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Retro-perspective in great detail, A true Kink.......2007-07-03
Dave writes from his very heart and soul with strong emotion and great sincerity and insight about hiw legendary battles with brother Ray. He gives the reader great indepth detail about his touring days as a prime example of the legendary sex, drugs and rock & roll in high gear and to the limits of maximum excess. Dave is a brilliant composer, inovative lead guitarist and overall musician on his own and the merits of his own work stands up well to the test of time. The compositional problem that Dave faced was that he happened to be member of the legendary Kinks with his brother Ray who is without question one of the greatest pop poet storyteller's in the business and his work to this day still exhibits that very fact. Dave goes on to discuss his and Ray's early school days, his relationship with his family, his many loves, his children and many other interesting issues and topics near and dear to Dave's heart. He write's about his thoughts and involvement in areas such as religion, politics, the occult, UFO hunting and many other fascinating subjects. Dave does tell The Kinks story from his point of view in which one has to assume is very accurate, stunning, amazing and incredibly interesting to say the least. From a literary standpoint the reader has to respect and appreciate the beautiful piece of musical and artistic literary history that this book represents. A highly recommended read and very entertaining. I hope that Dave write's a book of lyrical poetry at some point.
One of the Survivors.......2006-07-31
"One of the Survivors" is the title of a 1973 Kinks song and a fitting description of their founder and lead guitarist, Dave Davies. As detailed in "Kink: An Autobiography," Davies experienced enough debauchery, drama, and excesses in his first 49 years of life to fill several lifetimes. And what's even more impressive, he lived to tell the tale.
While brother Ray's autobiography, "X-Ray," is restrained, Dave's lets it all hang out. Sex, fights with Ray, drink and drugs, fights with Ray, UFOs, fights with Ray...it's all there in no-holds-barred black and white. Equal time is given to various aspects: family dynamics, the Kinks' music, touring, his stormy relationship with Ray, sexual experimentation, the politics of the music business, love, and spirituality. The book covers a lot of ground in 280 pages, and even includes photos and a Kinks discography.
It would be easy to slam this effort because of its ramblings and tangents, especially in later chapters when it seems to lose focus. For some readers, the author's claim to have been overtaken by intelligent life forms is enough to discredit the entire undertaking. But not for me. If Davies believes his body was invaded by extraterrestrials, who am I to question his reality? And while some of his confessions (like cheating on his long-suffering wife Lisbet) and his endless digs at Ray were slightly offensive, to me his story is, at its most basic, a tragic tale of the rivalry between a talented but vulnerable younger brother living in the shadow of his more talented and dominant older brother. In spite of his self-indulgences, it's difficult to hold a grudge.
For any Kinks fan, this is a must-read book. Davies is generous in referencing Kinks songs, e.g., which recordings were his personal favorites, anecdotes about their production and release, and the now-famous story about how he created his unique sound on "You Really Got Me" - the sound that launched their careers and inspired a legion of rockers.
Epilogue: Dave Davies is proving once again that he is a survivor. After suffering a serious stroke in 2004, he's fought his way back to recovery. Earlier this year, he recorded a new song called "God in My Brain," which he wrote, arranged, produced, sang, and performed, playing all of the instruments.
What a burn-out!.......2006-03-26
Dave Davies views on his days as a member of the Kinks do little more than show what damage 20+ years of drug and alcohol abuse can do to one who's none too stable to start. At least he stayed in the proper person throughout the writing of the book. Ray couldn't even manage that. This should have been titled "The Wake and Bake Life of a Rock Star". Coherent in places, but only just.
Both Sex, Drugs & R&R, AND Love, Hope & Compassion.......2005-10-21
KINK is subtitled The Outrageous Story of My Wild Years as the Founder and Lead Guitarist of the Kinks. Dave Davies is the younger brother who spent most of his life living in the shadow of Ray Davies, the lead singer of the Kinks and writer of most of their songs. Dave started playing in a band when he was 15 and quickly became addicted to their success and the R&R lifestyle of the 60's. While there is plenty of sex, drugs and rock and roll, this memoir has much added depth. There is a poignant "there but for fortune" scene about half-way through the book where Dave meets Keith Moon in a bar for the last time before Moon dies.
What saved Dave from the fatal excesses of his peers was a strong sense of family, that even extended to his troubled relationship with Ray. They are not the Everley Brothers. Dave knows he is being abused, but he also knows that Ray loves him as much as he loves Ray. He doesn't give up on Ray even when their mom and Ray's shrink tell him that Ray will destroy him.
