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Post by Flying Monkeys on Dec 24, 2018 22:52:36 GMT
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Post by petrolino on Apr 8, 2023 1:30:57 GMT
Really enjoying your musical posts here of Kinks material, from 'Waterloo Sunset' to 'Lola'. Are you a Kinks fan?
The Kinks are probably my favourite English band of the 1960s, with the Beatles and the Hollies rounding out my top 3 (though I like many).
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Apr 8, 2023 1:41:00 GMT
Really enjoying your musical posts here of Kinks material, from 'Waterloo Sunset' to 'Lola'. Are you a Kinks fan?
The Kinks are probably my favourite English band of the 1960s, with the Beatles and the Hollies rounding out my top 3 (though I like many).
Yes, love The Kinks. A really pleasant slightly different 60s sound with every song telling a story I enjoy hearing. Marvellous stuff. |
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Post by petrolino on Apr 8, 2023 1:45:28 GMT
Really enjoying your musical posts here of Kinks material, from 'Waterloo Sunset' to 'Lola'. Are you a Kinks fan?
The Kinks are probably my favourite English band of the 1960s, with the Beatles and the Hollies rounding out my top 3 (though I like many).
Yes, love The Kinks. A really pleasant slightly different 60s sound with every song telling a story I enjoy hearing. Marvellous stuff. Oh, cool. My mother had a double-album 'Best Of The Kinks' on cassette tapes when I was a kid. I borrowed them both and then put them back so much she eventually told me to keep them. The Kinks gave me a great grounding in music; they play every style imaginable across their albums, from the blues, jazz and calypso, to folk, country, proto-punk and beyond. |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Apr 8, 2023 1:55:20 GMT
Yes, love The Kinks. A really pleasant slightly different 60s sound with every song telling a story I enjoy hearing. Marvellous stuff. Oh, cool. My mother had a double-album 'Best Of The Kinks' on cassette tapes when I was a kid. I borrowed them both and then put them back so much she eventually told me to keep them. The Kinks gave me a great grounding in music; they play every style imaginable across their albums, from the blues, jazz and calypso, to folk, country, proto-punk and beyond. Another band I love for their use of different styles, often within the same song, is 10CC. Not the singles (which are 'normal' style) but the album tracks by Godley and Creme. I think Sheet Music is one of the my favourite albums ever. |
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Post by petrolino on Apr 8, 2023 2:07:00 GMT
Oh, cool. My mother had a double-album 'Best Of The Kinks' on cassette tapes when I was a kid. I borrowed them both and then put them back so much she eventually told me to keep them. The Kinks gave me a great grounding in music; they play every style imaginable across their albums, from the blues, jazz and calypso, to folk, country, proto-punk and beyond. Another band I love for their use of different styles, often within the same song, is 10CC. Not the singles (which are 'normal' style) but the album tracks by Godley and Creme. I think Sheet Music is one of the my favourite albums ever. It's interesting you mention 10CC, a band I know little about. Graham Gouldman composed songs recorded by Manchester bands like the Hollies, Herman's Hermits and the Mindbenders in the 1960s; he's a tremendous talent.
Also, I'm a big Neil Sedaka fan and he cut records in the 1970s with the assistance of Elton John (who'd worked as a session pianist with the Hollies) and 10CC who performed on one of his finest albums, 'Solitaire' (1972).
I'll give 'Sheet Music' a listen, thanks. I only know some of the 10CC hits.
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Apr 8, 2023 6:43:11 GMT
I'll give 'Sheet Music' a listen, thanks. I only know some of the 10CC hits. If you do listen to Sheet Music, it's worth paying attention to who wrote each song, as 10CC was basically two bands in one - Stewart and Gouldman wrote the hits (Wall Street Shuffle, etc) while Godley and Creme were experimental and wrote the more varied tracks - not chart music, but great album music. It was this difference of focus that lead to disagreements and ultimately their split. Shame, really, as I thought the mix of styles made for great listening and was completely unique. |
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Post by yggdrasil on Apr 8, 2023 15:51:37 GMT
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Post by yggdrasil on Apr 8, 2023 15:53:33 GMT
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Post by TheGoodMan19 on Apr 8, 2023 21:33:01 GMT
The live version off To The Bone is great.
great tune for us classic movie fans
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Post by petrolino on Apr 9, 2023 2:28:03 GMT
I'll give 'Sheet Music' a listen, thanks. I only know some of the 10CC hits. If you do listen to Sheet Music, it's worth paying attention to who wrote each song, as 10CC was basically two bands in one - Stewart and Gouldman wrote the hits (Wall Street Shuffle, etc) while Godley and Creme were experimental and wrote the more varied tracks - not chart music, but great album music. It was this difference of focus that lead to disagreements and ultimately their split. Shame, really, as I thought the mix of styles made for great listening and was completely unique. I will definitely give 'Sheet Music' (1974) a listen and keep this in mind, thanks (plus 10CC in general). I know Godley & Creme were pioneers in the art form of the music video. I'm guessing you might be a Roxy Music fan too (just a guess). |
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Post by Flying Monkeys on Apr 9, 2023 6:22:38 GMT
If you do listen to Sheet Music, it's worth paying attention to who wrote each song, as 10CC was basically two bands in one - Stewart and Gouldman wrote the hits (Wall Street Shuffle, etc) while Godley and Creme were experimental and wrote the more varied tracks - not chart music, but great album music. It was this difference of focus that lead to disagreements and ultimately their split. Shame, really, as I thought the mix of styles made for great listening and was completely unique. I will definitely give 'Sheet Music' (1974) a listen and keep this in mind, thanks (plus 10CC in general). I know Godley & Creme were pioneers in the art form of the music video. I'm guessing you might be a Roxy Music fan too (just a guess). Ha, yes love Roxy Music! And yes, you are right - you just caused me to remember - Godley and Creme directed some great videos in the 80s. And had some excellent songs of their own. This video was cutting edge back then (pretty sure Mr. T. is in there!): (Came out the year before Peter Gabriel's Sledgehammer.) |
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Post by ellynmacgregor2024 on Apr 14, 2023 0:56:15 GMT
Well, TheGoodMan19, since you beat me to "Celluloid Heroes," I'll have to post the other Kinks song that never fails to make me cry: |
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Post by ellynmacgregor2024 on Apr 14, 2023 0:59:53 GMT
Another band I love for their use of different styles, often within the same song, is 10CC. Not the singles (which are 'normal' style) but the album tracks by Godley and Creme. I think Sheet Music is one of the my favourite albums ever. It's interesting you mention 10CC, a band I know little about. Graham Gouldman composed songs recorded by Manchester bands like the Hollies, Herman's Hermits and the Mindbenders in the 1960s; he's a tremendous talent.
Also, I'm a big Neil Sedaka fan and he cut records in the 1970s with the assistance of Elton John (who'd worked as a session pianist with the Hollies) and 10CC who performed on one of his finest albums, 'Solitaire' (1972).
I'll give 'Sheet Music' a listen, thanks. I only know some of the 10CC hits.
Wow, somebody else who is a fan of Graham Gouldman and of Neil Sedaka--I didn't know there was anybody else (outside my own family) who liked them both!! Both are superb songwriters. 🤩 |
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Post by ellynmacgregor2024 on Apr 14, 2023 1:07:16 GMT
Going off-topic for a sec, I find it quite interesting, watching the Hollies performing "Look Through Any Window" (written by Graham Gouldman), to see another guy named Graham (Nash) on rhythm guitar...and not see him flanked by David Crosby (R.I.P.) and Steven Stills (and sometimes Neil Young). 😄
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