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The Kinks Album: “Village Green Preservation Society [Bonus Tracks]”
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Village Green Preservation Society [Bonus Tracks] |
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Release Date:2000-05-16
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Type:Unknown
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Genre:Classic Rock
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Label:Castle
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Explicit Lyrics:Yes
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UPC:5017615848120
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Review - AMG :
Ray Davies' sentimental, nostalgic streak emerged on Something Else, but it developed into a manifesto on The Village Green Preservation Society, a concept album lamenting the passing of old-fashioned English traditions. As the opening title song says, the Kinks -- meaning Ray himself, in this case -- were for preserving "draft beer and virginity," and throughout the rest of the album, he creates a series of stories, sketches, and characters about a picturesque England that never really was. It's a lovely, gentle album, evoking a small British country town, and drawing the listener into its lazy rhythms and sensibilities. Although there is an undercurrent of regret running throughout the album, Davies' fondness for the past is warm, making the album feel like a sweet, hazy dream. And considering the subdued performances and the detailed instrumentation, it's not surprising that the record feels more like a Ray Davies solo project than a Kinks album. The bluesy shuffle of "Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" is the closest the album comes to rock & roll, and Dave Davies' cameo on the menacing "Wicked Annabella" comes as surprise, since the album is so calm. But calm doesn't mean tame or bland -- there are endless layers of musical and lyrical innovation on The Village Green Preservation Society, and its defiantly British sensibilities became the foundation of generations of British guitar pop. [Castle's 1998 CD reissue of The Village Green Preservation Society contained both the original 15-track mono version of the album and the 12-track stereo album that was initially planned for release in September 1968, but scrapped. The stereo album contains a slightly different running order and features two songs -- "Days" and "Mr. Songbird" -- that didn't make the final album. The CD also includes the mono single version of "Days" as a bonus track.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide
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