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Isn't it strange, we never changed
We've been through it all yet we're still the same
And I know it's a miracle, we still go, and for all we know
We might still have a way to go
Hello me, hello you, you say you want out
Want to start anew, throw in your hand
Break up the band, start a new life, be a new man
But for all we know, we might still have a way to go
Before you go, there's something you ought to know
There's a guy in my block, he lives for rock
He plays records day and night
And when he feels down, he puts some rock 'n' roll on
And it makes him feel alright
And when he feels the world is closing in
He turns his stereo way up high
He just spends his life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy
He just spends his life, living on the edge of reality
He just spends his life, in a rock 'n' roll fantasy
He just spends his life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy
He just spends his life, living on the edge of reality
He just spends his life, in a rock 'n' roll fantasy
He just spends his life, livingt in a rock 'n' roll fantasy
Look at me, look at you
You say you've got nothing left to prove
The King is dead, rock is done
You might be through but I've just begun
I don't know, I feel free and I won't let go
Before you go, there's something you ought to know
Dan is a fan and he lives for our music
It's the only thing that gets him by
He's watched us grow and he's seen all our shows
He's seen us low and he's seen us high
Oh, but you and me keep thinking
That the world's just passing us by
Dont' want to spend my life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy
Don't want to spend my life living on the edge of reality
Don't want to waste my life, hiding away anymore
Don't want to spend my life, living in a rock 'n' roll fantasy...
Anyone know about the album cover art on this one?
Long Live RP!!
This album was released long before that film was. The original book cover had pen and ink drawings by Ralph Steadman; the film graphics had the distorted photo. I've been unable to find out who either "distorted photo" designer was; I'll have to get back to you on that.
There's making a profit which is fine & dandy, and then there's when nothing else matters but profit...which ends up in a race to the bottom.
Look around you and ask yourself if that isn't what the U.S. has devolved into.
Speaking the truth, Low Phreak....sad and true....still...Long Live RP!!
released about a year after Elvis died
I'm sure this has been stated already - and if I wasn't "working" right now I might read all the fun comments and confirm that for myself - that album cover looks like "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" to me. A great book and even better film (with great music) that has stuck with me all these years.
Anyone know about the album cover art on this one?
Long Live RP!!
Wait, what?!?! Oh, sorry; wrong song.
I have had the feeling for the last few decades that somewhere there is a vault with a few hundred hours of really good Kinks music that would have been set free except for the record companies and their consultants.
Maybe, maybe someday they will go "Indie" and launch a Kinks channel and download site... OK, maybe their kids will mine the vault. But by then tastes will have changed and us geezers will be gone...
Rock-On...and Thanks RP for the tastes and temptations of what coulda-mighta-shoulda been
Well said. I am a child of the sixties (teenager really). Love the Kinks.
Yeah, it's a shame that radio stations have to be concerned with making a profit. If everybody worked for free, then they could play whatever they wanted. How cool would that be?
There's making a profit which is fine & dandy, and then there's when nothing else matters but profit...which ends up in a race to the bottom.
Look around you and ask yourself if that isn't what the U.S. has devolved into.
RadioDoc wrote:
It is sad that that sort of radio has all but vanished. It seemed to have been killed (at least partially) by moguls like Kal Rudman and Mike Joseph with their mandatory playlists.
I love access to the other minds out there, thanks folks (Kinks, meh : /
Haha same here! What the hell happened to his voice?! I give it a 6, but really because I can't see myself rating a Kinks' song any lower!
Much respect
When I was in high school ('95 or 96 I think) I interned at crappy local adult contemporary radio station who had the sack to claim to be eclectic. In hindsight, having the heavier alternative/grunge/rock play late at night while the more top 40 stuff was fodder for the day laboring cube jockeys is hardly eclectic.
Anyway, the program director had to constantly battle the ownership to keep songs at no more than a 4 hour rotation. I found out toward the end of the internship that a big part of the reason that the ownership wanted to play songs more often is that the labels that would send "payola" based on the frequency of some songs getting played. If an artist has a new song and it's not blowing up the charts like the label hoped, they would basically bribe the stations to play the song more often in the hopes of driving up sales. Many a shit song has gotten WAY more playtime than it should have because of this practice.
This practice has set the stage for today's popular music. It's easy to write, cheap to record (thanks to electronics and a few creative producers), and doesn't require any real talent on behalf of the "performers."
It was a fascinating experience that convinced me that I did not want to go into radio as a career. For one, the main daytime DJ had a car that was worse then mine because he got paid crap, and for two I liked music too much to have it ruined by the cigar smoke inflated empty suits at the major record labels.
WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD OF COMERCIAL RADIO....WHY DO YOU THINK RAP IS ALL YOU HEAR OUT IN THE AIRWAVES....
Yeah, it's a shame that radio stations have to be concerned with making a profit. If everybody worked for free, then they could play whatever they wanted. How cool would that be?
Dude, there's a happy medium here. In fact, RP is it.
I have had the feeling for the last few decades that somewhere there is a vault with a few hundred hours of really good Kinks music that would have been set free except for the record companies and their consultants.
Maybe, maybe someday they will go "Indie" and launch a Kinks channel and download site... OK, maybe their kids will mine the vault. But by then tastes will have changed and us geezers will be gone...
Rock-On...and Thanks RP for the tastes and temptations of what coulda-mighta-shoulda been
very well said. great song.
When I was in high school ('95 or 96 I think) I interned at crappy local adult contemporary radio station who had the sack to claim to be eclectic. In hindsight, having the heavier alternative/grunge/rock play late at night while the more top 40 stuff was fodder for the day laboring cube jockeys is hardly eclectic.
