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The Kinks — 20th Century Man
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Lazarus
(Bethany)
Posted: Apr 12, 2013 - 21:48
 
 Cynaera wrote:
I have GOT to get my turntable out of storage and hook it up. Musicmusicmusic in the vinyl form, and this is one of them.
 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

love this song...
 

itaish
(Berkeley, CA)
Posted: Mar 12, 2013 - 10:58
 
Outstanding!

ivotaillefer
Posted: Dec 10, 2012 - 18:00
 
great lyrics

p2h2d2
(On the Lake)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 12:21
 
 CamLwalk wrote:
Stones, Marley's 'War', Elvis Costello's best song, now this.  Pretty hot run there Bill!
 
Ditto this fine afternoon...thanks again Bill.


johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jan 27, 2012 - 12:18
 

Overrated band, cheesy lyrics



dkwalika
(Upper Midwest)
Posted: Dec 04, 2011 - 06:48
 
Underrated band. Great lyrics.

gemtag
(Texas)
Posted: Nov 02, 2011 - 16:19
 
This is the edge of insanity and I like it!!!

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Oct 24, 2011 - 10:22
 
HEY guess what Ray - YOU DIDN'T...{#Lol}

Byronape
(Snorkeling in the River Styx)
Posted: Oct 02, 2011 - 02:54
 
 Businessgypsy wrote:
Ray could have used a policeman when that gutterpunk in New Orleans shot him. Revisionist history always dreams of the "good old days" that never were.
 
And there wasn't anything such as police brutality in the 70's?  Or in London where this album was recorded?  I think there might be a tiny bit of a difference between the culture in the UK in 1972 and New Orleans in 2004 when he was shot.  I have a feeling that chasing after the dude that stole his woman's purse might not have been his smartest move either.


johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Aug 31, 2011 - 17:13
 
another in a long line of silly songs from Ray

Businessgypsy
(Deepest, Darkest Florida)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 16:31
 
Don't wanna get myself shot down
By some trigger happy policeman,
Gotta keep a hold on my sanity
I'm a twentieth century man but I don't wanna die here.

Ray could have used a policeman when that gutterpunk in New Orleans shot him. Revisionist history always dreams of the "good old days" that never were. Great song, tho'.


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Mar 17, 2011 - 16:23
 
I have GOT to get my turntable out of storage and hook it up. Musicmusicmusic in the vinyl form, and this is one of them.

danuneken
(Oslo, Norway)
Posted: Jan 23, 2011 - 09:03
 
I remember this LP coming out! Sensational!

wendyleefrancis
(Banff, AB Canada)
Posted: Dec 13, 2010 - 14:36
 
I'm dancing in my seat!

Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Oct 20, 2010 - 14:49
 
This is one of my all-time favorites by the Kinks.  Such snarky-yet-truthful lyrics, and some really great instrumental stuff going on.  I also like "Massive Reductions, " but this one will invariably make me tap my foot, grin, and then double-take and think, "Whaaaa?!" {#Dancingbanana}

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Oct 11, 2010 - 03:04
 
 westslope wrote:
Love the electric piano or is that an organ?
 
Both !


JoepKoperdraat
Posted: Sep 09, 2010 - 08:44
 
MH is the best album of the Kinks. With a better production it would have become a real classic one

copymonkey
(in the northeast, but not near anywhere cool)
Posted: Jul 07, 2010 - 11:26
 
 AdyMiles wrote:
boring and predictable strumming thud thud music
 

Boring and predictable comment from someone who has apparently, blessedly, gone the way of excelsior. Yay!


audiolizard
Posted: May 14, 2010 - 08:16
 
Great song, and poignant is right.  I'd like to hear The Who's Won't Get Fooled Again after this: "Meet the new boss, same as the old boss."


CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: May 04, 2010 - 21:55
 
Stones, Marley's 'War', Elvis Costello's best song, now this.  Pretty hot run there Bill!

gumbo73039
(Devon, England)
Posted: Mar 02, 2010 - 14:39
 
My boy just came in and said "So dad is this like Can then, sounds a bit like them?"
At the time he had a point and I was proud
Now the 70's groove is there and I'm not so sure.
At least he's got Can on his iPod eh?

gumbo73039
(Devon, England)
Posted: Mar 02, 2010 - 14:35
 
Yeah you got me really goin now,
right from the very start
yeah you got me goin
yeeees

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Jan 30, 2010 - 03:34
 
 tonypf wrote:
As far as I was concerned, Ray and the rest of the Kinks were one of the great bands on the planet during this period.
 
{#Yes},,some songs I like  You Really Got Me
                                        All Day and All of the Night
                                        Dead End Street
                                        Dedicated Follower of Fashion
                                        Tired of Waiting for You

horstman
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 17:13
 
 wendyleefrancis wrote:
This is the Kinks at their best! There are many songs from this early era of the Kinks that are absolute classics - some of the best music ever produced.
 
The Kinks came on the scene about the same time as the Stones and the Beatles. 20th Century Man is really from the middle/end of their career.

