Monday, 20 April 2020

KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, April 19th, 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, but don't ask me how i got there: the U.S. / Canada border remains closed.

Quotation Of The Week ~ Melissa (via Twitter): It's ok to not be ok right now.

How's everyone doing out there? I'm coping with the chaos all right, as, i suppose, are most people. I have good days and bad days, days when i simply do not want to get out of bed. I do, though. I get up and go out to work. We do what we have to do and apparently i'm “essential.” But my self-motivation and my ambition are on thin ice these days, my self-esteem is in the toilet, apathy is on the rise and yet i find myself weeping for ... well, for all sorts of things. Same as everyone, then: pretty much a mess but managing.

I was just about resigned to grading this week's program a “B+” or even a “B” but then, three quarters of the through Uman played “Sausalito Summernight,” which has to be one of the most uplifting songs i know and it redeemed the whole show. “A” it is.

There was certainly nothing wrong with the music, but the ordinary far outnumbered the great (as in life). Still (as usual) the highlight of my week.

Here's the playlist and a pic of the current situation:




Patti Smith – Because The Night
The Charlie Daniels Band – Blue Star
Steely Dan – Chain Lightning
Barry Goudreau – Dreams
Pete Townshend – Face The Face
Randy Meisner – Hearts On Fire
Ian Gomm – Hold On
The Climax Blues Band – I Am Constant
Manassas – Johnny's Garden
Glass Moon – Killer At 25
Wings – Let Me Roll It
Benny Mardones – Mighta Been Love
John Mellencamp – China Girl
The Alan Parsons Project – One More River
Poco – Pickin' Up The Pieces
Jackson Browne – Rock Me On The Water
Heartsfield – Racin' In The Sun
The Beatles – I've Just Seen A Face
Eddie Money – Runnin' Away
Thin Lizzy – Showdown
Dave Mason – So High (Rock Me Baby And Roll Me Away)
The Dixie Dregs – Take It Off The Top
Billy Joel – The Stranger
Nazz – Under The Ice
The Who – You
Gerry Rafferty – City To City
Aldo Nova – Fantasy
Jon & Vangelis – State Of Independence
Peter Frampton – I Believe (When I Fall In Love With You It Will Be Forever)
Santana – Let The Children Play / Jugando
Manfred Mann's Earthband – The Mighty Quinn
Trooper – Raise A Little Hell
Diesel – Sausalito Summernight
Neil Young – Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Styx – Sing For The Day
Atlanta Rhythm Section – Spooky
David Gilmour – There's No Way Out Of Here
Eagles – Try And Love Again
Grand Funk Railroad – Walk Like A Man
It's A Beautiful Day – White Bird
Nick Gilder – You Really Rock Me
707 – I Could Be Good For You
Ambrosia – Life Beyond L.A.
Symphonic Slam – Modane Train
Journey – Only The Young

In order to reduce the length of my own personal playlist this week, or at least the number of items on it, i decided to play a load of multi-disc albums – albums i rarely listen to because i don't usually have the time, but i'm home far more than normal nowadays. Not that there's any such thing as “normal” any more....

Electric Light Orchestra – Afterglow
Jane Siberry -- Hush
The Albion Band – Lark Rise To Candleford
The Beatles – Anthology 3
Marillion – Anorak In The U.K. Live
Steeleye Span – The Journey
Dan Fogelberg – The Definitive Anthology
Talk Talk – Asides Bsides
Paula Cole – Revolution
Runrig – The Last Dance
Van der Graaf Generator – H To He Who Am The Only One
Paul McCartney – Wingspan: Hits And History
Dead Can Dance – Spleen And Ideal
Chicago – Chicago Transit Authority
Jethro Tull – Catfish Rising
Dan Fogelberg – River Of Souls
The Yardbirds – Smokestack Lightning, Vol. 1
Cassandra Wilson – Blue Light 'Til Dawn
Texas – The Hush
Jane Siberry – The Walking
Elbow – Little Fictions
Steve Hackett – Defector
Bill Bruford – Feels Good To Me
London Grammar – If You Want
Brass Monkey – The Complete Brass Monkey
Sheryl Crow – Saturday Night Music Club
Dixie Chicks – Home
The Incredible String Band – Wee Tam & The Big Huge

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