[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 San Francisco. It's been a while since i was on the left coast.]
Quotation Of The Week ~ Sonny Bono: “People have said to me, 'You can't write songs. You can't play an instrument.' But i've got ten gold records.”
Now that's more like it!
Last week's Klassics Show was, from a technical point of view, a miserable listening experience, and from a musical standpoint just a little more than adequate, but it was back to form this week with a program that unquestionably merits a grade of “A.” There was nothing annoying at all, and nothing too obscure plus a whole heap of legitimate classics (sorry, klassics), including several i can honestly say i love.
Probably this week's highlight for me was the track by FM. (Don't tell anyone, but it had me bouncing up and down in my chair and playing some pretty inept air mandolin alongside the late great Nash The Slash.) But there were so many wonderful songs: Bob Seger, The Moody Blues, The Animals, Wet Willie, Jackson Browne, Thin Lizzy and Nazareth are all such stuff as dreams are made on. Disappointingly, for the second week running, there was no “deep track” by The Beatles, and there was one technical glitch: the Eric Clapton song appeared on KSHE's home page as being “Don't Stop Me Now” by Queen.
In the “you learn something new every week” department, i've known (and loved) the song “Needles And Pins” since the mid-sixties, when i grew up with gorgeous versions by Jackie DeShannon and The Searchers. I discovered today that it was written by the former mayor of Palm Springs, Florida, Sonny Bono!
Incidentally, did you know that the radio station, in co-operation with the Goose Island Brewery of Chicago, is now marketing KSHE Classic Pale Ale? Apparently it has “a touch of biscuit malt character and a citrusy hop note.” According to the ad, though, you must be 21, so i guess i'll never find out, as i passed that particular milestone  years ago....
Z.Z. Top – Party On The Patio
Leon Russell – Lady Blue
The Who – Another Tricky Day
Bob Seger – Nutbush City Limits
Janis Joplin – Mercedes Benz
The Doors – Crystal Ship
Supertramp – Downstream
Zebra – Tell Me What You Want
Mountain – Nantucket Sleighride
The Moody Blues – Question
John Mellencamp – Justice And Independence '85
Blackjack – Heart Of Stone
Tonio K – Better Late Than Never
Runner – Fooling Myself
The Grateful Dead – St Stephen
Joe Walsh – County Fair
The Animals – Don't Bring Me Down
Kansas – The Wall
The Pure Prairie League – You're Between Me
Bob Dylan – Lily, Rosemary And The Jack Of Hearts
Eric Clapton – Tulsa Time
The Hollies – Magic Woman Touch
Off Broadway – Stay In Time
FM – Phasors On Stun
Wet Willie – Baby Fat
Humble Pie – Shine On
The Pousette-Dart Band – What Can I Say
The James Gang – Midnight Man
Rik Emmett – Saved By Love
Thin Lizzy – Old Flame
Jefferson Starship – Lightning Rose
Jackson Browne – You Love The Thunder
Man – Kerosene
Tom Petty & Stevie Nicks – Needles And Pins
The Rolling Stones – Rock And A Hard Place
Santana – Dance Sister Dance
Nazareth – Razamanaz
Slave – Love It Or Leave It
Rod Stewart – Foolish Behaviour
The Fixx – Stand Or Fall
It was almost all 2-CD sets again for me this week, although there were a few exceptions: Cat Stevens' and Eric Bogle's were single albums (because they were new arrivals and i wanted to play them), and i just wanted to hear Amazing Blondel's lovely album. And then there was Donna Summer, with a 3-CD collection. (I loved her voice but a 2-disc “best of” would have been more than adequate.) King Crimson was a triple, too. Everything else was a double and, my word: some of them i hadn't played in a while and they were great!
Dan Fogelberg – The Innocent Age
Cat Stevens – Laughing Apple
Laurie Anderson – Live At Town Hall, New York City, September 19-20. 2001
Donovan – Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976
Donna Summer – The Ultimate Collection
Amazing Blondel – Evensong
The Who – Quadrophenia
The Beatles – Live At The BBC
Pink Floyd – Pulse
Kate Bush – Aerial
Various Artists – Rattlesnake Guitar: The Music Of Peter Green
Eric Bogle – By Request
Various Artists – Bringing It All Back Home: Music From The BBC TV Series
The Allman Brothers Band – Eat A Peach (deluxe edition)
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
King Crimson – Heavy ConstruKction
Peter Gabriel – Secret World Live
The Beach Boys – California Girls: The Very Best Of The Beach Boys
Caro Emerald – The Shocking Miss Emerald (deluxe edition)
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