An Authentically Processed Experience

Here's what you get when "the system" attempts to mediate works of art.  The "original" gets processed, cleaned up, made safe, and therefore nonthreatening. Cases in point:

How about the Sanitized, Squeaky-Clean West?

This is a 1962 album sure to make Granny smile, but not too much.

01. Devil’s Dream (1:38)

02. Turkey in the Straw (1:49)

03. Back Up and Push (1:34)

04. Maiden’s Prayer (3:03)

05. Golden Slippers (2:33)

06. Fire in the Mountain (1:46)

07. Arkansas Traveler (2:15)

08. Orange Blossom Special (2:39)

09. Listen to the Mocking Bird (1:58)

10. Faded Love (3:11)

11. Fisher’s Horn Pipe (1:31)

12. Chicken Reel (1:52)

Hoe Down! 

Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, for our next pulchitudinous presentation, we offer for your delectation a 1958 LP titles Under Western Skies, by George Melachrino and His Orchestra:

01. Home on the Range (3:14)

02. Wagon Wheels (2:37)

03. Riders in the Sky (3:20)

04. The Last Round-Up (2:42)

05. Colorado River (4:31)

06. Cool Water (1:53)

07. Red River Valley (3:17)

08. Empty Saddles (2:36)

09. San Francisco (1:54)

10. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (2:27)

11. The One-Armed Bandit (Nevada) (2:34)

12. Northwest Trail (3:22)

Under Western Skies

See you Monday, neighbor!