Kinks Rockpalast 1982

[@generalstabssjef]

The opening of the show is just legendary. So 1982, yet the 1960's are occasionally recalled.

[@philt1771]

Great production wished I could of experienced it.

[@StephenLydon]

What a phenomenal performance. Ray was on fire right from the start and the energy level throughout this whole performance was second to none, great frontman, great writer, great stage presence and personality absolutely a wonderful concert. Dave played fantastically throughout and seems to play with ease, what top, top guitarist he is. So wonderful to see them both performing together and giving such a powerful performance. Great band performance. I saw Ray in concert a few years ago and he has lost nothing. His voice is as good as ever, his personality on stage shines through even bantering with the audience. His writing has never diminished and he is still writing great songs. The last Kinks album from the 90's was a fantastic album, every single track. I would highly recommend anyone who hasn't heard to listen to that fantastic album showing Ray and Dave still at the top of their game. Thanks for the upload of this wonderful concert

[@StephenLydon]

The album I forgot to mention was Phobia. If the radio would have played any of it would have been a huge success

[@silversaint]

This reminds me of those bootleg VHS tapes that were 2nd generation copies at best that were sold at Record Shows back in the day. Those were gold to collectors at the time. Glad we have evolved and I am here for it.

[@Thadmotor1044]

sold at swap meets along with bootleg tapes

[@billblackmon7704]

I saw the Kinks 25+ times in Austin, Dallas, Houston and NYC and none of the shows were as hot as this one. It's so good to see Mick and Dave playing TOGETHER instead of ignoring each other. Rodford was the glue that kept them together. RIP John, great bassist and damn nice guy. God Save the Kinks!

[@MichaelKutzin]

I saw the Kinks a number of times in the 1980s. They were just awesome! So much fun. Such energy and they didn't take themselves too seriously. This recording brought back good memories.

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

The concert not to have missed! If missed must watch 200x to maker up!

[@martienvanderhof6696]

1 down 199 to go 😊

[@MrNorbert57]

Fantastic sound and video quality. Thx for the upload!

[@jrsieger]

One of the greatest bands ever in concert. Glad to have seen them multiple times. What a library from 60’s to 80’s. Unmatched.

[@jimroberts3009]

Ditto agree!!

[@duanemaletski1035]

I only got to see Dave, Ray, and the boys on the Destroyer tour. That was at Cobo hall in Detroit. Great band, great show! ❤

[@johnbennett606]

60 to the 90s actually and got better every year !

[@garypmcgovern2321]

I agree. Although Phobia from 1993 was a great album. The first one I bought but unfortunately their last. What a back catalogue though

[@wtaylorg]

It’s hard to overstate how great the Kinks were. Really unbelievably good. A poetic master in Ray Davies and his brother Dave was a hugely influential guitar player. people forget about them but they shouldn’t. Kink Kontroversy, Face to Face are some of the best records ever made.

[@rogerpaquin3939]

I saw the kinks at the orpheum theatre Boston 1975! Schoolboys in disgrace tour! With the j geils band and cockney rebel band. Whatta show man! I was 16! Boston blew my mind! I was a country boy from Poland springs Maine!

[@martyc2637]

What a great triple bill.

[@kevinkennedy9343]

That must have been an incredible show in a small venue like that. They had a great up front and personal show in small venues. I've seen them a number of times but it was Foxwoods

[@jamesmack3314]

Good water there

[@rogerpaquin3939]

@@martyc2637 it was indeed! J Giels kicked ass man!

[@rogerpaquin3939]

@@kevinkennedy9343 off the hook man!

[@lannydante9390]

I’ve seen the kinks at least 20 times - this concert is one of their BEST!

[@phaedrus24]

What was special about them was their authenticity - they never pretended to be super stars with outsized lives. They fit in more easily in a pub than in arenas. I mean to say, that they were a great relief from the pretensions of The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, etc. The music great, reflected it.

[@perromalo68]

In this concert they are in a state of grace

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

SO TRUE!

