#kshe95

[daddy-ul]

Kirk and Cliff's culinary adventures.

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or, the long history of Metallica and toasters.

[harrisonarchive]

Happy birthday to Dhani!

“The name ‘Dhani’ actually came from my study of Indian music: from the scale of Sa-Ri-Ga-Ma-Pa-DHA-NI-Sa.” - George Harrison, Raga Mala (1997) “You mean doing the school run? [George] did. He used to be there handing out oranges at half-time. Being a dad was something that he loved. He just loved that time.” - Olivia Harrison, The Times, September 2014 “On the SATs for those American universities, he seemed to handle it quite easy and got very high scores. And they accepted him in [to Brown], and they also loved the idea that he’s a coxswain with the rowers in Henley, because Brown is a big rowing school. […] [H]e has to deal with that thing of being ’the son of,’ which isn’t easy either.” - George Harrison, 1996; published in Billboard, 2001 “Seeing how amazing, sweet and talented Dhani is, and how cool and amazing Olivia is — you can tell a lot about a person by who their friends are and who they love. […] They’re such incredible people, and they love him so much, and you can see how much he loved them. I love his art, his gardens and his home, and all the incredible things he’s written, but I think my favorite moment of George’s is Dhani and Olivia.” - Regina Spektor, Filter, Fall 2011 “I wouldn’t change my life for anything, I love being who I am. And I feel a lot of my dad, the way I sound now to myself, the way I whine on about stuff and bang on about the music industry, and this that and the other — I sound just like my dad. And now I know why he was so bitter about (laughs)… because having seen what my dad showed me, he was just so not impressed by anything (or) anyone that was anything but real.” - Dhani Harrison, KSHE95, September 2014 “He was one of the most extraordinarily complicated and intense people you would ever wanna meet, and yet one of the most perfectly simple and innocent people you could ever meet.He did everything with a big, open heart, with a lot of love. I think the best lesson he ever taught me is: anything can be accomplished, as long as you set out to do it with love.” - Dhani Harrison, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award for George, February 2015 (x)

[only-in-december]

Hello. It's been almost two years since I first posted about Christian Rock music, so I'm gonna go ahead and talk more about that. (Some of this will be basically the same, just with some updated information.) (@dp-marvel94 if you have any to add, I know you know some more than me.)

In case any of y'all didn't know, I am a Christian. I grew up in the church and still go regularly. (If you want specifics, I'm Non-Denominational.) Growing up, I listened to a lot of Christian Rock, because that's what my parents (especially my Dad) like.

Christian Rock is a fairly new thing. And honestly, it's only recently getting on par with a lot of the secular stuff. Mainly because back in the 60s-90s it was seen as "the Devil's music." But there were bands even back then that had really good (on par with the secular stuff of the day) music. Some examples include:

Resurrection Band/Rez Band/Rez. Some of the biggest pioneers of modern Christian metal and hard rock. They were a band in the 70s through the 90s. More blues rock than metal in my personal opinion, but still not bad. (They had two different music videos on MTV in the 80s. Which is a pretty big deal.)

Petra. I mentioned them in my first post, I grew up hearing some of their stuff, very 70s rock. Not bad if you like that kind of music.

Larry Norman. Another artist I mentioned in my first post. He was definitely one that called out a lot of Church culture for being not-so-Christlike. (Ex. "The Great American Novel.")

Those guys are just a few of the artists that really made modern Christian Rock possible. Without them, we wouldn't really have any others. I linked one song from each of them that I think really showcase their talent. (Excepting Larry Norman who got two linked songs.) The 90s is I think where Christian rock really started to meet up with Secular rock.

One Bad Pig, for example, is very 90s metal. Loud disruptive and very hard. (They got the name "One Bad Pig" after seeing the mascot for the St. Louis radio station KSHE95 which is a pig. Apparently upon seeing it, one of the band members said, "That is One Bad Pig!" And they liked that for a band name.) I will warn though, that they do scream and have a generally more...metal feel than some of the others.

