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One For The Road (The Kinks Album)
''One for the Road'' is a 1980 live album and video by the Kinks. Reception In his 1980 review of the album for ''Smash Hits'', David Hepworth said that the album was "as convincing an argument for banning live albums as you'll find". In their brief review, Allmusic wrote that "''One for the Road'' is a fascinating document of trailblazing elder statesmen who paved the way for heavy metal and punk, but never felt a glorious pop song was out of their grasp." Track listing All tracks written by Ray Davies. #"Opening" – 1:43 # "Hard Way" – 2:42 # " Catch Me Now I'm Falling" – 4:49 # " Where Have All the Good Times Gone" – 2:16 # Intro: Lola – 0:54 # "Lola" – 4:47 # "Pressure" – 1:31 # " All Day and All of the Night" – 3:45 # " 20th Century Man" – 6:19 * # "Misfits" – 3:57 # "Prince of the Punks" – 3:52 # "Stop Your Sobbing" – 2:38 # "Low Budget" – 5:57 # "Attitude" – 3:52 # " (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" – 6:29 # "National Health" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Brunswick, New Jersey
New Brunswick is a city (New Jersey), city in and the county seat, seat of government of Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey County Map New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017. The city is the home of Rutgers University. The city is both a regional commercial hub for Central Jersey, central New Jersey and a prominent and growing commuter town for residents commuting to New York City within the New York metropolitan area. New Brunswick is on the Northeast Corridor, Northeast Corridor rail line, southwest of Manhattan. The city is located on the southern banks of the Raritan River in the Raritan Valley region. For 2020 United States census, 2020, New Brunswick had a population of 55,266 residents, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attitude (The Kinks Song)
"Attitude" is a song by the British rock band The Kinks, released on their album, '' Low Budget''. It was written by Ray Davies. Background "Attitude" was a late addition to the ''Low Budget'' album, as it was not featured in early running orders of the album (songs such as " Destroyer", "Massive Reductions", and " Give the People What They Want" were used instead in early versions.) Release "Attitude" was first released on the ''Low Budget'' album in 1979 as the opening track of said LP. The next year, a live version of the track appeared on the '' One for the Road'' album. This version would appear afterwards as the B-side of the live "You Really Got Me" single that same year. The song has also appeared on compilation albums such as ''The Kinks Greatest 1970-1986'' and ''Picture Book''. Critical opinion "Attitude" was called "possibly he Kinks'best hard rocker of the era" by ''AllMusic'' critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who also referred to the song as a highlight from ''Low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Low Budget (song)
"Low Budget" is the sixth track from The Kinks' album of the same name. It was written, produced and sung by Ray Davies. Background "Low Budget" was recorded in January 1979. It describes a man giving up his "expensive tastes" in order to save money. Like many of the tracks on ''Low Budget'', it applies to the economic troubles occurring during the time that the album was released, such as strikes in Great Britain. However, AllMusic's Richard Gilliam claimed that the track's theme could "easily apply to just about any modern recession". Although "Low Budget" refers to economic problems of the times in general, it also refers to some of Ray Davies' own personal concerns. In the song, Davies mocks his own fear of not having money and his frugality. The song also references Davies' vanity. The singer describes himself as once being well dressed and able to afford cigars, but now has to buy discount clothes and chew mints. He describes himself as "a cut-price person in a low-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stop Your Sobbing
"Stop Your Sobbing" is a song written by Ray Davies for the Kinks' debut album, ''Kinks''. It was later covered by the Pretenders as their first single. Background The Kinks recorded "Stop Your Sobbing" on ''Kinks'', which was rushed out in order to capitalize on the success of "You Really Got Me." Kinks biographer Rob Jovanovic writes that "Stop Your Sobbing" was supposedly written by Ray about a former girlfriend who, fearing that fame would change him, broke down in tears upon seeing how popular he had become. Davies biographer Thomas Kitts instead suggests that the song may have been inspired by Davies having recently broken up with an old girlfriend. The song has the singer upset that his girlfriend cries too much, and he wants her to stop. The singer's pleas fail and by the end of the song he remains frustrated at the unresolved situation. AllMusic's Tom Maginnis described the track as "grounded more heavily in the classic 50s style of songwriting and playing," and said ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misfits (The Kinks Song)
"Misfits" is the title track for The Kinks' 1978 album, ''Misfits''. It was written by Ray Davies. Lyrics The lyrics of "Misfits" detail the many so-called "losers" and "failures" who are "lost without a crowd yet heygo heirown way." It goes on to say that "You're a misfit, afraid of yourself, so you run away and hide" and that "you've been a misfit all your life." The lyrics, however, embrace these misfits, with lyrics such as "misfits are everywhere" and "why don't you join the crowd and come inside." "Yes it's true what they say, every dog has his day," Davies sings, suggesting that these misfits will have their time. Release and reception Ray Davies said of the song's appeal, "I was trying not to be a hit machine - and we've certainly achieved that with a few albums. But we wanted to expand and find a new fan-base - and hopefully, we'd still be excited by the music. Things like "Misfits" and "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy" a bit later were attempts to do both; music we got a kick o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
