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Post by kinkfrank49 on Jun 3, 2008 18:05:44 GMT -5
Thanks for the welcome, folks. HollyH-The Farmers were the Beat Farmers and had a big following in Europe (and US) in from '85-'95. In the early 70s, their lead singer/guitarist Jerry Raney guested in my band and wehn the BFs formed he sang the tune 'Bigger Stones' and their cover of '20th Century Man'. Their leader Buddy Blue died unexepectedly (like their drummer Country Dick Montana had in '95) back in 2005 after they reformed as the Farmers. Both incarnations of the band played lots of Kinks songs. At a gig last year they did an entire set that was Kinks tunes including Its Too Late, Sunny Afternoon, and they play Well Respected Man at nearly every gig as well as Apeman.
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Post by Smiley on Aug 11, 2008 20:35:10 GMT -5
I see we have a LOT of new members... especially our visiting Stoners and Hony Tonk Wimmen!
Welcome to the Village Green!
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Post by HollyH on Aug 11, 2008 20:58:20 GMT -5
PS New members -- you don't have to wait to be activated before you can start posting.
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Post by franklima on Aug 12, 2008 7:55:52 GMT -5
our motto is... POST TILL YOU'RE TOAST ;D
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Post by uncleson on Aug 12, 2008 16:37:41 GMT -5
Welcome Stoners!
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Post by ginnie on Aug 13, 2008 21:48:04 GMT -5
Hi, everyone. I just joined.
Even thought I'm fifty years old, I must admit to being Kinks ignorant - not really my fault, there was lots of other great music being created during my life that I paid more attention to: The Beatles, Stones , the Who and on and on... In the early seventies I started listening to Bowie, Genesis, T.Rex, Iggy & the Stooges, The Velvet Underground, New York Dolls, Roxy Music etc. For whatever reason when I started buying albums in 1974, I never got around to getting the Kinks. There was always a new, inventive music being created that grabbed my disposable income. So, as a result I missed out on a few artists that I'm just now catching up to - The Pretty Things, The Kinks, Eno, Spirit...
Now back to the Kinks - I've always been aware of their reputation as one of the most influential bands in rock 'n roll. Pity that I didn't have the pleasure of enjoying them the last forty years! But what's great is discovering them now - most music being so stagnant these days it is just so great to hear something 'different' and 'new' (to me).
I had heard many Kinks singles over the years, but now its time for me to pick out some of their albums to buy. Being on a limited budget, I'ved decided to concentrate on a few of their early ones. Seeing that I can afford about five, these are the ones I'm looking at:
Arthur Village Green Preservation Society Face to Face Something Else Lola versus Powerman
If someone can recommend a different list, then let me know, and why!
Anyway, hello to all.
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Post by nicola6 on Aug 14, 2008 0:51:42 GMT -5
It's a fine list, Ginnie. Welcome to Kinkdom. You have so many delights awaiting you, I'm a little jealous. Post often!
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Post by HollyH on Aug 14, 2008 0:54:05 GMT -5
Welcome, ginnie! Yeah, those five are good ones! however (and folks here know I'm prejudiced on this score) I'd substitute Muswell Hillbillies, maybe for Face to Face. It's got an Americana twang that's not typically Kinksian, but the humor and social commentary are too good to miss out on.
Another possibility is to get the Kinks Kronikles, which is a 2-CD set. Although it may look like a greatest hits compilation, it actually includes several more obscure tracks and is a great introduction to the essential sound of the Kinks.
Whatever you get, though, be sure to get Arthur!
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Post by complicatedlife on Aug 14, 2008 1:34:39 GMT -5
Welcome Ms. Ginnie - you made a wise choice with those 5 albums - they make up the first 5 of the 6 albums that are considered the Kinks "golden period". If you can squeeze your low budget to add one more, I strongly suggest "Muswell Hillbillies" - the last of the "golden period" albums and my favorite Kinks LP.
I also agree with Ms. Holly about Kink Kronikles - IMHO, it's the finest compilation album ever made and John Mendelsohn's liner notes are worthy of a Pulitzer Prize.
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Post by Iñakink on Aug 14, 2008 2:50:34 GMT -5
Welcome! I can't recommend you a better list, those are the five albums I would have said. My only suggestion is that if you are already decided to get all five, maybe you should get them in chronological order to see the evolution of the band:
Face To Face Something Else VGPS Arthur Lola
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Post by Smiley on Aug 14, 2008 3:39:45 GMT -5
I agree with all of the above! Yes, Muswell Hillbillies is a MUST have!!! BTW.. When you are ready to take a turn into the Arista period.. start from the beginning. Sleepwalker and Misfits. You can't go wrong! ENJOY and Welcome to the Village Green! Smiley
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Post by noisyroom on Aug 14, 2008 9:18:27 GMT -5
ginnie great choices to start with, you can't go wrong with those. btw, there's a few of us 5o-yr-olds here ;D glad you joined us.
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Post by HollyH on Aug 14, 2008 9:20:40 GMT -5
50 is the new 21.
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Post by ginnie on Aug 14, 2008 12:20:45 GMT -5
I agree with all of the above! Yes, Muswell Hillbillies is a MUST have!!! BTW.. When you are ready to take a turn into the Arista period.. start from the beginning. Sleepwalker and Misfits. You can't go wrong! ENJOY and Welcome to the Village Green! Smiley Actually, Low Budget was the only Kinks album I ever bought in the seventies. I thought the songs were good (especially the Superman song) but today I find the sound and style of the instruments to be too emulative of late seventies music. They were following the pack instead of leading it. At the time though, (1979) I liked this album a lot. I'll give the Muswell Hillbilllies a listen!
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Post by ginnie on Aug 14, 2008 12:23:53 GMT -5
Mr. Ginnie actually, but you can call me anything you want for now - I'm new here after all.
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