The other saving grace for this hard-drinking rocker is Spiritualism, a faith that grows stronger as Dave ages and sees him through his bad times. It is surprising and very touching to find such a strong belief in UFOs, psychic energy, yoga, and universal love in a person who has led such a excessive life. Yet his deep compassion, love, and faith shine through his friendships with band members, his close relationships with the women in his life, and his love of his children.
One is left with the picture of a simple working-class man who rises to a whole new level of consciousness and spirit through the medium of music. This is required reading for any Kinks fan, but is also a delightful tale of the power of hope and love that will inspire many others.
Disappointing...........2003-05-26
On the good side, it's more emotionally direct that the memoir of his sibling and Kinks leader, Ray. But it's pretty shambolic and its nowhere near as well written as his brother's work.
The high points should be the 1960s part - the Kinks in that time produced some amazing music. But we don't get much about the music, we get a lot of stories about the general debauchery. Tales of drink, drugs, and non-choosey sex from that time are a dime a dozen and, frankly, are now getting pretty tired.
The book takes an unusual twist when Dave gets visited by alien life forms. When I got to this bit I thought 'this is a wind up, right?' but no, he is deadly serious.
The most unusual thing about the extra-terrestials part of the book, though, is they seem to be the only life-form the author met that he didn't try to have sex with.
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The story of The Kinks is not one for the faint-hearted, and in this updated biography Neville Marten and Jeff Hudson lift the lid on one of England's most idiosyncratic and charming bands. Through all the nervous breakdowns, resignations, guitars wielded as weapons, drug abuse, glasses without lenses, food fights, alien sightings, in-yer-face spitting, and mental torture The Kinks have become a rock 'n' roll legend! The songs of Ray Davies have inspired bands and artists across the full spectrum of pop and rock music, from Blur, Pulp, and Paul Weller to Van Halen. Their capacity for anarchy, humor, and storytelling has lead to some of the most durable and widely adored songs of the English pop canon, including Lola, Waterloo Sunset, and You Really Got Me. The band's inventive productions pre-dated even The Beatles, and their musical talent eclipsed The Rolling Stones. This is their story, compiled from interviews and anecdotes, and featuring photographs spanning Ray Davies' career. Previously published by Sanctuary.
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- A WELL RESPECTED READ. DETAILED KINKS IN DEPTH.
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Kinks -- Well Respected Men
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Shows how the music of The Kinks remain relevant in the nineties.
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A WELL RESPECTED READ. DETAILED KINKS IN DEPTH........2007-06-17
This is a fantastic read and wonderful information on one of the greatest bands to emerge from the 60's. The book goes into depth on topics such as all the many groups projects and Ray's many video and film efforts. The band should be ranked as one of the best of all time. This book includes all the many members to including John Gosling, John Dalton, Bob Henrit and the whole cast. Ray should be regarded as the Bob Dylan of England and this book solidifies that as a fact. It also shows how little brother Dave comes into his own also as a fine composer in the later years. If you are a Kinks fan buy this book. You won't regreat it. It is a superb read full of amazing detailed information. Long live the Kinks. I am anxious to see their second edition that comes out in September.
Worth the Read!.......2005-06-14
The book is complete and if you aren't a die hard Kink fan you probably will become one. While I was reading the book, I had to buy a couple of CD's that had songs I hadn't heard. Boy was I pleased I did. The book hints at alot of errors made by them and their management. If you give their music a good hard listen you can see something was wrong with their machine. What a catalog of great music. Good book, great story, a historic and ground breaking band.
One of the best Kinks histories I've read.......1999-08-24
This must be the most complete history of the Kinks I've read. It looks to such sources as the autobiographies of Ray and Dave Davies and attempts to give a full picture of the group and its trials and travails and idiosyncrasies. (For instance, Ray and Dave do not discuss in their books how annoyingly cheap they are, but this book does.) The one irritating element of this book for a Kinks fan like myself is how critical it is of the post-1960s Kinks.
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The Kinks: The Official Biography
Jon Savage
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Fantastic Kinks bio.......2004-11-23
A fantastic general biography of The Kinks that features numerous photos (some rare)... Now out of print, the book has become one of the most sought after items among Kinks enthusiasts as well as serious rock music fans...
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Kink an Autobiography Uk
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The Kinks: A Mental Institution
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The Kinks: Reflections on Thirty Years of Music
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Rehash.......2006-08-02
This is a collection of old articles and interviews many with "kast-off Kinks". There is not much new light or insight into the Kinks music or creative process in this volume. I went to some trouble to get a copy, and was pretty disappointed. Your average Mojo Magazine contains as much as this book. Buy it if you must have everything about the Kinks ever published, but your money would be better spent if digging up a copy of something that you have not got in your listening collection. Listening to the Kinks do almost anything is more satisfying than reading this collection, at least for me. pawwap A fan since 1964.
