Arthur, or, The Decline and Fall of the British Empire

Locations
Call Number: CD Rock Kinks Arthur
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Malletts Creek Branch, Pittsfield Branch

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Downtown 3rd Floor, CDs 2-week checkout	CD Rock Kinks Arthur	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Malletts Adult A/V 2-week checkout	CD Rock Kinks Arthur	2-week checkout	On Shelf
Pittsfield Adult A/V 2-week checkout	CD Rock Kinks Arthur	2-week checkout	On Shelf

Compact disc.
"Score for a television drama."
All tracks written by Ray Davies; tracks arranged by the Kinks; original story of Arthur written by Julian Mitchell and Ray Davies.
Originally released in 1969.
Program notes by Julian Mitchell and John Mendelsohn and lyrics on container insert.
Victoria (3:37) -- Yes sir, no sir (3:42) -- Some mother's son (3:22) -- Drivin' (3:15) -- Brainwashed (2:30) -- Australia (6:40) -- Shangri-la (5:17) -- Mr. Churchill says (4:40) -- She bought a hat like Princess Marina (3:05) -- Young and innocent days (3:20) -- Nothing to say (3:07) -- Arthur (5:20).
The Kinks.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Young and Innocent Days submitted by Caser on February 22, 2011, 12:55pm Why do I want to listen to a 1969 anti-war, Britain as warmonger concept album? I don't, really. Impressively, the songs on the Kinks' Arthur are so good that you can actually enjoy them without feeling like you're taking a side or marching in a protest. Or, you could enjoy it for the story of Arthur, since, unlike Bowie's Ziggy Stardust story, this one actually plays out throughout the entire record.

Victoria's tempo-shifting, mood swinging riff and stabbing horns start things off by laying out the landscape (England + settlements) and the soundscape (pop chorus, frenetic verse melodies, bouncy guitar), for the rest of the album. As a deeper cut, "Young and Innocent Days" rounds things out with one of the Kinks' most gorgeous melodies and moving vocal deliveries anywhere in their deep body of work.

Give it a few tries and you'll find a reason to like this one.