KSHE Klassics Show, March 18th, 2018

Quotation du jour ~ Igor Stravinsky: I haven't understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it.

OMG, i love this program – just look at that playlist: so much schtuff i love dearly and nothing that made me want to chuck my PC out the window.

Today, i was in Oslo (at least, according to https://whatismyipaddress.com/), which is odd to say the least, as i was listening from The Philippines a couple of weeks ago. I wonder where else besides Canada KSHE does not stream their audio to? At least i wasn't hearing targeted ads in Norwegian, though: in fact most of them were for local St Louis outfits: Liberty Fence, Weber Chevrolet, Ted's Motorcycle World, The Wildey Theater, Mojo's Music Store, The Goodfeet Store, The Peabody Opera House, the Ameristar Casino, Metro Lighting, etc., which was great. When my friend Dave first told me about KSHE eight or more years ago and i started listening, the local ads weren't expunged and they were one of the things that piqued my interest in the city itself.

Another odd thing this week – listenlive.co, the outfit that streams the audio, has this disturbing habit of deleting the local ads and replacing them with public service announcements and songs of their own choosing. A small number of songs and they're all wildly inappropriate and usually obnoxious. That didn't happen this week, yay.

Anyway, here you go with the playlist. I hope some of you outside Norway were able to listen!

Starz – Cherry Baby

The Electric Light Orchestra – In The Hall Of The Mountain King

Morning Star – Sad Lady

Head East – Since You've Been Gone

April Wine – Roller

George Harrison – All Things Must Pass

The Michael Schenker Group – Cry For The Nations

The Grateful Dead – I Need A Miracle

Eric Clapton – Let It Rain

Eagles – 'Ol 55

Dwight Tilley – I'm On Fire

Buffalo Springfield – Rock & Roll Woman

Novo Combo – Tattoo

Foreigner – Headknocker

Humble Pie – 30 Days In The Hole

America – Don't Cross The River

Elton John – Funeral For A Friend

Rod Stewart – Mandolin Wind

Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Janis Joplin – Move Over

Crosby, Stills & Nash – Dark Star

Grand Funk Railroad – Closer To Home / I'm Your Captain

The Who – Magic Bus

Jay Ferguson – Thunder Island

Roger Daltrey – One Man Band

Jerry Garcia – Sugaree

Deep Purple – Space Truckin'

Heartsfield – House Of Living

Glass Moon – Killer at 25

Blue Ȍyster Cult – Godzilla

Judas Priest – The Ripper

Joe Satriana – Always With Me, Always With You

Paul McCartney & Wings – Venus And Mars / Rock Show

The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You

Kansas – The Wall

Chicago – Dialogue (Part 1 & 2)

Ronnie Montrose – Town Without Pity

My personal playlist is a lengthy one this time. After the stressful few months i've had at work, I needed a week off, and I had one. Some alcohol was consumed! And a lot of great music was listened to (and in some cases, watched: three concert DVDs by my three favourite guitarists!).

The Musicians Of The Nile – Luxor To Isna

The Albion Band – The BBC Sessions

Katrina & The Waves – Walking On Sunshine: The Greatest Hits Of Katrina & The Waves

Fish – Raingods With Zippos

Brass Monkey – Sound And Rumour

Jethro Tull – Rock Island

The Richard Thompson Band – Live In Providence (DVD)

Kate Bush – The Red Shoes

Judy Collins – Democracy

Siouxsie And The Banshees – Superstition

Martin & Eliza Carthy – The Moral Of The Elephant

John Kirkpatrick – Sheepskins

George Harrison – Best Of Dark Horse 1976-1989

Marillion – Brave

Highly Strung – When The Winds Begin To Sing

Ute Lemper – Illusions

K.D. Lang – Ingénue

Dave Edmunds – The Collection

Rory Gallagher – Live In Cork (DVD)

Tori Amos – From The Choirgirl Hotel

Jethro Tull – Roots To Branches

Max Webster – High Class In Borrowed Shoes

Steve Reich – Drumming

Fairport Convention – Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

Nanci Griffith – Other Voices, Other Rooms

The Bee Gees – This Is Where I Came In

Yes – Keystudio

Jefferson Starship – Gold

Jeff Beck – Live At The Hollywood Bowl (DVD)

Santana – Supernatural

Alanis Morissette – Under Rug Swept

Dan Fogelberg – Full Circle

The Beatles – With The Beatles

Curved Air – Air Conditioning

Alanis Morissette – Havoc And Bright Lights

Dick Gaughan – The Definitive Collection

Blue Rodeo – Casino

Afro Celt Sound System – Volume 2: Release

Donal Lunny – Coolfin

Paul McCartney – Flaming Pie

America – History: America's Greatest Hits

P.J. Harvey – Let England Shake

Fleetwood Mac – Tribute To The Blues

Dire Straits – Love Over Gold

Peter Hammill – Skin

The KSHE Klassics Show, Feb. 4th, 2018

Quotation du jour ~ James Joyce: The light music of whisky falling into glasses made an agreeable interlude.

Well, i can't say it was a spectacular edition of the show this week, but still lots of music that i love and still the best radio program that i know of. It was a relatively painless listening experience, too; only a few very brief connection drop-outs, no system crashes, and no stampeding elephants -- jeez, i hate when they show up on Sunday morning!



And here's Jo Jo Gunne. Yeah, i know, the hair. Well, it was the seventies. (I looked like that in the sixties, but i've always been ahead of my time.)

Jo Jo Gunne -- Run Run Run
Steely Dan -- Don't Take Me Alive
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils -- Chicken Train
Todd Rundgren -- We Gotta Get You A Woman
Wishbone Ash -- Blowin' Free
Cream -- I'm So Glad
Charlie -- Killer Cut
Gerry Rafferty -- Baker Street
Jefferson Stasrship -- Ride The Tiger
Deep Purple -- Highway Star
Lake -- Paradise Way
John Mayall -- Room To Move
Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes -- Call Of The Wild
Electric Light Orchestra -- Roll Over Beethoven
Rod Stewart -- Blondes (Have More Fun)
Utopia -- Love In Action
The Charlie Daniels Band -- Orange Blossom Special
Prism -- Spaceship Superstar
Bachman-Turner Overdrive -- Lookin' Out For #1
Billy Joel -- Say Goodbye To Hollywood
Neil Young -- Like A Hurricane
Steve Winwood -- Arc Of A Diver
Moon Martin -- Rolene
Atlanta Rhythm Section -- Georgia Rhythm
Ambrosia -- Nice, Nice, Very Nice
Kansas -- Two Cents' Worth
Strawbs -- Autumn
Chilliwack -- Arms Of Mary
Good Rats -- Injun Joe
The Marshall Tucker Band -- 24 Hours At A Time
Styx -- Father O.S.A.
Elton John -- Harmony
Crosby, Stills & Nash -- Marrakesh Express
Gypsy -- Don't Get Mad (Get Even)
Rainbow -- Man On The Silver Mountain

