[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.]
Quotation
Of The Week ~ Bob Dylan: The radio makes hideous sounds.
When
you think of car body restoration or repair, do you think of Griffin
Automotive Design in Bonne Terre, Missouri
(https://www.griffinautomotivedesign.com/)?
Well, according to this morning's show, you should! (There, ok, i've
done my bit. Is my cheque in the mail, Mr Griffin?) Although now that
i think about it, they also recommended It's Alive Automotive in St
Louis for such matters. I'm confused.... (My cat adds “doesn't
take much.”)
I've
often said – only half-seriously – that the KSHE Klassics Show is
the highlight of my week. After the hellish, stressful and crazybusy
week i've just had to endure at my other job, made worse by
the fact that i'm surrounded by amateurs and idiots there, having a
wisdom tooth removed would have been a highlight. But it was an
astonishingly good instalment today and definitely earns a grade of
“A+”. Even the Ted Nugent and Pavlov's Dog songs weren't too
obnoxious, and normally i detest both of those acts. I was delighted
– in fact, staggered – to hear Fairport Convention. Uman himself
admitted that he hadn't played them in far too long and they're one
of my favourite bands.
I
could easily have lived without all eighteen minutes of J.D.
Blackfoot's song, which, whilst addressing a serious subject, the
genocide that helped to build America, is awfully overwrought. (I
love the USA but can never forget that the room of its history has
two huge elephants in it: slavery and genocide.) It wasn't annoying,
though: just too damned long. Time, i think, that could have been
better used by playing Rory Gallagher or Dan Fogelberg or Mama's
Pride or even more Fairport.
What
a start to the show – The Hooters. I've often felt that if i had
any kind of musical talent at all, i would have liked to have been in
a band like that. And they were followed by almost an hour's worth of
music that is very important to me. After the Cat Stevens song, i
wanted to get up and make a cup of tea, but i couldn't. Somehow my
knees had gone weak. The power of music to transport one to other
places and times never fails to amaze. Then we had The Beatles,
proving that, along with everything else they could do incredibly
well, they were magnificent at harmony singing.
It
was also lovely to hear Led Zep and the Pretenders – they show up
on KSHE's regular programming all the time but rarely on the Sunday
Klassics. Here's the playlist, along with a pic of Crazy Horse,
looking none too happy (understandable):
The
Hooters – All You Zombies
Bruce
Springsteen – Fade Away
Buffalo
Springfield – Bluebird
Derek
& The Dominos – Why Does Love Got To Be So Sad
Billy
Joel – Captain Jack
Paul
McCartney – Monkberry Moon Delight
The
Kinks – Do It Again
Head,
Hands And Feet – Country Boy
Genesis
– Visions Of Angels
Cat
Stevens – Father And Son
Foreigner
– Headknocker
J.D.
Blackfoot – The Song Of Crazy Horse
Molly
Hatchet – Dreams I'll Never See
Ted
Nugent – Snakeskin Cowboys
The
Rolling Stones – All Down The Line
Michael
Quatro – In Collaboration With The Gods
Michael
Stanley Band – Strike Up The Band
The
Beatles – If I Fell
Led
Zeppelin – How Many More Times
Trooper
– It's Been A Long Time
The
Alan Parsons Project – Damned If I Do
Kenny
Loggins – Lady Luck
Trapeze
– Medusa
P.M.
-- Piece Of Paradise
Heartsfield
– Shine On
Blue
Cheer – Summertime Blues
Pretenders
– Talk Of The Town
Van
Morrison – Tupelo Honey
Fairport
Convention – Matty Groves
Zebra
– Who's Behind The Door?
Pavlov's
Dog – Natchez Trace
Procol
Harum – Whiskey Train
April
Wine – All Over Town
Eric
Clapton -- Promises
Here's
my own personal playlist for the week:
Ray
Davies – Our Country: Americana Act II
Sharon
Shannon – Sacred Earth
Paul
Simon – In The Blue Light
Mike
Oldfield – Platinum
French
Frith Kaiser Thompson – Invisible Means
The
Motors – Airport: The Motors' Greatest Hits
Kate
Bush – Aerial
London
Grammar – Truth Is A Beautiful Thing
Robert
Plant – Fate Of Nations
Sparks
– Kimono My House
The
Strokes – Is This It
Afro-Celt
Sound System – Anatomic
Heart
– Little Queen
The
Kinks – Preservation Act 1
Procol
Harum – Shine On Brightly
Ian
Anderson – Thick As A Brick 2
Kirsty
MacColl – Galore
Fairport
Convention – Liege And Lief
The
Albion Dance Band – The Prospect Before Us
Thunder
– Behind Closed Doors
Richard
Thompson – Mock Tudor
The
Kinks – Preservation Act 2
Tori
Amos – Scarlet's Walk
Natalie
Maines – Mother
Nik
Kershaw – The Best Of Nik Kershaw
The
Pointer Sisters – Jump: The Best Of The Pointer Sisters
John
Fogerty – Premonition
The
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Beat Of The Street
King
Crimson – Starless And Bible Black
Outback
– Baka
