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- Summary: The first tribute collection of Kinks covers featuring participation from the leader who penned the pop hits himself -- Ray Davies.
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- Record Label: Decca
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Album Rock, Hard Rock
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I met her in a club down in old Soho Where you drink champagne and it tastes just like Cola cola C-O-L-A cola. She walked up to me and she asked me... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 3 out of 13
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Mixed: 6 out of 13
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Negative: 4 out of 13
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Apr 4, 2011Here he redoes his early hits alongside pals like Bruce Springsteen, Billy Corgan, and Spoon.
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Apr 5, 2011The performers on this one likely count it among their career highlights, but those who have kept up with the quality of Davies' output in recent years may well be more interested in what he has yet to say rather than revisiting what he's already said so beautifully.
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Apr 5, 2011The highlight of this collaborative set is "Days/This Time Tomorrow," a medley of Kinks classics.
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Apr 1, 2011It feels like a personal journey through the past on his part, and a genuine tribute from those who've contributed.
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Apr 1, 2011See My Friends proves, if nothing else, that there's simply no force on Earth malevolent enough to destroy a good Ray Davies ditty.
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Q MagazineApr 6, 2011Davies' voice, weathered but still fine as a Waterloo sunset, is complemented by few here. [Dec 2010, p.113]
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Apr 21, 2011The occasional highlight isn't enough to make up for the cloth-eared versions of timeless songs found elsewhere on the record, or to cover up for the fact that See My Friends is a mostly soulless, and an entirely pointless album.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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May 6, 2011
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