[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 listening from Chicago, for the first time ever. Cool!
I've never been to the city although i've been to the airport, from
which you can see the skyline 'way off in the distance and it looks
spectacular.]
Quotation
Of The Week ~ Leopold Stokowski – A painter paints pictures on
canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence.
First,
the good news: Bart's back! You remember Bart Inman, the owner of
Inman Air (heating & air conditioning, serving St Louis &
Metro East): he used to advertise on The Klassics Show all the time,
but it must be a couple months since he appeared and he was on twice
this morning. A lot of people find his voice annoying but i don't and
i enjoy his droll sense of humour. He also seems like a good person
to work for: he's paying all of his people who are off work in
quarantine and he's hiring new staff. Call 314-293-2600 if
you're interested and have an HVAC licence, or have a look here:
https://inmanair.com/portfolio/
Next,
the better news: definitely a grade of “A+” this week. That grade
is automatic whenever Dan Fogelberg makes an appearance but the show
would have pretty much merited that regardless, with five much-loved
songs in the first hour alone and nothing annoying (with the possible
exception of U2). (OK, OK, before anyone starts to flame me, i can't
stand U2 most of the time – their guitarist is a one-trick pony and
i usually just want Bobo or Bozo or whatever his name is to shut up,
but there is one song of theirs that i really do like: “Angel
Of Harlem.” Unfortunately, KSHE never plays it.)
A
few notes. It always surprises me that Cheryl Dilcher (r.i.p.) was so
celebrated in St Louis, but not so much anywhere else -- although she
did appear on a George Harrison album, so at least the cognoscenti
knew her quality. I'd never heard of her until i started listening to
KSHE (yet another reason for me to thank them). She was actually from
Allentown, Pennsylvania but had connections in the area and was
involved with the mayor's son for a while. I found a fascinating blog
post about her here:
https://homoerraticradioshow.blogspot.com/2009/10/cheryl-dilcher.html
Someone
once bet Graham Nash that he couldn't write a song in thirty minutes;
he wrote “Just A Song Before I Go.” This morning's song by
Genesis is one of my favourites of theirs, and the song by The Jeff
Beck group (featuring Rod Stewart when he was still important) is one
of my favourites of theirs. I don't think i've ever heard Flo
& Eddie here before and i wasn't overly impressed but it's always great to hear anything by
Dylan, Loggins & Messina and The Beatles (of course!). I've heard
Gamma's cover version of The Hollies' “I'm Alive” a few times now
and i really like it. They were formed in 1979 by Ronnie Montrose.
Anyway,
here's a pic of dear Cheryl, and the playlist. Keep safe, everyone!
Stephen
Stills – Change Partners
Cheryl
Dilcher – High
John
Mellencamp – Small Paradise
Dave
Mason – Headkeeper
Crosby,
Stills & Nash – Just A Song Before I Go
Genesis
– I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Gypsy
– Tomorrow Is The Last To Be Heard
Eddie
Money – Wanna Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star
Bob
Dylan – A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
Loggins
& Messina – Back To Georgia
Robert
Palmer – Bad Case Of Lovin' You
Novo
Combo – City Bound (“E” Train)
Van
Morrison – Caravan
Chris
de Burgh – Don't Pay The Ferryman
Bob
Welch – Ebony Eyes
Jackson
Browne – For A Rocker
U2
– Gloria
Roger
Hodgson – Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy)
Finnigan
& Wood – Highway
The
Beatles – It's Only Love
The
Jeff Beck Group – I Ain't Superstitious
Gamma
– I'm Alive
Flo
& Eddie – Keep It Warm
Grinderswitch
– Kill The Pain
LeRoux
– The Last Safe Place On Earth
Ian
McLagan – Little Troublemaker
Rusty
Wier – Midnight Angel
The
Who – New Song
Little
Feat – Oh Atlanta
The
Illinois Speed Press – P.N.S. (When You Come Around)
Dan
Fogelberg – Promises Made
Moon
Martin – Rolene
Foghat
– Somebody's Been Sleepin' In My Bed
The
Marshall Tucker Band – Running Like The Wind
Horslips
– Sure The Boy Was Green
Blue
Öyster Cult – Shooting Shark
Headboys
– The Shape Of Things To Come
Shooting
Star – Tonight
Chuck
Francour – Under The Boulevard Lights
George
Harrison – What Is Life?
The
Doors – Back Door Man
Jefferson
Starship – With Your Love
Mahogany
Rush – A New Rock And Roll
I
thought that, considering the current chaos, i might revert to
playing nothing but music of a simpler time. Music has many powers
and one of those is to transport you back to a better world – or,
at least, a younger one. And i did play some of the schtuff
that i grew up with this week, but my brain works in mysterious ways
its wonders to perform tra la. (I was tested once, and that's true,
btw.) My playlist was all over the place, as usual. Again, it's a
long list. Here 'tis:
The
Doobie Brothers – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Jethro
Tull – Catfish Rising
Van
der Graaf Generator – Still Life
Yes
– Tales From Topographic Oceans
Chicago
– Chicago VII
Pete
Townshend – Coolwalkingsmoothtalkingstraightsmokingfirestoking
Florence
+ The Machine – How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful
Pink
– Greatest Hits ... So Far!!
Dan
Fogelberg – Souvenirs
The
Kinks – Misfits
The
Beatles – Beatles For Sale
The
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds Of Fire
Barlow
– Barlow
George
Harrison – All Things Must Pass
Elbow
– Little Fictions
The
Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
Paul
Simon – Graceland
Peter
Gabriel – Peter Gabriel 2
Peter
Hammill – And Close As This
Sly
& The Family Stone – Greatest Hits
The
Beat – I Just Can't Stop It
Kirsty
MacColl – Titanic Days
John
Lennon – Mind Games
Jane
Siberry – No Borders Here
Dick
Gaughan – Harvard Tapes
The
Kinks – Preservation, Act 1
The
Kinks – Preservation, Act 2
Al
Stewart – The Best Of Al Stewart
Sandie
Shaw – Reviewing The Situation
The
Oyster Band – Step Outside
Richard
Thompson – Dream Attic
Sharon
Shannon – Sacred Earth
Various
Artists – Until The End Of The World
Seether
– Isolate And Medicate
Kula
Shaker – Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts
Annie
Haslam – Annie In Wonderland
Afrocelts
– Seed
The
Bee Gees – Odessa
The
Beatles – A Hard Day's Night
Elvis
Costello – The Very Best Of Elvis Costello: The First Ten Years
Various
Artists – Daredevil: The Album
Marillion
– Anoraknophobia
Caro
Emerald – Live From Emerald Island
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