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Track Listings
| 1. David Watts |
| 2. Death Of A Clown |
| 3. Two Sisters |
| 4. No Return |
| 5. Harry Rag |
| 6. Tin Soldier Man |
| 7. Situation Vacant |
| 8. Love Me Till The Sun Shines |
| 9. Lazy Old Sun |
| 10. Afternoon Tea |
| 11. Funny Face |
| 12. End Of The Season |
| 13. Waterloo Sunset |
| 14. Suzannah's Still Alive |
| 15. Autumn Almanac |
| 16. Act Nice And Gentle |
| 17. Wonderboy |
| 18. Pretty Polly |
| 19. Lincoln County |
| 20. There's No Life Without Love |
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Some fans argue that this 1967 release is one of head Kink Ray Davies's middle-period masterpieces (coming between two LPs that no kultist can deny: Face to Face and Village Green Preservation Society), while others regard it as an uneven collection of great singles and inconsequential filler; a stopgap move. Something Else does boast one of the great one-two punches in rock history: "David Watts", the rumbling tale of social envy, and "Death of a Clown", a slurring pub sing-along warbled by brother Dave. Elsewhere, the quartet dives headfirst into droning psychedelia on "Lazy Old Sun", whimsical balladry with "Afternoon Tea", suburban soap opera on "Two Sisters"--love that harpsichord--as well as one of the most poignant singles in rock history, "Waterloo Sunset". --Don Harrison
CD Description
Having closed out their hard-rock period, the Kinks went pastoral on SOMETHING ELSE. It's an album of folk and pop songs about the quiet pleasures of family life and the English countryside, dotted with harpsichords, acoustic guitars, and ethereal harmonies. A radical rejection of the Age of Aquarius, it was one of the boldest pop albums of its time, a commercial failure but an artistic landmark. In "Two Sisters", Ray Davies sings about a wild, swinging woman and her homemaking sister, and dares to side with the latter. Other songs include "Afternoon Tea", surely the first rock song ever written on that subject, and the majestic "Waterloo Sunset", which has been described as the most beautiful song ever written in the English language.
Some fans argue that this 1967 release is one of head Kink Ray Davies's middle-period masterpieces (coming between two LPs that no kultist can deny: Face to Face and Village Green Preservation Society), while others regard it as an uneven collection of great singles and inconsequential filler; a stopgap move. Something Else does boast one of the great one-two punches in rock history: "David Watts", the rumbling tale of social envy, and "Death of a Clown", a slurring pub sing-along warbled by brother Dave. Elsewhere, the quartet dives headfirst into droning psychedelia on "Lazy Old Sun", whimsical balladry with "Afternoon Tea", suburban soap opera on "Two Sisters"--love that harpsichord--as well as one of the most poignant singles in rock history, "Waterloo Sunset". --Don Harrison
CD Description
Having closed out their hard-rock period, the Kinks went pastoral on SOMETHING ELSE. It's an album of folk and pop songs about the quiet pleasures of family life and the English countryside, dotted with harpsichords, acoustic guitars, and ethereal harmonies. A radical rejection of the Age of Aquarius, it was one of the boldest pop albums of its time, a commercial failure but an artistic landmark. In "Two Sisters", Ray Davies sings about a wild, swinging woman and her homemaking sister, and dares to side with the latter. Other songs include "Afternoon Tea", surely the first rock song ever written on that subject, and the majestic "Waterloo Sunset", which has been described as the most beautiful song ever written in the English language.
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