Kinks

Lola vs. Powerman and The Moneygoround - Pye 1970

Tracks: 1. Contenders / 2. Strangers / 3. Denmark Street / 4. Get Back in the Line / 5. Lola / 6. Top of the Pops / 7. Moneygoround / 8. This Time Tomorrow / 9. Long Way from Home / 10. Rats / 11. Apeman / 12. Powerman / 13. Got to Be Free / 14. Lola

Comments:

Most of the album "Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround" deals the cynicism of the music-business; as always there is a good portion of humour in Ray Davies` lyrics. My favourites on this album though, are amongs the songs that do not directly refer to the music business.

"Get Back in the Line" is outstanding - I`ll never forget my delight when the band played the song in Viborg ( Denmark ) back in 1974. Other favourites are "This Time Tomorrow", "A Long Way From Home" and Dave`s "Strangers". And of course the two hits "Lola" and "Apeman"

Unfortunately there are only 3 bonus-tracks on the re-issue. The single versions of "Lola" and "Apeman" ( rougher Danish single release) are logic additions, but it would have been nice if there had been some previously unreleased tracks, or some from "The Great Lost Kinks Album".

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