It appears Kinks founder Ray Davies may have got a little carried away when he talked about a 2008 reunion of the classic 60s Brit band. Co-founder (and Ray's brother) Dave doesn't share the same enthusiasm.
"To sit in a room or studio with him and have my brain and heart slowly sucked out ... no friggin thank you," Ray said recently in a posting at his website.Ray was responding to a question from a fan named Neil in his forum. "Dave, is there any possibility that you and Ray could get something together?" asked Neil.
Dave responded with "I wrote a song called Where pigs fly ' Ray wrote 10 songs out of it....one of them was Hatred, one was LOLA and the other eight were You Really Got Me. ??Ray has been doing Karaoke Kinks shows since 1996."
Dave says a reunion would be a disaster. "It would be like a poor remake of 'Night of the Livin Dead'..... There is nothing wrong with the old songs or new songs that we have both been writing on our own; but not more torture Please. no more Hannabal lectur.aah!?the swan song Ray and Dave tour should be called the Kinks are 'The Fractured Mindz preservation Society'. ?'Preserve in Peace.'"
If anything were to happen, Dave says it would be for the fans, not for Ray. "I wouldn't mind or rather consider doing some shows with Ray purely in respect for the Great body of work we have both been fortunate to have been involved in over the years. And for the fans of course," he said.
Ray Davies this week suggested the original Kinks would reunite for a tour and album in 2008. The original line-up of the Kinks included the Davies brothers, Mick Avory on drums and Pete Quaife on bass. Avory appeared on stage with Davies in May at the Royal Albert Hall. That original Kinks finished with the hits 'Lola' and 'Apeman' in 1970. Quaife, however, has been seriously ill for most of 2007 and unlikely to be well enough to perform.
Dave Davies likewise is slowly recovering from the stroke he had in 2004. He has not totally regained his speech.
Ray has been busy recording in recent years. Of his four solo albums since 1985, two were released in the last 2 years. Last year, Ray released 'Other People's Lives'. This year, he put out 'Working Man's Caf??'.