Anyway, the program director had to constantly battle the ownership to keep songs at no more than a 4 hour rotation. I found out toward the end of the internship that a big part of the reason that the ownership wanted to play songs more often is that the labels that would send "payola" based on the frequency of some songs getting played. If an artist has a new song and it's not blowing up the charts like the label hoped, they would basically bribe the stations to play the song more often in the hopes of driving up sales. Many a shit song has gotten WAY more playtime than it should have because of this practice.
This practice has set the stage for today's popular music. It's easy to write, cheap to record (thanks to electronics and a few creative producers), and doesn't require any real talent on behalf of the "performers."
It was a fascinating experience that convinced me that I did not want to go into radio as a career. For one, the main daytime DJ had a car that was worse then mine because he got paid crap, and for two I liked music too much to have it ruined by the cigar smoke inflated empty suits at the major record labels.
Yeah, it's a shame that radio stations have to be concerned with making a profit. If everybody worked for free, then they could play whatever they wanted. How cool would that be?
Agreed. This song is better than most of its kind, but it still has to keep company with big chunks of cheese like "We're an American Band," "Rock and Roll Band," and "Wanted: Dead or Alive."
I'm sorry, this song is not in the same league as those moronic tunes.
Bon Jovi indeed.
What I don't understand is, how come this is the only song off of this album played on R. Paradise?
And nothing off of Sleepwalker?
Agreed. This song is better than most of its kind, but it still has to keep company with big chunks of cheese like "We're an American Band," "Rock and Roll Band," and "Wanted: Dead or Alive."
It is sad that that sort of radio has all but vanished. It seemed to have been killed (at least partially) by moguls like Kal Rudman and Mike Joseph with their mandatory playlists.
When I was in high school ('95 or 96 I think) I interned at crappy local adult contemporary radio station who had the sack to claim to be eclectic. In hindsight, having the heavier alternative/grunge/rock play late at night while the more top 40 stuff was fodder for the day laboring cube jockeys is hardly eclectic.
Anyway, the program director had to constantly battle the ownership to keep songs at no more than a 4 hour rotation. I found out toward the end of the internship that a big part of the reason that the ownership wanted to play songs more often is that the labels that would send "payola" based on the frequency of some songs getting played. If an artist has a new song and it's not blowing up the charts like the label hoped, they would basically bribe the stations to play the song more often in the hopes of driving up sales. Many a shit song has gotten WAY more playtime than it should have because of this practice.
This practice has set the stage for today's popular music. It's easy to write, cheap to record (thanks to electronics and a few creative producers), and doesn't require any real talent on behalf of the "performers."
It was a fascinating experience that convinced me that I did not want to go into radio as a career. For one, the main daytime DJ had a car that was worse then mine because he got paid crap, and for two I liked music too much to have it ruined by the cigar smoke inflated empty suits at the major record labels.
Ah, CHOM... pleasant memories.
Aside from playing complete albums, CHOM was also a bilingual station for a number of years until Quebec's Language Police, via the CRTC, forced them to choose.
I remember listening to CHOM in high school. Not the best of times but great music.
I listened to CHUM FM in Toronto but when I moved to Ottawa I discovered CHOM. The whole bilingual nature of the station was amazing to me. Too bad they had to choose because, for an anglophone from southern Ontario, it was my first experience of our second language and opened the door for me to Quebecois culture/music
It is sad that that sort of radio has all but vanished. It seemed to have been killed (at least partially) by moguls like Kal Rudman and Mike Joseph with their mandatory playlists.
I agree...I love the kinks any time. thanks, RP...
Why sad? CHOM-FM, Montreal was one of those early progressive FM rock-based stations. It was excellent. Superbe. They all eventually went mainstream (or closed). Guess the market wasn't there.
Ah, CHOM... pleasant memories.
Aside from playing complete albums, CHOM was also a bilingual station for a number of years until Quebec's Language Police, via the CRTC, forced them to choose.
I remember listening to CHOM in high school. Not the best of times but great music.
Sad thing RadioDoc?
Why sad? CHOM-FM, Montreal was one of those early progressive FM rock-based stations. It was excellent. Superbe. They all eventually went mainstream (or closed). Guess the market wasn't there.
That said Radio Paradise is doing all kinds of original things. Nothing sad about it at all.
Sad thing is...Bill is doing what he did in the 70's with old-school progressive radio except now, it's on the Internet. There actually were commercial FM stations which sound like this 35 years ago.
This could be the theme song for most of us who listen to RP
Not really fantasy now. But if some one had told me about RP 20 yrs ago, MAN, I would have doubted it completely! Toooo gooood to be truuuue!
Sorry, it's late in the PM (really AM).....so it really does "grab" onto some gray matter and take residence.
It's too damn easy.....so I won't.
You're right, it would have fit in nicely. Another fine example of the wide range of Davies' styles (and influence).
There's a guy in my block, he lives for rock
This could be the theme song for most of us who listen to RP
IT WAS, congrats! you wasted a good chance to leave a cool first post!!
I've uploaded "Permanent Waves", "Misfits", "Stormy Sky", "Life on the Road", "In a Foreign Land", "Life Goes On" ... you can guess what happened.
There's a guy in my block, he lives for rock
Nice add, ajlept! Awesome band that I think has been overlooked with the Beatles, Stones, Pink Floyd and Who taking all of the popular British spotlight. Kinks are very talented.
This is a great song...
This album was released long before that film was. The original book cover had pen and ink drawings by Ralph Steadman; the film graphics had the distorted photo. I've been unable to find out who either "distorted photo" designer was; I'll have to get back to you on that.
Proc - Thanks for your diligence in helping answer questions! Too many things that I'm curious about to find answers (assuming I'm working, otherwise I'd have looked it up for us) LLRP!!