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Bottom Line: No Unfinished Business here...

Michael Behuniak | Seattle Wa USA | 08/07/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a terrific CD from start to finish of just pure, unadulterated rock and roll energy. Dave Davies delivers a spunky and heartfelt set of KINKS classics, obscure hits, and songs from his solo career that is guaranteed to delight both KINKS fans and casual listeners alike. A great live document from a true great legend and one of the most influential (and criminally under-appreciated) guitar players in the history of rock and roll. Buy this CD and then go track down the other recent KINKS CD reissues before they go out of print.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED"

Hurricane Dave

PHILIP S WOLF | SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. USA | 10/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's like the Ol' Roadies Joke of putting: "Caution Tape" over the Marshall Stacks before the Show. You would need to do this to Dave's Amp's before every Show...It is indeed an Onslaught, if you are Too Close!



November 1997, The Dave Davies Band is at the Bottom Line in New York City and they had the Good Sense to Record it. Here are 27 Tracks, at a full 80 minutes and it's just like 1964 again!



The Sonic blast begins with: "I Need You" with all the Energy and Drive of a guy, half his Age. Dave will not grow old Graciously and here is the Proof. Heavy Riffs and those Stunning Leads abound all over this Live Record and it transfers well to this CD. Many Kinks Klassics are here: "She's Got Everything","Beautiful Delilah","Tired of Waiting","Picture Book","Death of a Clown", all the way to the 80's Klassic: "Living on a Thin Line" and "Look Through any Doorway" from the final days of the band in the 90's.



Dave was having a Good Time and Playing a Storm here. During: "Milk Cow Blues" he gives it to some Folks arriving late to the Show. His Backing Band, is very Good and does Spot-On Versions on these Klassic Tunes. But again Dave IS the Show, and gives the people, what they want. Yep, just like with his Former Band, expect a 'Sing-along' here and there. It's still about having Fun, and Dave still knows how.



This Show raps up with a Mighty: "All Day And All Of The Night" and then the Encore; "Money"/"David Watts"/"I'm Not Like Everybody Else"/"You Really Got Me". Nothing more needs to be Played, Nothing more Can be Played...This is Great...FIVE STARS !!!"

Bottoms Up

Budman | El Dorado Hills, CA United States | 06/27/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Dave Davies, legendary guitarist of one of the most influential bands of the rock era, the Kinks, shines in this new live release. Over the last few years, Davies has come out from under the considerable shadow of his prolific older brother Ray to play live in small clubs across the country. This release captures much of the intensity that has made these shows so memorable.Opening with an underappreciated nugget from the early Kinks era, "I Need You", Davies cleary demonstrates the prowess on guitar that has led to so many imitations. Blending select Ray-penned Kinks hits (such as "Tired Of Waiting", "You Really Got Me", etc) with a healthy sampling of his own songs from the Kinks catalog ("Death of a Clown", the exquisite "Strangers" and "Living On a Thin Line", among others) and then throwing in some tastefully selected covers ("Milk Cow Blues" and "One Night With You"), Davies also demonstrates that big brother is not the only capable vocalist to come out of the band.Davies is an energetic performer, and that much comes clear in the banter with the crowd that has made it onto this recording. Nowhere is his humor more evident than a track called "Psycho Lounge", an oddly entertaining combination of "Lola", "Star Wars" and "Strawberry Fields".Among the many highlights is a blistering version of "I'm Not Like Everybody Else". The title of that song is so true - there are very few like Dave Davies."