Something Else by The Kinks
Occupation
- Vocals / Guitar / Harmonica: Ray Davies
- Guitar, lead vocals ( tracks 2, 8, 11 ): Dave Davies
- Bass: Peter Quaife
- Drums: Mick Avory
Also:
- Keyboard, piano, organ, harpsichord: Nicky Hopkins
- Backing Vocal: Rasa Davies
Something Else by The Kinks is the fifth official studio album by the British rock group The Kinks. It was recorded in the period from November 1966 to July 1967 and published on 15 September 1967 in England.
It is one of the best albums of the band, even if it does not have the same thematic unity as the previous album Face to Face. However, the publication proved again as a commercial flop for the band (ranked 35 in the UK album charts). Had been a problem - in addition to the little contemporary song themes - that several very successful best-of albums were published with the Kinks hits of the years 1964 to 1966 in recent months. In addition, published at the instigation of the single- oriented record label Pye Records two songs of the LP advance ( Waterloo Sunset and Death of a Clown ), which may have the desire to buy marred by many a fan. Despite this, the American Rolling Stone magazine ranked the album 288 of its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time and the single release Waterloo Sunset at number 42 of the 500 best songs of all time.
With his lyrics Ray Davies addressed, who was already busy with plans for the next LP, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, for the umpteenth time with explicitly British subjects and especially with the English daily life. The harpsichord - dominated Two Sisters, the cocky Cavalier Harry Rag and the slow swing of End of the Season show Ray Davies as a mature composer. The published on May 5, 1967 hit single Waterloo Sunset is regarded by many as the highlight of the song work of Ray Davies. She came in 2nd place in England, the Beatles composition All You Need Is Love could not be ousted from first place. This was - except for the No. 3 Autumn Almanac success in October 1967 - the last big hit of Ray Davies in the 60s, until 1970 should succeed with Lola again similar.
For a Kinks album unusual are the three it contains compositions by Dave Davies, including the hit single Death of a Clown. Based on the unexpected success of this publication ogled the younger Davies brother with a solo career. As the following publications received but not been the same attention, Dave Davies presented his ambitions for the time being in the service of the group back.
The album title is allegedly a hint of Ray to the Kinks' management that he wanted to write " something more " than just hit singles.
Most of the keyboard pictures were taken by Nicky Hopkins, in the background vocals is often Ray's ex-wife Rasa heard. As a producer was the last time Shel Talmy responsible, but for the first time also joined Ray Davies as a producer in appearance.
Title list
Studio albums: Kinks (1964 ) | Kinda Kinks (1965 ) | Kinks Kinkdom (1965 ) | Kinks in Germany (1965 ) | The Kink Kontroversy (1965 ) | Well Respected Kinks (1966 ) | Face to Face (1966 ) | Something Else by The Kinks (1967 ) | Sunny Afternoon (1967 ) | The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968 ) | Arthur ( Or the Decline and fall of the British Empire ) (1969 ) | Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One ( 1970) | Percy - Original soundtrack ( 1971) | Muswell Hillbillies (1971 ) | Everybody's in Show -Biz (1972 ) | Preservation Act 1 (1973 ) | Preservation Act 2 (1974 ) | Soap Opera (1975 ) | Schoolboys in Disgrace ( 1976) | Sleepwalker (1977 ) | Misfits (1978 ) | low Budget (1979 ) | Give the People What They Want (1981 ) | State of Confusion (1983 ) | Word of Mouth (1984 ) | Come Dancing with The Kinks (1986 ) | Think Visual (1987 ) | UK Jive (1989 ) | Phobia (1993 ) | To the Bone ( British version, 1994) | To the Bone ( U.S. version) (1996 ) | BBC Sessions (2001)
- The- Kinks album
- Album ( rock )
- Album 1967