Tim Sincere is a musicologist who delves into the stories behind your favorite songs and artists. His short documentaries offer insight, trivia, and a deep dive into the fascinating tales that shape the music we love.
Way back at Tanglewood outside in front standing up with no chairs available in and my young lady friend were face to face with ray and the group. Understatement would be they were great let's put it this way the intensity was at the ultra prime level. Your take on this great band brings my mind back to the 2 concerts I was so fortunate in seeing. Great job
Maybe a a short review about the little opera albums (Soap Opera, Schoolboys...) and their representations on tv were a good idea...No other groups worked such a line.
Great video, but why didn't you talk about 'Father Christmas'? A killer punk song that they did in 1977 that matched anything that the Clash etc.. did.
Fun fact - for some odd reason Fountains of Wayne were far more successful in the UK than anywhere else. 3 top 40 singles and a near miss (Sink To The Bottom peaked at 42) and 3 more just outside the Top 50. If I'm gigging around Xmas I always give I Want An Alien For Christmas an airing.
Brilliant video! The Kinks have long been my favorite band. So versatile and such a depth of meaning in their lyrics that other rock bands of that era lack. As an American, I've always thought of Ray as the quintessential Englishman.
I´m a german Kinks fan since 1964, when I was just 12 or 13! Wonderful video- but I believe Elvis Costello made the finest cover version of Days. For me the Kinks always offered a winking look on Britain. And -of course- fantastic songs.
Karen's life and death are very reminiscent of the life and death of Joan of Arc. Karen probably was Joan of Arc returned for another go at it. Happy for Karen/Joan that this time she was on the world stage to sing and play drums and not fight wars.
Ray Davies is at the very least, the most interesting singer/songwriter of my lifetime! I have quite a few Kinks albums (CD's now). Yes, there were some less than stellar albums recorded in the early to mid 70's that I found lacking, and with the exception of "Low Budget" in the 80's I did not take to the 'punk' stuff they were doing. But, all in all I usually could find two or three songs that for me really stood out, such as on "Sleepwalker" and "Misfits". However, albums such as, "Something Else", "Village Green Preservation Society", "Arthur", "Lola Versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round", "Muswell Hillbillies", and the two disc set, "Kinks Kronikles" still get played by me regularly and often, and very loud!
@@MickBokulich-gg1ro Sorry, but I was not a fan of the Preservation Acts LP's, School Boys in Disgrace, or A Soap Opera. I owned them, and listened to them a few times, and gave them to charity, as I did with Percy.
Howdy Ray, is a great song writer. I’m born in 1955, so I’m an original fan. I saw all the Kinks 70’s tours of the states. I’m buying the deluxe multi disk version of Lola vs and Face To Face Love em & wishing him lots of good health and love ✌🏻
FWIW, One for the Road, Live Album is one of the Best Live Albums ever Recorded. Been a Kinks fan going back the very early 1980s. I lent my Daughter a Vinyl copy of that Album a few years ago, I don't think I'll ever get it back. She loves it and virtually all her friends are completely blown away. They stop by to visit her and individually just want her hear a certain song. A different song for each it seems. Great video !!!
Lola vs the power man was when college radio picked up the kinks and that LP was in every dorm room I saw all the 70’s tours till Give The People What They Want in 1983 The kinks were smart & hip in every way
Ray was his own worst enemy in many ways. I love The Kinks dearly but Ray is one moody sod. 🤣 Before RU-vid I'd never heard the story of their American tour but it doesn't surprise me. My mum always had this massive crush on Ray and I can see what she means because I've always been attracted to intense type men. I'm an intense type of person myself. It doesn't make a person easy to get along with!
