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Ray Davies

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4 / 5

Ray Really Got Me

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Favorite moment: ray's stage patter, encouraging audience sing-a-longs---and victoria, of course. @

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Posted 11/20/2009

by Tablloyd

Location: nyc

Fun, different, upbeat. Old songs, new songs. Ray's great stage presence came through from the opening acoustic set through the closing encore, Low Budget.
The choral group added a lot to most songs, too much to others-but worth the experiment.
Only downer-morons in the audience who kept flipping paper plates on stage. As Ray noted, it's only paper, but what a distraction. too bad the security guards were too busy signalling each other with flashlights and yelling at the occasional guy with a flash camera (now there's irony!) to stop the paper platers from striking again during the encore.
Ray's band was terrific, too, particularly the lead guitarist and the drummer.

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Favorite moment: ray's stage patter, encouraging audience sing-a-longs---and victoria, of course. @

Opening act(s): none-thank goodness @

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Review 2 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray Davies one of the greatest

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Favorite moment: Waterloo sunset and Celliod heroes with Chorus @

Posted 11/20/2009

by tomjoad99

Location: Brooklyn

Unbelievably suprised what a great show this was. Saw Kinks in the '80s just as good!
Top venue. Would see him there again in a minute

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Review 3 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Three shows in one

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Posted 11/20/2009

by gscc

Truly Truly amazing. One of rocks best, song writer's continues to write new music and re-inturpet old classics. The acoustic set was great cross section of old and new stripped down versions of classics. The acoustic set give you a wonderful opportunity to hear his wonderful, strong voice. The set with the band was perfect, very simple rock band playing very bare bones great rock songs, once again, Ray proves that he has one of the greatest voices in rock n roll. AND HE IS 65!!!

The third set was full band and choir. Truly a special performance, rock and a choir, talk about a wall of sound!!!! This was a memorable set.

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Review 4 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray Davis continues to amaze

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Posted 11/20/2009

by LESQ27

Location: NYC

Whether as a solo performer (with accompanying guitarist), with rock band, or with band and 40-piece choir, Ray continues to reign as one of Rock's foremost storytellers. His performance was a great mix of his hits and lesser known works from four decades of performance. It's difficult for such a prolific artist to include all of his hits, but I would have loved to hear Lola and a couple more.

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Review 5 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray + Choir + NYC= Downright Kinky!

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Posted 11/20/2009

by NYCBaby

Location: NYC

Ray was in his usual charming form last night at Time Square's Town Hall in NYC- a most excellent venue notable for its superior acoustics. A great spot as Ray led a part acoustic, part electric show that had a post intermisssion backing with a full choral accompnaiment. The show of course included the typical rabid Kinks fan base who sang along and filled the auditorium. This was particularly fun through the show's opening acoustic set that featured showstopping sing-alongs from openers "I Feel Good", "I'm Not like Everybody Else', "Apeman"; a couple of ditties from the more recent "Workingman's Cafe and closing the opening set with "Sunny Afternoon".
The band provided excellent backing toward the end of the first set and throughout the second portion of the show. The band was tight and notable for the lead guitar work that perfectly complemented Ray's vocals and gave some familiar Kinks classics an addded dimension. The second set opened with a full choir of at least 40 people and their conductor to fan favorites,"Shangri-La" and "Victoria". From there, a glib Davies played a few reworked selections from his "unsuccessful album that has gathered a cult following", Green Village. The choral arrangements, brought a beauty to the songwriting and singing of Davies' that was wlecomed and received huge appreciation from his fans who were urged to sing along by Ray and eagerly did. Notable among the re-worked Choral tunes were "You Really Got Me" and an otherworldly "Waterloo Sunset". After closing with "All Day and All of the Night", an encore of "Low Budget" hit the spot. One of the better shows I've seen in a while for its uniqueness and spirit. The fans poured out into the street sharing their buzz with the traffic hum of the crossroads of the world. -e

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Review 6 for Ray Davies

4 / 5

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Posted 11/20/2009

by BR18

Location: New York

Great fun rockin night, Ray had to make choices of which songs from his long career to perform. Most I agreed with, a few were not the ones I would have chosen.

The choir was great, it added a richness of sound and a great feeling to performance.

Definitely worth the price!

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Review 7 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

remarkable

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Posted 11/20/2009

by mrnelson

Location: nyc

Ray Davies joined the music hall tradition, raw rock tradition and choral tradition in a show of material that is the bedrock of the last 40 years of western aesthetics.. and he left out some favorites so we left with some private memories untouched and wanting.

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Review 8 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

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Posted 11/20/2009

by Anonymous

fantastic and wonderful. still the greatest showman in rock! as usual his band was populated with excellence - and the choir - heartbreakingly beautiful.

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Review 9 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray Davies

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Favorite moment: It was all great...can't pick one moment...worst was the end...; ( @

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Posted 11/20/2009

by DimockGal

Location: Colts Neck NJ

Awesome, as usual....Ray is so totally entertaining - Loved the chorus backup - Funny thing was the security who rushed the paper plate throwers!! They are just soooo dangerous!!

He is at the top of my list of performers...including Springsteen, Stones, etc....Something unique and different about the Kinks/Ray Davies.

And Dave was NOT there!

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Review 10 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Truly Remarkable

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Favorite moment: 8pm til 10:30pm @

Setlist: covered 45 yrs+ @

Posted 11/20/2009

by CallMeOldFashionedBut

Location: Brooklyn NY

Ray Davies was in top form, both with and without full band and choir, last night. He's outdone himself with the newly incorporated choir-aided renditions of some of his classic compositions. He has no equal, now, or ever. It's a shame society has let this gem of a performer/songwriter go unnoticed for so many years. He, and his fans, are truly NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE!

