Product Description
The Kinks' 1969 concept album takes on war, politics and suburban malaise it also features two out-and-out classics- Victoria and Shangri-La -plus Arthur; Drivin'; Australia, and more!
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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
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 4.88 x 5.59 x 0.47 inches; 3.32 ounces
- Manufacturer : Warner Off Roster
- Original Release Date : 1990
- Date First Available : December 14, 2006
- Label : Warner Off Roster
- Number of discs : 1
