothers Pat and Danny Liston and their
self-titled debut album was produced by the legendary Ahmet Ertegun
and it's full of great tunes – it's called “southern rock”
although Missouri is hardly the south! Whatever, it's a great album,
and Ronnie Van Zant (of Lynyrd Skynyrd) invited them to go on an
American tour with Skynyrd. This should have introduced them to a
huge audience and their success would have been assured. Alas, fate
stepped in with the terrible plane crash that killed Van Zant and
other members of the band. The tour, of course, never happened.
Mama's
Pride were Gregg Allman's touring band for a while, released a second
album (which is pretty good), but the band was slowly forgotten and
broke up in 1982. In 1992 they recorded a reunion album, about which
the less said the better, but they continue to re-unite occasionally
for one-off gigs in St Lou. And there they are, just down there,
looking very much of their time....
Stanley
Clarke – School Days
Mama's
Pride – She's A Stranger To Me Now
The
Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Spaceship Orion
James
Taylor – Steamroller
Dave
Mason – Taking The Time To Find
The
Babys – You Got It
Journey
– Too Late
The
J. Geils Band – Whammer Jammer
Steely
Dan – Black Friday
The
Cate Brothers – Union Man
The
Who – The Song Is Over
Atlanta
Rhythm Section – Angel (What In The World's Come Over Us)
King
Crimson – The Court Of The Crimson King
The
Charlie Daniels Band – Caballo Diablo
Rush
– Cinderella Man
Robin
Trower – The Day Of The Eagle
Boston
– A Man I'll Never Be
Asia
– Don't Cry
REO
Speedwagon – Easy Money
The
Youngbloods – Get Together
The
Rolling Stones – Happy
10
c.c. -- Feel The Benefit
Supertramp
– Hide In Your Shell
Bruce
Springsteen – I'm Goin' Down
The
Michael Stanley Band – In The Heartland
Queen
– Keep Yourself Alive
Joe
Byrd & The Field Hippies – You Can't Ever Come Down
Aphrodite's
Child – Loud, Loud, Loud / 4 Horsemen
Joe
Walsh – Ordinary Average Guy
Bob
Dylan – Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
The
Beatles – It Won't Be Long
Blind
Faith – Sea Of Joy
Santana
– She's Not There
Stevie
Nicks – Talk To Me
Emerson,
Lake & Palmer – Still (You Turn Me On)
The
Records – Starry Eyes
Rod
Stewart – The First Cut Is The Deepest
I
saw three different therapists (a.k.a. bartenders) this week and two
of them i didn't know. I just don't get out enough. Anyway, here are
the albums they told me to play at home:
Genesis
-- ...And Then There Were Three ...
The
Kinks – Soap Opera
A
Fine Frenzy – One Cell In The Sea
June
Tabor w. Martin Simpson – A Cut Above
Jethro
Tull – Heavy Horses
Bob
Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home
The
Kinks – Muswell Hillbillies
Carolina
Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig
Jon
Anderson – Deseo
Sharon
Shannon – Sacred Earth
Santana
– Santana
Joan
Osborne – Little Wild One
Various
Artists – Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration
James
Taylor – Greatest Hits
Various
Artists – Africa Rising
Various
Artists – Hard Cash
Court
Yard Hounds – Court Yard Hounds
Mama's
Pride – Uptown And Lowdown
Renaissance
– Azure d'Or
Blȕe
Oyster Cult – On Flame With Rock And Roll
The
Beat – I Just Can't Stop It
Edith
Piaf – L'accordéoniste
Talking
Heads – Remain In Light
Kim
Mitchell – Shakin' Like A Human Being
Randy
Newman – Little Criminals
Fairport
Convention – Jewel In The Crown
Nik
Kershaw – To Be Frank
Mark
Knopfler – Sailing To Philadelphia
London
Grammar – If You Want
Max
Webster – Mutiny Up My Sleeve
Yes
w. The London Philharmonic Orchestra – Symphonic Music Of
Yes
Stevie
Wonder – The Definitive Collection
Wishbone
Ash – Argus
Outback
– Baka
The
Lovemongers – Battle Of Evermore
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