[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.]
Quotation Of The Week ~ Frank Zappa: Let's be realistic about this, the guitar can be the single most blasphemous device on the face of the earth. That's why i like it. The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar: now that's my idea of a good time.
It wasn't a promising start to this morning's program, kids: Harry Chapin (ond one of his longer – and worser -- songs, too). Yuck! In fact, if Dan Fogelberg hadn't shown up, i really don't think i could have graded the show much higher than a comparatively dismal “B+”. As you know, though, the inclusion of Dan – the friend and brother i never had – or ever even met -- means it scores an “A+”.
There was some fine music certainly but there was also a lot that was pleasant but just too ... generic. Probably my favourite songs were those by James Taylor and Bob Dylan (one of KSHE's slogans is “Real Rock Radio” after all!), oh, and The Kinks, of course. (In fact, during a commercial i nipped over to amazon-dot-ca and ordered the cd it comes from, “Schoolboys In Disgrace,” to replace my old vinyl album.) (Please don't start on me about the superiority of vinyl over compact disc. I don't have a working stereo system and listen to all of my music on the computer's optical drive, therefore, cds are better because i can play them.) Robin Trower, The Doobies, ELO, The Band, Van Morrison.... Curiously, this morning's Pink Floyd offering – and as much as i love the group, it's not a particular favourite – was also played on Radio Paradise around six hours earlier. The two stations do overlap occasionally but on the same day would be considered rare. And OMG yet another Eric Clapton song about Patti Boyd. Give yourself a shake, Slowhand!
Harry Chapin – Sniper
Peter Frampton – Baby (Something's Happening)
Robin Trower – Long Misty Days
Dan Fogelberg – Man In The Mirror
Leon Russell – Delta Lady
Ted Nugent – Dog Eat Dog
Z.Z. Top – TV Dinners
The Doobie Brothers – Without You
David & David – Welcome To The Boomtown
The Marshall Tucker Band – Blue Ridge Mountain Sky
Steve Winwood – Still In The Game
The Clash – Police On My Back
The Fixx – Red Skies
The Electric Light Orchestra – Nightrider
The Kinks – No More Looking Back
Eric Clapton – She's Waiting
Gulliver – Ridin' The Wind
Steppenwolf -- Monster
Journey – Of A Lifetime
Foreigner – That Was Yesterday
Blue Cheer – I'm The Light
Bob Dylan – All Along The Watchtower
Max Gronenthal – Get It Straight
Mistress – China Lake
Loggins & Messina – Trilogy
Gypsy – Gypsy Queen (Part 1)
Kingfish – Hypnotize
Ron Wood – I Can Feel The Fire
Le Roux – Let Me Be Your Fantasy
Starship – Tomorrow Doesn't Matter Tonight
James Taylor – Something In The Way She Moves
The Band – The Weight
The J. Geils Band – Love-Itis
Randy Pie – Back To The Universe
The Rockets – Desire
The Michael Stanley Band – Don't Stop The Music
Trooper – Two For The Show
Van Morrison – Wild Night
Pink Floyd -- Fearless
My own personal playlist wasn't an overly long one this week, partly because there were three double albums (ELO, The Mothers' expanded version of “Uncle Meat”, and Genesis) but also because i've been working a bit more. Which is a good sign but it all may come crashing down when school re-opens on Tuesday. Anyway, here's the list:
Diana Ross And The Supremes – 20 Greatest Hits
Peter Gabriel – Rated PG
Sheryl Crow – Threads
Wendy Carlos – Clockwork Orange
Court Yard Hounds – Amelita
Electric Light Orchestra – Strange Magic: The Best Of Electric Light Orchestra
Joni Mitchell – Taming The Tiger
Jackson Browne – The Next Voice You Hear: The Best Of Jackson Browne
David Lindley – El Rayo-X
The Mothers Of Invention – Uncle Meat
Sinéad O'Connor – Throw Down Your Arms
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Into The Great Wide Open
Jefferson Airplane – Bless Its Pointed Little Head
London Grammar – If You Want
Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas
Elvis Costello – Spike
Elbow – Little Fictions
Wizzard – Wizzard Brew
Paula Cole – Revolution
Focus – Hamburger Concerto
The Doobie Brothers – What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits
Peter Hammill – Out Of Water
Genesis – Three Sides Live
John Kirkpatrick – Earthling
The Beatles – 1
Fairport Convention – Shuffle And Go
UB 40 – The Very Best Of UB 40
Amazing Blondel – Fantasia Lindum
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits
Chicago Transit Authority – Chicago Transit Authority
RoryGallagher – RoryGallagher
Joan Osborne – Righteous Love
The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot
Jerry Douglas -- Traveler
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