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| 993.1 | Arthur Stirs from His Sofa | PSYLO::WILSON | Oranges & Lemons | Tue Mar 17 1992 18:20 | 23 |
| The Kinks just won't go away.
They even have a new ingle being played over here in the U.S.,
something about being lazy in the Summertime and having other
nations beat you because of it.
I must say that I still do like Waterloo Sunset, Tired of Waiting for You,
Shangri-La, Autumn Almanac...many of those tunes of yesteryear still
have a place in my musical heart. Charming little pieces of
"British invasion" pop, or musings on just staying home in front of the
telly, and being thrilled at the prospect of a roast beef on Sunday.
However, during the years 1966-69, the Kinks played the Vaudevillian
trump card, complete with cane, straw hat, and a face in the
booze bottle, far too often for comfort. Maybe Ray shoulda been an
actor, or something.
So, it's enjoyable to listen to a song here and there, especially
for an American like me with lower middle class roots who can
appreciate the fact that people everywhere get dumped on by the
upper classes. Never more than one or two albums over the course
of a night, though, and never two days (or even two weeks) straight.
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| 993.2 | | JGODCL::KWIKKEL | The dance music library 1969-20.. | Wed Mar 18 1992 10:30 | 7 |
| Somewhere in april the Kinks and a dozen other 60's greats are to give a
golden-oldie concert in Den-Bosch in the "Houtrust hallen" arena in
The Netherlands.
Thought you might wanna know, details maybe later.
Jan.
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| 993.3 | | COMICS::LANG | Your metaphors are murder | Wed Mar 18 1992 10:44 | 15 |
| re -1
�Somewhere in april the Kinks and a dozen other 60's greats are to give a
�golden-oldie concert in Den-Bosch in the "Houtrust hallen" arena in
�The Netherlands.
Thanks for that info Jan.
However.....its exactly this sort of stuff that I think the Kinks are
most remembered for (the sixties hits etc). "You Really Got Me" et al
were/are great pop songs...but I think its unfair that the Kinks are
just associated with that and no more ...eg: the albums that I listed
in the base note.
H
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| 993.4 | | PLAYER::GWYNNE | Smiley Faces - who needs them? | Wed Mar 18 1992 11:12 | 10 |
| >>Somewhere in april the Kinks and a dozen other 60's greats are to give a
>>golden-oldie concert in Den-Bosch in the "Houtrust hallen" arena in
>>The Netherlands.
Well I s'pose it's not far from Germany, where all those dinosaur bands
seem to go to die.
Jan, where can I get a list of gigs in Amsterdam (I'm in Belgium)?
Phil
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| 993.5 | | JGODCL::KWIKKEL | The dance music library 1969-20.. | Thu Mar 19 1992 10:12 | 6 |
| RE.4
All types of gigs set to break this year you can get info at(again) the VVV
shops I gave you the number of. ;^)
Jan.
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| 993.6 | | CHEFS::BRIGGSR | Four Flat Tyres on a Muddy Road | Thu Mar 19 1992 11:56 | 14 |
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To answer some points raised in the base note...
The Kinks hey day was really '64-'69 approx when most of their big hits
occurred. They did go out of favour after about '71. I would say Lola
was their swansong from memory. I never really listened to them post
'71 (like most people) but looking back on their stuff now, they
certainly did some great stuff in the 70s. Perhaps they were ahead of
their time? Maybe it was the popularisation of blues and hard rock that
put them out of favour?
Only two weeks ago I bought a CD of KINKS Greatest Hits. Great stuff.
Richard
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| 993.7 | In the US | LMOADM::LEVIN | High quality riff-raff | Thu Mar 19 1992 20:34 | 8 |
| The CD "single" in the US actually has 5 songs on it. The single is
called "Did Ya". I like it...
Also, the Kinks are playing in a concert for "Earth Day" here in
Massachusetts in April.
suegene
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| 993.8 | | COMICS::LANG | Your metaphors are murder | Mon Mar 23 1992 10:58 | 9 |
| re .6
I certainly think that their venture into the American market signalled
their demise (This would be circa 1976/77 when Low Budget and Misfits
were released). Nowadays, I wouldn't even think about buying any new
Kinks stuff, but I reckon Ray Davies has been vastly underrated by
many people.
H
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| 993.9 | It's Number One! It's Top of the Pops! | ESGWST::RDAVIS | After red, gray was easy | Wed Mar 25 1992 22:55 | 21 |
| "Greatest Hits" ("You Really Got Me" through "Dedicated Follower of
Fashion")
"Face to Face"
"Something Else by the Kinks"
"The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society"
Most of "Arthur..."
Two or three songs from the "Percy" soundtrack
Two or three songs from "Lola..."
B-sides on "The Kinks Kronikles"
Most of "The Great Lost Kinks Album" (collection of B-sides, US-only?)
Hate their '70s and '80s stuff,
Ray (no "e")
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