tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post8428958557417062267..comments2024-03-28T14:41:03.787-04:00Comments on PowerPop: And Speaking of Gorgeous....NYMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-5198554849343350072016-04-29T16:23:18.993-04:002016-04-29T16:23:18.993-04:00I saw Ray Davies a few years ago and he did Waterl...I saw Ray Davies a few years ago and he did Waterloo Sunset. There were a couple of young women standing right behind me who supplied the backing vocals in gorgeous harmony. I have never been so thankful to hear people singing at a concert (it usually bothers me as I came to hear the artist, not the off-key idiot by me.) That night was different. MJConroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17372576965208949072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-67987357831370671312016-04-29T15:02:49.616-04:002016-04-29T15:02:49.616-04:00I've always been a Muswell Hillbilly boy, but ...I've always been a Muswell Hillbilly boy, but as the years go by I've come to agree with Janet Maslin. 'Something Else' is the Kinks' 'Revolver,' a stunning collection of songs that culminates in this topper. Thanks for the post! Alzonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-55817002574094510642016-04-29T11:32:06.576-04:002016-04-29T11:32:06.576-04:00Thanks Steve, that's wonderful!Thanks Steve, that's wonderful!John Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640694304430187948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-77354186277735163892016-04-28T18:14:54.342-04:002016-04-28T18:14:54.342-04:00Isn't that the MI-6 building in the far left o...Isn't that the MI-6 building in the far left of the picture? I'm sure that's Miss Moneypenny waving to use from the top floor window.<br /><br />It is very interesting to hear the track without the vocals and the final mix down.<br /><br />Captain AlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-41465452572869334362016-04-28T16:28:24.413-04:002016-04-28T16:28:24.413-04:00Only saw them once, sad to say, on the Schoolboys ...Only saw them once, sad to say, on the Schoolboys in Disgrace tour. First half was hits, second half they came out in those stupid schoolboy outfits (shorts, cap and all) and did the album. The embarrassment on stage was palpable.<br /><br />BTW, steve, that Waterloo Sunset backing track comes from an amazing 5-CD collection (only released in Europe, as far as I know) called The Kinks Anthology that covers the years 1964-1971 only. 5 CDs for 8 years means it has EVERYTHING worth having (IMHO).Gummohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09947040598570967596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-17440456404640971732016-04-28T14:10:51.636-04:002016-04-28T14:10:51.636-04:00When they did the concept records live they were t...When they did the concept records live they were tight as a drum.<br /><br />Interestingly, when they did opening sets of their greatest hits before the main events, they were usually alcoholically sloppy.<br /><br />It was kind of amazing to watch them switch gears that way.steve simelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247393763004076992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8921382.post-50122357787905233992016-04-28T11:30:50.712-04:002016-04-28T11:30:50.712-04:00It is all that. Some of their recordings were more...It is all that. Some of their recordings were more slap-dash than The Beatles, but they were never sloppy.<br />The only time I saw them live was in 1974, doing the whole "Preservation" thing. No slop anywhere.buzzbabyjesushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09375127662096374324noreply@blogger.com