Quotation
Of The Week ~ Kenny Rogers: I had holes in my jeans well before it
was fashionable.
It
could be my imagination, but it seemed to me that there were fewer
ads and a lot more music on today's program. This would make sense, i
suppose, as a lot of the Klassics Show's advertisers are concert
halls (all now closed) and restaurants and bars (open only for
take-out and delivery these days). Unfortunately, there wasn't a lot
of great music. I'm grading the show an “A+” because the
inclusion of Dan Fogelberg automatically makes it that, but really,
without Dan i don't think i could have gone much higher than “B.”
There
were some big problems. I don't dislike Grand Funk Railroad but their
song today – which wasn't about gay sex (I Can Feel Him In The
Morning sung by a man?) but rather a musing upon God in general and
war-is-hell in particular – was downright cringe-worthy. I'm on
record as stating that, after about 1966, The Animals (under the
leadership of wanker-in-chief Eric Burdon) produced some pretty
embarrassing schtuff – like this morning's dreadful track. And
Peter Frampton ... well, jeez. I liked his work with Humble Pie but
solo? I must be one of the few people of my generation (i.e., old as
fuck) who does not own a copy of Frampton Comes Alive. He was
a good guitarist for sure but his solo work is just too cliché-ridden
and tedious. (I'm expecting a load of rotting cabbages to be flung my
way because of that statement, btw.)
There
was, as usual, a lot of really enjoyable but far from brilliant
music. I'd include Gypsy, Michael Stanley, Ambrosia and Starz in that
list, and who the heck is/was Bill Quateman? Also, disappointingly,
there was nothing by some of the program's regulars, like Elton John,
Jackson Browne, Steely Dan or Billy Joel.
There
were a few magical moments, of course: the entire 17-minute version
of “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” was a wonderful surprise; my all-time
fave April Wine song; Jethro Tull and Robin Trower and ELO and
Manfred Mann.... A great song by Poco i'd never heard before. It's
always lovely to hear early Tull, Robin Trower and Manfred Mann –
whose band must be one of the greatest interpreters of Springsteen
ever. (And of Bob Dylan, too, for that matter.)
Still
the highlight of my week, and here's a pic of opening act Gregg
Allman (R.I.P.), and the playlist:
Gregg
Allman – Come And Go Blues
Poco
– Company's Coming / Slowpoke
Robert
Palmer – Give Me An Inch Girl
Gypsy
– Dead And Gone
Dan
Fogelberg – Missing You
Asia
– Here Comes The Feeling
Michael
Stanley Band – Misery Loves Company
Grand
Funk Railroad – I Can Feel Him In The Morning
Robbie
Robertson – Showdown At Big Sky
Phil
Collins – I Don't Wanna Know
Montrose
– I Got The Fire
Bruce
Springsteen – I'm A Rocker
Peter
Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do
Charlie
– Johnny Hold Back
UFO
– Lights Out
Jethro
Tull – Nothing Is Easy
Kansas
– Fight Fire With Fire
.38
Special – You Keep Runnin' Away
Starz
– She's Just A Fallen Angel
Ambrosia
– No Big Deal
Dave
Mason – Only You Know And I Know
Iron
Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Jesse
Colin Young – Ridgetop
The
Alan Parsons Project – I'd Rather Be A Man
The
Beatles – I Need You
Sammy
Hagar – Run For Your Life / Danger Zone
The
Animals – San Franciscan Nights
April
Wine – Say Hello
Jefferson
Starship – Mary
The
Electric Light Orchestra – Roll Over Beethoven
Manfred
Mann's Earth Band – Spirits In The Night
Robin
Trower – Victims Of The Fury
Bill
Quateman – Shot In The Dark
Roger
Daltrey – It's A Hard Life / Giving It All Away
Dire
Straits – Skateaway
It
was the first full week of the closing of civilization (as we know
it) so i was flailing about a bit with no professional help when i
chose my own personal playlist. Here it is and obviously an amateur
job. And it's another long list, thanks to self-isolating. I was okay
with the music and the social distancing, though, as i'm not
that social at the best of times:
Free
– Tons Of Sobs
Carolina
Chocolate Drops – Genuine Negro Jig
Rocket
88 – Rocket 88
King
Crimson – Thrak
Trees
– The Garden Of Jane Delawney
Rob
Hyman et al – Largo
The
Lovemongers – Battle Of Evermore (EP)
The
Electric Light Orchestra – The Lost Planet
Ian
Anderson – Homo Erraticus
The
Albion Country Band – Battle Of The Field
The
Beatles – Love
Steeleye
Span – Please To See The King
Blodwyn
Pig – Getting To This
Players
– Players
Peter
Gabriel – Scratch My Back
The
Kinks – Muswell Hillbillies
Wishbone
Ash – Argus
Yes
– Union
Richard
Thompson – 13 Rivers
Lindisfarne
– The Very Best Of Lindisfarne
Dan
Fogelberg – The Innocent Age
Peter
Hammill – Thin Air
Natalie
Maines – Mother
The
Cure – Greatest Hits
Steve
Earle – El Corazón
The
Beatles – Let It Be
Jeff
Beck – Emotion & Commotion
French
Frith Kaiser Thompson – Live, Love, Larf & Loaf
Fish
– A Feast Of Consequences
Curved
Air – Air Conditioning
Siouxsie
And The Banshees – A Kiss In The Dreamhouse
Sandie
Shaw – The Very Best Of Sandie Shaw
Cat
Stevens – The Very Best Of Cat Stevens
Mike
Oldfield – Islands
Max
Webster – Max Webster
Seether
– Holding Onto Strings Better Left To Fray
Stevie
Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – Live Alive
Rory
Gallagher – Check Shirt Wizard: Live In '77
Caro
Emerald – The Shocking Miss Emerald
Terje
Rypdal – Odyssey
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