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... by Joanne Corsano ... joanne@picturelake.com

Band Personnel: Dave Davies, lead vocals, lead guitar - Jim Laspesa, drums and backing vocals - David Jenkins, bass and backing vocals - David Nolte, guitar, keyboards, harmonica, backing vocals

Till The End of The Day - I Need You - She's Got Everything - Susannah's Still Alive - King Bee - Creepin' Jean - Love Me Till The Sun Shines - Tired of Waiting For You - Milk Cow Blues - Unfinished Business - Wicked Annabella - Love Gets You - Picture Book - Strangers - This Man He Weeps Tonight - Death of a Clown - Living On a Thin Line - You Really Got Me

This koncert review and others from Dave Davies' solo tours starting in 1997 were originally published in the Kinks Preservation Society internet mailing list digest. This digest is archived at Dave Emlen's Unofficial Kinks Web Site, under the link labeled Kinks Fans ... KPS Mailing List. I have made some edits for context.

Yippee Yi Yay! Finally Dave made it to that stronghold of the Kinkdom, Massachusetts. But this was the weakest of the shows I've seen because the Iron Horse closes at 8:30 on Sunday. (Um, did whoever booked your shows check on these facts, Dave? Really, now.) The show was scheduled to start at 7:00.

Q: When does a rock show ever start exactly on time? A: When the performer has to be packed and out of the house in 90 minutes. Man, it was tough on Dave. He played only a little mini-rave up during "Milk Cow Blues." He rushed through "She's Got Everything." He dropped some of the tunes he'd been doing, but he did add one of my particular favourites, "Love Me Till The Sun Shines." He joked a bit with the audience about his book, Kink, but in general didn't have time for anything. His energy for the 1 hr. 10 minutes, 18 songs, was still as high as in the other shows, and he was grinning as much and enjoying himself just as much .... just not for as long.

This night was declared by Dave to be National Leslie Night. Dave, deeply appreciative of fans who would drive all the way from Michigan, bestowed many friendly glances and smiles on her as we sat just to his left (sat! if you were paying attention you'll remember that's the WRONG way to watch a Dave show). As a result, she's probably still grinning from ear to ear as she pulls into her little semi-detached in Ann Arbor right about now. If Dave's music hadn't been exciting enough that night, shortly after the show the area had severe thunderstorms and tornado warnings. (Tornado warnings? Leslie and Fritz, that's YOUR weather, not OURS.)

By the way, the longstanding RDF flower tradition was observed at each of the shows. One of the members of the Kollective (usually one of the female members, but it wouldn't have to be) hands Dave flowers at the end of the show. This is simply our way of saying thank you to him for the many years of great music. Dave's music has made such a powerful impact on my life - and his music is so under-recognized and under-appreciated.

God Save The Kink!

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