The Kinks The Village Green Preservation Society [Bonus Tracks]
Uncut: 5 stars out of 5 - "The songs are informed not by cozy nostalgia but fear and anomie and a plea for safe haven and sanctuary."
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CD Details
- Released: June 10, 2008
- Originally Released: 2005
- Label: Sanctuary Uk
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone
5 stars out of 5 -- "Songs like the existentially angsty 'Animal Farm,' the wistful 'Do You Remember Walter?' and the quirky 'People Take Pictures of Each Other' are among the best Davies ever wrote."Rolling Stone - 6/14/69, p.35
"...The bass and drums sound so easy and sure....Such very fine vocals. The tune, the rhythm, are more of a delight with each verse..."Rolling Stone - p.82
5 stars out of 5 - "Underneath its genteel English whimsy lurk some of Davies' most gorgeous songs, as well as his most astute observations and character studies."Spin - p.123
"[I]ts back-to-the-English-garden pop, full of harpsichords and faintly ironic la-la-las, is rife with more shiny hooks than a Home Depot hardware aisle."Q - p.134
4 stars out of 5 - "It deserves a place alongside the decade's best."Uncut - p.112
5 stars out of 5 - "The songs are informed not by cozy nostalgia but fear and anomie and a plea for safe haven and sanctuary."Magnet
"[H]ands-down one of the best and most influential rock albums ever....Absolutely essential."Magnet
"[A] haunted, yet lush and charming place to nestle."Magnet - p.93
"Escapist, pastoral and psychedelic, Davies' vision has never been stronger."Mojo (Publisher) - pp.114-15
5 stars out of 5 - "The Kinks could, and did, do it all: as their last, late flowering, VGPS uncannily predates today's nostalgia-saturated pop culture at the same time as it transcends it through its charm, generosity and psychological depth."Tracks:
- 1.Village Green Preservation Society
- 2.Do You Remember Walter
- 3.Picture Book
- 4.Johnny Thunder
- 5.Last of the Steam Powered Trains
- 6.Big Sky
- 7.Sitting by the Riverside
- 8.Animal Farm
- 9.Village Green
- 10.Starstruck
- 11.Phenomenal Cat
- 12.All of My Friends Were There
- 13.Wicked Annabella
- 14.Monica
- 15.People Take Pictures of Each Other
- 16.Village Green Preservation Society
- 17.Do You Remember Walter
- 18.Picture Book
- 19.Johnny Thunder
- 20.Monica
- 21.Days
- 22.Village Green
- 23.Mr. Songbird
- 24.Wicked Annabella
- 25.Starstruck
- 26.Phenomenal Cat
- 27.People Take Pictures of Each Other
Product Info
- UPC: 5050749218421
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