And here's all the crap i've listened to this week:

John Kirkpatrick – The Duck Race
Jane Siberry – Angels Bend Closer
The Beatles – Help!
Brian Auger & The Trinity – Definitely What!
Various Artists – Reality Bites (O.S.T.)
Richard Thompson – Acoustic Classics 2
Caro Emerald – Metropole Orkest x Caro Emerald
Judy Collins – In My Life
Radiohead – Pablo Honey
Blowzabella – Bobbityshooty
Mark Knopfler – Shangri-La
Rod Stewart – Smiler
Sixpence None The Richer –  Sixpence None The Richer
Phil Collins – Both Sides
Melissa Etheridge – Never Enough
Ofra Haza – Fifty Gates Of Wisdom
Various Artists – Heavy Nuggets
Fish – Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors
Al Stewart – The Year Of The Cat
Rockpile – Seconds Of Pleasure
Mama's Pride – Uptown And Lowdown*
Electric Light Orchestra – Early Years
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg – No Resemblance Whatsoever
Jack Bruce – Songs For A Tailor
Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Trilogy
Peter Hammill – From The Trees
Paula Cole – This Bright Red Feeling

*Just downloaded this from iTunes. I really like Mama's Pride and i thought i had their two albums, but last week, on The Rock Magazine (the other program i listen to on KSHE) the dj and my Facebook friend Tommy T. mentioned this, a third album. Whoa! i thought. Must have it! Checked amazon.ca and they're selling it for around $90.00. Er, nope. And amazon.com doesn't have the CD but has the album available to download -- but they don't download to Canada. EBay only has it on vinyl. Last Christmas, someone gave me an iTunes gift card, so i thought i might as well use it for the first time. Oh, it had already been redeemed! Thanks, the person who gave it to me: nice. So it cost me around $11 on my credit card. I may have to get a part-time job!

The KSHE Klassics Show, Dec.10th, 2017

Quotation du jour -- Neil Young: All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I don't subscribe to any of that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the '70s sounds nothing like the stuff from the '80s, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the '90s. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music?

I'm not really sure where i was listening from this morning, as the targeted ads didn't seem to be aimed at a specific geographic location: they were mostly more like national public service announcements. There weren't very many of them, anyway.

It wouldn't be me if i didn't have a couple of problems along the way: the Internet connection died for a coupla minutes and i missed the Peter Gabriel, which was a shame as it's a favourite, and my laptop crashed once -- fortunately at the beginning of a commercial break, so i didn't miss any music there.

What a great show, though! The first song alone -- well, i first heard it here a couple of years ago and bought the Elvin Bishop CD immediately, such a joyful noise. (That's not Elvin in the pic, obviously!)




















Elvin Bishop -- Travelin' Shoes
Budgie -- I Ain't No Mountain
Canned Heat -- On The Road Again
Dave Mason -- Let It Go, Let It Flow
Manfred Mann's Earth Band -- For You
Santana -- Everything's Coming Our Way
Fleetwood Mac -- Hypnotized
Michael Stanley -- Last Night
The Band -- Up On Cripple Creek
Kansas -- Portrait (He Knew)
Gypsy -- Tomorrow Is The Last To Be Heard
Van Morrison -- Wild Night
J. Geils Band -- Whammer Jammer
April Wine -- Say Hello
The Marshall Tucker Band -- Take The Highway
Jay Ferguson -- Shakedown Cruise
Eric Clapton -- Let It Rain
Crosby, Stills & Nash -- Dark Star
Sugarloaf -- Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
Jackson Browne -- That Girl Could Sing
Cream -- Tales Of Brave Ulysses
New Riders Of The Purple Sage -- Panama Red
The Police -- Canary In A Coalmine
Triumvirat -- Spartacus
Dan Fogelberg -- As The Raven Flies
The Little River Band -- Help Is On Its Way
The Grateful Dead -- Sugar Magnolia
J. Geils -- Looking For A Love
Charlie Daniels -- Trudy
Peter Gabriel -- Solsbury Hill
Chilliwack -- Something Better
Mama's Pride -- In The Morning
The Clash -- Train In Vain
Pete Townshend -- Pure And Easy
Stanley Clarke -- School Days
Prism -- Hello
Bob Welch -- Sentimental Lady
Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen -- Hot Rod Lincoln


And here's what we've been tormenting the neighbours with this week:

Strawbs –  A Choice Collection Of Strawbs
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Mike Oldfield – QE 2
Peter Hammill – The Silent Corner And The Empty Stage
Joni Mitchell – Turbulent Indigo*
Five Hand Reel – Earl O' Moray
Chris Leslie – Dancing Days
Keith Emerson – Emerson Plays Emerson
King Crimson – Red
Marillion – Script For A Jester's Tears
Nazareth – Greatest Hits
Kate Bush – Hounds Of Love
Melissa Etheridge – Never Enough
Joni Mitchell – Court And Spark*
Caro Emerald – Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor
Dan Fogelberg – Nether Lands
Steve Earle – Jerusalem
The Beatles – Please Please Me
Joni Mitchell – Taming The Tiger*
Peter Gabriel – So
Afrocelts – Seed
ABBA – The Visitors
Robin Trower – B.L.T.
Herbie Hancock – Gershwin's World
Pentangle – Cruel Sister
Todd Rundgren – The Best Of Todd Rundgren
Steely Dan – Aja
The Tragically Hip – Up To Here
The Sugarcubes – Stick Around For Joy
Richard Thompson – Mock Tudor
Procol Harum – Broken Barricades
Deirdre – Deirdre
Tim Renwick – Privateer

* this Joni Mitchell mini-binge was inspired by my recent reading of David Yaffe's excellent new biography, “Reckless Daughter.” Although I never stopped listening to her music, some of this schtuff I hadn't played in years and i'd almost forgotten how brilliant she can be.

The KSHE Klassics Show, Nov. 26th, 2017

Quotation du jour: Hans Christian Anderson ~ Where words fail, music speaks

It seems i was listening from somewhere in California on Sunday. I hope the weather was nice for me, it was dull and dreary and -1 degree (Celsius) at home. At least, that i was thinking as the audio stream began and i was told that "together we can make California better."

