Thanks to this video, first time I’d seen The Kinks in concert. Didn’t recognise Ray at first, because of the beard and punky delivery. David marvellous on guitar, of course. Thanks to the band and to RU-vid for this offering.
If this was Jimmy Hendrix knocking out these sounds on that guitar, people would be absolutely Creaming themselves. Now, with Keith Moon playing the Drums, back in the old Days.. it was whipped crème de la crème!
I was at this show and it was row 4 or 5 in front of Pete. THE WHO is one of 3 favorite bands, and on this night they played impeccably. No one said a word to each other when the show ended. Why? The people walked out in shock just how incredible they truly are, and we’re on this night
My original comment is here somewhere, Just wanted to say again that I had been to several Who concerts (since 1976) and NEVER saw Pete so hot playing lead guitar!!
How pathetic... the band that started the MOD style of cool rock music, here pretends to be HEAVY ROCK band (Deep Purple or Slide or whatever), while being celebraated by New Wave bands as their main inspiration...
Minute 52:18 Dave is high as hell. Probably is acid. He is in another place fighting with dragons. As a musician myself I cannot understand how the hell they managed to perform so brilliantly. Dave shows amazing guitar skills, guitar tones and vocals. He is in the zone through out the whole concert. Awesome solos deliverd with great taste and execution. Bravo.
Too bad The Kinks got banned in the US both from touring and album sales between 1964-1968 their most creative period. Who knows what this band would have done if this ban of the largest marketplace never took place!
read a comment years ago from Linda Ronstadt about how the Everly brothers harmonies were unmatched due to the fact that siblings tend to harmonize better than others...I think that might be one of the secrets of the KINKS sound is Dave's unique harmonies
i saw them at the New Haven Colliuseum in Connecticut on this tour. And four or five more times after this. Hot Damn, they were so ROCKING it was incredible energy. Hit after hit. Glad to have been part of their second coming so to speak. The KINKS are unbelievably underrated. So many good songs to count. What an amazing band to see live. Love them. i was them play on the basketball court at Fordham University in '87. they did this rock opera thing where they had actors come out during certain songs. I recall a woman dressed as an oppressed house maid who came out with a wet mop and cleaned the floor around her while they played one of the songs. it was kinda wierd, but they took a big chance not playing any hits that night. They played the whole obscure album to the delight of the Fordham students. I was ten feet away from them. No stage, they set up right on the court so we were looking at them eye to eye. It was so cool to see someone so famous and talented that close. I will never forget that night. Thanks to my dear brother Lou, who was a student at fordham from 1986-1990
Der Beginn des Konzertes ist höchst unprofessionell für eine Band in dieser Liga. Ob alles funktioniert sollte man vorher testen.Das nervt tierisch. Auf die Bühne gehen und loslegen.
Wo hast Du das Ironie-Icon versteckt? Oder ist Dir wirklich nicht klar, dass diese Opening genau so sein soll? Kritik ist berechtigt, wenn man sich den verspäteten Spot auf Dave ansieht. Aber sonst: geiles Opening der besten Rockband der Welt. God save the Kinks!
One of my favorite bands of all time. I was hooked when I first heard the unforgettable riffs of You Really Got Me. Sadly, I never saw them live. Have a bunch of their albums, though.
saw these guys at the capital theatre in n.j. the schoolboys in disgrace tour totally awesome the opening act was steve harley and cockney rebel rip mr soft
It’s hard to overstate how great the Kinks were. Really unbelievably good. A poetic master in Ray Davies and his brother Dave was a hugely influential guitar player. people forget about them but they shouldn’t. Kink Kontroversy, Face to Face are some of the best records ever made.
81 or 82 saw them at the Dick Clark theater front row seats.. It's gone now but that was the best venue to see A show... Ray Davis shook all our hands.. These are the kind of bands and music you won't see anymore..
Ich war auf diesem Konzert und relativ enttaeuscht von The Kinks. Geschmacksache aber sie als Rockgruppe zu bezeichnen war aus und vorbei mit dem Ansatz von New Wave fashion trend.
Du hast keine Ahnung. 😁 Die Kinks sind eine der einflussreichsten Bands nicht nur für den britischen Rock‘n‘Roll. Viele amerikanische, britische und selbst deutsche Bands haben sich durch sie inspirieren lassen. Vor allem ihr Sound war wegweisend. Und „Back In The USSR“ gäbe es nicht ohne den Einfluss der Kinks. Und was das ausgelöst hat, weiß ja jetzt wahrscheinlich jeder. ✌️😎🎸
Dave was playing so great at this time because EVH was nipping at his heels. At the time, we were amazed by Van Halen but still had a great amount of respect for the KInks, as we should.
It was a trip to hear the "Jumpin Jack Flash" riff from the Rolling Stones in "Captain America Calling". I wonder if they're aware of that or not. 😂 🎉 Then the "Sweet Jane" chords of Lou Reed in "Yo - Yo" (!)
