Last October, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame had its 25th Anniversary
Concert in New York City. The highlight of the night for Power Pop
music fans was seeing Kinks frontman Ray Davies preform live with
Metallica. After the show, whilst mingling backstage, Davies began
putting together ideas for a collaboration project. The concept was to
recruit a stellar cast of musicians to collaborate on re-recording a
handful of the Kinks’ Power Pop masterpieces.
For almost a year now, rumors have been floating around the Power Pop music forums speculating on who will be joining Mr. Davies in the
studio and what Power Pop classics are going to be revamped on this
record. Some have been confirmed, some have been denied, and in the case of Vegas based quartet The Killers, confirmed and denied. Even the press has reported falsities on the topic.
Last February, numerous online music journals were reporting that
Power Pop music group The Killers were in the studio with Davies
collaborating on a track for the collection. Unfortunately, late last
week this report was retracted by several sources. Although the track
was recorded, it is not certain why the track will not end up on the
final product and once again rumors and speculation are floating
around on what lead to this track’s demise.
As of now, Davies’ collaborators consist of Bruce Springsteen, Billy
Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), Spoon, Frank Black (The Pixies),
Mumford & Sons, Amy MacDonald, Paloma Faith, and the late Power Pop music icon Alex Chilton (Big Star, Box Tops).
The release date of the Davies collaboration is still set for sometime
in 2010. A song list has yet to be confirmed and despite The Killers’
absence, this has become one of the most anticipated Power Pop music releases of the year.
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