by talkfromtherockroom | Feb 19, 2020 | Now Playing, Reviews
Positively the most underrated of the major 1960s British rock bands, the Kinks catalog continues to reveal inspiring melodies, revolutionary lyrics and clandestine musical magic. Unfortunately, the Kinks’ deep wealth of compositional genius was often missed...
by talkfromtherockroom | Feb 12, 2017 | Reviews, Take One
Flowing through the sonic landscape of the ‘rock room’ today is an influential 1965 single by the Kinks. Composed by Ray Davies, the ‘A’ side track, ‘See My Friends’ ushered in a unique ethnic aesthetic, expressed via pale British psychedelia that would in turn...
by talkfromtherockroom | Sep 5, 2015 | Uncategorized
1966 was a revolutionary year for rock and roll. Rock’s early blues and R and B roots were becoming fluid in the creative hands and minds of the musicians who were taking its influence and running. The Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys, Who and other contemporaries...
by talkfromtherockroom | Feb 11, 2015 | Reviews, Tools of the Trade
The forerunner and master of the definitive rock riff. Dave Davies, famed guitarist of the Kinks and disseminator of iconic guitar lines that graced legendary songs like ‘You Really Got Me’, ‘All Day and All of the Night’ and ‘Til the End of the Day’, was also a...
