Top 95 "KSHE Klassics" - Classic rock list

[Gumbo4x4]

K-SHE 95 in St. Louis is the oldest FM rock station in America & every Sunday morning they do a "Klassics" show for several hours. The songs you'll hear are typically not just classic rock, but some of the more obscure stuff. Recently, they compiled a list of Klassics A-Z and spent basically an entire year of Sundays playing them a few at a time, and then asked the listeners to vote on the top Klassics. Some interesting choices. Thought those of you into classic rock might enjoy the list:

Top 95 KSHE Klassics



95. Bell Bottom Blues - Derek & The Dominos
94. Sky High Percentage - Budgie
93. Never Met A Dog (That Took To Me) - Vinegar Joe
92. Last Chance - Shooting Star
91. Had A Dream (Sleeping With The Enemy) - Roger Hodgson
90. (Ghost) Riders In The Sky - Outlaws
89. Another Man's Woman - Atlanta Rhythm Section
88. All Over Town - April Wine
87. All I Ever Wanted - Santana
86. Alabama Getaway - Grateful Dead
85. Heartbreaker - Nantucket
84. Gold Medallions - Tucky Buzzard
83. Fairies Wear Boots - Black Sabbath
82. Day Of The Eagle - Robin Trower
81. Cinderella Man - Rush
80. Child In Time - Deep Purple
79. Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights) - Pat Travers
78. The Prize - Blend
77. Great White Buffalo - Amboy Dukes / Ted Nugent
76. Back To My Music - Good Rats
75. Back On The Road Again - REO Speedwagon
74. Autumn - Strawbs
73. All The Girls Love Alice - Elton John
72. This Beat Goes On / Switchin' To Glide - Kings
71. Saddle Tramp - Charlie Daniels Band
70. Icarus-Borne On Wings Of Steel - Kansas
69. Caledonia - Robin Trower
68. Avenging Annie - Andy Pratt
67. As Far As You Can See, As Much As You Can Feel - Gypsy
66. Armageddon - Prism
65. Stealin' - Uriah Heep
64. Spanish Galleon - Lucifer's Friend
63. Shanty - Jonathan Edwards
62. Go For Soda - Kim Mitchell
61. Alexis - James Gang
60. 30 Days In The Hole - Humble Pie
59. Space Station #5 - Montrose
58. Nantucket Sleighride - Mountain
57. Echoes - Pink Floyd
56. Across The Board - Kantner, Slick & Freiberg
55. Whipping Post - Allman Brothers Band
54. Sailing Shoes/Hey Julia/Sneakin' Sally - Robert Palmer
53. Fight The Good Fight - Triumph
52. Can I Change My Mind - Roy Buchanan
51. Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
50. Amnesia - Pousette-Dart Band
49. Aja - Steely Dan
48. Rose Of Cimmaron - Poco
47. Fantasy - Aldo Nova
46. Dixie Chicken - Little Feat
45. And You And I - Yes
44. Post Toastee - Tommy Bolin
43. One Fine Morning - Lighthouse
42. Julia - Pavlov's Dog
41. I Can Feel Him In The Morning - Grand Funk Railroad
40. House Of The Rising Sun - Animals
39. Circus - String Driven Thing
38. Dear Mr. Fantasy - Traffic
37. Blinded By The Light - Manfred Mann
36. Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie
35. Isle Of Debris - Stu Nunnery
34. Every Step Of The Way - Steve Walsh
33. Loud, Loud, Loud / 4 Horseman - Aphrodite's Child
32. Can't You See - Marshall Tucker Band
31. Bridge Of Sighs - Robin Trower
30. Blowin' Free - Wishbone Ash
29. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
28. Lady Fantasy - Camel
27. Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy
26. Sail On Sail Away - Moxy
25. Lady Of The Lake - Starcastle
24. Rosewood Bitters - Michael Stanley Band
23. Black Betty - Ram Jam
22. Joe's Garage - Frank Zappa
21. Green Grass & High Tides - Outlaws
20. From A Dry Camel - Dust
19. The Tower - Angel
18. Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf
17. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
16. A Fine Fine Day - Tony Carey
15. Mama Let Him Play - Doucette
14. Chilliwack - Fly At Night
13. Martian Boogie - Brownsville Station
12. Last Illusion - J.F. Murphy & Salt
11. Do You Feel Like We Do (Live) - Peter Frampton
10. Children Of The Sun - Billy Thorpe
09. Lake Shore Drive - Aliotta, Haynes, & Jeremiah
08. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly
07. Remember The Future - Nektar
06. Movin' On - Missouri
05. Two Hangmen - Mason Proffit
04. Ah Leah - Donnie Iris
03. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
02. Dead & Gone - Gypsy
01. Blue Mist - Mama's Pride


#1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I0FOMuA0aU

 

[low-key]

Some of them I really like, some of them I never heard of (but I bet most of the ones I havent heard of, if listen to it, I would recognize it )

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Some of them I really like, some of them I never heard of (but I bet most of the ones I havent heard of, if listen to it, I would recognize it )

I've been listening to this station for most of my life & even I didn't recognize some of those - but, as with you, I probably would recognize most of them if I heard them.


edit: oh, and the winning song is from a St. Louis based band, so they kind of had home field advantage there

 

[Robbi]

Crazy no Beatles or Eric Clapton

 

[Maria1985]

Very good music, thank you for sharing!