Still an awesome song that has stood up well over time (no pun intended)!{#Clap}


cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Dec 29, 2009 - 16:51
 
 h8rhater wrote:

All the Men in the world are still 20th Century Men and the liberty/privacy issues that Ray spoke of in 72 are as poignant today.

 
Yeah, like the calender is what matters......not.  Looks like Ray is eyeing the dude's Guinness to me!


h8rhater
Posted: Dec 07, 2009 - 14:43
 
 ecocommie wrote:
When listening to this song, please remember that we're in the 21st century...
Perhaps Ray could give us the update-
 
All the Men in the world are still 20th Century Men and the liberty/privacy issues that Ray spoke of in 72 are as poignant today.


alux
(atop the pyramid)
Posted: Dec 07, 2009 - 14:36
 
 Not on RP they're not.  In my mind this is one of their best.


Lrobby99 wrote:
The KINKS soo underrated and nearly forgotten.
 


wendyleefrancis
(Banff, AB Canada)
Posted: Dec 07, 2009 - 14:36
 
This is the Kinks at their best! There are many songs from this early era of the Kinks that are absolute classics - some of the best music ever produced.

Lrobby99
Posted: Dec 07, 2009 - 14:35
 
The KINKS soo underrated and nearly forgotten.

martinc
(Ottawa Canada)
Posted: Nov 28, 2009 - 07:38
 
My toes starting tapping on the first note.

westslope
(BC coast)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 16:10
 
Love the electric piano or is that an organ?

thewiseking
(New York, New York)
Posted: Oct 05, 2009 - 16:09
 
this is genius pop.

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Sep 08, 2009 - 17:23
 
 Ag3nt0rang3 wrote:
Certainly they flew under the radar for me, for many years all I knew of the Kinks was Lola, and let me tell you, if the rest of their stuff was comparable to Lola, I never would have gotten into them. But RP showed the deeper cuts, and I have to say they are an amazing band. And yes, underappreciated.
 
Nice comment. Yes, there's so much of the Kinks music that is unknown to many, including myself. Thanks to Bill and Rebecca for shining some light on these hidden treasures.


AdyMiles
(Wolverhampton, UK)
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 04:05
 
boring and predictable strumming thud thud music

lostintokyo
Posted: Sep 04, 2009 - 04:04
 
made me stop what i was doing to give it a big {#Yes}

dbird29
Posted: Jul 02, 2009 - 21:42
 
That's where Southern Culture On The Skids gets the song title.
Hmmm.

TJS
(Denver)
Posted: Jun 23, 2009 - 12:10
 
I like this song, but I definitely don't think it's one of their stronger tracks.

spofcher
Posted: Mar 20, 2009 - 13:37
 
I like this song.  But I like the song Muswell Hillbilly better.


sharkartist
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 08:23
 
I just LOVE THIS SONG! period. {#Notworthy}

Proclivities
(Carrboro, NC)
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 08:22
 
 ChardRemains wrote:
Witty self pity doesn't make the self pity any more appealing.
 
Yes it does...well, sometimes.



Finafek
(Small town, Wisconsin)
Posted: Feb 26, 2009 - 08:20
 
I've listened to a lot of the Kinks and loved it all.  Somehow this song and album have always summed them up the best.


ezzyme
(Santa Barbara, CA)
Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 18:12
 
Somehow this reminded me of the Kinks - DUHHHHH!


Misterfixit
(Nashville)
Posted: Jan 25, 2009 - 18:08
 
 brightshadow wrote:
One word comes to mind. Liberty.
 
One word comes to my mind:  Guns.


Mack
(West London, North of the river.)
Posted: Jan 16, 2009 - 07:40
 

Poignant! What with them grey suits committing my kids and everyone else in the next generation to outrgaeous national debt - spend your way out of recession! The pub's still exactly the same also.





drews
(London, Blighty)
Posted: Jul 20, 2008 - 04:37
 
Great cover; whatever the future holds, we will always be heading to the pub
brightshadow
(Under Heaven's Shadow (actually bay area california usa))
Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 15:48
 
One word comes to mind. Liberty.
sharkartist
Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 15:47
 
Shesdifferent wrote:
Little did he know that technology would be even further today than when he sang this song!
Oh, I'd say he did a pretty good job of forseeing and predicting the future. God I love this song! Long live Ray Davies!
Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet waiting for the ticket home)
Posted: Jul 10, 2008 - 15:43
 
sharkartist wrote:
Got to hear Ray Davies perform this just two weeks ago in San Francisco. Still as timely as ever. Such a great song.
Little did he know that technology would be even further today than when he sang this song!
sharkartist
Posted: Apr 07, 2008 - 05:16
 
Got to hear Ray Davies perform this just two weeks ago in San Francisco. Still as timely as ever. Such a great song.
Ag3nt0rang3
Posted: Feb 04, 2008 - 06:23
 
lmic wrote:

I'm always puzzled when folks say this. Didn't they make a permanent name with "Lola"?



Certainly they flew under the radar for me, for many years all I knew of the Kinks was Lola, and let me tell you, if the rest of their stuff was comparable to Lola, I never would have gotten into them. But RP showed the deeper cuts, and I have to say they are an amazing band. And yes, underappreciated.