johnnylevey
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Re: Non-mod 60's music?
I cannot believe The Kinks have not had a mention to me they have to be one of the most important bands to come from the 60's, as I am in a mood for a debate I Just thought I'd give my opinions on the effect of the Kinks on modern British music. Essentially, the Kinks are the most influential British band, ever. Oh, I know the Beatles should claim that title, but, just as you consider Hendrix appart from other guitarists, so it is with the Beatles; their prescence looms so large, we can put them to one side in a class of their own. The Kinks, however, created, as you say, a unique style no-one else at the time could do, and this style had its roots in the very fact of being British, and thus made the Kinks the most British band ever. What this did was to show British musicians that they didn't have to be ashamed of being British (or rather I should say, English), and that music was not compatable with traditional British values. This legacy has been found cropping up throughout all pop movements since, and has made Bitain one of the few countries in the world that differs substantially from the American ground plan. Because that this style is more about atitude and stance than musical technique, and because there hardly ever seems to be more than one band practising it at any one time, this style has been far from exhausted, and many bands such as The Jam and Blur, have had there own take on the Kinks formular with great success.
Your Honor I rest my case for North London's finest.
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ace face85
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Re: Non-mod 60's music?
Non mod 60's bands that i'm into:
The Beatles
The Kinks
Pink Floyd
The Move
The Velvet Underground
The Jimmy Hendrix Experiance
The Stooges
(Beggers Banquet-era)The Rolling Stones
Come on, Battrigger, reply! It's great to hear such passionate memories of the scene, mate.
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Jeffthefish
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The MC5. Now THAT was a band. I saw a documentary about them at the Raindance film festival. If you ever get a chance to see it, do it. What a story. I think it was called 'Testimonial'. KICK OUT THE JAMS MOTHERF@@@ERS! Language like that in 1969? Sex Pistols eat your heart out. These guys were 50 times more dangerous.....
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ace face85
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Oh yeah, forgot about the MC5!
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MarkG
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First white band to meld politics and music and not sound like simpering hippies. Tyner and 'Sonic' were involved with the White Panthers organisation, a kind of quasi-political underground movement. Apart from that they were a rock hard, no frills, garage-punk blast! Kick out the jams indeed. Not sure about afros on chubby white men though.
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Kitty Compton
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Glad to see AceFace giving MC5 a mention. I've got a few of their albums...my fave track is " I can only give you everything" - great intro! :blahblah:
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MarkG
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Christ, they knew how to take a standard, shred it, chew it up and spit it out with double the venom!
Jeff, do you remember anything about their manager? I seem to remember he was up to dodgy goings on in some way?
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Jeffthefish
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Yeah he was this political hippy nutter geezer. Seems he was even madder than they were. A right canary and there's no mistakin'... fruitbat. Wanted by the FBI and everything. he was the match that lit the fireball. And what a fireball it was....
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ace face85
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His name was John Sinclair, I think.
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neckybliss
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Re: Non-mod 60's music?
just bought forever changes by love not 2 sure yet.
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