Then something that i really loved, happened. A couple of weeks ago i mentioned that listenlive.co, the outfit that streams KSHE's audio, would, during commercial breaks, replace the local St Louis ads with (a) a sometimes wildly inappropriate song of their own, and/or (b) ads aimed at me based on my geographical location, i.e., wherever my VPN told them i was listening from. That didn't happen this Sunday. There were no extraneous songs and i heard mostly local ads, which was great. I love St Louis so much, i even like their radio ads! http://www.moinsurance.org/ http://www.suntrupnissan.com/ https://www.ackermantoyota.com/ http://www.goodfeet.com/st-louis/ I shoulda been born there.... (I wonder if those people will give me a commission...?)

And what a playlist. I know i'm onto a good thing when, in a four hour show, there was only one song that made me want to toss the laptop out of the window, the REO Speedwagon horror. (OMG, i hate that piece of alleged music.) I needed this, too: i had a miserable, stress-filled week at work. You might be surprised to hear that i have another job! Yes, i've been blogging for ten years now and i've earned around $13, so it's not like i need one, but i like to do something that keeps me busy for more than four hours a week.... Last week was too OTT, though. Keep clicking on them ads, folks!

Survivor -- Poor Man's Son
Eric Clapton -- Mainline Florida
Flame -- Beg Me
Bob Dylan -- Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again
Dave Mason -- We Just Disagree
Prism -- Julie
Good Rats -- Injun Joe
Jeff Beck -- Freeway Jam
Finnigan & Wood -- Highway
John Mellencamp -- Ain't Even Done With The Night
Paul McCartney & Wings -- Venus And Mars / Rock Show
April Wine -- Just Between You And Me
The Who -- Athena
Shooting Star -- Breakout
The Little River Band -- It's A Long Way There
Atlanta Rhythm Section -- I'm Not Gonna Let It Bother Me Tonight
Captain Beyond -- Sufficiently Breathless
Charlie -- L.A. Dreamer
Crosby, Stills & Nash -- Marrakesh Express
Paice Ashton Lord -- Remember The Good Times
Uriah Heep -- The Wizard
Steely Dan -- Black Friday
Charlie Daniels -- Reflections
Rare Bird -- Beautiful Scarlet
Bruce Springsteen -- The Promised Land
Jim Capaldi -- Living On The Edge
Couchois -- Do It In Darkness
Symphonic Slam -- Modane Train
Budgie -- Sky High Percentage
Z.Z. Top -- A Fool For Your Stockings
Nils Lofgren -- No Mercy
The Jimi Hendrix Experience -- Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
REO Speedwagon -- 157 Riverside Avenue
Styx -- Snowblind
Rainbow -- Man On The Silver Mountain

This is what's been under the laser at World HQ this week:

Sharon Shannon – Out The Gap
James Taylor – James Taylor
Terje Rypdal – Chaser
Yes – The Ladder
Trigger Hippy – Trigger Hippy
The Mothers Of Invention – Freak Out!
Eagles – On The Border
Marc Bonilla – American Matador
John Hiatt – Walk On
Caro Emerald – The Shocking Miss Emerald
Highly Strung – Bagatelles And Belgian Lace
Judy Collins – Wildflowers
Crash Parallel – World We Know
Paul McCartney & Wings – Band On The Run
Strawbs – A Choice Selection Of Strawbs
Richard Thompson – Rumor And Sigh
Procol Harum – Broken Barricades
Andy M. Stewart – Man In The Moon
Various Artists – American Rock 'n' Roll Classics, Vol. 6
Various Artists – Angel Heart
Kate Bush – The Kick Inside
Five For Fighting – The Battle For Everything
John Lennon – Rock 'N' Roll
Joni Mitchell – Hits
Mark Knopfler – Golden Heart
Runrig – The Cutter And The Clan
Rival Sons – Head Down
Howard Jones – In The Running
Colin James – Bad Habits
Blues Traveler – Four
Siouxsie And The Banshees – The Rapture

The KSHE Klassics Show, Nov. 5th, 2017

Quotation du jour: Ludwig Van Beethoven ¬ Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy. Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks and invents.

Thanks to my VPN, i was listening to the program from New York City this week -- at least, according to the ads that listenlive.co was inserting, but that's okay with me: i used to feel that NYC was my spiritual home. Until, that is, i went to St Louis and discovered the Delmar Loop area....

Anyway, to the music. I was thinking, when Uman (the show's host) played the track by The Kings -- the second song by a Canadian group in less than an hour -- that KSHE plays a disproportionate amount of music from The Great White North, and out of curiosity i looked at the website of another American station i have bookmarked. Their playlist indicated that they had played just one Canadian performer since midnight, and that was Jeff Healey (who i happen to think was over-rated). (And before any of my anonymous commentards decide to flame me, that is my OPINION. I happen to like ABBA. So what?)

After the Kings' song finished, as yet another example of GMTA, Uman himself remarked on this phenomenon, saying, with a chuckle, that "the amount of Canadian music we play on the Klassics Show is ridiculous, when you think about it." Of course, there was only one more Canuck track for the rest of the show.

Anyway, it was a great show: i'd be delighted to hear Rory Gallagher every week, that Kings' song is a classic for sure (and, indeed a klassic), plus Genesis, The Allman Brothers, Mama's Pride, Robin Trower, Steely Dan, Wishbone Ash, Billy Joel, Yes, ELO -- all performers whose music i love.

Normally, i try to head the playlist with a photo that's relevant to the first song, but i really couldn't think of one for The Beat's song, so here's a pic of Rory Gallagher, the best blues-rock guitarist of all time, ever.

The Beat -- Don't Wait Up For Me Tonight
April Wine -- Oowatanite
Toto -- I'll Supply The Love
Journey -- Spaceman
Icehouse -- Electric Blue
Joe Walsh -- At The Station
The Kings -- This Beat Goes On / Switchin' To Glide
Roger Daltrey -- One Man Band
The Allman Brothers Band -- Blue Sky
Rory Gallagher -- Brute Force And Ignorance
Supertramp -- Hide In Your Shell
Bruce Springsteen -- 10th Avenue Freeze-Out
Mama's Pride -- Can I Call You A Cab
Genesis -- I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Bob Dylan -- Lay, Lady, Lay
Little Feat -- All That You Dream
Michael Stanley -- In The Heartland
Robin Trower -- Bridge Of Sighs
Runner -- Run For Your Life
Steely Dan -- Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Mountain -- Nantucket Sleighride
B.B King -- The Thrill Is Gone
Wishbone Ash -- Blowin' Free
The Marshall Tucker Band -- Searchin' For A Rainbow
Montrose -- Rock The Nation
Shooting Star -- Hang On For Your Life
New England -- Don't Ever Want To Lose Ya
Elton John -- All The Girls Love Alice
Nazareth -- Holiday
Todd Rundgren -- Just One Victory
Billy Joel -- The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
Michael Martin Murphey -- Wildfire
Moon Martin -- Rolene
Yes -- Wonderous Stories
Danny Spanos -- Hot Cherie
Foreigner -- Starrider
The Electric Light Orchestra -- Roll Over Beethoven
Bachman-Turner Overdrive -- Hey You

It really is the highlight of my week, you know...

