Wednesday, January 13, 2016

The Kinks





























Artist:  The Kinks
Origin:   London, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll

Original line-up:

Ray Davies:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Piano
Dave Davies:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Pete Quaife:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Mick Avory:  Drums

The Kinks were an English Rock Band formed in Muswell Hill, North London in 1964, by brother Ray Davies (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar) and Dave Davies (Lead Guitar), Pete Quaife (Bass) and Mike Avory (Drums). The Kinks are the one of the most important and influential rock group of the 60s era and as a British Invasion Band to USA along with The Beatles and with many classic hits:  "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Tire Of Waiting For You", "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", "Set Me Free", "Sunny Afternoon", "Waterloo Sunset", "Victoria", "Lola", "Apeman" and many more.  The Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as well as the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005.


















Title:  Sunny Afternoon, The Very Best Of The Kinks (2015)
Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll
Label:   Sanctuary
Rating:   *****

Tracks:

Disc 1:

 1.  You Still Want Me  (2:00)
 2.  I Gotta Move  (2:25)
 3.  Just Can't Go To Sleep  (2:01)
 4.  Denmark Street  (2:03)
 5.  A Well Respected Man  (2:43)
 6.  Dead End Street  (3:22)
 7.  Dedicated Follower Of Fashion  (3:02)
 8.  You Really Got Me  (2:15)
 9.  Set Me Free  (2:13)
10. Till The End Of The Day  (2:21)
11. This Strange Effect  (2:25)
12. Stop Your Sobbing  (2:06)
13. This Is Where I Belong  (2:42)
14. Where Have All The Good Times Goes  (2:51)
15. All Day And All Of The Night  (2:24)
16. This Time Tomorrow  (3:23)
17. Maximum Consumption  (4:07)
18. Sitting In My Hotel  (3:23)
19. I Go To Sleep  (2:46)
20. I'm Not Like Everybody Else  (3:29)
21. Too Much On My Mind  (2:30)
22. Tired Of Waiting For You   (2:33)
23. The Moneygoround  (1:44)

Disc 2:

 1.  Sunny Afternoon  (3:37)
 2.  A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy  (5:01)
 3.  Days  (2:56)
 4.  A Long Way From Home  (2:29)
 5.  Waterloo Sunset  (3:19)
 6.  Lola  (4:05)
 7.  Look A Little On The Sunny Side  (2:51)
 8.  Party Line  (2:36)
 9.  Who'll Be Next In Line  (2:03)
10. Tell Me Now So I'll Know  (2:03)
11. Starstruck  (2:41)
12. Victoria  (3:41)
13. Brainwashed  (2:36)
14. Powerman  (4:16)
15. Got To Be Free  (3:01)
16. The Way Love Used To Be  (2:15)
17. BBC Interview:  The Shaggy Set, From Gear 30/10/64, The Playhouse Theatre,  (1:18)
18. You Really Got Me (BBC)  (2:10)
19. BBC Interview:  Ray Talks About Records, From Saturday Club 20/4/65 BBC Maida Vale, (0:43)
20. tired Of Waiting For You (BBC)  (2:22)
21. BBC Interview:  Ray Talks About "See My Friends", From "You Really Got Me", 6/8/65 (0:48)
22. BBC Interview:  Meet Pete Quaife, From Saturday Club, 13/12/65, The Playhouse Theatre  (0:36)
23. BBC Interview:  Meet Dave Davies, From Saturday Club, 4/8/67, The Playhouse Theatre  (0:37)
24. Death Of A Clown (Live At The Playhouse Theatre, 1967) (2:50)
25. WPIX U.S. TV Interview 1965:  Clay Cole Meets The Kinks  (2:27)

Sunny Afternoon, The Very Best Of The Kinks is the double CD of The Kinks original classics, as selected by Ray Davies, features the original songs performed in the hit musical "Sunny Afternoon", winner of four Olivier Awards.  There are 9 UK 5 Hit Singles, including 3 No. 1 includes "You Really Got Me", Waterloo Sunset", "Sunny Afternoon", "Lola" and many more, also includes other classics and Kinks Interviews alongside session tracks from the BBC Archives.

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