poll over, thanks for voting!
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Saturday, 21 April 2012 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
You hacked the email, didn't you?
Oh well, onward to Depeche! (kicks can, grabs copy of Catching Up With...)
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Saturday, 21 April 2012 23:44 (twelve years ago) link
oops, scrolled up the list but must have missed it, Dubious. 22 is too low.
― Dr X O'Skeleton, Sunday, 22 April 2012 00:36 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utiosGC7RKc&feature=related
― biggie smallclothes (brownie), Sunday, 22 April 2012 02:48 (twelve years ago) link
from this 2008 Montreal Gazette article:
Close call?: The Kinks played a poorly attended show at the Illinois State Armory in Springfield, Ill., on June 23, 1965. After the show, the Jaycees vice-president who organized the event drove them back to his place for a few drinks. Somehow, bassist Pete Quaife recently told Mojo magazine, the whole thing didn't feel right and the group left abruptly. Years later, they found out that their host had been John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted and executed in 1994 for raping and murdering 33 boys and young men.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 22 April 2012 16:11 (twelve years ago) link
When I saw Yo La Tengo do The Sounds of Science last night, the guy who was opening, Chris Cummings (local), did an excellent "Too Much on My Mind."
― clemenza, Sunday, 22 April 2012 16:24 (twelve years ago) link
Ready for more....
― Mark G, Monday, 23 April 2012 06:32 (twelve years ago) link
Listening to Arthur - which alternates with Village Green as my favourite Kinks album - and found this on the Wikipedia page:
Reprise Records, The Kinks' US label, devised an elaborate, multi-levelled promotional campaign for Arthur in early 1969. The most famous branch of the programme involved a promo package entitled God Save The Kinks. The set featured various items, including a consumer's guide to the band's albums, a bag of "grass" from the "Daviesland village green", and an LP entitled Then, Now and Inbetween.[19] The set was accompanied by a positive letter from Hal Halverstadt of creative services at Warner/Reprise, part of which read, "... [We are led] to believe that The Kinks may not have had it at all ... The Kinks are to be supported, encouraged, cheered. And saved."[19] The campaign was officially launched on 3 July, at a meeting between Ray Davies and Reprise executives in Burbank, California.[26] Reprise considered seeding false stories in the press to create an "outlaw" image for the group as part of the campaign, including pieces about marijuana possession and income tax evasion.[27] Ray called the idea "mad", and the programme was dropped. Several pieces, however, were used in the press kit for Arthur's release, with titles like "English Pop Group Arrested on Rape Rap".[27]
Phony "rape rap" tops the list of promotional strategies you don't see any more.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, 23 April 2012 08:27 (twelve years ago) link
Not looking at a summary yet. But is it just me or are there very few songs placing from Something Else?
― Naive Teen Idol, Monday, 23 April 2012 11:38 (twelve years ago) link
Three so far: Death of a Clown, Love Me Til the Sun Shines and Two Sisters. Waterloo Sunset and David Watts are guaranteed too so it's likely to be the same amount as Face to Face in the end.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, 23 April 2012 11:45 (twelve years ago) link
is there a Spotify playlist for this yet? just heard 'This Time Tomorrow' for the first time ever; brilliant that one.
by the way is Davies *in favour of* a 'Village Green Preservation Society' or is he taking the piss a bit? i'm sure the answer is well known/obvious amongst Kinks fans but i'm never sure.
― piscesx, Monday, 23 April 2012 12:27 (twelve years ago) link
It was the "god save Donald Duck" line that gave me pause (being an american construction)
― Mark G, Monday, 23 April 2012 13:14 (twelve years ago) link
Haven't been around so much recently, so I'm just playing catch up. So far, eight of mine have appeared: 'Animal Farm' (my #3), 'This Time Tomorrow' (#5), 'Strangers' (#9), 'Celluloid Heroes' (#10), 'Rosie Won't You Please Come Home' (#11), 'Party Line' (#12), 'Too Much On My Mind' (#14) and '20th Century Man' (#15). Still waiting to see if much of my selections for my Top 10 will appear!
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 14:17 (twelve years ago) link
Re: 'This Time Tomorrow' / 'Strangers'
Wait, both of these songs are better than "Picture Book"?
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, April 20, 2012 6:21 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yup! Well, I think they are, anyway. 'Picture Book' had absolutely no chance of making it onto my ballot.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 14:20 (twelve years ago) link
If My Number One Selection, [xxxxx], Does Not Chart...
I will be having a word.
― Mark G, Monday, 23 April 2012 14:29 (twelve years ago) link
― Mark G, Monday, April 23, 2012 2:29 PM (8 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The very same!! If there's any song that's left on my ballot that is certain to chart, it's my #1.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 14:40 (twelve years ago) link
I'm not saying "Certain", obv. That's the thing.
