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Rocky Dijon
When Ray talks about a Kinks reunion while not promoting a solo project or a new Kinks reissue, I'll perk up. Until then, it's just what Ray does to get a headline. I don't blame him, but I've stopped believing it might happen.
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Rocky Dijon
When Ray talks about a Kinks reunion while not promoting a solo project or a new Kinks reissue, I'll perk up. Until then, it's just what Ray does to get a headline. I don't blame him, but I've stopped believing it might happen.
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hopkins
imo, 'Village Green...' is all the more unique and brilliant when considering when it was released.
The general stylistic 'genres' per se, tho of course these are individual efforts with differnt feels and all that...
,..but Village Green was pretty much directly opposite the post-psychelic,
bit harder rock, that was coming out then.
I mean a Kinks record would
have great individualty, even if it was blues covers. (the early club sets
featured covers that The Stones would have related to and appreciated)....
...songs like "phenemonal cat' and the like.
You can't really call it psychedelic mood music with too much credibility, or anything else commercially released from big invasion rock stars.
Tho there WAS a lot of various 'experimentation' at the time. I think this entire effort a unique departure from what would be generally expectedf for a UK rock band.
I recall at the time not liking it. For me to admit that about a Kinks LP, if you knew me personally,
would def establish my credibilty as an honest fan, cause I think I 'get' them as an original 'cult' fan,
(when folks just dug their hit singles for the most part),
in the early going years. You know that proprietary (sp?) way fans
feel superior to casual fans..... doh, but:
...i've done the same with Stones periods, and tours, that I went back to gratefully; finally 'getting it.'
With 'green...' it didn't really take that long. but I DID put it aside
upon first hearing; reaching more for the crunch, chunka and rolling bottom.
If that sounds like someone I would date, well, it sure is...
ho ho, but not too long after getting it upon release, I made time for it
when I was just neutral and open; and then I got it. When 'Arthur'
came out, I was trained. I was going to accept whatever The Kinks gave me
on it's own unique procenium.
Ray's on his own planet; I'm glad he visits ours, with messages. But this was a unique vision that was a real departure
for the band that started their career with very intense heavy classic hard electric guitar; disintct for it's revelatory dirtiness, even back in '64.
Their personal progression as musicians was radical.