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.
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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.
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.’
OLD GROUND – Ray Davies treads a familiar path on OUR COUNTRY: AMERICANA act II
While ‘Americana’ is a fine album, ‘Our Country – Americana act II’ is more a recount than continuation.’
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.
UN-KONVENTIONAL – Kinks fans of the world unite
This Kinks collective, supplemented by guitarist Dave Clarke, have all at one time been sacked, retired or no longer been able to stand the fierce sibling rivalry between the ‘Brothers Grim’ of rock – Ray and Dave Davies.