And here's what Cate and i forced the neighbours to listen to this week:

The Chieftains – The Chieftains 4
Jack Bruce – A Question Of Time
Tim Renwick – Privateer
James Taylor – Sweet Baby James
Wishbone Ash – There's The Rub
Thunder – Back Street Symphony
Tori Amos – From The Choirgirl Hotel
Stan Rogers – The Very Best Of Stan Rogers
John Kirkpatrick – Coat-Tails Flying
Roger Waters – Amused To Death
Peter Hammill – From The Trees
Trevor Jones et al  – Angel Heart
The Albion Band – Before Us Stands Yesterday
Stephen Stills – Stephen Stills 2
The Beatles – Magical Mystery Tour
Bonnie Raitt – Silver Lining
Genesis – Nursery Cryme
Return To Forever – Romantic Warrior
Peter Hammill – And Close As This
Runrig – Transmitting Live
Rockpile – Seconds Of Pleasure
Steely Dan – Katy Lied
This Mortal Coil – Filigree And Shadow
Five Hand Reel – For A' That
Dan Fogelberg – High Country Snows
Jon Anderson – Change We Must
Joan Osborne – Love And Hate
The Kinks – The Collection
Colin James – Twentyfive Live
Enya – A Day Without Rain (Ed note – a day without rain? In Stratford? Unbelieveable!)

KSHE Klassics, Oct. 29, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Forgive me, Majesty. I am a vulgar man! But I assure you, my music is not.

It was a hassle-free listening experience this week, folks, with very few brief connection drop-outs and, better yet, no BSODs (Blue Screens Of Death). I had a couple during the week, but none on Sunday, so i was able to listen to all of this excellent edition of The Klassics Show virtually uninterrupted.

I want to blether a bit about the outfit that streams KSHE's audio, listenlive [dot] co. When i first started listening to KSHE, all those years ago, it was a different company that handled the stream (i forget its name), and one of the things that piqued my interest in St Louis was listening to the local ads. I'll never forget listening to Arnold, owner of the Goodfeet Store (which also has a branch in Shiloh, Illinois, you know) -- he's quite a character! -- although it struck me as very odd hearing ads for hospitals....

But about three years ago, listenlive [dot] co. took over and decided to block the audio stream to my country. I now need to listen using a VPN.* But worse than that, listen deletes the local advertising and replaces it with ads aimed at my geographical area which, thanks to the VPN, is usually New York City (although i've been hearing an ad for a restaurant in Santa Clara, California, recently).

It gets worser: listenlive also inserts songs of their own choosing that are generally wildly inappropriate, often poorly recorded, and sometimes utterly abysmal. Every week, for instance, i have to suffer two songs i hate but two bands i can't stand, KISS and Aerosmith. The things i have to endure to listen to the best radio program that i know of -- and to bring you this playlist each week....

Oh, look, there's Dickie Betts:

Dickie Betts -- Hand Picked
Dave Mason -- Mystic Traveler
Off Broadway -- Full Moon Turn Your Head Around
Santana -- She's Not There
Brave Belt -- Another Way Out
Joe Walsh -- Meadows
Ronnie Montrose -- Town Without Pity
Traffic -- Empty Pages
Strawbs -- Autumn
Robin Trower -- My Love (Burning Love)
Bob Dylan -- Blowin' In The Wind
Arthur Brown -- Fire
The Who -- Slip Kid
Chicago -- Make Me Smile
.38 Special -- Rock And Roll Strategy
Steve Walsh -- Every Step Of The Way
Cat Stevens -- Bitterblue
Leon Russell -- Tightrope
Creedence Clearwater Revival -- Midnight Special
Loggins & Messina -- Angry Eyes
Rick Derringer -- Don't Ever Say Goodbye
Foreigner -- Women
April Wine -- Roller
Frankie And The Knockouts -- Running Into The Night
The Boomtown Rats -- I Don't Like Mondays
Jethro Tull -- Living In The Past
Wet Willie -- Everything That You Do (Will Come Back To You)
John Mellencamp -- Small Paradise
Patti Smith -- Because The Night
Ted Nugent & The Amboy Dukes -- Call Of The Wild
Lou Reed -- Sweet Jane
Electric Light Orchestra -- Poker
Styx -- Lady
The Rolling Stones -- Wild Horses
REO Speedwagon -- Son Of A Poor Man

Here's what we've been “grooving” to (as we hipsters say) at home this week:

Bruce Cockburn – In The Falling Dark
Thin Lizzy – Live And Dangerous
Dan Fogelberg & Tim Weisberg – No Resemblance Whatsoever
Various Artists – Passion Sources
Pink Floyd – Ummagumma
Dan Fogelberg – Full Circle
Jeff Beck – You Had It Coming
The Fray – How To Save A Life
Mr Fox – Join Us In Our Game
Dan Fogelberg – Nether Lands
Fairport Convention – The Five Seasons
Electric Light Orchestra – Early Years
Peter Hammill – Fireships
Jefferson Airplane – Bless Its Pointed Little Head
Joni Mitchell – Night Ride Home
Matchbox 20 – Yourself Or Someone Like You
Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
Dead Can Dance – Spiritchaser
Various Artists – Boogie Nights 2
Shirley & Dolly Collins – Anthems In Eden
Jennifer Warnes – Famous Blue Raincoat
Supertramp – Crisis? What Crisis?
Jeff Beck – Live At The Hollywood Bowl
Joan Osborne – Songs Of Bob Dylan
Five Hand Reel – Earl O' Moray
The Tragically Hip – Up To Here
Stan Rogers – Fogarty's Cove
Santana – Milagro
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
The Byrds – Free Flyte

*My VPN is Tunnel Bear and i'd recommend them highly. https://www.tunnelbear.com/ They have a free version that gives you 500 MB of data a month, but i pay $9.99 (USD) a month for unlimited and it's worth every cent.

