Re: (TV) old but new

["Andy Ferguson" <andy@cheesemaker.fsnet.co.uk>]

I also adore The Kinks and have just picked up 10 of last years reissued CDs
with all the bonus tracks on for 6.99 each .

Is there an official or good unofficial Kinks website ?

Andy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Hartley" <jh@brainiac.com>
To: <tv@obbard.com>
Cc: <tv@obbard.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2001 6:14 PM
Subject: Re: (TV) old but new


> "J.Germaine" <jpg55@home.com> wrote:
> > How about:
> > "Sunny Afternoon"
> > "Shangrila"
> > "Big Sky"
> > "Tired of Waiting"
>
> Despite my huge affection for the Kinks and their entire catalog, the
> only other song in their catalog that approaches that perfect 2'50" for
> me is Victoria.  Or possibly Stop Your Sobbing.  Why?  Beats the hell out
> of me.  If I were to analyze these songs to figure out what makes them
> the perfect pop songs, I fear I'd kill 'em in my mind.
>
> > > From: Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com>
> > > "Lee Ritter" <poriver@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > >> And, yes, the Kinks had many masterpieces. One of my all time
favorite
> > >> pop singles is 'waterloo sunset'.
> > > (snip...)
> > >
> > > Possibly the single best song ever written.  I've gone hours in the
car
> > > with that on repeat.  (It was a long trip, and I wasn't inflicting it
on
> > > anyone else :)
>
> One thing that occurs to me is that the vast majority of Kinks recordings
> still have an unfinished feel to them, like a demo.  Victoria seems to be
> the exception - extremely well- (but not over-) produced.  The opening
> gutar notes bouncing back and forth in the stereo space is f'ing
brilliant.
> It's been years since my copy of VGPS was stolen, but I seem to recall
> that it alwasy sounded different than the rest of the Kinks' catalog.
>
> There's a charm and seeming simplicity to most Kinks songs that makes
> anyone with a guitar think "I can do that!"  The simple strum of the
> acoustic guitar, the unprocessed harmony vocals, the beautiful, wistful
> melody - these make Waterloo Sunset instantly beguiling.  I have no idea
> how much time was spent in the studio on this, but it *sounds* like it
> was done as a framework for later work, and then was discovered that
adding
> anything detracted from it.
>
> I felt the same way about the Jam's "That's Entertainment."  The demo of
> that is vastly superior to the song as eventually released.  The decision
> to put the demo on the Snap! compilation was a great decision that's
> given me hours of enjoyment.
>
>
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