[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 an American address. This week, according to https://whatismyipaddress.com/ i was listening from New York City. I once felt that "The Big Apple" was my spiritual home, but then i found St Louis – or, more precisely, St Louis found me. Although i confess i wouldn't go there (or anywhere else in The States) now if you paid me.]
Quotation Of The Week ~ Ringo Starr: We will miss George for his sense of love, his sense of music and his sense of laughter.
It is, of course, the finest four hours of radio that i'm aware of but sometimes i think it would be useful if they had, as does the other radio station i listen to, Radio Paradise, a PSD (“play something different”) button. I could have used it a couple of times this morning. Eric Burdon's unadultered wankery (according to his song he's a “long-haired leaping gnome,” FFS) was painful, and The Guess Who's Burton Cummings attempt to channel Jim Morrison was downright embarrassing. I like a lot of The Guess Who's music but “Friends Of Mine”? Ugh.
The first song of the day wasn't that great, either, that lament for a long defunct baseball team. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Browns if you're interested. It was rather tedious, to be honest. Things soon got better. Christine McVie was the best singer Fleetwood Mac ever had and that Yes song is an all-time favourite. Historically speaking i ultimately grew tired of The Police thanks to Sting's overweening ego, but there's no doubt they were all superb musicians.
Almost everything was enjoyable, really, apart from the above-mentioned. A few that were “merely” good but a whole ship-load of much-loved songs (that may well be my favourite Cat Stevens song listed there). And Rory Gallagher popped in for the craic so that's an automatic grade of “A+” but the truth is, i think it would have merited that grade anyway.
As to the more important schtuff, i.e., the ads, it was great to hear Bart Inman back on the air – he explained his absence by the fact that his business has been overwhelmed. From his spots, he seems like a really nice guy and i love his droll sense of humour. I'm glad he's doing well.
Skip Battin – St Louis Browns
Fleetwood Mac – Spare Me A Little Of Your Love
Jefferson Starship – Layin' It On The Line
Yes – Heart Of The Sunrise
Joe Walsh – Mother Says
The Police – Driven To Tears
Eric Burdon & War – Spill The Wine
The Electric Light Orchestra – So Fine
The Who – Slip Kid
Boz Scaggs – Loan Me A Dime 12' 48” -- Duane Allman on guitar
The Doobie Brothers – Ukiah / The Captain And Me
Steely Dan – Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Traffic – Freedom Rider
Eagles – On The Border
George Harrison – This Song
Ringo Starr – Photograph
Graham Parker – Don't Ask Me Questions
Jackson Browne – Fountain Of Sorrow
Genesis – Your Own Special Way
The Guess Who – Friends Of Mine
Todd Rundgren – The Want Of A Nail
B.B. King – The Thrill Is Gone
Cat Stevens – Oh Very Young
The Rolling Stones – Monkey Man
Spider – Change
Jethro Tull – Hunting Girl
Free – Wishing Well
Lake – On The Run
Rory Gallagher – Edged In Blue
Pat Travers – Boom Boom Out Go The Lights
Sherbs – No Turning Back
The Grateful Dead -- Truckin'
Let's see. Three double albums and one triple – the Kiki Dee, amazingly, was the triple – my personal playlist is not overly long this week:
City Boy – Anthology
Steve Hackett – Metamorpheus
Coleman Hawkins – Body And Soul
Eliza Gilkyson – Paradise Hotel
Various Artists – A Little On The CD Side, Vol. VI
Fish – Weltschmerz
Manfred Mann's Earth Band – Angel Station
Jane Siberry – The Walking
Renaissance – Azure D'Or
J.S. Bach – 6 Cello Suites
Bob Dylan – Bringing It All Back Home
The Move – The BBC Sessions
Bluehorses – Thirteen Fires
Max Webster – Mutiny Up My Sleeve
Dervish – The Great Irish Songbook
Kiki Dee – Gold
The Beatles – Beatles For Sale
The Kinks – Preservation Act 2
CANO – Aù Nord De Notre Vie
Oysterband – Holy Bandits
Planxty – One Night In Bremen
Jethro Tull – Stormwatch 2
Wendy Carlos – Clockwork Orange
The Pretty Reckless – Going To Hell
Jeff Beck – Official Bootleg U.S.A. '06
The Shadows Of Knight – Dark Sides: The Best Of The Shadows Of Knight
Various Artists – A Little On The CD Side, Volume 7
Ringo Starr – Ringo
Katrina & The Waves – Walking On Sunshine: The Best Of Katrina & The Waves
Fairport Convention – Shuffle And Go
Caro Emerald – Acoustic Sessions
Martin Carthy -- Shearwater
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