This is why The Kinks were banned from the United States

Far Out ^ | 2/28/20 | Joe Traysom

[DallasBiff]

The Kinks found themselves on the receiving end of a four-year ban from touring in the States sanctioned by the American Federation of Musicians. The banning severely hampered the band’s career across the pond as once they were allowed to tour again tastes had drastically changed

[DallasBiff]

Oh my, the Kinks were banned, from the US, would they be welcomed now, like the new Brandon voters?

[Cinnamontea]

One of the best songs EVER: The Kinks' "Waterloo Sunset."

[ChildOfThe60s]

Loved the Kinks.

Enjoyed their 1980 “One for the Road” tour. Saw them at Curtis Hixon Hall in Tampa.

[GaltAdonis]

Father Christmas - the Kinks, (1977)

https://youtu.be/fPPCPqDINEk?si=aJvL_ycjzE8lskbY

[dfwgator]

Played the heck out of that “One For The Road” live album.

[Dr. Sivana]

I was born in a welfare state
Ruled by bureaucracy
Controlled by civil servants
And people dressed in gray
Got no privacy
Got no liberty
'cause the 20th Century people
Took it all away from me.


Not bad stuff.

[Col Frank Slade]

Underrated band they were fantastic.

Waterloo Sunset, Lola, Stop Your Sobbing, Sunny Afternoon, the list goes on ….

[PeterPrinciple]

The tour was a chaotic one, to say the least, poor ticket sales at the start of the tour left promoter Betty Kaye unable to pay the Kinks in cash, as she had originally promised. This understandably pissed the band off immeasurably. So, in retaliation, they delivered a shortened set in at their Reno show and put the near-empty Sacramento crowd to the sword with them having to comically sit through an extended version of ‘You Really Got Me’ for most of the concert.

Things then got even worse when the band decided they would cancel their San Francisco show if they weren’t going to get paid in advance. It was the last straw for the promoter and it saw Kaye fire back by filing a formal complaint with the American Federation of Musicians. The union had the power to withhold work permits for British musicians if they misbehaved on stage or refused to perform without good reason. That’s exactly what would happen.

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[38special]

Celluloid Heroes is my favorite

[newfreep]

This is Captain America calling
Help me now I’m falling

[Dr. Sivana]

Waterloo Sunset, Lola, Stop Your Sobbing, Sunny Afternoon, the list goes on ….

My mother made my big brother return "Lola" to the store. He had other stuff that was about as bad, but the Kinks enunciate well enough that my mother could make out the lyrics.

[dfwgator]

A song that is appropriate for today...

Low Budget
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwJBtDOat_k

[hardspunned]

Muswell Hillbillies was a true masterpiece. The album reflects Ray Davies’ reaction to living through the socialization of Britain. I can relate to the album more today than fifty years ago when I first bought it.

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kpYk1KS6WZC9kwcOHTsWVStQq6xeZ3Q0o&si=FENCfHeDf5XbBk3-

[ChildOfThe60s]

For me, their are best individual album, in other words not a compilation, is Muswell Hillbillies.

Though there are probably about five that could be considered their best

[Chode]

thx

[hardspunned]

That whole album was brilliant. I’m livin’ the Acute Schizophrenia Blues.

https://youtu.be/Idab67Pj-F0?si=mJUoUkTgHnZPTeLX

[JimDaniels1867]

The Low Budget album is fantastic. Ray Davies is a brilliant song writer. Black Messiah on the Misfits Album is worth a listen.

[mmichaels1970]

Livin on a Thin Line

[dfwgator]

One of the great lines of all time in “Oklahoma USA”:

“All life we work, but work is a bore./ If life’s for livin’, then what’s livin’ for?”

[musicman]

BTTT!!!