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[CRAZY-HORSE]

time to get back and delve into the midsts of time and space for some classic rock and roll...



THE KINKS "lola vs powerman and the moneygoround pt: I" cd, 1970

career stats:
studio albums..........24
singles....................78
ep's........................10

this album...............#5 NZ...#24 AU...#35 US
singles:
"lola"......................#2 UK...#9 US...#4 AU...#2 CAN...#1 NZ
"apeman"................#5 UK..#45 US..#5 AU..#10 CAN..#5 NZ

album was supposed to be part of a double cd set which never eventuated due to studio time constraints,
Davies then envisioned a "pt:II" would be released the following year, he got sidetracked and it never happened,
thus the "pt:I" title...
lots of folky sounds on here, lots of blues rock also...
lyrically it is very strong and contains the Davies humour in the lyrics...
although I love at least half this album its difficult to ind anything other than the two singles released that could have
possibly stood out in their own right as singles...this IS an albums-album, to be played as one piece IMO...
the critics loved it, the UK public stayed away in droves (as did the Canadian public), where it never charted in either country
despite the success of "lola"...
all up a very good album, just don't expect "sunny afternoon", "waterloo sunset" or "you really got me"...theres nothing like those songs on
here, which is obviously why it failed to chart in some countries...
one bonus with this one is that Lola contains the 'coca-cola' lyric instead of the radio friendly 'cherry-cola' lyric..

I LOVE THIS ALBUM

worst track: the contenders
best track: lola

[video=youtube;-1ydKJ5v88I]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1ydKJ5v88I[/video]

tracks:

1...the contenders *
2...strangers **
3...demark street ***
4...get back in line ***
5...lola ***
6...top of the pops ***
7...the moneygoround **
8...this time tomorrow **
9...a long way from home ***
10.rats **
11.apeman ***
12.powerman **
13.got to be free **

3s=6
2s=6
1s=1

rating: 2.4