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Post by ilesofsmiles on Mar 9, 2007 22:25:40 GMT -5
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Post by rose on Mar 9, 2007 22:31:16 GMT -5
nice! thanks, iles
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Post by ilesofsmiles on Mar 9, 2007 23:36:38 GMT -5
Thanks Rose ;D The place needed to loose some of it's "New Car Smell."
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Post by Smiley on Sept 10, 2007 19:41:34 GMT -5
FROM DAVE EMLEN'S KinKs site! ;D
4:21 pm - Koch Records has a new three-disc set due for release on October 30th called Kinks Greatest 1970-84 Deluxe (it's "84", not "94" as listed on some music store web sites). It's the Celluloid Heroes/Greatest Hits CD, the Come Dancing With The Kinks CD and the One For The Road DVD all in a nice wallet-style package.
12:09 pm - "The Village Green Preservation Society" was played during the opening credits of the BBC show Dinner Party last night.
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Post by amytrip on Oct 4, 2007 10:37:58 GMT -5
i love Dave Emlen's Kinks site. been using it for a long time. i think it's one of the best Kinks reference sites out there. i really enjoy the image gallery he has too.
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Post by HollyH on Oct 25, 2007 22:39:18 GMT -5
From The Michigan Daily;
Hand it to Wes: the man has taste By Lloyd H. Cargo
This is not a column about my new favorite movie, "The Darjeeling Limited." This is not a column about the soundtrack to that film, which is also excellent. This is a column about how "The Darjeeling Limited" reignited my love affair with the best British band not named the Beatles: The Kinks.
People have said all sorts of nasty things about Wes Anderson's tendency to get a bit cutesy, especially with familiar devices repeated ad nauseum - and in this particular movie, the easiest examples of that are the three scenes that feature slow-motion tracking shots accompanied by Kinks songs.
Yeah, it might be predictable, but d@mn if it's not beautiful. The songs used this time around, "This Time Tomorrow," "Strangers" and "Powerman," are all from their near-perfect 1970 LP Lola vs. The Powerman & The Money-Go-Round, Pt 1. The album is funny, smart and chock full of hits ("Lola" and "Apeman"), and songs that certainly could have been. From start to finish it's a forceful indictment of the record industry. For all its period-quirkiness, the album holds up remarkably well. And it's probably only the band's fifth or sixth greatest album.
At the Kinks's core were brother guitarists Ray and Dave Davies. Ray wrote most of the songs, but Dave was no slouch, usually contributing two or three gorgeous songs per album. The tension between the two seemed to fuel the band's breakneck creative pace, but it also threatened to tear the band apart on numerous occasions - think the Gallagher brothers if Oasis didn't suck or John and Paul if they were related. But I'm getting a bit ahead of myself.
Like most of the bands lumped in with the British Invasion, The Kinks started off as something of an R&B group. Early hits like "You Really Got Me" were trademarked by a unique distortion that lead guitarist Dave Davies achieved by shredding the speaker cone of his amp with a razor blade. In addition to an especially keen sense for melodies, the band balanced heady songwriting with power chords and two-chord riffs that put them firmly in the league of contemporaries The Rolling Stones, Animals and The Who. For all the glory of those early years and their fuzzy fury, what makes the Kinks so important was the band's transformation from an R&B outfit that worshipped whatever came out of Chess Studios to being the most quintessentially British band to land on the Top 40 on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its maturation began with 1965's The Kink Kontroversy, but its new direction wasn't fully realized until 1966's Face to Face. By that time, the band was incorporating music hall, English folk and even more diverse influences - Hawaiian guitars and Indian instruments - for a sound that could only be called English pop. Along with expanded musical horizons came newfound lyrical depth that included stunning character portraits, sly social commentary and lilting laments about all things British.
From there it was onward and upward for a run of five-star, indisputably awesome records that were hugely influential and popular: 1967's Something Else by The Kinks, 1968's The Village Green Preservation Society (my favorite), 1969's Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire), 1970's Lola and 1971's Muswell Hillbillies.
Not too many bands have runs like that, so why is the Kinks's legacy not considered on the same level of rock bands like The Rolling Stones, The Who or even the Beatles? For one, the group's exposure in America took a major hit when a touring ban stopped it from exploiting the world's largest pop market from '65 to '69, the band's prime years. After that came an ill-advised "theater incarnation," and though they recovered a bit in the '80s, the band's refusal to reunite now and play early hits to arenas damages its reputation in the digital age.
So thank God for Anderson's beautiful slow-motion shots of Adrien Brody, because as clichéd as some people might believe them to be, they will inspire people and maybe get the Kinks's music into the hands of a few new listeners.
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Post by Smiley on Nov 1, 2007 14:59:21 GMT -5
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Post by rose on Nov 3, 2007 8:24:42 GMT -5
Thanks, Smiley!
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Post by guinevere on Nov 3, 2007 10:29:26 GMT -5
Surely you mean Dave's site?
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Post by Smiley on Nov 3, 2007 11:51:02 GMT -5
Surely you mean Dave's site? Duh!