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A Good Guide.......2007-08-24
I purchased this book years ago whilst, still living in The San Francisco, Bay Area. And all these years later I still refer to it for Kinks Info. It covers all the Bands Releases from 1964 Thru 1996, All the Lp's, Singles & Ep's. The Book is the size of an CD, and that is where I store it, right next to My ever growing Kinks Kollection. Lot's of Photo's of The group are included as well. Mr. Rogan does a fair job reviewing all of The Kink's Record's with lot's of insight. This was a Part of a Series of Books that covered most of the Big Classic Rock bands, The Who, Pink Floyd, ETC...That Series of Books needs to see a Re-release.
This one is 192 Pages, and like the Other Books of This series is Very Well Done. But, now it Costs a Fortune, Mine was $8.99 back in 1999 and it was a very Good Purchase.
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- A Source of Inspiration
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- This a good book to read. I will never forget this book.
- This a great book for everyone to read.
- ENDLESS MIRACLES is an important contribution to the world.
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Endless Miracles
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Jack Ratz was a boy of fourteen when his hometown in Latvia fell to the Nazi forces, only a few years after the Russians had brought communism to the peaceful country. Despite the murder of his mother and four brothers, Ratz tells of endless miracles he witnessed during the ordeal: how he and his father survived the Nazis' attack on their ghetto, how they were saved from a death camp by the Russian Red Army, and how they were able to escape to the West to live long and wonderful lives.
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A Source of Inspiration.......2000-05-16
Mr. Ratz has recorded his experiences at the hands of the Russian communist, then later Nazi invaders in Latvia starting in 1940. It is an inspirational story of survival under the most brutal conditions.
This is a well written story that is easliy read in one evening and well worth it.
You'll be able to look back after a bad day and think about what Mr. Ratz and others like him experienced during the holocaust, and realize that your day wasn't so bad after all.
Mezmorizing and Eternal.......2000-01-12
I hold in my hand a copy of the Congressional Record Vol. 144 No.1 24 Dated September 17,1998 code S10532.(i give this information for those skeptics who don't believe that I speak the truth, GO LOOK IT UP!) Senetor Patrick Moynihan adresses President Clinton. ''Jack Ratz's memoirs is an eloquent refutation to those who would dare to trivialize, distort, or even deny the Holocaust's important lessons. His book well reflects the affirmative message that Jack Ratz shares with New York City school children during his regular visits to the city classrooms. As the survivors of the Holocaust succumb to old age there are fewer and fewer eyewitnesses to this tragedy. Jack Ratz has provided an invaluable service with his moving account of the Latvian Holocaust experience.'' The record continues to print and article from the Jewish Week dated August 14, 1998. This eternal book has become part of our NY school system, being aproved by the Board of Education; and it has become a part of our US history being emblazened onto a Congressional Reocrd. A book with such powere should be in every household and as the author says, ''it is a book you can read in a day and remember for a lifetime.''
This a good book to read. I will never forget this book........1999-04-28
This is a good book for teenager and alult to learn the truth. This book is relly sad. I hope this will never happen again it is so sad. No one should forget the holocaust. I was suppressed how they treated in the holocaust. It's important yo learn about the holocaust. During World War II the jewish Community was destroyed.
This a great book for everyone to read........1999-04-17
I think this is one best book because it talk about the holocaust. Some people try to forget what happen and teach their kids that it never happen. I think this is one best book. I wish that this won't happen agin but happen agin in Kosovo.
ENDLESS MIRACLES is an important contribution to the world........1999-04-09
Four segments of this book detail Jack Ratz's experiences. The first three segments detail Lenta, Salspils, and Stutthof concentration camps. Another segment details the death march from Stutthof and is one of the most harrowing personal accounts of a death march that I have ever read. Jack Ratz welcomes the reader into his life with open arms and an engaging writing style.
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Through divine intervention, two soul mates are sent to each other. The question is..who was sent to whom? Was it a double blessing? In this true heart-warming story the soul mates face challenges, despite their mutual chemistry and spiritual bond, soon after their relationship begins. You'll be cheering when things miraculously turn around and will experience the exhilaration of their personal triumphs and celebrations. The ending is inspirational, especially to those who doubt the magic of true love and soul mates.
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