[@salbonshwahggi8132]

i saw them at the New Haven Colliuseum in Connecticut on this tour. And four or five more times after this. Hot Damn, they were so ROCKING it was incredible energy. Hit after hit. Glad to have been part of their second coming so to speak. The KINKS are unbelievably underrated. So many good songs to count. What an amazing band to see live. Love them. i was them play on the basketball court at Fordham University in '87. they did this rock opera thing where they had actors come out during certain songs. I recall a woman dressed as an oppressed house maid who came out with a wet mop and cleaned the floor around her while they played one of the songs. it was kinda wierd, but they took a big chance not playing any hits that night. They played the whole obscure album to the delight of the Fordham students. I was ten feet away from them. No stage, they set up right on the court so we were looking at them eye to eye. It was so cool to see someone so famous and talented that close. I will never forget that night. Thanks to my dear brother Lou, who was a student at fordham from 1986-1990

[@patrickmcmanus5373]

❤From Australia

[@AudioFileZ]

Yeah, a glorious second act if you will!

[@rafd3593]

Did you see Lana del Rey there - a student at Fordham?

[@markmoriarty7388]

I don't think you saw them in New Haven Ct. on this particular tour. This show was at Rock Palast in the city of Essen Germany. New Havens a great town.I played at Toad's club; no Toad's Place I believe it's called.

[@jamesfetherston1190]

The arena rock phase of the Kinks is often underrated. Dave’s playing is phenomenal.

[@wheelie63]

Dave is a very , very good and quite under rated Guitarist !

[@prajnachan333]

I haven't been that familiar with the Kinks beyond the radio hits. I'm definitely enjoying his playing here. 🎉 A three pickup Les Paul, powerful.

[@市川勝-o5u]

65歳です。ヨーヨーいい曲ですね。若い頃歌舞伎町でバイト生活していました。大学辞めて故郷に帰り堅い仕事に就きました。今でもロックは忘れ物みたいです🍀

[@SDune]

Rock on.😊

[@rafd3593]

Thanks to this video, first time I’d seen The Kinks in concert. Didn’t recognise Ray at first, because of the beard and punky delivery. David marvellous on guitar, of course. Thanks to the band and to KZbin for this offering.

[@rossspenser8314]

It's the kinks kids not the kinks

[@rafd3593]

@@rossspenser8314 Wow, I thought Ray looked thinner!

[@matsjoelandersson]

World’s most underrated band

[@fredmuller7400]

Them and Squeeze

[@jimmycain8669]

From the looks of that crowd and all their albums I wouldn’t call them underrated. More like on top of the heap. Everybody ain’t the Stones.

[@lotswifemusic9965]

By whom? With millions of followers and millions of albums sold, I’m not sure what you mean by underrated? Perhaps she should do some research…

[@paultrono6454]

In no way

[@johnross2924]

Saw the kinks live in Nottingham back in 1983, my very first live concert 🎸🇬🇧

[@bodor.o.c.k.s4938]

Die Kinks waren zu Dieser Zeit wahre Giganten. Mehrere Alben grandios. Das Live - Album absoluter Kult.

[@grahamritchie7755]

Totally agree that they were one of the most underated bands from that era I just wish I got to see them live

[@jimmycain8669]

I seen most all the big ones but the Kinks. Been liking them since high school when You Really Got Me came out. I really like the Low Budget album. Ray Davies is one of the best at putting on a show. This is a great concert and this guy is 5 years older than me. I’m 75 born on the same day as Don Johnson 12/15/1949 and I’m still a high energy gambler, party animal and all around thug. I thought I’d be dead before I was 30 from the dope and whiskey and I’m still here but clean and sober for 20 years.

[@unpluggedandplugged609]

Back in the GDR, we built extra larger antennas for this Rockpalast. They were then attached to two ladders in the room. Thanks for the video.

[@hap.g.7640]

81 or 82 saw them at the Dick Clark theater front row seats.. It's gone now but that was the best venue to see A show... Ray Davis shook all our hands.. These are the kind of bands and music you won't see anymore..

