Now the curtain rises on Ray Davies' debut album for Decca, The Kinks Choral Collection, on which he has hand-picked a selection of songs from his repertoire and arranged them for his band and choir. And not just any old choir. Davies fans will be aware that, wherever else his career has taken him, he has always remained rooted in his native north London. Therefore the only logical choice for this Muswell Hillbilly boy's new album was the Crouch End Festival Chorus. "With a song like Waterloo Sunset, I fee...   [ read more ]

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As tribute albums go, This Is Where I Belong: The Songs of Ray Davies and the Kinks achieves pop/rock perfection. Cobbled together by NBC television's {#Late Night With Conan O'Brien} talent coordinator Jim Pitt, this collection wisely focuses on the Kinks' cherished album chestnuts as opposed to the well-worn hits that have either been a staple on classic rock radio or much maligned by hard rock bands. Rendered by a stellar cast of Kinks disciples, the album serves as introducti...   [ read more ]

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Billy Bragg, once-described as a 'one-man Clash,' has spent the last two decades writing and performing passionate, witty, socially conscious music. Yep Roc Records re-issue Talking with the Taxman About Poetry, Billy's 1985 album, about which Rolling Stone glowed, 'On this album, cheerfully subtitled 'The difficult Third Album,' Bragg expands his pared-down sound ever-so-slightly (violin here, piano and tambourine there). While purists might bitch, the result is a winning mesh, as clever as Elvis Costello...   [ read more ]

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