KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, February 23rd, 2020

[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