Bob McHugh - The Kinks 04/04/82

The Kinks - 04/04/82
Grugahalle, Essen, Germany

Source:	pro shot TV>DVD
Media Type:	DVD	Media Count:	1
Notes:	Pro Shot. From stand alone burner random chapters no menus. Pal.
Trades Allowed:	Yes	Traded From:
Show Rating:	A	Sound Rating:	A
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Owned by Bob McHugh · Last Updated May 23, 2023

The Kinks 04/04/82
Grugahalle, Essen, Germany

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Set I

Around The Dial
Hardway
Where Have The Good Times Gone
Catch Me Now I'm Falling
Come On Now
Destroyer
Yo-Yo
Lola
Dead End Street
Add It up
Low Budget
Art Lover
Back To Front(incl.Get Back)
A Gallon Of Gas
Celluloid Heroes
Till The End Of The Day
Bernadette
All Day And All Of The Night
Give The People What They Want
Pressure
You Really Got Me
Stop Your Sobbing
David Watts

Set II

Set III

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Circulates misdated as 04/03/82 and 03/04/82

http://www.rockpalastarchiv.de/rn10_e.html#kinks

Rockpalast, Essen, Germany --- by Bob Gill,
April 4, 1982
Quite simply, I think this is the best tape from the Kinks'
superstar era of the early '80s. It's a radio simulcast of
a televised show, so the sound is outstanding, and the band
sounds great. Dave's guitar could be just a tad louder, but
that's just nitpicking.

Highlights include a great version of Yo-Yo with a long and
tight jam at the end, a fine version of Bernadette, which wasn't
released until more than a year after this; and a great intro to
Lola, in which the crowd is so obviously excited that Ray omits
his usual act of coaxing them to sing along and plays a whole verse
with just his acoustic guitar (not the shortened version he does on
One for the Road and most live shows after that), while the crowd
accompanies him.

To my ears, the seven songs from Give the People What They Want
all sound better here than on the album, and the same goes for
the songs that are on One for the Road. On Celluloid Heroes, during
Dave's second guitar break, Ray actually gives a "whoop!" -- apparently
just because he's enjoying the sound they're making so much. As well
he should. The band's "hard-rock" schtick hasn't gotten too formulaic
at this point, and many of the little tricks (like singing another verse
of Lola and All Day and All of the Night after the songs have already ended,
for instance) still sound fresh, and so does the whole show.

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