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It's far from their best but this song probably is the Kinks song that most often just appears in my head
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I know these choral and acoustic things can get gimmicky very quickly, but always thought this choral version of Days really worked well
One of those break up songs that work well as a funeral song
One of those break up songs that work well as a funeral song
I kinda love their early to mid 70s concept albums, full of odd little gems while being completely overblown and bonkers. The full band with backing singers and horn section has a great sound though.
They all seemed to find time for a breakdown at one point or another while making them
They all seemed to find time for a breakdown at one point or another while making them
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Thats my favorite Kinks era. Ever since I picked up a copy of Everybody's In Showbiz in a thrift store in Rahway New Jersey.
I played that record to death..especially this track
I don't think that album made much noise this side of the Atlantic but that song specifically was apparently a total classic on American AOR radio in the 70s.
There's a video of Bon Jovi playing it with Ray Davies about 20 years ago that I won't subject you to but it probably says something about the impression it made that Mr. focus-group-the-tracklisting likes it.
This thread always disappoints because it’s never about Thumped’s predilections for being shrink-wrapped in latex or pretending to be a pony at an orgy.
start that thread. I'll contribute. Promise.
Really love this one of theirs
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Back in the early 80's I use to listen to my Ma's plastic man 7" single . Its mine now.
This was the b side. Sounds like Marc Bolan.
This was the b side. Sounds like Marc Bolan.
It DOES sound like Marc Bolan, man I never copped that before
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I've not heard too much by the kinks. But generally when I do it's great.
Never seem to see their records around.
Never seem to see their records around.
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Kinks related. Written by Ray, performed by the Thoughts in 1966.
Its on the Nuggets volume 2 boxset.
Ten percent for this and that
Its on the Nuggets volume 2 boxset.
Ten percent for this and that
Their albums were never big sellers at the time, and were never expected to be, especially in the USA, so they never really had a glut of cutouts or charity shop finds to the level of other groups.
Anyways, this song is a bit of beautiful internalized psych that, to my ears, invents a lot of future indie music. There's a level of exploration, or an expression of something unsure of itself, that I don't hear in the big bombastic psych records that know exactly what they're doing
My only real complaint about the Kinks (aside from their dodgy later records) is I find listening to them a little bit harder post Brexit as they can be taken the wrong way and it risks going a bit gammon-y.
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Absolutely aware of that.
The only records I ever see are best ofs etc. And I know if I got a few I'd end up chasing too many records that aren't easy to find.
At their best they are better than the beatles, but they're a total best-of band.
Just trying to be helpful
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