20th Century Man
"20th Century Man" is a song recorded by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released as a single in December 1971 from the band's 1971 LP ''Muswell Hillbillies'', an album with blues and country roots. It centered on such themes as poverty, housing development, alienation, the welfare state, and other troubles of the modern world. Synopsis In "20th Century Man", the singer expresses his regrets and worries about the modern world, criticizing technology, the state bureaucracy, and modern art; in the latter, he claims to prefer time-honored masters such as William Shakespeare, Rembrandt van Rijn, Titian, Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Gainsborough to more recent artists. Dave Davies reflected on the song's resonance, "One of my favorite Ray songs. It's an important song, not just on this album, but any album, and it’s still valid today. It’s a very perceptive track with a great feel. It was a privilege to be a part of it. We were trying to get a sort of thoughtful, 'W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pressure (The Kinks Song)
"Pressure" is the third track and third British single from the Kinks' 1979 album, ''Low Budget''. It was written by Ray Davies. Lyrics and music In "Pressure", the singer has "got pressure" that is "really contagious." He goes on to say that "you can pick it up anywhere and it can be quite dangerous" and that "you can spread it mouth to mouth" and you "can even get it when you're alone." The singer complains that he gets pressure "driving in ismotor car," "when e'sdrinking in a bar," when he's "riding on the subway," and that he gets "it regular every day." However, the singer can forget the pressure whenever he is close to his lover. Release and reception "Pressure", as well as appearing on ''Low Budget'', was released as a single in Britain and France in late 1979. Backed with "National Health" (but with "A Gallon of Gas" in France), the single was the final one to be taken from ''Low Budget''. The single, however, failed to chart. One year later, "Pressure" was released o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell () is a city in Massachusetts, in the United States. Alongside Cambridge, It is one of two traditional seats of Middlesex County. With an estimated population of 115,554 in 2020, it was the fifth most populous city in Massachusetts as of the last census, and the third most populous in the Boston metropolitan statistical area. The city also is part of a smaller Massachusetts statistical area, called Greater Lowell, and of New England's Merrimack Valley region. Incorporated in 1826 to serve as a mill town, Lowell was named after Francis Cabot Lowell, a local figure in the Industrial Revolution. The city became known as the cradle of the American Industrial Revolution because of its textile mills and factories. Many of Lowell's historic manufacturing sites were later preserved by the National Park Service to create Lowell National Historical Park. During the Cambodian genocide (1975–1979), the city took in an influx of refugees, leading to a Cambodia Town and Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
The Lowell Memorial Auditorium is an indoor auditorium in downtown Lowell, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is dedicated to local veterans of war. The 2,800-seat venue was built in 1922 by the architectural firm of Blackall, Clapp & Whittemore. The exterior walls bear the names of famous generals and battles, with monuments to newer wars on the auditorium's small lawn. Common events include concerts, comedy acts, large plays, and boxing. Attached to the auditorium is the smaller theatre of the Merrimack Repertory Theatre Merrimack Repertory Theatre (MRT) is a non-profit professional theatre located in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Known for its productions of contemporary work and world premieres, the company presents a September - May season of seven plays at the N .... In February 2014, an American flag from the Civil War was discovered in the basement. The flag had been carried by Solon Perkins, a lieutenant in the 2nd Massachusetts Cavalry Regiment, who was ki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Have All The Good Times Gone
"Where Have All the Good Times Gone" is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by the Kinks. It was released as the B-side to "Till the End of the Day," and then on their album ''The Kink Kontroversy'' (1965 UK, 1966 US). ''Cash Box'' described the single as a "raunchy, shufflin’ emotional tale of despair." Ray Davies said, "We'd been rehearsing 'Where Have All the Good Times Gone' and our tour manager at the time, who was a lot older than us, said, 'That's a song a 40-year-old would write. I don't know where you get that from.' But I was taking inspiration from older people around me. I'd been watching them in the pubs, talking about taxes and job opportunities." The song has since gained "classic" status and featured on numerous compilations. Pye Records released the track as a single in November 1973 (Pye 7N 45313 b/w "Lola"). This re-release failed to chart. Although the Kinks had performed the song live on the TV show ''Ready Steady Go!'' in 1965, it would not becom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