[@philippecirse4872]

This band is absolutely astounding. Rich melodic speech, harmonies breathtaking orchestration constantly renewed in the use of the stamps of the instruments, in short a babylonian sound architecture erected by humbles and impetuous interpretes-composers🌺

[@chrisbotelho7212]

Saw them many times from the 70's thru the 90's. Good times, great memories.

[@davidvanbrunt4233]

Stole the show/weekend at first US Festival....absolutely Rocked !!!

[@neriovargas4742]

Una de las mejores bandas de Rock inglesa de los años 60, muy adelantadas en su genero para la epoca y marco ese estilo a todas las bandas que surgieron para entonces, lastima que no tuvieron la misma publicidad que los beetles si no la historia seria diferente

[@fidelsantanachavero7214]

Total de acuerdo...hubieran sido igual de grandes teniendo las mismas posibilidades, instrumentalmente seguramente les superaban, saludos...

[@frankmisaege3520]

One of my favorite bands of all time. I was hooked when I first heard the unforgettable riffs of You Really Got Me. Sadly, I never saw them live. Have a bunch of their albums, though.

[@PeterSchiffers]

I saw them on the low budget Tour in Düsseldorf .I stood beside the catwalk ,Ray Davies ,with his Gibson,looked in my eyes! From now on i wanted to become a rock musician.I did it ?Thank you!

[@22_cincatt]

No other band from the 60's adapted better to the early 80s punk style better than The Kinks. NO ONE!

[@evipladra5340]

Yesssss best Band Kinks of 60's !!!!!!!!

[@martyc2637]

That is because they punk before punk.

[@derekhayward167]

Greatest live band I've ever seen, thanks..👍

[@MrLookatthesizeofit]

Saw the kinks early 80s at msg . Incredible!

[@jamesmack3314]

Me too, was probably 82

[@normatible9795]

I'm over loading , over watching . I loved them, the kinks in the 60s but never had money to purchase their records , i was content waiting on the radio for them to be played

[@pezazul2917]

Ir a un concierto en los 80 era ver y sentir un espectáculo grandioso no domado que se iba a convertir en un gigante

[@1313Drop]

My second concert was the Kinks in 1982 with a little known band, INXS, opening. It was absolutely amazing.

[@tomfromnj4341]

Wow!!!

[@glamcityrocker]

One one tbe best concerts ever !!!! By one of the most influential bands and top five in the whole world nobody like the kinks magic night God save the kinks

[@CygnusXJon]

So good, love the Kinks! Also love shows that Rock! Saw the Kinks in 1985 Word of Mouth tour. Great night!

[@KalElvis]

Brilliant, nobody compares. La-La Love the Kinks!!!

[@cojaysea]

Saw them in New York 3 times during the preservation years . Nothing like them .

[@terryjames548]

I remember seeing them in June in '77 at the Big A, Anaheim. They really had the crowd going that day. The Tubes were good too with White Punks on Dope.

[@ThomasSimmons-u5x]

That was bloody BRILLIANT BEAUTIFUL and BEYOND........

[@borninparis]

Nice find. Thanks!

[@ferrucciochierici1945]

con Sunny Afternoon 1966 e You Really Got Me 1964 sono state maestose interpretazioni musicale dei famosi anni 60 che fecero il giro del mondo ,gande complesso i Kinks io ho vissuto quei tempi.

[@user-by2jz3gd5m]

I used to like this band but now I love them !!

[@neverforget6523]

I saw them live in the late 70's in Dortmund. This Rockpalast concert never was issued on dvd. Very happy to see it 42 years later. Hopes for a revival seem to be needless, too late.

[@frankstecker5675]

The great rockpalast Konzert...wonderfull

[@Nigel-ry1po]

Nigel in Canada🇨🇦 Dave Davies is the first Rock guitarist in my world 🌎🌍

[@xaviergarcia165]

ONE FOR THE ROAD is the most underrated live albums of the early 80s.

