[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 Norfolk, Virginia, for the second week in
a row.]
Quotation
Of The Week ~ Robert Frost: In three words I can sum up everything
I've learned about life: it goes on.
As
my regular reader will appreciate, this week's blog post is
unprecedented. This may well be only the third time in forty years i
haven't had to work on Mother's Day: and it's certainly the first
time i've had it off since i discovered The Klassics Show, whenever
that was – twelve or so years ago. Mother's Day is the busiest day
of the year at my other job, but this year, thanks to the
global pandemic, they're not expecting the usual insanity. The others
should be able to handle it.
(Normally,
in order to get Mother's Day off, i need special permission from the
Archbishop Of Canterbury. It's a simple procedure, though –
virtually a rubber stamp. His Grace Justin Welby [the current A. Of
C.] flies over in his private jet and we meet at Bentley's [pub] for
dinner and a few beers, play a few games of darts [he's darned good,
too!] and have a few more drinks. Then, while he's still capable of
holding a pen, i give him the papers to sign and pour him into a cab
to take him back to his hotel. Easy-peasy. And i go back to the bar.
Of course, this year, the bars are all closed anyway, so getting the
necessary permission would have been impossible.)
Well,
dammit, this week's instalment almost received a grade of “A+”
but i can tell you in one word why it didn't: REO Speedwagon and
their pathetic excuse for a vocalist, Kevin Cronin. (OK, that was
more than one word.) I've tried to like the band, i really have, and
i know how very popular they are in St Louis, but i'd rather listen
to Yoko One screeching .... Er, maybe not. Bad example. You get the
idea, though.
When
any radio show begins with one of my favourite songs of all time,
from one of my favourite albums, you know it's grabbed my attention.
Then, after a couple of pretty good selections, wop-bam-boom, a track
from what may be my favourite Genesis album! Then Horslips, Steely
Dan, Wings, The Beatles, Loggins & Messina, The Kinks, Yes,
Warren Zevon and a track from ELO's first – and best IMO -- album.
My week was made.
John
Ulett, the host, said, as he was introducing the first song today,
that although he'd never actually seen Northern Lights, he'd love to
some day but as no one is travelling anywhere these days, here's a
picture for you, brother, and the playlist (he may read this, you
never know!):
Renaissance
– Northern Lights
Bob
Weir – Bombs Away
Neil
Young – My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue)
Genesis
– The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Horslips
– The Man Who Built America
Deep
Purple – Might Just Take Your Life
Starz
– Cherry Baby
Foghat
– Take Me To The River
Bruce
Springsteen – Streets Of Fire
Angel
– Rock And Rollers
Santana
– Over And Over
Flame
– Beg Me
Steely
Dan – Doctor Wu
Michael
Franks – Born With The Moon In Virgo
Heartsfield
– House Of Living
The
Marshall Tucker Band – Desert Skies
Dave
Mason – Lonely One
Paul
McCartney & Wings – Let 'Em In
The
Beatles – I'm Looking Through You
Head
East – Love Me Tonight
Loggins
& Messina – My Music
The
Kinks – All Day And All Of The Night
Joe
Walsh – At The Station
Grand
Funk Railroad – Some Kind Of Wonderful
Breathless
– Takin' It Back
Yes
– Perpetual Change
Warren
Zevon – Poor, Poor Pitiful Me
Ten
Years After – Choo Choo Mamma
Montrose
– Rock The Nation
REO
Speedwagon – Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes)
U.K.
-- Nothing To Lose (live)
Jars
Of Clay – Flood
The
Rolling Stones – As Tears Go By
Steppenwolf
– Sookie Sookie
Jefferson
Starship – Count On Me
The
Grateful Dead – Tennesse Jed
Heart
– Rockin' Down Heaven
The
Climax Blues Band – Couldn't Get It Right
The
Electric Light Orchestra – 10538 Overture
George
Harrison – Dark Horse
Styx
– Snowblind
The
Doors -- Gloria
Here
at home, we played an abnormally large number of “best of”
collections this week. (Not that there is any “normal” any
more.) This may be significant, on the other hand it may not be, who
knows nowadays. Anyway, here's what troubled the optical drive chez
nous in the past seven days:
Yes
– Keys To Ascension
Sweet
– The Best Of Sweet
Chicago
– Chicago II
Warren
Zevon – Genius: The Best Of Warren Zevon
UB40
– The Best Of UB40, 1980 – 2000
The
All-American Rejects – The All-American Rejects
Ute
Lemper – Illusions
Carbon
Leaf – Love, Loss, Hope, Repeat
Loggins
& Messina – Sittin' In Again
The
Beatles – Rubber Soul
George
Harrison – Best Of Dark Horse 1976-1989
Steve
Winwood – The Finer Things
Jack
Lancaster et al. -- Peter And The Wolf
The
Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band – Gorilla
Emerson,
Lake & Palmer – Trilogy
Focus
– Hamburger Concerto
Manfred
Mann's Earthband – Chance
Lisa
Gerrard & Patrick Cassidy – Immortal Memory
Sparks
– Lil' Beethoven
The
Cure – Greatest Hits
London
Grammar – If You Want
Max
Webster – Max Webster
Paul
Simon – In The Blue Light
The
Pretenders – Greatest Hits
Wizzard
– Wizzard Brew
French,
Frith, Kaiser, Thompson – Live, Love, Larf & Loaf
ABBA
– Gold: Greatest Hits
Rita
Coolidge – The Best Of Rita Coolidge
Sheryl
Crow – Threads
Steeleye
Span – Est'd 1969
Allan
Holdsworth – Metal Fatigue
Great
Big Sea – Fortune's Favour
Jefferson
Airplane -- Volunteers
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