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A couple of 60's songs kick off the Week 15 song list...


160. ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT-THE KINKS (1964)
Album: Kinks-Size (1965, U.S. only)

My goodness, for 1964 this rocks hard. Hell, for 2016 it rocks hard. To this day, you still can hear this on classic rock stations
and tv commercials, and numerous other songs in their catalog still get airplay. So why is it that when people mention the artists of the British
Invasion, they always seem to forget The Kinks?




159. HOLD ME, THRILL ME, KISS ME-MEL CARTER (1965)
Album: Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me

An old-fashioned, corny romantic ballad that I've always loved. When he gets to the key change, the song just soars.

I've always believed that The Kinks were one of the most under rated bands. They never seem to make the pantheon of British rockers like the Beatles, Rolling Stones or The Who, but I think at their best, they could have matched up with any of them and Ray Davies's writing was as cutting and cynical as anybody's

kroxquo wrote:I've always believed that The Kinks were one of the most under rated bands. They never seem to make the pantheon of British rockers like the Beatles, Rolling Stones or The Who, but I think at their best, they could have matched up with any of them and Ray Davies's writing was as cutting and cynical as anybody's

They were also amazing live. They did many shows at the Universal Amphitheater BitD.

The vocals on that Mel Carter are just gorgeous, and I do mean the backing tracks, without which we don't get the whole picture.

It seems like not a big move from this song to many by Lou Rawls (I have a hits CD on the way, is why I'm in that place).

Anyone who likes this sort of backup stuff must watch the documentary "20 Feet from Stardom" - I've seen it three times and still can't stand that one current lady (Judith Hill) but just eat up the others (Lisa Fischer is in a class of her own, Merry Clayton, and Darlene Love, who put out a terrific album last year).

Estonut wrote:

kroxquo wrote:I've always believed that The Kinks were one of the most under rated bands. They never seem to make the pantheon of British rockers like the Beatles, Rolling Stones or The Who, but I think at their best, they could have matched up with any of them and Ray Davies's writing was as cutting and cynical as anybody's

They were also amazing live. They did many shows at the Universal Amphitheater BitD.

Saw them at my college, just before they were about to experience a career resurgence of sorts with the "Low Budget" album. thought it was pretty cool to be able to see a big time band from my "single digit" years at my little ol' State University.

Ritterskoop wrote:The vocals on that Mel Carter are just gorgeous, and I do mean the backing tracks, without which we don't get the whole picture.

It seems like not a big move from this song to many by Lou Rawls (I have a hits CD on the way, is why I'm in that place).

Anyone who likes this sort of backup stuff must watch the documentary "20 Feet from Stardom" - I've seen it three times and still can't stand that one current lady (Judith Hill) but just eat up the others (Lisa Fischer is in a class of her own, Merry Clayton, and Darlene Love, who put out a terrific album last year).

Lou's voice, of course, was much deeper, but I get the comparison. And I very much enjoyed both the movie and the album you speak of. I will miss her annual appearances on the Letterman show to sing "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)".

Yep, rock and roll at its best.

I was astonished to see a date of 1965 on the Mel Carter song. It's a standard if there ever was one, and it seems like I've been hearing it my whole life.