Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire Music Cd

Kinks - Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire

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Arthur - Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire      Artist : The Kinks      List Price : $11.98 USD        Your Price : $10.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1990-05-02      Studio : Reprise / Wea      Label : Reprise / Wea      Avg. Customer Rating : (65 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire      Incredible and Brilliant      Rating:      Some thirty-nine years after it's original release, Arthur still resonates as an intelligent and insightful concept album. Unlike The Who's Tommy (released the same year), this album tracks what some may consider more mundane matters but I believe it is as compelling (if not more so) as Tommy. Each track shines and the album flows beautifully. This rock album does not address the concerns of adolescence. Instead, it's about the sense of melancholy of growing older (wiser?. Arthur is not without its sense of whimsy and fun--it has whimsical moments. Mostly, however, it is a passionately performed exposition about growing older and realizing that life has not quite turned out as one might have expected. Coming to terms with the reality of one's life also figures as a theme here. No other track on this album unifies these themes as masterfully as Shangri-La which is probably one of the best rock songs ever composed.     Customer Reviews for Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire Cd      welcome to the Kinks      Rating:      The Kinks are known as the best least known pop band for a reason- they are talented, consistent with their excellent material, and capable of writing one memorable song after another. This band really sounds like they were born to write wonderful catchy pop songs, and they succeed quite well. Since the reputation of the Kinks has gone up in recent years as one of the finest pop bands of the 60's, so has the popularity of their albums. Back in the 60's, people didn't listen to these albums as much as people do today, such as this one, Arthur (or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire).