Yeah, so I haven't updated this blog since August '12. So much has changed in the world since then. You would think that listening to these 1001 Albums (a book that only has one edition) would be so much easier to do than watching the 1001 (or more) Movies (a book that has about 10 different editions). Of course, I'm probably never going to finish either.Anyway...I'm reviving this by listening to Something Else by The Kinks, literally. It's a pretty good late '60s Brit pop album. It features two hit singles, "Waterloo Sunset" and "Death of a Clown," probably the best title of a song ever.
My only problem with this album is that, at times, it sounds like they are really trying hard to sound like The Beatles...which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Lots of bands in the '60s were trying to sound like The Beatles. The Kinks probably came the closest.
Released in the fall of 1967, Something Else didn't do so well in the UK or the US. Apparently, it was competing with budget-priced compilation albums of early Kinks hits, and the two singles were released before the album appeared.
In addition to appearing on this list, it also ranks as #288 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
Track Listing (click on the links to hear my favorites):
1. David Watts
2. Death of a Clown
3. Two Sisters
4. No Return
5. Harry Rag
6. Tin Soldier Man
7. Situation Vacant
8. Love Me Til the Sun Shines
9. Lazy Old Sun
10. Afternoon Tea
11. Funny Face
12. End of the Season
13. Waterloo Sunset
