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The Kinks

#5
Aw, the Kinks disco era album. Everyone from Rod Stewart to the Stones to Dolly Parton made the obligatory Disco record with the octave walking bass line. I wonder if Larry Graham, the innovator of that groove, knew at the time the firestorm hell he had unleashed on the world? He did become a minister later on... I guess to atone for his sins.
Anyway, I believe it was Jim Rodford on bass for that song, one of the founders of Argent. Gotta hat tip Wikipedia
 
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wow, all six Kinks fans are still alive!

(kidding)


I still love songs like "Set me free", "Tired of Waiting" and all the early stuff. And I always appreciated that they went to great lengths to 'invent' new sounds with cheap guitars, razor bladed speakers, etc. Which was kinda cool. Back then coming up with something that sounded different, both creatively and musically, was a motivating force behind much of the music being produced.
 
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corinpills said:
Seven Kinks fans! I just did a show opening fro Dave Davies last year and it was a fantastic night. He sang Death Of A Clown and Strangers and even a couple of songs written by Ray. Dennis Dyken from the Smithereens was on drums, he' s no slouch. My favorite Kinks period is around the Village Green and Arthur albums.
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Wow, You opened for Dave Davies and Dennis Dyken? What an honor, I'm jealous....
Those guys should name their band, "The Double D's"
 
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dtripoli said:
Aw, the Kinks disco era album. Everyone from Rod Stewart to the Stone to Dolly Parton made the obligatory Disco record with the octave walking bass line. I wonder if Larry Graham, the innovator of that groove, knew at the time the firestorm hell he had unleashed on the world? He did become a minister later on... I guess to atone for his sins.
Anyway, I believe it was Jim Rodford on bass for that song, one of the founders of Argent. Gotta hat tip Wikipedia
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I don't know--Low Budget & Gallon of Gas were kind of bluesy...
 
#12
I especially like Superman because, well, it's just a perfect disco, played by an ensemble that never caved to a sound other than their own. The bass is classic disco. In fact, all of them master the codes of the genre. Yet it's got that natural, distinctive tightness that every Kinks song has. Like it's too easy...
And then you listen to the lyrics, all with the back vocals... It's the disco era all in one song. Depression, materialism, comic books, Reagan, pollution....
"I'd like to fly but I can't even swim"...
 
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Raman said:
I especially like Superman because, well, it's just a perfect disco, played by an ensemble that never caved to a sound other than their own. The bass is classic disco. In fact, all of them master the codes of the genre. Yet it's got that natural, distinctive tightness that every Kinks song has. Like it's too easy...
And then you listen to the lyrics, all with the back vocals... It's the disco era all in one song. Depression, materialism, comic books, Reagan, pollution....
"I'd like to fly but I can't even swim"...
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And the same goes for the Musswell Hillbillies album. They master the genre as if without trying. I mean, Brits playing hillbilly music!
I'm praising the band here more than the bassist. But never forget that the bassist is always to be praised and appreciated when the band sounds just right.
A good band with a bad bassist is an oxymoron.
 

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