Monday, 1 June 2020

KSHE KLASSICS SHOW, May 31st, 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 listening from Cheney, Kansas. Yes, back there again!

Quotation Of The Week ~ J.R.R. Tolkein: The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though now in all lands love is mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.

Looking for work? Universal Galvanizing in Wright City, Missouri, is hiring. Check it out here: https://universalgalvanizing.com/careers/ This is a public service announcement. Personally i wouldn't go anywhere near the States these days. The country i love is imploding, the streets are on fire, the people are furious, capitalism is failing, hate is everywhere. Their handling of the pandemic has been atrocious and their president is merrily tossing matches onto the TNT. But then, i wasn't thinking of applying.

It was a pretty dodgy start to this morning's instalment. I mean, Peter Cetera? Really? He hasn't done much of interest since the mid-seventies. (Today's song was from 1981.) All was forgiven, though, with the second number – not only a favourite James Taylor song, but also one of my all-time favourite songs, period. After that, oh, so many wonderful memories. I actually prefer The Move's version of “Do Ya” to ELO's; the Joe Vitale song is one of the few things i've ever bought from iTunes (he was the drummer in the Eagles' touring band for a while). And if anyone can tell me of another commercial FM station anywhere in the world that would play a twenty-two minute song by Yes, i would love to hear about it.

Further, there was nothing annoying, so this week's episode definitely gets an “A.”

America gets an "F."



Peter Cetera – Livin' In The Limelight
James Taylor – Carolina In My Mind
Steely Dan – Hey Nineteen
Eric Clapton – Hello Old Friend
The Move – Do Ya
George Harrison – Awaiting On You All
Paul McCartney – Maybe I'm Amazed
The Little River Band – Mistress Of Mine
Ambrosia – Time Waits For No One
Rush – Free Will
Journey – The Party's Over (Hopelessly In Love)
Doucette – Run Buddy Run
Bruce Springsteen -- 10th Avenue Freeze Out
The Beatles – Run For Your Life
Yes – The Gates Of Delerium
Canned Heat – Going Up The Country
Neil Young – After The Goldrush
Atlanta Rhythm Section – Doraville
Sammy Hagar – The Pits
The Quicksilver Messenger Service – What About Me
Toto – Hydra
Steppenwolf – Mr Penny Pincher
Triumph – Something's Out There
Fleetwood Mac – Black Magic Woman
Queen – It's Late
Joe Vitale – Lady On The Rock
The Outlaws – Holiday
The Moody Blues – Lost In A Lost World
The Pure Prairie League – Angel #9
Prism – Spaceship Superstar
David Bowie – John, I'm Only Dancing
Foghat – Dreamer
Genesis – Taking It All Too Hard
The Rolling Stones – Let Me Go
Blackfoot – Train Train
Cream – I Feel Free
Batdorf & Rodney – Home Again
The Doobie Brothers – Wheels Of Fortune

Here's the list (i'm a list freak, what can i say-- we all have crosses to bear) of what spun on the optical drive here at Spriggs Towers this week. In order to keep it to a reasonably manageable length (as we're home more during this lockdown), there was one 3-disc box set, two music DVDs and two 2-disc cds.

The Beatles – Anthology 3
Steve Hackett – Spectral Mornings (DVD)
Simon & Garfunkel –Old Friends
Fairport Convention – Shuffle And Go
Wishbone Ash – There's The Rub
Various Artists – Big Blue Ball
Judy Dunlop & Ashley Hutchings – Sway With Me
Various Artists – The World Is A Wonderful Place: The Songs Of Richard Thompson
Three Dog Night – Joy To The World: Their Greatest Hits
Ofra Harnoy – Silent Woods
Warren Zevon – Genius: The Best Of Warren Zevon
Wishbone Ash -- 30th Anniversary Concert (DVD)
Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie
Matchbox Twenty – More Than You Think You Are
Stèphane Grappelli – Stardust
Renaissance – Song For All Seasons
Dead Can Dance – The Serpent's Egg
Bob Dylan – Live At The Gaslight 1962
Dan Fogelberg – Phoenix
Jack Bruce – Cities Of The Heart
Frida – Frida Ensam
Rory Gallagher – Notes From San Francisco
Steeleye Span – Time
Nik Kershaw – To Be Frank
Dervish – The Great Irish Songbook
James Taylor – October Road
UB40 – The Very Best Of UB40
Ten Years After – Undead
Paul Simon – Graceland
Afro Celt Sound System – Flight
Cat Stevens – Buddha And The Chocolate Box
John Kirkpatrick, Martin Carthy et al. -- Plain Capers
Brass Monkey – Sound And Rumour
Coldplay – A Rush Of Blood To The Head
Wishbone Ash – Nouveau Calls
Tim Hart & Maddy Prior – Folk Songs Of Old England, Vols. 1 & 2

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