The KSHE Klassics Program, Oct. 22, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ Gord Downie: We want to bring good music to the people. That’s what it’s all about.

My regular reader will recall that, earlier this year, i had a lot of problems listening to this program: something called netio.sys kept crashing my system. But then it stopped, and streaming the audio was -- with one or two notable exceptions -- pretty painless for quite a while. I thought i'd solved the problem by running a few maintenance tasks.

I may have to run those maintenance tasks again, though: netio.sys (it's a system service exception error)  has reared its ugly head again this weekend and crashed my system right in the middle of Chilliwack's "Baby Blue." I missed very little of the program though, but i had to listen on my iPad for maybe five minutes. Not quite the same as my computer speakers are very good ones and the iPad sound leaves a lot to be desired (and of course i have no idea where the earbuds are).

Overall, a darned good show today.

I need to say a few words about Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip, who died last Tuesday. He really deserves a post of his own, but i don't think i'm articulate (or sober) enough to write a substantial and worthy one.

KSHE has never played The Tragically Hip (which is odd, as they play a goodly amount of Canadian schtuff), but my friend Tommy, who is the overnight deejay there during the week, knows their music and played it at a station he used to work for. He sends his condolences. Sadly, the band is virtually unknown in the States. Perhaps their music dealt too much with Canadian themes: who else would write a song called "Bobcaygeon"? Who in the USA would know what the heck it meant? But then there was "New Orleans Is Sinking" -- maybe it just touched too many nerves after Hurricane Katrina, although it was written long before....

But to Canadians, he was a hero: not just as a musician but as a writer and as an activist for native rights. Our Prime Minister spoke to the press about him and had tears rolling down his cheeks. (A lot of people in Canada were familiar with tears rolling down their cheeks this week.) As Justin Trudeau said, this country is less of a place with him gone.

Anyway, or, as Canadians say, anyways, here's the playlist:

R.I.P., Gord






Stephen Stills -- Love The One You're With
Supertramp -- Even In The Quietest Moments
Nantucket -- Quite Like You
Charlie Daniels -- Caballo Diablo
Andy Pratt -- Avenging Annie
Thin Lizzy -- Romeo And The Lonely Girl
Rare Earth -- Get Ready
UFO -- Lights Out
The Grateful Dead -- Friend Of The Devil
Bruce Springsteen -- Prove It All Night
Brewer & Shipley -- One Toke Over The Line
Yes -- Siberian Khatru
Rocky Burnette -- Tired Of Toein' The Line
Wet Willie -- Baby Fat
Outlaws -- Green Grass And High Tides
Shooting Star -- Bring It On
Emerson, Lake & Palmer -- Still ... You Turn Me On
Gary Wright -- Love Is Alive
King Crimson -- 21st Century Schizoid Man
The Little River Band -- It's Not A Wonder
Blackfoot -- Train, Train
Journey -- Topaz
Robin Trower -- Little Bit Of Sympathy
Ambrosia -- Holdin' On To Yesterday
Sniff 'N' The Tears -- Driver's Seat
Chilliwack -- Baby Blue
The Moody Blues -- Ride My See-Saw
April Wine -- Wings Of Love
The Marshall Tucker Band -- Blue Ridge Mountain Sky
Charlie -- She Loves To Be In Love
Foghat -- Stone Blue
Jethro Tull -- Too Old To Rock'N'Roll, Too Young To Die
Stillwater -- Women (Beautiful Women)
Saga -- On The Loose
Crawler -- Sail On
Blue Cheer -- Summertime Blues

And this is what my cat has been dancing to at home this week:

Maddy Prior & June Tabor – No More To The Dance
Jane Siberry – When I Was A Boy
Björk – Homogenic
Planxty – The Well Below The Valley
Peter Hammill – Everyone You Hold
Caro Emerald – The Shocking Miss Emerald (Deluxe Edition)
Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden
The Boswell Sisters – Shout, Sister, Shout!
Rory Gallagher – Deuce
The Tragically Hip – In Violet Light
Bruce Springsteen – High Hopes
The Allman Brothers Band – At Fillmore East
P.J. Harvey – White Chalk
Florence + The Machine – Lungs
Nanci Griffith – The MCA Years: A Retrospective
Yes – The Yes Album
Monty Python – Monty Python Sings.
John Kirkpatrick – Coat-Tails Flying
Kathy Mattea – Walking Away A Winner
Blowzabella – Vanilla
Alan Stivell – Live In Dublin
Paul Simon – Graceland
Van der Graaf Generator – A Grounding In Numbers
Jennifer Warnes – Famous Blue Raincoat
Steeleye Span – Bedlam Born
The Beatles – Please Please Me

KSHE Klassics, Sept. 17, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ Dan Fogelberg: MTV didn't call. I guess i wasn't hip and groovy enough.

Well, didn't this week's show just zoom by. I was at the laptop, just buggering around on the Internet (as i am wont to do) thinking there was lots more great classic rock was to come, and it was over! Mind you, it was the best Klassics Show in a couple of weeks -- when it kicks off with Dan Fogelberg, i know i'm in for a treat!

Dan Fogelberg -- Part Of The Plan
Kansas -- Two Cents' Worth
Graham Parker -- Don't Ask Me Questions
Prism -- Hello
Jo Jo Gunne -- Run Run Run
Van Morrison -- Wavelength
John Kay -- Easy Evil
Billy Joel -- Prelude / Angry Young Man
Toby Beau -- Westbound Train
Santana -- Everything's Coming Our Way
Uriah Heep -- Sweet Lorraine
Cheryl Dilcher -- High
Electric Light Orchestra -- Tightrope
April Wine -- I Like To Rock
Bob Dylan -- Knockin' On Heaven's Door
Krokus -- Screaming In The Night
Dave Mason -- Headkeeper
Steely Dan -- Bodhisattva
Jackson Browne -- Here Come Those Tears Again
John Stewart -- Gold
The Amboy Dukes -- Journey To The Center Of The Mind
Michael Stanley -- All I Ever Wanted
Stingray -- Lovesaver
String Driven Thing -- Starving In The Tropics
Morning Star -- Sad Lady
Head East -- Since You've Been Gone
Queen -- Liar
Traffic -- Freedom Rider
Point Blank -- Nicole
Rod Stewart -- Blondes (Have More Fun)
Eric Clapton -- Blues Power
The Doobie Brothers -- Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me)
Neil Young -- Cinnamon Girl
Foghat -- My Babe
The Moody Blues -- Question
Kenny Loggins -- Keep The Fire
Marillion -- Kayleigh
Black Sabbath -- Black Sabbath
Heartsfield -- House Of Living

