Kosmik Radiation Radio - November 8, 2016 Playlist

Election Night in America!?!
and Canadian birthdays

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Genesis "Selling England By The Pound" 1973 (UK)

Election night 2016! Well, not too many people saw that coming! Since this show/site/review is about music not politics, let's just say that this DJ knew enough to have no idea what was going to happen, so planned accordingly (not that I would have celebrated the victory of either candidate this year). In other words, the "election theme" this week is pretty high-level, and the CAOTW is a record I seem to play every time I am on the air on election night (this was my third presidential election on the air since 2004 - somehow I missed 2012). I believe "The Battle of Epping Forest" is Genesis' greatest track and one of the "top 5 prog rock tracks of all time ever." It was inspired by a contemporary news story about street battles between rival London gangs, but mixes in all sorts of imagery from throughout England's history, resulting in a progadelic narrative tapestry of "social types" battling for the soul of a country (based on often self-interested or vague rationales). Singer Peter Gabriel's lyrics and the performance thereof are a true tour de force as he changes accents and dialects every few seconds: cockney gangsters, Anglican priests, "Blackcap Barons" riding in limousines . . . The other outstanding track on this LP is "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)", which was the band's first hit single in the UK and is as funky, catchy and dramatic as it is unique and weird.

(N) = New Release

Artist	Song	Album	Year	Country
Jimi Hendrix	The Star-Spangled Banner (trad.)	Live at Woodstock	1969	USA
Cream	Politician (live)	Good Bye	1969	UK
Creedence Clearwater Revival	Effigy	Willy & The Poor Boys	1969	USA

MC5	Future/Now	High Time	1971	USA
The Monks	Shut Up	Black Monk Time	1966	USA/Germany
Gang Of Four	Contract	Entertainment!	1979	UK
Talking Heads	Don't Worry About The Government	Talking Heads 77	1977	USA
Sex Pistols	Liar	Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols	1977	UK
The Replacements	You Lose	Hootenanny	1983	USA
Tom Jones	The Face Of A Loser	A-Tom-ic Jones	1966	UK (Wales)

Joni Mitchell	Coyote	Hejira	1976	Canada
Neil Young	Will To Love	American Stars & Bars	1977	Canada

Genesis	The Battle Of Epping Forest	Selling England By The Pound CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1973	UK
The Electric Flag	Another Country	Long Time Comin'	1968	USA
Genesis	I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)	Selling England By The Pound CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1973	UK

Joni Mitchell	You Turn Me On, I'm A Radio	For The Roses	1972	Canada
Neil Young	Tonight's The Night (part one)	Tonight's The Night	1975	Canada
Joni Mitchell	In France They Kiss On Main Street	The Hissing Of Summer Lawns	1975	Canada
Neil Young	Last Dance	Time Fades Away	1973	Canada
Joni Mitchell	Songs To Aging Children Come	Clouds	1969	Canada

Neil Young & Promise Of The Real	Big Box	Earth (N)	2016 (Reprise)	Canada/USA
Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real	Surprise	Something Real (N)	2016 (Royal Potato Family)	USA
The Jayhawks	The Dust Of Long-Dead Stars	Paging Mr. Proust (N)	2016 (Thirty Tigers)	USA
The Walking Faces	The Day You Were Born	The Invisible Planet (N)	2016 (Cosmic Primitive)	USA

Jimmy Cliff with Bob Weir, Billy Kreutzman & Micky Hart	Fire On The Mountain (live - Grateful Dead)	Dear Jerry (N - various artists concert recording)	2016 (Rounder)	Jamaica/USA
Bela Fleck	Help On The Way (Grateful Dead)	Day Of The Dead (N - various artists box set)	2016 (4AD)	USA
Bryce Dessner	Garcia Counterpoint	Day Of The Dead (N - various artists box set)	2016 (4AD)	USA
Bob Weir	Ki-Yi Bossie	Blue Mountain (N)	2016 (SMG)	USA

The Velvet Underground & Nico	All Tomorrow's Parties	The Velvet Underground & Nico	1967	USA/UK/Germany