[@jeffandersen7397]

read a comment years ago from Linda Ronstadt about how the Everly brothers harmonies were unmatched due to the fact that siblings tend to harmonize better than others...I think that might be one of the secrets of the KINKS sound is Dave's unique harmonies

[@Berniewahlbrinck]

Interesting idea.

[@Manicprogressive1]

Oh, totally. This is Dave at his finest. How fortunate Ray was to have a brother who sang (and spoke) in a higher key. This is Dave backup singing at its height. I didn’t like when they hired female backup singers that drowned Dave out. Unnecesssary!

[@meistersinger7600]

Still pure Magic after all this Years.

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

O.K. so I'm stranded on a desert island....I can only listen to one band ...aw geez ....or only one album...' The Village Green Preservation Society ' !

[@PauloSantos-gj6nf]

Eu tivesse a felicitação de ver o novo Clip novo dessa grande banda no finalzinho da década de 90....

[@kanal5296]

Geilste Rockpalast- Nacht!

[@MsSmitty9]

I saw them in the Late 70s early 80s. Just a Phenomenal Band to go see. They could really go. ( Mescaline was plentiful then ) 😂😂. I could watch Dave Davies Jam all day. He was as good as anyone. Clapton , Beck ,Page , all of them. It’s odd that you never hear Dave Davies name mentioned. It’s the same when the British Invasion is talked about. All you hear is The Beatles and the Stones and The Animals. Never the Kinks. Sadly. 🤔

[@dimethaltryptamine1]

I'm from Australia & I only ever managed to get Mesculine once in 1974. A double 0 cap full of crystalline powder was 500mgs of mescaline hydrocloride & it was so amazingly powerful. Full ego death with aemnesia for a bit there. You can't get that here that I know of although I live in the capital of goldtop heaven on the North coast cow fields I'd love to get that again. We don't often or almost ever get bands like the Kinks here either. To far away. Love to go to a Native American Church meet 1

[@gregcinghina3290]

thats the first band i think of , uh ...cuz ...weren;t they the first band we heard of ???

[@gregcinghina3290]

you know when it comes to the british invasion i think they started out around 62 or 63

[@robertedwards96]

Ray and Dave, found a discarded “Live at Kelvin” album at ten years old and fell in love with the band. Dave really showed his guitar prowess on the later albums, loved his solo album as well. True Rock & Roll

[@stephentilliets7983]

saw these guys at the capital theatre in n.j. the schoolboys in disgrace tour totally awesome the opening act was steve harley and cockney rebel rip mr soft

[@Nigel-ry1po]

Nigel in Canada🇨🇦 In England in 1964 the two biggest bands were the KINKS and the BEATLES

[@wiebegoossen5817]

I had the pleasure only onze, but I remember the performance vividly all the same.

[@evipladra5340]

The Kinks great legend Band from sixty 👍👍👍

[@monmixer]

I have listened to this band a lot on my younger days and am a guitarist and played some of these songs but I have never seen them live. In FUCKN CREDIBLE. Great energy.

[@MartyMcMahon-e5u]

I've gotta agree. I seen the Stones just weeks before.Thought,nothing can beat that. Well the Kinks come blowin' into town,Hartford Ct Hasn't been the same since .they literally blew the roof off of the civic center

[@Randomcomicsfrommyspinne-xt5kq]

I saw them in 1982 and they were rip-roaring badass! All hail the Davies brothers!!!

[@TonyCCD]

AWESOME

[@AbramdeGouw]

I know most of their songs and saw them as i was a security man of the also playing Outsiders in Coevorden Holland! RIP Wally Tax! ❤

[@ВалерийТимошевский-г3м]

Отличная группа, всегда обожал их, много классных знаменитых хитов, Van Halen прекрасно исполняли их.❤️

[@HawaiiJetboat]

Daves live tone is cutting right through the mix...gotta love it. Les Paul Custom...nice.