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Crazy no Beatles or Eric Clapton

The listeners generally avoid the "obvious" choices when they get a chance to do a list like this. When the station does their annual "K-SHE 500" over Memorial Day weekend, the top 10 is usually some combination of:

Stairway To Heaven
Layla
Sympathy For The Devil
Freebird
etc


The list above is not entirely Clapton free, however (see #95)

 

[Cantw8]

Crazy no Beatles or Eric Clapton

Derick and the Dominoes= Eric Clapton I always considered myself a Classic Rock expert but after looking at that list, I don't know crap I will say two of my most hated songs of all time are Freebird and Stairway To Heaven I know, I'm weird

 

[Robbi]

The listeners generally avoid the "obvious" choices when they get a chance to do a list like this. When the station does their annual "K-SHE 500" over Memorial Day weekend, the top 10 is usually some combination of:

Stairway To Heaven
Layla
Sympathy For The Devil
Freebird
etc


The list above is not entirely Clapton free, however (see #95)

Derick and the Dominoes= Eric Clapton I always considered myself a Classic Rock expert but after looking at that list, I don't know crap I will say two of my most hated songs of all time are Freebird and Stairway To Heaven I know, I'm weird

I agree with you and learned something new.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Derick and the Dominoes= Eric Clapton I always considered myself a Classic Rock expert but after looking at that list, I don't know crap I will say two of my most hated songs of all time are Freebird and Stairway To Heaven I know, I'm weird

As popular as Freebird is, I know tons of people who hate it - or I should say I know tons of women who hate it. If any guys I know hate it, they're too ashamed to admit it. Stairway's my all-time favorite

 

[Cantw8]

As popular as Freebird is, I know tons of people who hate it - or I should say I know tons of women who hate it. If any guys I know hate it, they're too ashamed to admit it. Stairway's my all-time favorite

Maybe if KC and the Sunshine Band sang it, I would have liked it better

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Maybe if KC and the Sunshine Band sang it, I would have liked it better

 

[Gumbo4x4]

74. Autumn - Strawbs

Listened to all 8:26 of this one & am still fairly certain I've never heard it before tonight Interesting song - sort of a slow, Moody Blues kind of feel. The photos the guy posted on youtube are pretty cool

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKkCKxWiwNM

 

[The Mystery Machine]

A KSHE listener here of course. I would say that I know most of the songs.

Hey Gumbo, they still do the "friday night song".....Rock and Roll Weekend at 6pm.

We were talking to the kids and said we used to listen to that "getting ready to go out" in the 70's/80's. It happened to be almost 6 and they played it. Of course many eye rolls from the kids to us.

 

[Planogirl]

I love Freebird.

Did I overlook Nirvana and Pearl Jam? I still like my grungy rock.

Plus I noticed a lack of hard rock. This stations must be more middle of road.

 

[Debbie19]

#15 Mama let him play is one of my favorite songs but was really only a hit in Canada and St. Louis. It is finally, within the last three months, available on ITunes. I have lived in St Louis my whole life except for 4 years of college but really have never listened to kshe. Last few years, SirriusXM gets my vote.

Kshe has been around since I was a kid. Since I went to a south St Louis Catholic schools, it makes me think "burnout" stereotype still if I see that t- shirt! Guess the nuns drilled that into my head. Lol.

Debbie

 

[PlutosFriend]

Hello fellow STL peeps! I believe KSHE and I are about the same age. There are some songs on that list I forgot all about and haven't heard in years!

 

[Gumbo4x4]

A KSHE listener here of course. I would say that I know most of the songs.

Hey Gumbo, they still do the "friday night song".....Rock and Roll Weekend at 6pm.

We were talking to the kids and said we used to listen to that "getting ready to go out" in the 70's/80's. It happened to be almost 6 and they played it. Of course many eye rolls from the kids to us.

Yup, the weekend officially started then! My wife's a full-on Sammy nut, and fortunately my kids like his music as well. Was a proud moment to see my then 4-year-old belt out "Run For Your Life" word-for-word when my set was chosen for the "And that's what I call K-SHE" weekend

 

[NotUrsula]

Typical St. Louis -- to put a local band that almost no one outside the Metro Area has ever heard of on the top of an all-time rock classics list.
This is a lovely city in many, many ways, but it can be terribly provincial in many others.

(FWIW, Mama's Pride's only national claim to fame is that it was a popular opening act for a fair number of roots rock headliners in the mid-1970's. They only released 2 albums in their heyday, and they lost their national recording contract in 1977. They are very popular here, however, and their annual reunion show is always sold out.)

You won't find Pearl Jam played on KSHE -- way too new. KSHE is all about the 60's and 70's. AFAIK, they play nothing that debuted after Saturday Night Fever came out.

My vote for best local performer of that era that very few people have ever heard of? Gayle McCormick. She was the lead singer of a short-lived band called "Smith"; they are best known for the song "Baby, it's You." McCormick had a great contralto voice and a very compelling stage presence, but unfortunately she ended up developing a substance abuse problem that took her years to get past. She is still alive and living in St. Louis, but she no longer sings professionally. Here is a clip of her singing Baby, It's You on a television show in 1969: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6atUODsWGs

 

[Gumbo4x4]

I love Freebird.

Did I overlook Nirvana and Pearl Jam? I still like my grungy rock.

Plus I noticed a lack of hard rock. This stations must be more middle of road.

Nirvana & Pearl Jam are in the regular rotation along with some of the more popular metal, they just didn't make the listener's "Klassic" list. You don't hear much Anthrax or the like on K-SHE, but Metallica & a little Megadeth are there.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

You won't find Pearl Jam played on KSHE -- way too new. KSHE is all about the 60's and 70's. AFAIK, they play nothing that debuted after Saturday Night Fever came out.

Not true. They've always played current rock, if it meets their "standard" of rock. The new Rolling Stones tune is in rotation right now & both "Jeremy" and "Evenflow" get regular airplay, along with the occasional less-popular Pearl Jam song.

Now, the Sunday Morning Klassics show is obviously older stuff, although I heard Guns N Roses on there once - guess their stuff is becoming "older" now