Here's what i've been oppressing the neighbours with this week:

Five Hand Reel – For A' That
Planxty – The Well Below The Valley
The Bothy Band – Old Hag You Have Killed Me
Runrig – The Cutter And The Clan
Colin James – Fuse
Kate Bush – The Dreaming
Robin Trower – Day Of The Eagle
Katrina And The Waves – Walking On Sunshine: The Greatest Hits Of Katrina And The Waves
Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn
Caro Emerald – Acoustic Sessions
Steeleye Span – Ten Man Mop, Or, Mr Reservoir Butler Rides Again
Jimi Hendrix – South Saturn Delta
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Black Moon
The Beatles – Rubber Soul
Jeff Beck – Live +
Jethro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery
Saga – Silent Knight
Radiohead – Hail To The Thief
Bob Dylan – Modern Times
Eliza Carthy – Rough Music
Terje Rypdal – Descendre
Paul Simon – The Essential Paul Simon
John Hiatt – Anthology
James – The Best Of James
Peter Hammill – In A Foreign Town
Fairport Convention – Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
Annie Haslam –Annie Haslam
Chicago – Chicago VII
Various Artists – Compil Folk 23
David Gilmour – Rattle That Lock
Steely Dan – Pretzel Logic
Donovan – Sunshine Superman
P.J. Harvey – White Chalk
Yes – The Yes Album
Arkells – Michigan Left

KSHE Klassics, Sept. 10th, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ Walter Becker: Cynicism, I contend, is the wailing of someone who believes that things are, or should be, or could be, much, much better than they are.

If i ever win a lottery -- which is pretty unlikely, as i never buy tickets -- i intend to move to St Louis. A condo downtown with a view of the river would be my idea of heaven, plus i wouldn't have to listen to this program online every week. Of course, i'd have to buy a stereo system too -- right now i only ever listen to music on the laptop, and i have a very nice pair of Altec-Lansing speakers for it -- but as i'd won the lottery i'd have oodles of boodle, so no worries there.

Status Quo -- Down Down
The Electric Light Orchestra -- In The Hall Of The Mountain King
Mama's Pride -- In The Morning
Pure Prairie League -- Two Lane Highway
Sad Café -- Black Rose
Bob Dylan -- Tangled Up In Blue
Judas Priest -- The Ripper
The Jeff Beck Group -- I Ain't Superstitious
Nantucket -- Heartbreaker
Planet P -- Why Me?
The Grateful Dead -- Not Fade Away
The Moody Blues -- Just A Singer (In A Rock And Roll Band)
Shooting Star -- Tonight
Billy Joel -- Captain Jack
Little Feat -- Feets Don't Fail Me Now
Aldo Nova -- Fantasy
The Spencer Davis Group -- I'm A Man
April Wine -- Shotdown
Robert Palmer -- You're Gonna Get What's Comin'
Jesse Colin Young -- Ridgetop
Gulliver -- Ridin' The Wind
Rare Bird -- As Your Mind Flies
Bob Welch -- Ebony Eyes
Jefferson Starship -- Can't Find Love
Snail -- The Joker
Trevor Rabin -- Finding Me A Way Back Home
Joe Walsh -- County Fair
The Tubes -- Talk To Ya Later
.38 Special -- Chain Lightnin'
The Who -- Dr Jimmy
Kansas -- Can I Tell You
Moxy -- Sail On Sail Away
Steely Dan -- The Fez

And here's what's been driving my neighbours to distraction this week:

Dave Swarbrick – English Fiddler
Idjah Hadidjah – Tonggeret
John Kirkpatrick – Going Spare
Five Hand Reel – Five Hand Reel
Runrig – The Cutter And The Clan
Lucinda Williams – World Without Tears
Van der Graaf Generator – Trisector
Memphis Minnie – The Essential Recordings
The Bothy Band – Old Hag You Have Killed Me
Joan Osborne – Songs Of Bob Dylan
Richard Thompson – Acoustic Classics II
Planxty – The Well Below The Valley
Planxty – Cold Blow And The Rainy Night
Caro Emerald – Emerald Island Tour
Marillion – F.E.A.R.
Paula Cole – Ballads
Neil Young – Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Steeleye Span – Bloody Men
Linda Thompson – Dreams Fly Away
Various Artists – Passion Sources
Paul Simon – You're The One
The Walker Brothers – Portrait
Warren Zevon – Excitable Boy
Jon & Vangelis – Page Of Life
Peter Hammill & Guy Evans – Spur Of The Moment
Rory Gallagher – Against The Grain
Fairport Convention – Over The Next Hill
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Trilogy
Dan Fogelberg – Live At Carnegie Hall

KSHE Klassics, August 20, 2017

Quotation du jour: Mark Twain ~ Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in.

You may recall that, last week, i was a little under the weather. In fact, for nearly two weeks, i felt like i'd been hit by a fucking bus. It wasn't until this past Friday that i felt back to being 100% and, amazingly, i was also in a good mood: very rare for me. It may have been simple relief at not feeling like something the cat threw up, but it has remained. I feel excellent.

This week's mostly excellent Klassics Show didn't hurt, either!

Thin Lizzy – Showdown

Journey – The Girl Can't Help It

Jackson Browne – That Girl Could Sing

Bob Dylan – Maggie's Farm

Molly Hatchet – Gator Country

David Bowie – Golden Years

The Nazz – Open My Eyes

Queen – Tie Your Mother Down

Touch – When The Spirit Moves You

Strawbs – Heartbreaker

The Clash – Train In Vain

The Police – Driven To Tears

Trapeze – Black Clouds

Rod Stewart – Hot Legs

Bob Welch – Sentimental Lady

Creedence Clearwater Revival – Sweet Hitch-Hiker

Poco – Rose Of Cimarron

City Boy – Cigarettes

Crabby Appleton – Go Back

Dave Mason – So High (Rock Me Baby And Roll Me Away

Taxxi – I'm Leaving

Billy Joel – Root Beer Rag

Firefall – Mexico

Boz Scaggs – Loan Me A Dime

Climax Blues Band – I Am Constant

Jimmy Barnes – Working Class Man

The Babys – Every Time I Think Of You

Todd Rundgren – Love Of The Common Man

Grinderswitch – Higher Ground

Joe Cocker – She Came In Through The Bathroom Window

Pavlov's Dog – Julia

Steely Dan – Kid Charlemagne

Eric Clapton – Let It Rain

Prism – Armageddon

Starz – (She's Just A) Fallen Angel

Pete Townshend – Pure And Easy

J. Geils – Whammer Jammer

And our own personal playlist for the week:

Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden

Lisa Gerrard – A Thousand Roads

Marvin Gaye – 15 Greatest Hits

Marillion – F.E.A.R.

