bam23 wrote: 
...yeah, kind of like "Let it Rain"

When I first heard this, I thought it was Pablo Cruise

 bam23 wrote: 
Damn. It happened again.

Great song, but I never thought it fit the album concept.

I think the guitar riff was borrowed for this slice of cheese:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPQTweSajVs

 horstman wrote: 
Personally, The Kinks are one of my favorite bands, but older music has the luxury of having been accepted for many years.  That can automatically give it a position of superiority.  Few people have ever been allowed to suggest that a contemporary music artist is better than or equal to those who preceded them.  What do you think Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, or their fans thought of The Beatles and The Stones in the early 1960's?  They probably thought they were musically inept at best.  There are plenty of intellectual and talented musicians around these days, but, as you mentioned: many of them are seldom "being played today".

 BobSteinVisiBone wrote: 

I stated an opinion "or so it seems", try to see things in context, Please?

And if you look at what is being played today as opposed to 30 years ago, I think the intellectual/talent is pretty much limited to the shallow end of the pool. Plus, there was no internet back then and now we have multiple means to obtain music of the world from anywhere a phone line or modem is available. Or a satellite.

Just sayin.

Wow... this makes me question my musical knowledge... 60's,70's,80's, this is cool!   ... not great ... but cool.... 

Nice!

Love the Kinks! THX for sharing!

Great song - It got me through difficult times in my life - Ray Davies is a very underrated artist!

more spinal tap

Superb hooks.

manbirdexperiment wrote:
Oh man – how can you say that?!  Oh well. 
I think it's a great, great love song, fantastic guitar, great tune.  And one of the songs that demonstrates how many dimensions the Kinks have.

 manbirdexperiment wrote: 
I agree with this, I didn't like this song, or lp when it came out, and hearing it today hasn't changed my mind.

Strangely, every time I hear the first notes, it sounds like Eric Clapton. This effect does not last long, but it happens every time. No further similarities detected.

caregiver wrote:
Link Wray did it first when he and his band recorded Rumble. He punched a hole in his amp with a pencil.

Legend has it that Ray got so p.o.'d at not being able to get the sound he wanted, he stabbed his amp speaker with a knitting needle, creating the fuzz heard on some of their early material.  I know a guy in PA who still flies wherever in the world they're playing to see them.

 horstman wrote: 
The same words were uttered in 1998, in 1978, in 1948, in 1888, in 1608, and in 6198 B.C.  A running joke that will never be funny as long as one person is alive who actually believes it.

 pdemeester wrote: 

I'll agree that this song is a bit of a mess, but a couple of great songs? Are you kidding? The Kinks will probably go down as one of the greatest bands of the 60s/70s. They didn't have the school boy charm of the Beatles, the rancor of the Stones, the bad ass Who, but were certainly very talented composers and arrangers.

We are all entitled to our opinions, but you need to look beyond "popularity" to define quality and talent. This band has the latter two even if they didn't create the popularity of the other "big" acts of the same time period. Remember, there was a lot more talent back then than there is now (or so it seems).

pdemeester wrote:

Yeah, I have to agree. The Kinks aren't what I would call a "great" band, more of "passable at best."

The Kinks had a couple good songs that hit well in the 60's/70's genre but, for the most part, are mediocre at best. I personally don't find Ray's voice all that appealing and most of their songs are stereotypic. This song in particular would have been much better done without the competing guitar that seemed to overpower the lyrics. A bit of a mess either way.

The best break-up song ever written.

I love the Kinks - but I hate this song.

raulman1 wrote:I had the good fortune of seeing that show also. Yup, performers of the highest degree.Especially enjoyed how they pulled off the video and real time interaction. Very clever lads, them Kinks.

I saw the Kinks perform this album live in San Diego during the "Schoolboys in Disgrace" tour in mid-70's. It was a great show -- Ray Davies is quite the showman.

sharkartist wrote:
Thanks for uploading it.

guiguy wrote:
Indeed! These guys are really something very special.......