tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post2726165939611804815..comments2024-03-02T07:40:22.786+03:00Comments on Only Solitaire blog: The Kinks: Something Else By The KinksUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-84125019403659967562020-12-10T17:23:39.454+03:002020-12-10T17:23:39.454+03:00Excellent albumExcellent albummaurohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218442850129471421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-5341029963629667052017-12-07T11:08:03.557+03:002017-12-07T11:08:03.557+03:00I see that your appreciation for this album has gr...I see that your appreciation for this album has grown over time. Your comments about the psychedelia contained in this album are quite perceptive; I don't know of anyone else who described this album this way. Thanks for introducing me to classic-era Kinks years ago on your old site; I liked this album right away. Indeed, "Autumn Almanac" is one of my favorite Kinks songs. It flows seamlessly from one catchy part to the next.Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887163499131136624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-56699246330339142032017-12-07T04:50:24.939+03:002017-12-07T04:50:24.939+03:00I remember instantly liking 'Situation Vacant&...I remember instantly liking 'Situation Vacant' when I first heard this record back in my 15. I thought it was such a cool song with a hip electric organ sound in the chorus and the guitar was MEAN in contrast to tuneful piano and the coda was psychedelic as hell and completely unexpected in otherwise a jolly pop song (with yet again, dark lyrics). So many contrasts in just 3 minutes. By the way, I was overwhelmed that you disliked it in your initial review (my God, it was marked in blue).<br /><br />With 'No return' Ray obviously had Astrud Gilberto in mind when he wrote it. Funny thing it was nicely covered by her daughter, Bebel Gilberto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxRx_cPDqdM<br /><br />The bonus tracks are a real treat here: 'Wonderboy', 'Act Nice & Gently' and of course the mini-suite 'Autumn Almanac' all deserve their place on almost any Kinks compilation.<br /><br />The hits are fine, no doubt here, it's just that I've always preferred 'Face to face' to 'Something Else' just because the creative leap from 'Kontroversy' to 'FtT' was much much more impressive compared to the organic growth of the formula on 'Something Else'.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-35340714306624478512017-12-07T04:30:53.609+03:002017-12-07T04:30:53.609+03:00Oh, not again. Yes, the line is similar to "C...Oh, not again. Yes, the line is similar to "Cos I'll be you and you'll be me" line in Oasis song and yes the coda is nicked from 'With a Little Help of My Friends', but that's not what makes 'She's Electric' a great song, it's individual in its' own rightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-75933401005554467012017-12-07T02:24:34.769+03:002017-12-07T02:24:34.769+03:00Unlike most Americans I love "british" s...Unlike most Americans I love "british" sounding music and this is very british sounding. I like power pop-happy music. <br />I think Paul McCartney's brother's group Scaffold is the most british-listen to "Thank you Very Much" one of their singles. I am not too interested in a song writers perspective but I 'm glad George is. Added incite into my respect for the Kinks music, whose songs I enjoy. David Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999858570609403769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-58942660827182139472017-12-06T14:51:36.452+03:002017-12-06T14:51:36.452+03:00Glad to see you like this album as much as I do. S...Glad to see you like this album as much as I do. Shows that psychedelia doesn't necessarily mean bombarding you with 11-minute narcotic visions and distorted riffs (not that there's anything wrong with both approaches obviously). These songs can suck you into an alternate state of mind while giving an elusive impression of being totally grounded in a British reality of that time. Yes - this is a dreamer's world and maybe that's why this album never finds any true appreciation from either rock critics("too mellow") or non-rock fans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-52538435019746997052017-12-03T23:36:48.964+03:002017-12-03T23:36:48.964+03:00"Wonderboy"'s chorus hook ('cos ..."Wonderboy"'s chorus hook ('cos I'll see you and you'll see me') was nicked by Noel Gallagher and mixed with elements of 'with a little help from my friends' to make 'she's electric'. at least he knew the song...Jessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300481571797053823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-59335938653453685462017-12-02T18:20:02.578+03:002017-12-02T18:20:02.578+03:00Out of curiosity, I listened to the album again, a...Out of curiosity, I listened to the album again, after reading your review. You're right; it's a gem. Maybe the older one gets, the better one gets to appreciate the past. Thanks.robbiejohnson2001https://www.blogger.com/profile/07193839701312567332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-11606693968943734802017-12-02T02:47:26.020+03:002017-12-02T02:47:26.020+03:00Hoping that Days of Future Passed fits into the &#...Hoping that Days of Future Passed fits into the '67 reviews. After all, it was your first that I ever read. I realize the Moodys haven't had the kind of critical revival that the Kinks, Faces, and Prettys have had, but it's still the first and most successful merging of five-piece rock and orchestra in one album.JimmADerbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13331334978761537408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-47387141571861590292017-12-02T00:11:28.860+03:002017-12-02T00:11:28.860+03:00George, I'm curious as to which musicians your...George, I'm curious as to which musicians your opinions have changed on the most drastically in the years since the original webpage stopped being updated. Many of these re-takes seem more generous toward modern music than the young and bold Mr. Starostin who wrote the review credos on the old page. Just wondering :) Winslow's Words of Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09695719150423761838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-91197029017888812722017-12-01T18:56:28.506+03:002017-12-01T18:56:28.506+03:00Im sure Lennon liked ‘Wonderboy’. Compare the vers...Im sure Lennon liked ‘Wonderboy’. Compare the verses of ‘Wonderboy’ and ‘Beautiful Boy’Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-19703623910042203992017-11-30T20:37:07.346+03:002017-11-30T20:37:07.346+03:00Strong review, thanks George. Seems your sentiment...Strong review, thanks George. Seems your sentiments to this album have grown compared to the old site review, where you were a little harsher on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-38008943722970401042017-11-30T11:42:58.428+03:002017-11-30T11:42:58.428+03:00I have criticized you (and stick to that criticism...I have criticized you (and stick to that criticism) for comparing the BeeGees with Biedermeier culture, but here<br /><br />"Ray is building up his own little collection of Pictures At An Exhibition"<br />I think you're spot on. The comparison extends to the entire career or at least up to 1970. Mussorgsky's collection of miniatures is both about the paintings as about Mussorgsky's reflection on them; The Kinks' miniatures (it applies to Dave's best songs as well) have the same duality. Just replace paintings with images of daily life.MNbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-13669512580321631662017-11-29T23:39:27.071+03:002017-11-29T23:39:27.071+03:00What? There's some remote similarity, but no w...What? There's some remote similarity, but no way that's a rip-off. The Kinks did some very obvious rip-offs of the Stones later in their career ('Catch Me Now I'm Falling' = 'Jumpin' Jack Flash'), but these songs have distinctly different melodies.G. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05848634884798924824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-660808341284783109.post-50664470131543951082017-11-29T22:14:07.237+03:002017-11-29T22:14:07.237+03:00No comment on the ripping off of Let’s Spend the N...No comment on the ripping off of Let’s Spend the Night Together for both the piano riff and the vocal hook of David Watts?Cakesnoreply@blogger.com