The Kinks - Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire (1969) LP
Artist: The Kinks
Title: Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire
Year Of Release: 1969
Label: Pye Records
Genre: Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24/96
Total Time: 00:49:26
Total Size: 1.03 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Title: Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire
Year Of Release: 1969
Label: Pye Records
Genre: Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks) 24/96
Total Time: 00:49:26
Total Size: 1.03 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Written as the score for a never-aired BBC television drama, Arthur is the story of late-'60s English working-class exhaustion. Perhaps not the most attention-grabbing subject for a rock album, but in Ray Davies's hands it's rich in texture and stylistic possibility. From the rousing ode to Britain's glorious past ("Victoria") to its less-than-glamorous present (that being the late '60s), Davies portrays a life of cautiously reduced expectations. Arthur once dreamed of owning his own business but has settled for a car and an indoor bathroom ("Shangri-La"). One of his sons spends his time complaining about the system ("Brainwashed"), the other dreams of moving to a new land of opportunity ("Australia"), and when they get together for Sunday dinner there's simply "Nothing to Say." The Kinks at their mighty and surprisingly tender best. --Percy Keegan
Tracklist:
A1. Victoria {03:42}
A2. Yes Sir, No Sir {03:50}
A3. Some Mother's Son {03:30}
A4. Drivin' {03:23}
A5. Brain Washed {02:38}
A6. Australia {06:49}
B1. Shangri-La {05:23}
B2. Mr. Churchill Says {04:47}
B3. She's Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina {03:12}
B4. Young And Innocent Days {03:27}
B5. Nothing To Say {03:11}
B6. Arthur {05:34}