Monday, 18 May 2020

KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, May 17th, 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/ after a few weeks of gallivanting around, i was back in Cheney, Kansas, where fitness centers, barber shops and hair salons will be re-opening soon, but not many other places yet.]

Quotation Of The Week ~ Charles M. Schulz: I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.

Well, gosh, wow, holy mackerel. It's a well-deserved grade of “A+” for this week's installment, what a brilliant four hours. Well, three hours of music plus the ads, but even the ads were mostly great! (Bart Inman was back, and his ads always make me smile and i can assure you that if i lived in St Lou or in Metro East, i would go to him for all of my heating and air-conditioning needs.)

The first twenty minutes alone consisted of four much-loved songs, including the opener, from Genesis's best post-PG album (IMFFHO) and the Neil Young track that really pissed off Lynyrd Skynyrd. (Apparently Mr Young now admits that he was “a little harsh.”) Now, although Michael Stanley wasn't from St Louis (he was born in Cleveland), he was hugely popular there and, in gratitude, he wrote a special version of his song “My Town” for the Gateway City. I've been hunting for the CD that this version appears on, but to no avail....

In other local news, KSHE listeners once voted Mama's Pride's song “Blue Mist” the best classic rock song of all-time, ever. Well, they were hometown heroes; i doubt the song would appear anywhere near the top of anyone's list outside Missouri but it's a great song and probably their best.

What else? Where do i begin?! James Taylor, yes. A Fleetwood Mac song with Christine McVie on vocals and i think she was the best singer FM ever had; in fact i've loved her voice ever since she was in Chicken Shack. Led Zeppelin was a surprise, as so much of their music shows up on KSHE's regular playlist but it was great to hear so i won't complain. Dan Fogelberg (whose appearance pretty much assures a grade of “A+”), Roxy Music and then a great Bob Seger track i'd completely forgotten about; Thin Lizzy, The Beatles, Eagles and Yes and... absolutely nothing that pissed me off! Life is good after all....

Oh, and here's a stealth bomber escaping St Louis after being mugged in Ferguson, aiming for Metro East. God, i hope that pilot knows what he's doing.... Stay safe, everyone!



Genesis – A Trick Of The Tail
Steely Dan – Night By Night
Neil Young – Alabama
The Michael Stanley Band – My Town (St Louis)
Bruce Springsteen – Incident On 57th St. / Rosalita
UFO – Just Another Suicide
Trevor Rabin – Now
Foghat – Drivin' Wheel
James Taylor – Your Smiling Face
Foreigner – Woman Oh Woman
Fleetwood Mac – Warm Ways
Kansas – Miracles Out Of Nowhere
Led Zeppelin – How Many More Times
The Moody Blues – Steppin' In A Slide Zone
Grand Funk Railroad – Heartbreaker
Status Quo – Down Down
Electric Light Orchestra – Boy Blue
Hookfoot – Living In The City
Dan Fogelberg – The Language Of Love
Roxy Music – Love Is The Drug
Rod Stewart – The Ball Trap
Barclay James Harvest – Poor Boy's Blues / Mill Boys / For No One
Mama's Pride – Blue Mist
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – American Storm
The Guess Who – Bus Rider
Buckingham Nicks – Don't Let Me Down Again
Shooting Star – Breakout
Thin Lizzy – Dancing In The Moonlight
The Beatles – Wait
Styx – Lights
Bad Company – If You Needed Somebody
Missouri – Movin' On
Eagles – The Last Resort
John Mellencamp – Rumbleseat
Yes – Going For The One
Chilliwack – Fly At Night
Good Rats – Injun Joe

OK, the score at home this week was one 4-disc set and three double albums, and a couple of cds i hadn't played in a long time and doubt i'll ever play again (yes, Dan Ar Bras and Donnie Munro, i'm talking to you – you've made some wonderful records but those i played in the past seven days were bo-o-o-ring...)

Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
George Harrison – Wonderwall Music
Dan Fogelberg – River Of Souls
Peter Hammill – The Noise
Frida Lyngstad – Djupa Andetag
Jeff Beck – Who Else!
Renaissance – A Song For All Seasons
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin
Dan Ar Bras Et L'Heritage Des Celtes – Finisterres
Donnie Munro – Gaelic Heart
ABBA – Gold: Greatest Hits
UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40
Paul McCartney – Run Devil Run
Talk Talk – Laughing Stock
Mike Oldfield – QE 2
Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 2: Release
Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat: The Best Of Paul Young
Kim Mitchell – Shakin' Like A Human Being
Great Big Sea – Play
Peter Gabriel – Us
Dan Fogelberg – Windows And Walls
The Who – Quadrophenia
David Lindley – El Rayo-X
Eliza Gilkyson – Land Of Milk And Honey
Dixie Dregs – Night Of The Living Dregs
The Byrds – Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
Pink Floyd – Pulse
Outback – Baka
Colin James – Take It From The Top: The Best Of Colin James
Altan – Harvest Storm
Van der Graaf Generator – Do Not Disturb
Arkells – Michigan Left
Various Artists – Africa Rising
Steve Hackett – Watcher Of The Skies: Genesis Revisited

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