Quotation
Of The Week ~ Mark Twain: We have the best government that money can
buy.
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Based
on the first four songs, this week's edition would have barely
merited a grade of “B,” but then along came Mama's Pride to shoot
it immediately up to an “A.” “Laurie Ann” is a brilliant song
from their wonderful debut album (their second album was very good;
the less said about their so-so third album, the better). After that,
there was nothing that let me down at all and a whole load of
uplifting music (and boy, do we need that now!). I think the
highlight of the morning, for me, was the track by Real Life – not
for its intrinsic worth, although it's a very good – but more
because i hadn't heard it in so long. Even the REO Speedwagon
ten-minute track didn't piss me off – it was from their debut album
and the singer was Terry Luttrell and not that egregious ass Kevin
Cronin, who only became their vocalist when Terry quit (personality
conflicts) to join Starcastle. It was probably my least favourite
track of the morning, though. (As i've said before, the alleged
musicians in REO Speedwagon must have studied “The Book Of
Rock'N'Roll Clichés” and not understood that it was satire.)
(Inexplicably, the band remain extremely popular in St Louis.)
There's
was a load of great schtuff. Paul McCartney's song is another one
that's a big fave in STL but not much recognised elsewhere (although
i happen to love it). The track from Fleetwood Mac was a delightful
surprise and selections by Jackson Browne, Spirit, The Beatles, Rush,
Steely Dan, 10 c.c., The Sweet and Pretenders were all brilliant but
let us spare a thought for Renaissance. Their song, “Mother
Russia,” is a brilliant achievement, a magnificent work, based on
the writings of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. And depressing as hell. Maybe
not really appropriate for life as we know it these days....
Anyway
(or, as they say around here, “anyways”) (idiots, but more to be
pitied than scolded, i s'pose) here's the playlist and an added bonus
pic of Herndon. It looks nice....
Lou
Gramm – Ready Or Not
Touch
– When The Spirit Moves You
Kansas
– Reason To Be
Jefferson
Starship – Save Your Love
Mama's
Pride – Laurie Ann
Paul
McCartney – Smile Away
Santana
– Stand Up
Leon
Russell – Tight Rope
Headstone
– Turn Your Head
Graham
Parker – White Honey
The
Boomtown Rats – I Don't Like Mondays
April
Wine – Oowatanite
The
Moody Blues – Ride My See-Saw
Jackson
Browne – Running On Empty
Spirit
– I Got A Line On You
Renaissance
– Mother Russia
Heartsfield
– Music Eyes
Michael
Stanley Band – Say Goodbye
Real
Life – Send Me An Angel
The
Grateful Dead – I Need A Miracle
The
Beatles – The Word
Journey
– Where Were You
Rush
– Time Stand Still
Bruce
Springsteen – Prove It All Night
The
Pretenders – Message Of Love
Fleetwood
Mac – I Don't Want To Know
Robin
Trower – Sweet Wine Of Love
Michael
Murphey – Wildfire
The
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Ripplin' Waters
10
c.c. -- The Wall Street Shuffle
Icehouse
– Electric Blue
Kayak
– Periscope Life
Emerson,
Lake & Palmer – C'est La Vie
Billy
Joel – Vienna
Steely
Dan – Kid Charlemagne
Dire
Straits – Industrial Disease
Hardline
– Hot Cherie
Van
Morrison – Domino
REO
Speedwagon – Dead At Last
The
Smithereens – Blues Before And After
Foreigner
– I'll Get Even With You
Firefall
– Headed For A Fall
The
Sweet – Fox On The Run
Wet
Willie – Everything That You Do (Will Come Back To You)
Here
at home, yes, it's another long list this time, in spite of a few
double albums. There were no 3 or 4 disc box sets, though. Here's
what the optical drive on the super computer at Spriggs Towers had to
suffer this week:
Fleetwood
Mac – Tusk
The
Doobie Brothers – Stampede
Rory
Gallagher – Blues
Weezer
– Six Hits
Trigger
Hippy – Trigger Hippy
Roy
Wood – Music Book
Chelsea
Williams – Boomerang
Court
Yard Hounds – Amelita
Amazing
Blondel – England
Dead
Can Dance – Dionysus
Afrocelts
– Seed
The
Beatles – Revolver
Richard
Thompson – 13 Rivers
Humble
Pie – As Safe As Yesterday Is
The
Mahavishnu Orchestra – The Inner Mounting Flame
Mark
Knopfler – Sailing To Philadelphia
Colin
James – Traveler
Pete
Townshend – White City: A Novel
Warren
Zevon – The Wind
Susan
Tedeschi – Live From Austin, TX.
Max
Webster – Max Webster
Rossini
– 8 Overtures
Crash
Parallel – World We Know
Joni
Mitchell – Hejira
Collective
Soul – Collective Soul
Yes
– Keys To Ascension 2
Marc
Jordan – Mannequin
Rod
Stewart – When We Were The New Boys
Kate
Bush – Aerial
Various
Artists – Bringing It All Back Home: Music From The BBC TV Series
Yes
– From A Page
James
Taylor – American Standard
Chrissie
Hynde – Stockholm
The
Ramones – Ramones Mania
Fairport
Convention – Shuffle And Go
Various
Artists – Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music Of Peter Green
Elbow
– Little Fictions
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