Peter Hammill – In Camera

Ofra Haza – Fifty Gates Of Wisdom

Kate Bush – Director's Cut

Focus – At The Rainbow

The Beatles – Past Masters Volume One

Dan Fogelberg – Full Circle

Joni Mitchell – Night Ride Home

Ashley Hutchings – Rattlebone & Ploughjack

Mark Knopfler – Sailing To Philadephia

James Taylor – October Road

Squeeze – The Millennium Collection

Richard Thompson – Mirror Blue

Home – The Alchemist

Soft Machine – Third

Rod Stewart – A Night On The Town

Tori Amos – From The Choirgirl Hotel

Phil Manzanera – Listen Now

Andy Irvine & Paul Brady – Andy Irvine & Paul Brady

Jonathan Edwards – Jonathan Edwards

Dan Fogelberg – River Of Souls

The Albion Band – Acousticity

Ian Anderson – Homo Erraticus

The Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir – Le Mystère Des Voix Bulgares

Keane – Perfect Symmetry

Keith Emerson – Off The Shelf

Matchbox Twenty – More Than You Think You Are

John Lennon – Wonsaponatime

Propaganda – A Secret Wish

Saga – 20/20

Five Hand Reel – For A' That

Focus – Ship Of Memories

Survivor – Vital Signs

KSHE Klassics, August 6, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ Les Dawson: Mind you, I've always been musical... Mother used to sit me on her knee and I'd whisper, 'Mummy, Mummy, sing me a lullaby do,' and she'd say: 'Certainly my angel, my wee bundle of happiness, hold my beer while I fetch me banjo.'

It was a pretty miserable listening experience this morning, folks. Not because of the music itself, which was mostly as good as ever. No, it was my Internet connection playing silly buggers again: frequent drop-outs and i know i missed at least two songs.

It was a fairly frustrating morning altogether, cyberspatially. A couple of fairly large downloads (the usual music & porn) kept failing, as did several uploads, and even remote content in emails wasn't loading. If i ever move to St Louis, which i fully intend to do when i win a few millions in a lottery (which is unlikely to happen as i never buy tickets), one reason will be that i'll be able to listen to this show without a DSL connection.

Also, it never fails to stagger me that, after years of writing this blog, mt typing skills aren;t omproving .... Anywat, her's today's platlist:

Crosby, Stills & Nash -- Marrakesh Express

Kansas -- Play The Game Tonight

The Bliss Band -- Doctor

Bruce Springsteen -- Hungry Heart

Jimi Hendrix -- Little Wing

Tommy Bolin -- Post Toastee

Alice Cooper -- Hello Hurray

David Bowie -- Space Oddity

Eric Clapton -- I've Got A Rock 'n' Roll Heart

Jackson Browne -- Redneck Friend

Elton John -- Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters

Bob Seger -- Nutbush City Limits

Eagles -- Ol' 55

Steely Dan -- Black Friday

Bachman-Turner Overdrive -- Blue Collar

Jim Capaldi -- Living On The Edge

Dave Mason -- Mystic Traveller

Headboys -- The Shape Of Things To Come

Arthur Brown -- Fire

Symphonic Slam -- Modane Train

Atlanta Rhythm Section -- Georgia Rhythm

The Band -- Up On Cripple Creek

April Wine -- Just Between You And Me

Climax Blues Band -- Couldn't Get It Right

UFO -- Shoot Shoot

Triumvirat -- Spartacus

Foghat -- Rock And Roll Outlaw

Pete Townshend -- Rough Boys

Chicago -- Dialogue (Parts 1 & 2)

Nils Lofgren -- No Mercy

Todd Rundgren -- Just One Victory

Ian Gomm -- Hold On

Gypsy -- Don't Get Mad (Get Even)

America -- Sandman

Kenny Loggins -- Easy Driver

Genesis -- A Trick Of The Tail

Badfinger -- Baby Blue

Chilliwack -- Something Better

J. Geils -- First I Look At The Purse

Rainbow -- Man On The Silver Mountain

Creedence Clearwater Revival -- The Midnight Special

And here's what we played at the world headquarters of the Jim Spriggs Society this week:

Heart – Heart

Bob Dylan – Another Side Of Bob Dylan

Kate Bush – Aerial

The Tea Party – Seven Circles

Rush – Feedback

Rory Gallagher – Irish Tour '74

Caro Emerald – Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor

Curved Air – Air Conditioning

John Fogerty – The Long Road Home

Genesis – Selling England By The Pound

Florence + The Machine – Lungs

Chicago – Chicago VI

Maddy Priot & June Tabor – No More To The Dance

Pyewackett – The Man In The Moon Drinks Claret

Various Artists – The Roots Of The Rolling Stones

Five Hand Reel – For A' That

Rob Hyman – Largo

Focus – In And Out Of Focus

The Beatles – Beatles For Sale

Gregson & Collister – The Last Word

Peter Gabriel – OVO

Focus – At The Rainbow

Marillion – F.E.A.R.

Caro Emerald – The Shocking Miss Emerald

Runrig – The Cutter And The Clan

Mike Heron – Smiling Men With Bad Reputations

Colin James – Sudden Stop

Robin Trower – Day Of The Eagle

Afro-Celt Sound System – Anatomic

Ray Davies – Americana

Paul Simon – The Rhythm Of The Saints

Cassandra Wilson – Silver Pony

Alan Stivell – Olympia Concert

Jonathan Edwards -- Jonathan Edwards

The KSHE Klassics Show, July 16, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ Maya Angelou “Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness.”

Another excellent edition. As i've written before, if i could find a radio station that played this kinda schtuff – classic rock that you rarely hear anywhere else – i might never leave my nest. (But, really, John. Two versions of “Arms Of Mary”? The Sutherland Brothers' version, which was the original, is excellent and Chilliwack's cover version is pretty darned good, too, but, why?)

Most radio stations have playlists of maybe 300 songs, and so of course you hear the same music over and over. KSHE, during its normal programming hours, is, i admit, a little like that too. I like to hear the unexpected, and i invariably do on Sunday mornings.

(There's an online station, also from St Louis, St Louis Classic Rock dot com (www.slcr.tv) i listen to occasionally and they pride themselves on their playlist of well over five thousand songs. But a lot of what they play is obscure – and deserves to be!)

