Tag Archive: The Kinks

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.

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.