FIT FOR PURPOSE – The Kinks & MISFITS
MISFITS (1978): By now a non-concept album from The Kinks was a concept in itself, Ray Davies once more populating a record with songs focused on everyday life.
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DAYS & CONFUSED – The Kinks & STATE OF CONFUSION (1983)
STATE OF CONFUSION (1983) is an engaging, conscientious album and when compared to what many of their contemporaries released the same year, positively accomplished.
THAT’S SHOW BUSINESS – The Kinks & EVERYBODY’S IN SHOW-BIZ (1972)
EVERYBODY’S IN SHOWBIZ: With a horn section in tow, it creates the effect of The Kinks sounding more native to New Orleans than N10.
The Empire and the States: The Kinks & ‘ARTHUR’ (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire);
‘ARTHUR’ (1969): Seeking out a song with more astute social comment than ‘Shangri-La’ is not worth the effort. It hasn’t been recorded.
DOWN PAYMENT – The Kinks & ‘LOW BUDGET’
The Kinks & ‘LOW BUDGET’: Raucous choruses and shout-a-long lines proved ideal for the arenas The Kinks were now playing.
LONDON FALLING – The Kinks & ‘MUSWELL HILLBILLIES’…….
MUSWELL HILLBILLIES (1971) Amidst the poignancy and humour there is a sense Ray is fed up with the 70s – and they are only 18 months old.
IT’S A MIXED UP MUDDLED UP SHOOK UP WORLD – The Kinks & ‘Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround (Part One)
‘LOLA vs POWERMAN and the MONEYGOROUND’ (1970) is a fascinating take on how Ray (and Dave) Davies viewed the state of the United Kinkdom.
THE KINKS – The Empire and The States………….
‘As a song and group performance ‘Shangri-La’ is matched in rock music history on a handful of occasions – but never once bettered.’
THE VILLAGE PEOPLE – ‘The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society.’
‘Village Green’ is renowned as the greatest album most people have never heard, Ray Davies labeling it ‘the most successful failure of all time.’
BIG BROTHER A CELEBRITY – Ray takes centre stage in BBC Kinks profile.
32 years in The Kinks brought no end to the antipathy between Ray and Dave. The Chuckle Brothers they were not.