[@jimroberts3009]

Les Paul, best sounding guitar ever!!!

[@jimroberts3009]

Ray Davies, always the fashionista!

[@Raymond.Davies]

They also played Celluloid Heroes with a fantastic guitar solo of Dave. WDR removed it from the video due to picture interference during the live broadcast. Fortunately, I have it on audiotape.

[@Susan-g6w]

Wayooooo. God Bless The Kinks❤❤❤

[@janpierzchala2004]

Pioneers of strong rock vide those 2 famous tunes of early 1960s

[@JimAlba-zp8wi]

Molto bravi.li conosco da tempo.

[@eyeprod3101]

Awesome.

[@thomasfrohlich9208]

Cool. Das Konzert habe ich damals live im Radio verfolgt und auf Cc von Memorex (Type 2) aufgenommen. Von 2 -4 Uhr morgens

[@rainertrebbin-vf7nt]

❤The Kinks❤

[@eberhardbastigkeit6302]

Jeder Rockpalast war für uns Ostler ein Pflichttermin. Dabei das Tesla B100. ❤❤

[@theitineranthistorian2024]

Ray is the best writer, arranger and performer in the business. excellent bandmates along the way of course, so British.

[@nathandodge665]

There's no such thing as the best ever.get a grip

[@MickBokulich-gg1ro]

@nathan. Ray Davies is the GOAT. Get a grip

[@nathandodge665]

@@MickBokulich-gg1ro there's no such thing as the goat .

[@glenesis]

Thanks, this is so hot! My first show was in 1980, and its burned into my brain. I was 15 and it was my first concert without my parents. I dont think they brought this tour to my area. I'd have seen it - i saw them every time they came around. It all stopped way too soon, but they stopped on top! God Save The Kinks!

[@RubenAlfonso-q7g]

Una lástima que ya no den conciertos alrededor del mundo.

[@河野良平-f2z]

The kinks is the first hard rock group in the world.

[@alfredherrmann6587]

Musicians with charisma.

[@williamj.sheehan2001]

Dave really kickin' it on the guitar!

[@delacomete]

De grandes chansons massacrées sur scène ! Dave Davies est aussi léger avec sa guitare qu'une cohorte de diplodocus !

[@laurentmarquet1989]

Je découvre les kinks… 👍

[@tomshinn5818]

😂oh yeah ..from the time ,many years Chicago to years e. Coast Philly. kinks love

[@davidhoodless8561]

loved the lola song so cool

[@johnosborne2989]

You really got me,always have since 60s. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@motleyfan7558]

Great great great

[@privatepenguin3137]

Catch Me Now I'm Falling - at 13:05 is amazing (mistitled in the description)

[@lbsangahlawnd0153]

Gem

[@lakesamui]

This arena sized crowd in West Germany in 1982. Mostly a non speaking German audience, but the Kinks easily broke through that barrier.

[@JoelSutherland-ww6bo]

I love mute Germans. The non- speaking ones are the best.

[@MickBokulich-gg1ro]

Greatest group in music history, period.

[@jamesmack3314]

I saw this tour at MSG… I believe it was in October or possibly November

[@johnbuck2227]

Too bad The Kinks got banned in the US both from touring and album sales between 1964-1968 their most creative period. Who knows what this band would have done if this ban of the largest marketplace never took place!

[@infinnity9659]

1:03:20 His Tone. :*)

[@infinnity9659]

Außerdem 1:05:28

[@daverobinson5431]

At their peak.....

[@daivwhaley6937]

Wow, Ray with a beard post-Muswell Hillbillies!! Dave owns it at the 1:23:00 mark- damn!!!!

[@Thadmotor1044]

I saw the Kinks reunion concert at the Hollywood Palladium after release of Muswell Hillbillys LP . I was right up front close enough to get splashed with beer on demon alcohol tune

[@Thadmotor1044]

All thru the show Ray and Dave kept on trying to kick each other

[@user-ys3qq6rf6z]

LOLA FOREVER