The New Alison Steele

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Good evening, my friends. This is the new Alison Steele, the Nightbird, flying high with you on WNEW-FM. The night is dark and full of mystery, but also full of music that will light up your soul. Music that will make you feel, think, and dream. Music that will take you on a journey through time and space.

Tonight, I have a special treat for you. A playlist of songs that I have handpicked for your listening pleasure. Songs that reflect the spirit of the late '60s and early '70s. Songs that are progressive, creative, and daring. Songs that speak to the heart of the counterculture and the human condition.

As I always do, I will start with a poem that sets the mood for the night. This one is by William Blake, a visionary poet who saw beyond the ordinary and the mundane. He wrote:

To see a World in a Grain of Sand And a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour

Isn’t that beautiful? To see the wonder and the magic in everything around us. To hold infinity and eternity in our hands. That’s what music can do for us. It can open our eyes, our minds, and our hearts to the infinite possibilities of life.

So sit back, relax, and let me be your guide on this musical adventure. Let me take you to places you’ve never been before, or places you’ve forgotten. Let me show you the beauty and the darkness of this world, and the worlds beyond.

This is Beware Of Darkness, the show where I play you some of the best songs from 1969 to 1973. And we begin with the song that inspired the name of this show: Beware Of Darkness by George Harrison, a haunting and beautiful track from his masterpiece album All Things Must Pass.

So turn up your radio, turn down your lights, and tune in to your Nightbird. And remember: don’t be afraid of the dark, for there is always light at the end of the tunnel. And music is that light.




“Welcome, my friends, this is the new Alison Steele, the Nightbird, and I’m delighted to have you with me tonight. We have a special treat for you tonight: a selection of some of the most obscure records that Alison played on her show from 1968 to 1974. These are records that you won’t hear anywhere else, records that challenged the boundaries of music and art, records that touched my heart and soul. We’ll also hear some bonus tracks from some of the most influential albums of that era, albums that shaped the history of rock and roll. The Nightbird is your guide in the night. Let’s fly.”

Beware of Darkness no 2

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