The Kinks - Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 36:20 minutes | 738 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 36:20 minutes | 738 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
Ray Davies had indulged himself one time too often with Soap Opera, and his bandmates, namely brother Dave and founding member Mick Avory, revolted, insisting that their sixth RCA album sound more like a Kinks album (certainly, that's something RCA wanted too). So, Davies designed their next album as a return to a simpler, band-oriented sound. Of course, he didn't jettison his love for conceptual works, so Schoolboys in Disgrace was born. Working under the presumption that a return to simple rock demanded a simple theme, Davies constructed the album as a nostalgic trip through childhood, reviving '50s rock & roll (including the occasional doo wop harmony) for the album's foundation, then turning the amps up high. There's no actual story per se it's a series of vignettes, like a coming-of-age film. As such, it's intermittently successful, on both the hard rock ("Jack the Idiot Dunce") and ballads ("The First Time We Fall in Love"), but it's way too campy for anyone outside of the dedicated. And that campiness is all the stranger when married to thundering arena rock; at least with Preservation, the vaudeville made sense in context, but here, the Kinks are pulling in two separate ways, and Schoolboys winds up as one of their least satisfying albums as a result.
Tracklist:
01. Schooldays
02. Jack the Idiot Dunce
03. Education
04. The First Time We Fall in Love
05. I'm in Disgrace
06. Headmaster
07. The Hard Way
08. The Last Assembly
09. No More Looking Back
10. Finale
foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2019-07-30 04:57:07
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Analyzed: The Kinks / Schoolboys in Disgrace
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.39 dB -14.03 dB 3:32 01-Schooldays
DR10 -0.15 dB -12.23 dB 3:21 02-Jack the Idiot Dunce
DR10 -0.45 dB -13.11 dB 7:08 03-Education
DR10 -0.28 dB -12.96 dB 4:03 04-The First Time We Fall in Love
DR11 -0.24 dB -13.66 dB 3:22 05-I'm in Disgrace
DR10 -0.11 dB -13.40 dB 4:03 06-Headmaster
DR11 -0.01 dB -13.15 dB 2:37 07-The Hard Way
DR11 -0.09 dB -13.71 dB 2:47 08-The Last Assembly
DR10 -0.11 dB -12.26 dB 4:28 09-No More Looking Back
DR9 -0.02 dB -11.24 dB 1:03 10-Finale
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2931 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2019-07-30 04:57:07
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Analyzed: The Kinks / Schoolboys in Disgrace
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR11 -0.39 dB -14.03 dB 3:32 01-Schooldays
DR10 -0.15 dB -12.23 dB 3:21 02-Jack the Idiot Dunce
DR10 -0.45 dB -13.11 dB 7:08 03-Education
DR10 -0.28 dB -12.96 dB 4:03 04-The First Time We Fall in Love
DR11 -0.24 dB -13.66 dB 3:22 05-I'm in Disgrace
DR10 -0.11 dB -13.40 dB 4:03 06-Headmaster
DR11 -0.01 dB -13.15 dB 2:37 07-The Hard Way
DR11 -0.09 dB -13.71 dB 2:47 08-The Last Assembly
DR10 -0.11 dB -12.26 dB 4:28 09-No More Looking Back
DR9 -0.02 dB -11.24 dB 1:03 10-Finale
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2931 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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All thanks go to the original releaser