[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 Santa Clara, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley.]
Quotation Of The Week ~ Billy Joel: "I think music in itself is healing. It's an explosive expression of humanity. It's something we are all touched by. No matter what culture we're from, everyone loves music."
A brief moment of panic this morning, kids, as my Internet connection went down fifteen minutes before the program started. (It had been solid all week.) Fortunately, i did some basic troubleshooting and had it up and running again with two minutes to spare – and am i ever glad i did! In fact, i would have graded the show A+ if not for two selections: the Pavlov's Dog – the song itself wasn't awful but their singer (whose name i don't remember and frankly can't be arsed to look up) has one of the horriblest voices ever – and then ... ugh, Meat Loaf. The song is utterly cringeworthy, consisting as it does of Mr Loaf whining and feeling sorry for himself for five and a half excruciating minutes because the woman he's with won't drop her knickers for him. Give yourself a shake, Loafie! Or a cold shower. Just STFU. (Although, now that i think about it, doesn't a lot of pop music consist of white boys moaning about how they can't get laid? There probably have been doctoral dissertations written about this....)
That's the lowlights out of the way. The highlights – and there were an unusually large number – mean that we have a grade of “A.” Starting with The Allman Brothers' magnificent number there were many selections i can honestly say i love: Procol Harum, The Police, Pink Floyd, Hendrix, Peter Gabriel, James Taylor (and i agree with Uman who said that JT has the perfect voice for a Sunday morning), etc. Even the obscure songs (The Henry Paul Band?) were all right. Which isn't always the case.
In the “i learn something every week” department, i often wondered about the song “Wooden Ships.” On the Crosby, Stills & Nash version (which was played today), the songwriting credit went to Crosby and Stills. However, the song was also recorded by Jefferson Airplane for the “Volunteers” album, where credit is given to Crosby, Stills and Paul Kantner. Apparently, Kantner's name had to be omitted from the CSN recording due to some legal dispute. David Crosby, lovely man, made sure that Paul received the royalties that were due him, though. Ah, The Klassics Show: entertaining and educational!
By the way, today's show was brought to you by Red's Tavern in Imperial, Missouri. Judging by the pictures on their Facebook page, it looks like a place i'd avoid completely, although to be honest i'm avoiding everywhere as much as possible these days....
Here, have a picture of the wonderful Diana Rigg, who died last week, aged 82. She solved all of my childhood problems.... Oh, and the playlist, of course:
The Allman Brothers Band – In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (live)
Firefall – Love That Got Away
Steppenwolf – Rock Me
Procol Harum – A Salty Dog
Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
The Police – I Can't Stand Losing You
Santana – Lightning In The Sky
The Band – Stage Fright
Pink Floyd – San Tropez
Spys – Don't Run My Life
Rare Bird – Sympathy
The Cars – You're All I've Got Tonight
Loverboy – Take Me To The Top
Jimi Hendrix – Crosstown Traffic
The Rolling Stones – Happy
Steve Gibbons – Down In The Bunker
The Who – Athena
Elton John – Teacher I Need You
Peter Gabriel – That Voice Again
Pavlov's Dog – Song Dance
Little Feat – Straight From The Heart
Foghat – Take It Or Leave It
James Taylor – Every Day
Crosby, Stills & Nash – Wooden Ships
The Marshall Tucker Band – Never Trust A Stranger
Meat Loaf – Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad
Jackson Browne – The Fuse
Paul Simon – Mother And Child Reunion
Sea Level – That's Your Secret
The Henry Paul Band – Hollywood Paradise
The Rascals – A Beautiful Morning
The Alan Parsons Project – The Raven
Rush – The Analog Kid
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils – Jump At The Chance
Faith Band – Touchy Situation
The Firm – Satisfaction Guaranteed
Lou Reed – Walk On The Wild Side
Painter – Goin' Down The Road
Kenny Loggins – Swear Your Love
Grand Funk Railroad – The Loco-Motion
Cat Stevens – The Hurt
Eagles – You Never Cry Like A Lover
My own personal playlist isn't overly long this week, folks. There was one 3-cd set (Kate Bush's) and one double album (Camel), otherwise it was all single discs. It's not that lengthy because my other job is keeping me away from the home studio more these days. Here's the list:
The Doobie Brothers – The Captain And Me
Steve Winwood – Refugee Of The Heart
Kate Bush – Before The Dawn
Martin Carthy – Because It's There
Richard Thompson – 13 Rivers
Dengue Fever – Cannibal Courtship
Warren Zevon – Genius: The Best Of Warren Zevon
Supertramp – Classics, Vol. 9
Alison Krauss – Essential
Eric Bogle – By Request
Yes – Talk
Blondie – The Best Of Blondie
Genesis –Selling England By The Pound
Donovan – Neutronica
The Allman Brothers Band – Brothers And Sisters
Various Artists – The British Invasion, Vol. 6
Various Artists – Songs Of Our Native Daughters
Voice Of The Beehive – Honey Lingers
Various Artists – Visions Of The Daughters Of Albion
Van der Graaf Generator – Maida Vale
Joni Mitchell – Don Juan's Reckless Daughter
Camel – Camel At The Royal Albert Hall
Dead Can Dance – Anastasis
Peter Gabriel – Long Walk Home
Jerry Douglas – Traveler
Humble Pie – As Safe As Yesterday Is
Dan Fogelberg – Phoenix
The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – The Very Best Of The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Saga – Images At Twilight
Rory Gallagher – Top Priority
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