As a footnote, i was once again able to listen to the show in its entirety without any of the computery troubles that used to beset me on Sunday mornings (but rarely at any other time). I don't think that i did anything to solve the problems other than general maintenance, but i'm certainly not complaining.

Here's the playlist:

Jefferson Starship – Ride The Tiger

The Marshall Tucker Band – Heard It In A Love Song

Little River Band – It's A Long Way There

Bob Dylan – Mr Tambourine Man

Moon Martin – Rolene

America – Don't Cross The River

Steely Dan – My Old School

Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Arms Of Mary

Head East – Love Me Tonight

Paice Ashton Lord – Remember The Good Times

The Byrds – So You Want To Be A Rock 'N' Roll Star

Kansas – The Wall

Michael Murphey – Wildfire

Rare Bird – Beautiful Scarlet

Bruce Springsteen – Badlands

Kantner / Slick / Freiberg – Across The Board

Climax Blues Band – Using The Power

Tucky Buzzard – Gold Medallions

Chilliwack – Arms Of Mary

Runner – Run For Your Life

Grateful Dead – Sugar Magnolia

Danny Spanos – Hot Cherie

Jimi Hendix Experience – Crosstown Traffic

Budgie – Sky High Percentage

Billy Joel – The Entertainer

Real Life – Send Me An Angel

Electric Light Orchestra – Livin' Thing

Firefall – Livin' Ain't Livin'

Sammy Hagar – (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay

Manfred Mann's Earthband – For You

Spirit – I Got A Line On You

Ambrosia – Holdin' On To Yesterday

Eric Clapton – Let It Grow

April Wine – Sign Of The Gypsy Queen

Michael Stanley – He Can't Love You

Wet Willie – Street Corner Serenade

Gypsy – Tomorrow Is The Last To Be Heard

Ian Hunter – Cleveland Rocks

The Doors – Back Door Man

Here's what we played at World Headquarters this week:

Steve Reich – Drumming

3 – To The Power Of Three

Sandie Shaw – The Very Best Of Sandie Shaw

The Doobie Brothers – Best Of The Doobies

Kronos Quartet – Górecky String Quartets

Rory Gallagher – Fresh Evidence

The Sutherland Brothers & Quiver – Beat Of The Street

The Allman Brothers Band – Brothers And Sisters

Melissa Etheridge – Your Little Secret

Genesis – Nursery Cryme

Keane – Perfect Symmetry

Sheryl Crow – Be Myself

Jonathan Edwards – Jonathan Edwards

Paula Cole – This Bright Red Feeling

Robert Fripp – Exposure

George Harrison – Early Takes Volume 1

Chantal Kreviazuk – Ghost Stories

Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden

Yes – Union

John Hiatt – Walk On

Fairport Convention – Full House

Jackson Browne – Running On Empty

Yes – Tales From Topographic Oceans

Roy Wood Wizzo Band – Super Active Wizzo

Dan Fogelberg – Love In Time

Andy Irvine & Paul Brady – Andy Irvine & Paul Brady

Amanda Marshall – Intermission: The Singles Collection

Ofra Haza – Shaday

The Beatles – Help!

The KSHE Klassics Show, July 9th, 2017

Quotation du jour ~ William Blake: Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.

Gloriosky, i was able to listen with out any computer problems at all today. I must be living right, or have been this week anyway. Sadly, the show seemed to just whizz by so quickly. I thought there must be at least an hour to go when John (i can call him John, i met him) said he was heading out the door.

This morning was a perfect example of why this programme is the highlight of my week – quite a few songs i love (in fact i have marked those with an asterisk, in case you're interested) and only one that i positively can't stand (that would be the REO Speedwagon disaster). Between those extremes everything was perfectly acceptable. Well done, Uman!

Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill*

The James Gang – Must Be Love

Rocky Burnette – Tired Of Towin' The Line

Brownsville Station – Smokin' In The Boys' Room

Neil Young – Like A Hurricane*

Bruce Springsteen – Prove It All Night

Novo Combo – Tattoo

John Mellencamp – A Little Night Dancin'

The Band – The Weight*

Steely Dan – Time Out Of Mind*

REO Speedwagon -- 157 Riverside Avenue

April Wine – Say Hello*

Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway*

Jefferson Starship – The Girl With The Hungry Eyes

Kansas – What's On My Mind

The Grateful Dead – One More Saturday Night

Brave Belt – Another Way Out

Electric Light Orchestra – Turn To Stone*

Breathless – Takin' It Back

Wishbone Ash – Blowin' Free*

Eagles – Wasted Time

Steve Winwood – Time Is Running Out

The Marshall Tucker Band – Searchin' For A Rainbow

Free – Wishing Well*

Wiggy Bits – Oh Captain

Tony Carey – I Won't Be Home Tonight

Traffic – Medicated Goo

Heart – Dreamboat Annie*

The Kinks – Tired Of Waiting For You*

Michael Stanley – Nothing's Gonna Change My Mind

UFO – Too Hot To Handle

Fleetwood Mac – Oh Well (live)*

Leon Russell – Tightrope

The Tubes – Sushi Girl

Elvin Bishop – Travelin' Shoes*

Uriah Heep – Lady In Black

Zebra – Who's Behind The Door?

Arlo Guthrie – Coming In To Los Angeles

Lake – On The Run

Van Morrison – Wild Night*

And this is what was under the laser here at Spriggs Towers this week:

Dan Fogelberg – Souvenirs

Peter Gabriel – Birdy

Kate Rusby – 20

Radiohead – OK Computer

Jeff Beck – Crazy Legs

Talk Talk – Laughing Stock

Sparks – Exotic Creatures Of The Deep

Various Artists – Compil Folk 19

The Tragically Hip – Now For Plan A

Thunder – Behind Closed Doors

Billy Talent – Dead Silence

Donovan – A Gift From A Flower To A Garden

Talk Talk – Spirit Of Eden

The Tragically Hip – Yer Favourites

Max Webster – High Class In Borrowed Shoes

Peter Hammill – Skin

Steely Dan – Countdown To Ecstasy

Sting – The Dream Of The Blue Turtles

Seether – Poison The Parish

The Beatles – Rubber Soul

Ray Davies – Americana

Terje Rypdal & The Chasers – Blue

Marillion – F.E.A.R.

Genesis – Duke

Dan Fogelberg – Windows And Walls

Jane Siberry – The Speckless Sky

Rory Gallagher – Jinx

Dead Can Dance – Aion

Ashley Hutchings – By Gloucester Docks I Sat Down And Wept