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Post by colb on Nov 3, 2019 15:12:54 GMT -5
I have to admit just over a month ago I listened to my first ever Kinks album ? I was a child of the 60's and always loved and bought the Kinks singles but never got round to buying or listening to their albums. I was browsing on Ebay and noticed the 2cd set of The Village Green and decided to buy it on a whim, along I got it along with the 2cd Arthur set. After a few listend I love The Village. hardly a song I do not like. I am struggling with Arthur tho, obviously I love Victoria but apart from that I am struggling, everyone seems to love Shangi La but it does nothing for me. I have listened to it half a dozen times and will leave it for a week or two then try again, I find that often works/ I am just going to listen to Something else, the 2cd version and am looking for recommendations on what to buy next, am thinking of Muswell Hill but am open to suggestions please?
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Post by martin53 on Nov 3, 2019 23:48:03 GMT -5
Hi Colb.
Why don't you have a go at "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One" released in 1970?
It shows a revitalised band at their best with a strong set of excellent songs including the hits "Lola" and "Apeman".
Besides it's The Kinks' first album featuring new member and keyboarder John Gosling.
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Post by colb on Nov 5, 2019 19:06:45 GMT -5
Thanks Martin, I will be shopping tomorrow and will pick up a copy, anything with Lola and Apeman on has got to be good  |
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Post by martin53 on Nov 6, 2019 17:03:58 GMT -5
Cool. I'm curious to see how you like it.
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Post by colb on Dec 4, 2019 18:23:18 GMT -5
I absolutely love The Lola album from the first time I listened to it. I was in a group in the 80's and for better or for worse had publishing deals with two of the biggest publishing companies in the world so I know and understand exactly what Ray was writing about.
I wrote songs about the trials and tribulations of dealing with record/publishing company enployees, but I neednt have bothered, i should have just bought this album instead.
Up to now it is my fav Kinks album and i am sure there are more treats in store.
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Post by martin53 on Dec 6, 2019 2:54:38 GMT -5
Thanks Colb!
What album are you going to get next?
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Post by colb on Dec 31, 2019 14:42:27 GMT -5
Martin I am going down town on Friday and my New Year present to myself is going to be Muswell Hillbillies. Never heard it but the cover intrigues me. I do find Kinks albums hard to get into, takes a lot of listening for them to sink in, like all the best music I think. Love Arthur now and Village Green is slowly sinking in. Being a musician myself I find the production on Kinks albums on CD a bit compressed. Apart from Arthur and Village all the albums I have heard suffer from poor production, but I guess they are "of their time". now if Steven Wilson would remix the classic Kinks albums that would be something |
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Post by martin53 on Dec 31, 2019 15:16:30 GMT -5
Congratulations on your choice, Colb. The whole «Muswell Hillbillies» is per se intriguing and excellent. It took me a certain time to get used to it after having been devoted so deeply to the "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One" album as it was/is identical to a complete musical style change. Nevertheless it’s one of The Kinks’ truly outstanding masterpieces with one of their greatest songs ever (20th Century Man) and a strong favourite of mine. I wonder what you think of it. Hey – and Steven Wilson remixing all the classic Kinks albums? Now that would really be something! |
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Post by colb on Jan 1, 2020 19:36:59 GMT -5
Looking forward to listening to it. I have never heard 20th Century Man but if it is one of their greatest ever songs I can't wait.
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Post by colb on Jan 5, 2020 17:27:19 GMT -5
Ouch, I went to buy the muswell Hillbillies Deluxe Edition but could only find it priced at £76, ouch, so i will have a search online see if I can find it a bit cheaper. Going to listen to it on Spotify while i search |
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Post by martin53 on Jan 6, 2020 2:11:34 GMT -5
Yep, that's expensive. I hope that you can get the album online cheaper. I put The Kinks' "Muswell Hillbillies" (Full Album) up in the thread "The Kinks Videos" (Kinks Section). Enjoy! |
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Post by colb on Jan 7, 2020 8:13:43 GMT -5
Thanks Martin I cannot stop playing lola versus Powerman, everytime I play it I find more I like. I find The Kinks albums very hard to get into but as I have posted somewhere else the best music takes time to sink in but the effort is well worth it. |
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Post by martin53 on Jan 8, 2020 0:36:17 GMT -5
My pleasure Colb. "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One" is a real grower, isn't it? |
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Post by colb on Jan 8, 2020 18:33:56 GMT -5
It really is, I am finding that with all the kinks albums, the first few times I play them I struggle with them but they slowly come into focus and make sense.
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Post by martin53 on Jan 23, 2020 16:34:18 GMT -5
Looking forward to reading your assessment of the first Kinks album, Colb. |
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