[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. I don't recall ever being there
before, in terms of my VPN, and i've always wanted to visit the
place in real life – whatever that is! I've been to the airport
there, though: you can see the city's skyline 'way off in the
distance and it really looks celestial. ]
Quotation
Of The Week ~ George Carlin: I'll tell you a little secret about the
blues. It's not enough to know which notes to play, you have to know
why they need to be played.
Today
was, of course, the 25th anniversary of Rory Gallagher's
passing, and sure enough, we were treated to some Rory this morning –
which automatically means a grade of “A+” -- as my regular reader
will know. The show began in brilliant fashion, too, with one of my
favourite Genesis songs from one of my favourite Genesis albums. Then
a wheel came off.
The
Grateful Dead bore(d) me senseless <ducking>. Then it
deteriorated further: REO f*ck*ng Speedwagon, how do i hate thee, let
me count the ways.... Their song's title should offer a clue: Say You
Love Me Or Say Goodnight. Really? I don't like ultimatums
(ultimata?), but if someone said that to me my response would likely
be, “eff off, dipshit.” Unless it was Kaley Cuoco....
But
then, to carry on with the automotive metaphor, we found a jack and
the wheel was replaced. Everything was fine, all was right with the
world again. Jeff Beck – my all-time second favourite guitarist and
Rory – my favourite guitarist! And so much else, so many
much-loved choons: Cream, The Beatles (who now seem to make a weekly
appearance, which is fine with me), Manfred Mann (and i hadn't heard
that in a long time), what may well be my favourite Mama's
Pride number and a delightful end with the Pretenders.
Sure
there were a few obscurities: Snail? Jack Green? Johnny & The
Distractions? But they were okay and even the Ted Nugent number
wasn't oppressive, which was a nice surprise. So, apart from a few
disturbing moments at the beginning, it was an egg-salent way to
spend a Sabbath morning.
Here's
a photo of Chicago's skyline – not the view from O'Hare, obviously!
-- and the programme:
Genesis
– Firth Of Fifth
The
Grateful Dead – Casey Jones
REO
Speedwagon – Say You Love Me Or Say Goodnight
Supertramp
– Oh Darling
Bruce
Springsteen – Jungleland
The
Moody Blues – Lovely To See You
Jeff
Beck – Beck's Bolero
Billy
Joel – Goodnight Saigon
Cream
– Badge
Foghat
– Rock And Roll Outlaw
The
Quicksilver Messenger Service – Fresh Air
The
Beatles – And Your Bird Can Sing
Tom
Petty – A Thing About You
Spirit
– Nature's Way
Charlie
– Turning To You
Ted
Nugent & The Amboy Dukes – Migration
Snail
– The Joker
Jack
Green – So Much
Manfred
Mann – Do Wah Diddy
Santana
– Aquamarine
David
Bowie – Heroes
April
Wine – Tonite
Rory
Gallagher – I Take What I Want
The
Doobie Brothers – Livin' On The Fault Line
Bob
Seger & The Silver Bullet Band – We've Got Tonight
Crosby,
Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà
Vu
Ten
Years After – I'm Goin' Home
38
Special – Back Where You Belong
The
Guess Who – Laughing
Johnny
& The Distractions – Shoulder Of The Road
Dave
Mason – Pearly Queen
The
Charlie Daniels Band – Still In Saigon
The
Outlaws – There Goes Another Love Song
Styx
– Put Me On / Mademoiselle
Trevor
Rabin – Finding Me A Way Back Home
Michael
Murphy – Carolina In The Pines
Don
Henley – Drivin' With Your Eyes Closed
Survivor
– Summer Nights
The
Rolling Stones – Send It To Me
Mama's
Pride – Ole St Lou
Pretenders
– Back On The Chain Gang
Not
an overly long list of the schtuff that my cat played at home this
week, thanks partly to one 2-CD set and one 3-disc box.
James
Taylor – (Live)
Roxy
Music – The Best Of Roxy Music
Rhiannon
Giddens – Tomorrow Is My Turn
Prince
– The Hits / The B Sides
Alison
Krauss – The Essential Alison Krauss
Leonard
Bernstein – Rhapsody In Blue / An American In Paris
Max
Webster – Max Webster
James
Taylor – American Standard
The
Albion Band – Stella Maris
The
Mothers Of Invention – Uncle Meat
Genesis
– Foxtrot
Rory
Gallagher – Top Priority
Loggins
& Messina – On Stage
Dead
Can Dance – Spleen And Ideal
Jon
& Vangelis – Short Stories
The
Lovin' Spoonful – Greatest Hits
The
Keef Hartley Band – The Battle Of North West Six
Mike
Oldfield – Islands
Kate
Rusby – Awkward Annie
Bonnie
Tyler – Greatest Hits
The
Kinks – Preservation Act 1
The
Beatles – Let It Be ... Naked
Jack
Bruce – More Jack Than God
Joan
Osborne – Love And Hate
The
Kinks – Everybody's In Show-Biz
Various
Artists – A Tribute To Dan Fogelberg
Joni
Mitchell – Hejira
Rhiannon
Giddens – Freedom Highway
Jackson
Browne – Lives In The Balance
John
Fogerty – Blue Moon Swamp
Gordon
Lightfoot – Over Sixty Minutes With Gordon Lightfoot
Pyewackett
– The Man In The Moon Drinks Claret
Richard
Thompson – 1000 Years Of Popular Music
Cassandra
Wilson – Cassandra Wilson Sings Standards
June
Tabor – Rosa Mundi
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