Quotation
Of The Week ~ W.H. Auden: The lights must never go out, the music
must always play.
Ugh,
it's a tough one to grade this week. The two execrable tracks by REO
Speedwagon and Blood, Sweat & Tears made an “F” tempting –
epic fail – but, darn it, Dan Fogelberg automatically means an “A+”
so, reluctantly, “A+” it is. (Oh, and if Ivanka Trump is reading
this – she might be, you never know -- “execrable” means
“bloody awful”.)
The
fact is, apart from the above-mentioned aural nightmares, it was a
pretty darned good morning. Even the track by Eric Burdon (with The
Animals) was okay – it's basically Eric's post-Animals schtuff i
can't stand, Dave, and there was a lot of music that i loved and
hadn't heard in quite a while, starting right at the top of the show
with Steve Winwood. The highlight of the morning for me was
definitely the track by Rockpile, but Supertramp, 10 c.c., Manfred
Mann and Neil Young were right up there, too. As usual, the four
hours were over 'way too soon.
As
for this week's ads – you know, the annoyances that actually pay
for all this wonderful music – i was particularly interested in the
one from the St Louis History Museum, for their current exhibit
“Mighty Mississippi.”
https://mohistory.org/exhibits/mighty-mississippi
I would love to be able to go. I love the Mississippi River. I want
my ashes to be strewn upon it. Almost every time i've ever seen it
i've wound up with real tears streaming down my stupid face, it's so
majestic, so powerful, so full of history and, yes, so much music.
As a personal aside, the first place i ever visited as a tourist in
St Lou was ... the History Museum.
Still
no Bart Inman, though!
Here,
have a river, and a playlist.
Steve
Winwood – Arc Of A Diver
Fandango
– Blame It On The Night
The
Beatles – I Wanna Be Your Man
Gary
Wright – Can't Find The Judge
REO
Speedwagon – 157 Riverside Avenue (live)
Neil
Young – Cinnamon Girl
The
Little River Band – Days On The Road
10
c.c. -- Dreadlock Holiday
Chicago
– Happy Man
Foghat
-- My Babe
Them
– Gloria
Blood,
Sweat & Tears – Go Down Gambling
Bruce
Springsteen -- Fourth Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)
Manfred
Mann's Earth Band – For You
The
New Riders Of The Purple Sage – Glendale Train
Dixon
House Band – Sooner Or Later
Dan
Fogelberg – Give Me Some Time
Prism
– Hello
Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young – Helpless
The
Grateful Dead – Hell In A Bucket
Strawbs
– Heartbreaker
Bruce
Cockburn – Tokyo
Cream
– I'm So Glad
Stevie
Nicks – If Anyone Falls
It's
A Beautiful Day – A Hot Summer Day
Bryan
Adams – It's Only Love
Tom
Petty & The Heartbreakers – Rebels
Toto
– Ninety-Nine
Survivor
– Poor Man's Son
The
Animals – Sky Pilot
Supertramp
– Sister Moonshine
Starcastle
– Lady Of The Lake
Fleetwood
Mac – Sunny Side Of Heaven
Jackson
Browne – That Girl Could Sing
Rockpile
– Teacher, Teacher
Huey
Lewis & The News – The Only One
Santana
– Everybody's Everything
My
two occupational therapists at Crabby Joe's Bar 'N' Grill – er, my
clinic – and my cat told me to play these cds this week. I
complied. I'm not confrontational...
The
Jimi Hendrix Experience – Electric Ladyland
Dead
Can Dance – Toward The Within
Various
Artists -- “Clockwork Orange” (OST)
The
Kinks – Muswell Hillbillies
The
Cars – The Essentials
Steeleye
Span – Commoner's Crown
Amazing
Blondel – Blondel
Various
Artists – Hard Cash
Eagles
– Desperado
The
Bothy Band – Out Of The Wind Into The Sun
Peter
Hammill – In Camera
The
Oyster Band – Step Outside
Mark
Knopfler – Shangri-La
Judy
Collins – In My Life
Cheryl
Dilcher – Special Songs
Queen
– The Very Best Of Queen
Humble
Pie – As Safe As Yesterday Is
Paula
Cole – This Bright Red Feeling
Rory
Gallagher – Top Priority
Manfred
Mann's Earth Band – Chance
Chicago
– Chicago V
The
Greg Kihn Band – The Best Of Beserkley '75-'84
Stevie
Ray Vaughan: The Real Deal 2
Dervish
– The Great Irish Songbook
The
Kinks – Lola vs Powerman & The Money-Go-Round
Talk
Talk – Spirit Of Eden
The
John Renbourn Group – Live In America
The
Monks – Bad Habits
10,000
Maniacs – In My Tribe
Sheryl
Crow – Threads
Marillion
– With Friends From The Orchestra
Van
der Graaf Generator – The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other
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