Ok, me again... Album Project Update! Have now listened to 'Low Budget' (1979) by the Kinks. This has a particular resonance at the moment, I think! Lots of songs about hard times and having no money. And it's a very stripped down band. It's just Ray Davies, Dave Davies, Mick Avory on drums and a new bass player - Jim Rodford. Oh, and a saxophonist on two tracks. :) I particularly like 'Catch me now I'm falling' (which is a song about America in recession), though possibly '(Wish I could fly like) Superman' is one of the better known tracks from the album. This album is a real band piece, all working together to produce something that feels solidly made. From the themes on the album you can see that though in Britain they were thought of as little more than a nostalgia band (mainly due to Punk), they were making it big in America...
Labels: 1979, Album Project, Low Budget, The Kinks
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