Something Else by The KinksI am a big fan of the Kinks, especially the period between Face to Face and the Lola album....and this record is probably my favorite. Their records in this period were perfect start to finish. The songs and performances are all excellent, the variety of material and its originality are amazing, especially considering the highly creative times (1966-67) I can't go comparing this record to Revolver or Sgt. Pepper because it's apples and oranges but I will say there was nothing else in its league and most of my favorite music was made during this period.
Waterloo Sunset is the big track here but there's so much more...the three Dave songs, Funny Face, Love Me Till The Sun Shines, and his big hit, Death of a Clown are all top notch and combined with the three Dave bonus tracks on this CD, Susannah's Still Alive, Lincoln County and There is No Life Without Love, would be the core of the solo album that never happened, The Great Lost Dave Album. After the chart success of Death of a Clown, there was a plan to release a Dave Davies solo record but he walked away from it when he determined the record company were just trying to cash in and were only going to provide the least amount of support possible. This record apparently came close to being released a few years ago but something got in the way...there are enough compilations, cd bonus tracks and bootlegs available to piece the record together yourself but I'm still waiting for an official release.
Back to Something Else, Two Sisters, Harry Rag, David Watts, are three more stand out tracks, very British songs, pointing the way to the next Kinks release, ...Village Green Preservation Society. The record has no bad tracks, this is a great listen, start to finish, it is a must have. Buy it here: Something Else by the Kinks
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