Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2000 22:29:37 -0500
From: Paul Kuettel <kuettels@iname.com>
Subject: Kovers 3 Comments

Hi All!

I received my 2 CDs a few weeks ago.  What a BARGAIN!  IMHO, the production
values and performances are top notch.  Each Kovers Kollection gets better and
better.

I prefer the unique interpretations to the tracks that are true to the
original.  But this isn't my review...

It takes about 78 minutes to drive to my dad's lake cabin, so I piled the kids
into the Scorpio and loaded up Kovers 3.  The test subjects were Alex (12) Drew
(10) and Catie (7).  Thanks to dad, they are all quite familiar with the body of
Kinks work.  I played the CD without comment and waited for them to react.

Here are some of the results.

Didn't get past "Hard Way" before Drew observed, "This isn't the Kinks."  Alex:
"What is it?"  Catie: "Yeah!"

Ok, kids, it's Kinks fans just like me, only they can carry a tune.

Without going overly long, the cuts that elicited the most reaction were
Ayrton's ("God, DAD!  Turn it off!  What IS this?)  Sorry amigo, I think your
cuts are among the most entertaining on the disc :-)

The one they wanted repeated over and over?  Can you guess?  If not, you don't
know kids or you don't have the CD (get off your duff!)  Answer: "Polly"  A week
later, the kiddies still sing "Pretty Polly" to each other.  Even the 12-year
old (of course, Alex and Drew think it's silly, but Catie LOVES it!)

That's it for now.  The 2nd CD needs more listening -- I keep thinking of Lou
Reed's "Berlin" or Lisa Minelli's "Caberet" or even "Drei Groschen Opfer" --
quess it's Olga's smokey voice, I dunno.  CD 1 is easier to digest, in any
case.  But for $10 shipped?  No Kinks fan should be without Kovers 3!

Cheers!

PK
Flyoverland, MN