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Favorite moment: 8pm til 10:30pm @

Setlist: covered 45 yrs+ @

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Review 11 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

A true rock n roll fantasy.

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Posted 11/20/2009

by Paradiddle

Location: Huntington, ny

Ray Davies can still bring it, bringing a new look to old favorites. Enterntaining and charming, an evening with Ray Davies is like an evening with an old friend.

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Review 12 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Simply awesome

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Posted 11/19/2009

by RPS23

Location: Boston, MA

He is a true showman. Every time he gets on stage you can tell he enjoys being there. He gets the crowd involved. There aren't to many people I would pay 100.00 to see but Ray I would pay 200. Great show. Hope he comes back real soon.

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Review 13 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray Davies!

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Favorite moment: Songs from The Village Green @

Posted 11/18/2009

by Mate

Location: Orpheum Theatre

Kinks fan since the beginning. Always entertaining!

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Review 14 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray Davies

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Posted 11/18/2009

by ghayes1

Location: Lowell

This is my second year in a row attending a Ray Davies concert. I have been a fan of Ray's since I first heard the Kinks in 1964. I regret not having the chance to see the Kinks when they were touring. I am extremely happy that I have had the opportunity to see Ray. He plays the standards that the casual fan wants to hear, while also playing the less popular songs that the hardcore fan knows. His stage antics are still energetic for a man of his years. I look forward to next year. Rock on Ray!!!!!

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Review 15 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray was as sweet as ever

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Favorite moment: Too many to pick one. @

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Posted 11/18/2009

by TomRtheKinksFan

Ray Davies was wonderful at Berklee. A very beautiful, lyrical 45 minutes playing softer, prettier yet often comic versions of some of his songs with just Ray and his excellent sidekick on acoustic guitars, then over an hour rocking out with a full band. Not quite enough background vocals, but lots of humor, singalongs, adlibs and beautiful moments musically, plus a bit more poignance here and there than in the past, brief recognitions that time is passing, an allusion here and there to his age, his brother's stroke, the incident in which Ray was wounded in New Orleans, a story revealing that he wrote "Sunny Afternoon" while essentially in a week-long state of agoraphobic panic, and more, yet several times, including near the end, he sang and/or shouted, to us and it seemed to himself "Everything's going to be all right!" Such a talented, wry, sweet man and such great music. Dennis Brennan had some of the same qualities, too, in his opening set. A great night.

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Favorite moment: Too many to pick one. @

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Review 16 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray Davis still has it!

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Posted 11/18/2009

by MrReporter

Great show, I've seen Ray,Dave, and the Kinks shows for the past 30 years, Last nights RD was one of his best. His new stuff is very good . For me Moments from the Percy album was the highlight., also A Long Way From Home is one he does not do often, it sounded well polished with some help from Karin.Not not bad for a gent in his mid sixties. Thanks Ray, Your bigest fan from the smallest State.

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Review 17 for Ray Davies

4 / 5

Definitely worth seeing!

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Favorite moment: Everyone finally on their feet and dancing for the encore...come on...we're not that old!! @

Setlist: You Really Got Me, See My Friend, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset, Victoria, Apeman, Come Dancing, Where Have All the Good Times Gone, A Well Respected Man, Celluloid Heroes, Village Green, You Really Got Me, Days, Low Budget, Shangri-La...and loads more... @

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Posted 11/18/2009

by PJ42

Location: Los Angeles

The vertigo-inducing balcony seats created great views throughout the old and ornate Orpheum Theatre. Despite the best efforts of the big-headed Stones fan who sat frowning and cross-armed in front of my British pal and seemed determined to suck the fun out of the event from everyone around him, Ray Davies’ surprisingly intimate and personable acoustic set, followed by sets with his band and a full choir, produced a great vibe that permeated the theater and transformed the mostly baby boomer audience into the wide-eyed teenage rockers we once were. Though fans who came solely to hear the strangely-absent “Lola” might have been disappointed, the old-school, flashback-to-The Kinks version of “You Really Got Me” combined with the soul-stirring, choir-backed rendition of “Days” made this a show well worth the money.

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Favorite moment: Everyone finally on their feet and dancing for the encore...come on...we're not that old!! @

Opening act(s): None @

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Review 18 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

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Posted 11/18/2009

by Anonymous

Ray Davies is an amazingly prolific writer whose new work at times outshines his stunningly fabulous Kinks songbook. He was energetic, generous and warm on stage. Loved it!

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Review 19 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

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Posted 11/18/2009

by Anonymous

Location: Boston

Awesome night all around!! Venue was amazing, very intimate, and Ray put on a killer show. He sounded great, he was in a great mood, and seemed like a very nice man.

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Review 20 for Ray Davies

5 / 5

Ray At Berklee, Boston

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Favorite moment: I thought "Celluloid Heroes" was simply beautiful! @

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Posted 11/18/2009

by jammin621

Location: Boston

He's such a charmer (and thespian)! Was looking forward to hearing his choral reworking of songs but was informed that the stage could not accommodate chorus and therefore they would not be joining the band - too bad. But he gave a great show - he mixed it up with songs from the 60s right up to his new release. Ray was quite lively in second half of show, dancing and encouraging audience to sing. I just love the guy. He ended the 2-hour show telling us to persevere and that 'things will be alright." Thank you, Ray for your positivity. Bless you!

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Favorite moment: I thought "Celluloid Heroes" was simply beautiful! @

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