― Mark G, Monday, 23 April 2012 14:53 (twelve years ago) link
Previously on Your Kinks Kountdown:
50. "Do It Again"49. "Yes Sir, No Sir"48. "Love Me Til The Sun Shines"47. "She's Got Everything"46. "Apeman"45. "Two Sisters"44. "I Need You"43. "Where Have All The Good Times Gone"42. "God's Children"41. "Rose Won't You Please Come Home"40. "Stop Your Sobbing"39. "The Way Love Used To Be"38. "20th Century Man"37. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"36. "Party Line"35. "Death of A Clown"34. "Fancy"33. "People Take Pictures of Each Other"32. "Too Much On My Mind"31. "Better Things"30. "This Is Where I Belong"29. "Celluloid Heroes"28. "Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl"27. "Come Dancing"26. "Mindless Child of Motherhood"25. "Animal Farm"24. "Sweet Lady Genevieve"23. "A Well-Respected Man"22. "Yil The End of The Day"21. "Picture Book"20. "This Time Tomorrow"19. "Strangers"18. "Oklahoma USA"17. "Do You Remember Walter?"16. "See My Friends"15. "The Village Green Preservation Society"14. "Autumn Almanac"13. ? (Stay Tuned)
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:44 (twelve years ago) link
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_comnmI6_FcM/RySCeLqshQI/AAAAAAAAAOI/cgAVMu6VsAQ/s400/thekinks.jpg
13. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"Non-LP Single, 1966/The Great Lost Kinks Album, 1973330 Points (14 Votes)
The Track: http://youtu.be/RCmnnCXfzbkOn "The Sopranos": http://youtu.be/-yMEi0I3eNoChocolate Watchband cover: http://youtu.be/txeeFNoix8Q
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:54 (twelve years ago) link
wow that's pretty high for a glka song
― iatee, Monday, 23 April 2012 16:55 (twelve years ago) link
that has got to be the earliest pic of a flying V I've ever seen
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 16:58 (twelve years ago) link
They've been around since the late 50s. Albert King was one of its first adopters.
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:02 (twelve years ago) link
http://ring.cdandlp.com/capricordes/photo_grande/114752126.jpg
12. "Dead End Street"Non-LP Single, 1966/The Kink Kronikles, 1972366 Points (15 Votes)
The Track: http://youtu.be/yK8Bk__ENKUPromo Film: http://youtu.be/i0WPC-N3UYELive in '84: http://youtu.be/j4S0PLriI2YRay solo in '94 on "Don't Forget Your Toothbrush" (!?!?): http://youtu.be/DnomicEZXlY
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:07 (twelve years ago) link
x-post: Lonnie Mack too.
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
xpost:
― iatee, Monday, April 23, 2012 4:55 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Admittedly, this is probably the best known song that made it onto that collection. Probably even better known than 'Plastic Man', which I'm sure was a single.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
GLKA?
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:12 (twelve years ago) link
great lost kinks album
― iatee, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:13 (twelve years ago) link
Ah! "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" was a b-side. "Plastic Man", a (not very good) single
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
So happy Dead End Street made it! I was worried slightly it wouldn't.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
I prefer the b-side! "Big Black Smoke"
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:15 (twelve years ago) link
I almost prefer House in the Country myself... amazing that Ray could churn out b-sides and cast-offs that would have made lesser bands' entire careers.
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:17 (twelve years ago) link
(feel like somebody must have already said that lol)
Not Session Man though. That would be pushing it.
― And I have been called "The Appetite" (DL), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:22 (twelve years ago) link
that song is so weird, can't imagine that Nicky Hopkins was flattered
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:24 (twelve years ago) link
What does he care, he got paid for it
― Charles Kennedy Jumped Up, He Called 'Oh No'. (Tom D.), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:25 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.magnetmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Kinksvillagegreen550.jpg
11. "Big Sky"The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, 1968406 Points (17 Votes, 1 #1)
The Track: http://youtu.be/wiyrFSSG5_gLive in '70 (audio-only): http://youtu.be/iOJzAUAIQcQYo La Tengo live cover: http://youtu.be/7To2V2S2AbY
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:26 (twelve years ago) link
YES!!! :D
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:27 (twelve years ago) link
'Big Sky' was my #6, and one of my all-time favourite Kinks songs. I'm absolutely thrilled to see it charted so highly.
― The Jupiter 8 (Turrican), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:28 (twelve years ago) link
I posted this on the noms thread, but this heavy live version bears repeating:http://youtu.be/iOJzAUAIQcQ
― Waterloo? Oh, we've sunsetted that. (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
http://ring.cdandlp.com/rockinronnie/photo_grande/114825221.jpg
10. "All Day and All of The Night"Kinks-Size, 1965434 Points (17 Votes, 1 #1)
The Track: http://youtu.be/mMWNwHof0kcMimed on "Hullaballo", intro by Annette Funicello: http://youtu.be/FvLqQ3EueFUOne For The Road version: http://youtu.be/Rkad60aHA28Legos: http://youtu.be/SEm3qDxm8jo
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3435/3385495281_46eb1422c6_z.jpg
9. "David Watts"Something Else by The Kinks, 1967462 Points (20 Votes, 1 #1)
The Track: http://youtu.be/WhElCQLpCPoThe Jam cover on "Top of The Pops": http://youtu.be/4l9J9kx6cYA
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:50 (twelve years ago) link
Oh Germans.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:52 (twelve years ago) link
have a feeling David Wadds exam performance was less memorable
― rob, Monday, 23 April 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
AD/AN top ten, phewsaid it before, will say it again: that song is super tuff
― two overweight dachshunds with three eyes (La Lechera), Monday, 23 April 2012 17:56 (twelve years ago) link
David Watts and Two Sisters would top my ballot. Something Else is the only Kinks album I love.
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
http://991.com/NewGallery/The-Kinks-Sunny-Afternoon--120896.jpg
8. "Sunny Afternoon"Face To Face, 1966473 Points (20 Votes, 2 #1's)
The Track: http://youtu.be/pIKsHh3BFPIPromo Film: http://youtu.be/1h1oRP7FfBwMimed on TV: http://youtu.be/uMpkY0P_JGsLive in '70 (incomplete): http://youtu.be/biDwCS_h6Xw
― Raymond Dubious Davies (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
xp actually no, Days would top my ballot. that song is something else.
― gospodin simmel, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
That's a fancy Buick.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:02 (twelve years ago) link
tbh I thought fatigue would've left "Lola" out of the top ten, but I'd be wrong.
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 23 April 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
yeah seen pics of that car before. amazing.
― heavy is the head that eats the crayons (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 23 April 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link