The Kinks - Something Else By The Kinks [1966][EAC,log,cue. FLAC]

One of the 1001 Albums You

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Artist: The Kinks
Release: Something Else By The Kinks
Discogs: 383119
Released: 1967-09-15 / 2004
Label: Pye Records / Sanctuary Midline
Catalog#: NPL 18193 / SMRCD029
Format: FLAC / Lossless / Log (100%) / Cue / CD, Mono
Country: UK
Style: Rock, Pop Rock

Tracklisting:

01. David Watts
02. Death Of A Clown
03. Two Sisters
04. No Return
05. Harry Rag
06. Tin Soldier Man
07. Situation Vacant
08. Love Me Till The Sun Shines
09. Lazy Old Sun
10. Afternoon Tea
11. Funny Face
12. End Of The Season
13. Waterloo Sunset
Bonus Tracks
14. Act Nice & Gentle
15. Autumn Almanac
16. Susannah's Still Alive
17. Wonderboy
18. Polly
19. Lincoln County
20. There's No Life Without Love
21. Lazy Old Sun (Previously Unreleased Stereo Take)

Face to Face was a remarkable record, but its follow-up, Something Else, expands its accomplishments, offering 13 classic British pop songs. As Ray Davies' songwriting becomes more refined, he becomes more nostalgic and sentimental, retreating from the psychedelic and mod posturings that had dominated the rock world. Indeed, Something Else sounds like nothing else from 1967. The Kinks never rock very hard on the album, preferring acoustic ballads, music hall numbers, and tempered R&B to full-out guitar attacks. Part of the album's power lies in its calm music, since it provides an elegant support for Davies' character portraits and vignettes. From the martial stomp of "David Watts" to the lovely, shimmering "Waterloo Sunset," there's not a weak song on the record, and several -- such as the allegorical "Two Sisters," the Noël Coward-esque "End of the Season," the rolling "Lazy Old Sun," and the wry "Situation Vacant" -- are stunners. And just as impressive is the emergence of Dave Davies as a songwriter. His Dylanesque "Death of a Clown" and bluesy rocker "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" hold their own against Ray's masterpieces, and help make Something Else the endlessly fascinating album that it is.

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