There's also dc Talk. (Which you may recognise as the band that started TobyMac's career.) A mix of rap, and rock, they had a style that was really popular with the youths of the time. (Fun fact: the senior pastor at my church was a backup dancer for them in the "Nu Thang" era.)

[itwas50yearsagotoday]

7/15/23: It was 50 years ago today, July 15th, 1973, Grand Funk would release their seventh studio album We're An American Band. The band officially ditches 'Railroad' but adds a keyboardist, becoming a foursome from here on out. It is with this record, produced by Todd Rundgren (!!), that GFR finally hits it big commercially (and even, just slightly, critically). The title track is certainly the most well-known song on the record, but I have that as its own entry--for now just know that the song would be the band's first #1 song on the U.S. Top 40; the record itself would reach #2!! Pretty impressive. So is the rest of this record any good? I'd be remiss if I didn't mention there is another Top 40 hit on here called 'Walk Like a Man' which would reach #19, but I'm not going to do a separate entry on it... I mean, it's pretty good but it sounds eerily similar to a song done by Ten Years After three years before (heh) called 'Love Like a Man'... the earlier song is much longer and grittier, but the chorus is like the same except for change 'Love' to 'Walk'... go to Spotify and check it out, I report, you decide. Anyway, there are a couple interesting songs here... I like track two 'Stop Lookin' Back', 'Black Licorice', and especially 'Ain't Got Nobody'... it's a little hard to pin down why these songs are good, and I'm not sure if its Rundgren's doing, but the musical interplay between the instruments is really well done, like on all these songs. I guess we should expect that from a veteran band like GF(R), but really they sound fuller and clearer... like their late 60s' records but not as dumb (sorry!). 'Ain't Got Nobody' is probably the best example of this, and even the vocals are great too, with cool harmonies... I must say I'm impressed because I was willing to just toss this record aside, but it's much better than I thought it would be. Could be the gin talking, I dunno. I think the audience for this record is probably fixed and non-growing... I can see this being a boomer-blue collar-stoner thing, but you know KSHE95 rarely played anything by this group except for 'I'm Your Captain' and maybe the title track from this record (but even that, I don't think so... could KSHE95 be snobby about their CLASSIC ROCK??... answer, yes...otherwise I'd-a heard much more GFR, Sabbath, Budgie, and Pink Fairies growing up... who's snobby now??). Most listeners nowadays may not be impressed, but this is some decent Rock music here.

[greetingsfrompsychedelictown]

Kiss St.Louis December 4th 1984 Animalize World Tour

[thenonatapes]

My dad’s ticket to a Pearl Jam concert from 1995

[kellehercreative]

75th fun continues in Crestwood. T-shirts sold by KEEP LIVE ALIVE SAINT LOUIS and The St. Louis Classic Rock Preservation Society. #kshe95 #keeplivealivestl (at Crestwood, Missouri) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjwOH16uP-G/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[mschillingjr]

We had a #fun day in #StLouis at the #MotleyCrue, #DefLeppard, #Poison, and #JoanJettandtheBlackhearts #concert! #rock #metal #music #80s #stadiumtour #tour #STL #BuschStadium #StLouisCardinals #Cardinals #KSHE95 #KSHE (at Busch Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfqTaj5umpB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[stlvintageclothing]

CLASSIC vintage 80’s K-SHE 95 radio t-shirt, fits like a medium. Should be up on eBay in a few days or you can dm us an offer! eBay.com/str/stlvintage64 #kshe95 #kshe #realrockradio #music #radio #rock #sweetmeat #stlouis #saintlouis #stl #stlradio #stlouisradio #saintlouisradio #ringertee #vintagetshirt #vintagetee #vintageclothing #vintageclothingforsale #vintage #thriftstorefinds #thrifting #thrift #goodwillfinds #goodwilloutlet #goodwillbins #ebayseller #ebay #stlvintageclothing https://www.instagram.com/p/B6JXeYUF3d1/?igshid=13le46ld3s4fb

[fment]

Royal Bliss @royalblissband St Louis! @kshe95 that rocked!!! #royalbliss #pigroast #slash #kshe95 #stlouis #pain Reposted from @royalblissband #FMMusicManagement https://www.instagram.com/p/B1BfpXAnANb/?igshid=jvh8fd0ck7i0

