Davies, Ray / Americana
| Album: | Americana | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Davies, Ray | Added: | Jul 2017 | |
| Label: | Legacy | |||
A-File Activity
| Add Date: | 2017-08-17 | Pull Date: | 2017-10-19 |
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| Week Ending: | Oct 22 | Oct 15 | Oct 8 | Oct 1 | Sep 24 | Sep 17 | Sep 10 | Sep 3 |
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| Airplays: | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jun 29, 2024: | Hanging in the Boneyard
Poetry |
4. | Sep 24, 2021: | KZSU Time Traveler
Poetry |
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| 2. | May 31, 2024: | KZSU Time Traveler
Poetry |
5. | May 15, 2021: | Hanging in the bone yard
Rock N Roll Cowboys |
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| 3. | Jul 29, 2022: | KZSU Time Traveler
Americana |
6. | May 13, 2021: | Hanging in the bone yard
Rock N Roll Cowboys |
Album Review
Kim Walter
Reviewed 2017-08-09
Reviewed 2017-08-09
Ray Davies, “Americana”
Label: Legacy Records
Reviewed by: Kim Walter
Sixth solo album from the former superstar front man of the English band the KINKS. This album is quirky and fun, but also a bit stilted and conflicting as times. Take #4 for example. I like the early Bowie sound, but find the lyrics a tad over the top. Ray Davies is a legend, but I don’t think that this album represents his best work. It seems to me that he may just be trying too hard to truly be part of the Americana scene. Best: 2, 4, 9, 11, 13.
1. med – gentle rock & roll, not bad, not exceptional
2. slow – old David Bowie vibe, talk at both ends of song
3. med – awesome lyrics, mediocre song
4. slow – dreamy acoustic song with female singer as well
5.
6. med – live blues vibe
7. slow – spoken word, reminds me of Donovan
8. med – sounds like a comfortable musical style for Ray (ie routine, easy, boring…)
9. med – unique sound on album, sounds almost like protest music
10. slow – mostly spoken word
11. slow – bluesy Americana sound, **best song on album
12. slow/med – dreamy sounding song
Label: Legacy Records
Reviewed by: Kim Walter
Sixth solo album from the former superstar front man of the English band the KINKS. This album is quirky and fun, but also a bit stilted and conflicting as times. Take #4 for example. I like the early Bowie sound, but find the lyrics a tad over the top. Ray Davies is a legend, but I don’t think that this album represents his best work. It seems to me that he may just be trying too hard to truly be part of the Americana scene. Best: 2, 4, 9, 11, 13.
1. med – gentle rock & roll, not bad, not exceptional
2. slow – old David Bowie vibe, talk at both ends of song
3. med – awesome lyrics, mediocre song
4. slow – dreamy acoustic song with female singer as well
5.
6. med – live blues vibe
7. slow – spoken word, reminds me of Donovan
8. med – sounds like a comfortable musical style for Ray (ie routine, easy, boring…)
9. med – unique sound on album, sounds almost like protest music
10. slow – mostly spoken word
11. slow – bluesy Americana sound, **best song on album
12. slow/med – dreamy sounding song
Track Listing
| 1. | Americana | 9. | Change For Change | |||
| 2. | The Deal | 10. | The Man Upstairs | |||
| 3. | Poetry | 11. | I've Heard That Beat Before | |||
| 4. | Message From The Road | 12. | A Long Drive To Tarzana | |||
| 5. | A Place In Your Heart | 13. | The Great Highway | |||
| 6. | The Mystery Room | 14. | The Invaders | |||
| 7. | Silent Movie | 15. | Wings Of Fantasy | |||
| 8. | Rock N Roll Cowboys | . |