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The Kinks - Preservation Act 1 (1973)

Posted By: v3122

Date: 5 Sep 2016 12:11:52

Originally intended as a more thematic rendering of the characters and themes of The Village Green Preservation Society, Preservation Act 1 fails to realize Ray Davies' ambitious goal of marrying theatrical elements with rock. Cutting down from a double album to a single LP left significant gaps in the structure and story line, with the plot coming across as virtually indecipherable, though the work still manages to capture a good deal of the nostalgic charm and caustic conservatism that marks much of Davies' most notable work. Although widely remembered as one of the Kinks' most resounding failures, Preservation Act 1, when viewed apart from the pretensions of Ray Davies, is really not that weak. While it may not work as a cohesive concept album, when taken on a track by track basis, some truly outstanding songs float to the top. No doubt, "Sweet Lady Genevieve" would not be out of place on an album like Something Else, just as the Dylanesque phrasing of "Where Are They Now?" or the brass section of "Cricket" would not be all that out of place on Muswell Hillbillies. The muscular, straightforward rock of "One of the Survivors" and the Beatles-circa-Abbey Road pop of "Money & Corruption/I Am Your Man" are decent, despite being second-tier Davies compositions. The low points, while rarely embarrassing, sound something like psychedelic show tunes and are plagued by a lack of focus and some of Davies' less poetic musings. This may have been the first slip on a long and steady decline for the Kinks, but if Preservation Act 1 is, indeed, one of their worst albums, it speaks volumes about how prolific a run they had.

by Matt Fink, AMG

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The Kinks - Preservation Act 1 (1973):

Tracklist:

1. Preservation (Single) 3:38
2. Morning Song 2:00
3. Daylight 3:19
4. Sweet Lady Genevieve 3:26
5. There's A Change In The Weather 3:00
6. Where Are They Now 3:28
7. One Of The Survivors 4:31
8. Cricket 2:56
9. Money & Corruption 6:01
10. Here Comes Flash 2:41
11. Sitting In The Midday Sun 3:47
12. Demolition 4:07
13. One Of The Survivors (Single Edit) 4:08

EAC Log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 29. October 2008, 0:04

The Kinks / Preservation Act 1

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Copy CRC CD3F6C91
Copy OK

No errors occurred

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DR Log

foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2016-09-05 14:47:44

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Analyzed: The Kinks / Preservation Act 1
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR10 -1.56 dB -17.27 dB 2:00 02-Morning song
DR9 -0.24 dB -11.84 dB 3:20 03-Daylight
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DR11 -0.24 dB -13.76 dB 3:28 06-Where are they now
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DR11 -0.25 dB -13.54 dB 6:01 09-Money & corruption
DR10 -0.23 dB -11.85 dB 2:41 10-Here comes flash
DR10 -0.26 dB -13.27 dB 3:48 11-Sitting in the midday sun
DR9 -0.22 dB -12.33 dB 4:07 12-Demolition
DR9 -0.13 dB -10.69 dB 4:07 13-One of the survivors (single edit)
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Official DR value: DR10

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 886 kbps
Codec: FLAC

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