[dangerouslytenaciousinfluencer]

It was fun to run into KSHE. Haven’t lately but, at one time spent many hours listening. #kshe95 #rockandroll https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKaBvcDcrr/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1u2iob7t9saxl

[imadizzylizzie]

El Monstero. ..they might do Pink Floyd better than Pink Floyd does...they may have had the St. Louis Philharmonic Orchestra wuth them...they may have just played "The Wall" in its entirety. ..#elmonstero #kshe95 #pinkfloydsthewall #earcandy #musicismytherapy (at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater)

[harrisonarchive]

Photo by Stephen Markeson.

“Everybody’s got the same keyboard sound. Anybody who can use those pathetic drum machines to the extent they do and haven’t even noticed how rubbish they sound, well, they sound real rubbish.” - George Harrison, BBC Radio 1, 1990 “I wouldn’t change my life for anything, I love being who I am. And I feel a lot of my dad, the way I sound now to myself, the way I whine on about stuff and bang on about the music industry, and this that and the other — I sound just like my dad. And now I know why he was so bitter about (laughs)... because having seen what my dad showed me, he was just so not impressed by anything (or) anyone that was anything but real.” - Dhani Harrison, KSHE95, September 2014 (x)

[jasonwentcrazy]

K-SHE 95 was sort of the soundtrack to my childhood and their iconic mascot Sweet Meat still makes me happy. Just scored this cool vintage patch. #kshe95 #sweetmeat

[itwas50yearsagotoday]

4/11/21:  It was 50 years ago this month, April 1971, the James Gang would release their third album ‘Thirds’, which would also be their last record while fronted by Mr. Joe Walsh.  You know, if write 700+ entries into a blog that only a dozen people might read, you get a little weary about writing about this kinda record, and it is tempting to be lazy (and I have been, here and there, I wholly admit) but I really gave it a chance.  Well, the opening track ‘Walk Away’ I knew by heart... I mean that’s like KSHE95-101... but I never knew the rest of this record until tonight.  If you’re the type of guy that likes their early ‘70s California country rock (late Byrds, Flying Burrito Bros, Poco (??)), sandwiched between a couple bong hits, this record may be appealing to you.  The first side is actually pretty good... the second side pretty much blows.  The country-ish song (have to have one those) ‘Dreamin’ In the Country’ is actually not too bad, if you like your country very wasted but also very catchy.  Speaking of wasted, if you are truly in a dark mood, try ‘Yadig?’ is a pretty short little quiet instrumental shuffle... it’s nice, but very very 4:30 AM, if you knowudimean.  I also like the mostly instrumental ‘Things I Could Be’... Mr. Walsh really cuts loose here, and it’s a FUN tune!... I could see a lot of these songs becoming jams in concert, easily, especially ‘Things’... like that one.  ‘It’s All the Same’ has kinda of a Beatlesque baroque sound that sorta works?... well at least they end it before it gets too outta control.  The second side is just not quite as good... a lot of the same themes as the first side, but not nearly as memorable.  Also, Mr. Walsh’s voice actually can grate on you after a while (sorry Joe!... he hangs with Ringo, I can’t help but like him).  So let’s get back to the KSHE Classic here... ‘Walk Away’ is far and away the best thing in any of these three Walsh-led records... you like all the numbered Funk songs better, fine, but this song is compact, is funky, has a majestic solo, ROCKS, and fucking explodes at the end... like smoke on the water (not the song, the actual...)... just the haze on the last 30 seconds... it’s a monster in your headphones.  Unfortunate that the song did not hit the US Top 40 (peaked at #51... booooo).  I’ve not gotten to the Tommy Bolin-led records yet (or, gawd forbid, the two JG records from 1972 in between Walsh and Bolin!), but I can’t imagine anything they do will top this tune, especially without Joe.  We’ll see.  Album is barely recommended, first side only.

[greetingsfrompsychedelictown]

Kiss St.Louis Ambassador Theater May 3 1974!