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Post by Rosemary Rose on Nov 4, 2007 15:28:09 GMT -5
From The Michigan Daily; Hand it to Wes: the man has tasteBy Lloyd H. CargoThis is not a column about my new favorite movie, "The Darjeeling Limited." This is not a column about the soundtrack to that film, which is also excellent. This is a column about how "The Darjeeling Limited" reignited my love affair with the best British band not named the Beatles: The Kinks. People have said all sorts of nasty things about Wes Anderson's tendency to get a bit cutesy, especially with familiar devices repeated ad nauseum - and in this particular movie, the easiest examples of that are the three scenes that feature slow-motion tracking shots accompanied by Kinks songs. Yeah, it might be predictable, but d@mn if it's not beautiful. The songs used this time around, "This Time Tomorrow," "Strangers" and "Powerman," are all from their near-perfect 1970 LP Lola vs. The Powerman & The Money-Go-Round, Pt 1. The album is funny, smart and chock full of hits ("Lola" and "Apeman"), and songs that certainly could have been. From start to finish it's a forceful indictment of the record industry. For all its period-quirkiness, the album holds up remarkably well. And it's probably only the band's fifth or sixth greatest album. At the Kinks's core were brother guitarists Ray and Dave Davies. Ray wrote most of the songs, but Dave was no slouch, usually contributing two or three gorgeous songs per album. The tension between the two seemed to fuel the band's breakneck creative pace, but it also threatened to tear the band apart on numerous occasions - think the Gallagher brothers if Oasis didn't suck or John and Paul if they were related. But I'm getting a bit ahead of myself. Like most of the bands lumped in with the British Invasion, The Kinks started off as something of an R&B group. Early hits like "You Really Got Me" were trademarked by a unique distortion that lead guitarist Dave Davies achieved by shredding the speaker cone of his amp with a razor blade. In addition to an especially keen sense for melodies, the band balanced heady songwriting with power chords and two-chord riffs that put them firmly in the league of contemporaries The Rolling Stones, Animals and The Who. For all the glory of those early years and their fuzzy fury, what makes the Kinks so important was the band's transformation from an R&B outfit that worshipped whatever came out of Chess Studios to being the most quintessentially British band to land on the Top 40 on both sides of the Atlantic. Its maturation began with 1965's The Kink Kontroversy, but its new direction wasn't fully realized until 1966's Face to Face. By that time, the band was incorporating music hall, English folk and even more diverse influences - Hawaiian guitars and Indian instruments - for a sound that could only be called English pop. Along with expanded musical horizons came newfound lyrical depth that included stunning character portraits, sly social commentary and lilting laments about all things British. From there it was onward and upward for a run of five-star, indisputably awesome records that were hugely influential and popular: 1967's Something Else by The Kinks, 1968's The Village Green Preservation Society (my favorite), 1969's Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire), 1970's Lola and 1971's Muswell Hillbillies. Not too many bands have runs like that, so why is the Kinks's legacy not considered on the same level of rock bands like The Rolling Stones, The Who or even the Beatles? For one, the group's exposure in America took a major hit when a touring ban stopped it from exploiting the world's largest pop market from '65 to '69, the band's prime years. After that came an ill-advised "theater incarnation," and though they recovered a bit in the '80s, the band's refusal to reunite now and play early hits to arenas damages its reputation in the digital age. So thank God for Anderson's beautiful slow-motion shots of Adrien Brody, because as clichéd as some people might believe them to be, they will inspire people and maybe get the Kinks's music into the hands of a few new listeners. ;D ;D Thanks.
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Post by rose on Nov 9, 2007 15:04:54 GMT -5
Worthy of ANOTHER repeat! From NEIL'S KPS TODAY! GOOD LUCK! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:56:23 -0000 From: "Laura Stevens-F&L" <Laura.Stevens2@bbc.co.uk> Subject: See Ray Davies perform live on the Culture Show! Hi there I wonder if you might be able to help. I work on the Culture Show, a BBC2 programme about music and the arts and on Tuesday 20th November The Kinks legend Ray Davies will be in the studio to perform a track from his new solo album, Working Man's Cafe, and give an interview. I am trying to gather together a small audience of fans in our venue to watch the performance. It would be great to have some real fans there and I was hoping that you might be able to notify the members of your mailing group of the opportunity and tell any London based fans to contact me through my email laura.stevens2@bbc.co.uk to apply for a place in the audience. It's a rare and completely free opportunity to see an intimate performance and we'd love to give this chance to some real fans. We film between 9.30am and 3.30pm on Tuesday 20th November in Central London so may not be any use to anyone who has to work but I thought it would be nice to offer the opportunity to some real fans. Tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Thank you in advance for any help on this. Best Laura Stevens The Culture Show
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Post by Rosie Lea on Jan 5, 2008 2:43:05 GMT -5
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Post by rose on Jan 5, 2008 6:53:40 GMT -5
Thanks, Rosie Lea! Anyone else AMAZED at the legs this story has??? From Thailand to Toronto, it is all the buzzzzzzz.
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Post by complicatedlife on Jan 5, 2008 11:37:10 GMT -5
As much as I would like this to happen, I doubt it will happen in the near future. It seems much of this rumor originates with Ray's recent iinterview in "Record Collector" magazine (Jan '08 issue with Brian Jones on the cover). One question was how Ray liked working with his "new band" while recording WMC in Nashville. Ray's response was that working with a group of musicians for a 14 day period is far different that working with a band that was comprised of a brother and long-time friends - things seemed to happen more naturally and he missed that "connection". The last question of the interview was the obligitory "What about a Kinks reunion?" and as Ray always does, he said he is very keen about it - that Pete is feeling better, Mick is playing with bands and Dave is recovering nicely. The fly in the ointment is Dave. He has made 2 very famous posts about a reunion on his message board - the first earlier in '07 in response to Mr. Lima's statements and most recently, his post in response to Ray labeling Dave as his "muse". Where Ray would like the original band to return to the studio to make new music, Dave has no desire to go through that torture again. The only thing Ray and Dave seem to agree about is that they don't want to tour just for the "nostalgia". Hopefully, they can work their differences out and maybe this dream will happen. What would be really special about an "original Kinks" tour would be that of all the bands from the first Brit Invasion, The Kinks are the only band that could do this with their original members - all the other bands from that era have lost at least one of their original band members. www.davedavies.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?id=445
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