[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 Chicago.]
Quotation Of The Week ~ Jackson Browne: Like, what is the least often heard sentence in the English language? That would be: Say, isn't that the banjo player's Porsche parked outside?
According to this morning's show, if you need term life insurance, your best bet is to call Term Provider at 1-800-200-1966 and ask for Big Lou. Um, i don't think i'd feel confident buying used furniture, let alone insurance, from someone called 'Big Lou," but perhaps that's just me.
Anyway (or, as they say around here, anyways), about the music: definitely a grade of "A+" this week. Last week we began with The Kinks and then rapidly descended into the realms of the ordinary. Today we began with The Kinks and then soared. There was, unfortunately, a track by Aerosmith that showed their juvenile humour at its worst, but really, that was just a minor annoyance.
There were so many magical moments. The first four songs, for example! The Poco song was a let-down: they recorded one of my top 100 favourite songs of all time, ever, Rose Of Cimmaron, and yet, as someone once said to me, Poco schmoko. Their song today was mediocre. Billy Joel, Steely Dan and then ... Dan Fogelberg! He automatically generates a grade of A+ but to be honest Give Me Some Time is not one of his greatest hits (although still pretty damn good!). Oh, Bob Dylan, well, i love that song but i'm not really sure it's classic, er, Klassic rock.
Uman told an amusing story about how Cream's Badge came to be called that. The song was written by George Harrison and Eric Clapton and one day, during their collaboration, George was writing down lyrics and headed one part of his sheet music "bridge," i.e., there were the lyrics for the song's bridge. Eric, sitting across the table, looked over and saw the word upside-down and thought it was "badge" and said, oh, what a great title. And thus the song was born.
Uman also commented on the Airplane track We Can Be Together, noting that the opening riff is almost identical to Mama's Pride's Merry-Go-Round (which i knew already) and then suggesting that if they's been Led Zeppelin they'd have been sued. (Presumably he meant that Mama's Pride would have been sued but the statement was a bit ambiguous.)
The remaining aural orgasms (for me) were Todd Rundgren, Loggins & Messina, Jackson Browne, Chicago, J. Geils' amazing Whammer Jammer, and then of course, my second favourite guitarist, Jeff Beck.
As usual, the show was the highlight of my week.
Happy Birthday, Marnie! Here's the playlist:
The Kinks -- Destroyer
Manfred Mann -- Do Wah Diddy
The Rolling Stones -- Emotional Rescue
The Quicksilver Messenger Service -- Fresh Air
Poco -- Under The Gun
Billy Joel -- Goodnight Saigon
The Plimsouls -- Now
Steely Dan -- Peg
Dan Fogelberg -- Give Me Some Time
Willie Nile -- It's All Over
Eddie Money -- Peace In Our Time
Fleetwood Mac -- Tusk
Joe Walsh -- Ordinary Average Guy
Michael Stanley Band -- Hearts On Fire
Bob Dylan -- Blowin' In The Wind
Cream -- Badge
Z.Z. Top -- A Fool For Your Stockings
The Grateful Dead -- Alabama Getaway
Jefferson Airplane -- We Can Be Together
Todd Rundgren -- We Gotta Get You A Woman
Toby Beau -- Westbound Train
Jesse Colin Young -- California Child
Aerosmith -- Big Ten Inch Record
Loverboy -- Jump
Tom Petty -- Keep A Little Soul
Crosby, Stills & Nash -- Just A Song Before I Go
J.F. Murphy & Salt -- Last Illusion
Dave Mason -- Let It Go, Let It Flow
Phantom, Rocker & Slick -- Men Without Shame
Bruce Springsteen -- My Hometown
Loggins & Messina -- Nobody But You
The Faces -- Ooh La La
Jackson Browne -- The Pretender
Utopia -- Love In Action
Slade -- Cum On Feel The Noize
Schon-Hammer -- No More Lies
Chicago -- Dialogue Part 1 & 2
Jeff Beck -- Rice Pudding
The J. Geils Band -- Whammer Jammer
Trapeze -- You Are The Music
Bad Company -- Live For The Music
My personal playlist isn't a long one this time. Yes, we're still in lockdown and i've been home more, but also there were a couple of multi-disc sets:
Dire Straits -- Brothers In Arms
Fleetwood Mac -- The Chain (4 CD)
Rob Thomas -- ... Something To Be
David Lindley -- El Rayo-X
Luna -- Luna
Court Yard Hounds -- Amelita
CANO -- Aù Nord De Notre Vie
Linda Ronstadt & Emmylou Harris -- Western Wall: The Tucson Sessions
Iron & Wine -- Woman King
Nilsson -- The Point!
Jethro Tull -- Thick As A Brick
Paul Simon -- The Rhythm Of The Saints
Enya -- Dark Sky Island
The Beatles -- Magical Mystery Tour
Nick Lowe -- Basher: The Best Of Nick Lowe
Mick Abrahams -- Cat Squirrel Blues (2 CD)
Kate Bush -- Director's Cut
Yes -- 90125
Procol Harum -- Shine On Brightly
Roxy Music -- The Best Of Roxy Music
Mark Knopfler -- Golden Heart
Oysterband -- Trawler
Peter Hammill -- In Camera
New Musik -- From A To B
Talk Talk -- Laughing Stock
Richard Thompson -- Acoustic Classics
The Tragically Hip -- In Violet Light
Thunder -- Laughing On Judgement Day
Renaissance -- A Song To All Seasons
Zaz -- Effet Miroir
Maggie Reilly -- The Best Of Maggie Reilly: There And Back Again
Cat Stevens -- Buddha And The Chocolate Box
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