Kinks - One For The Road (1980)

The Kinks' scattershot U.S. career never fully flourished like that of their British Invasion peers. The most quintessentially British of British bands – especially in the increasingly nostalgic songs of vocalist/rhythm guitarist Ray Davies – the Kinks enjoyed a spike in popularity in America in the late '70s and early '80s. The gold-selling 1980 double-live album One for the Road is a fascinating document of trailblazing elder statesmen who paved the way for heavy metal and punk, but never felt a glorious pop song was out of their grasp. It also proves that Dave Davies is a criminally underrated lead guitarist. Brothers Dave and Ray Davies, bass guitarist Jim Rodford, drummer Mick Avory, and guest keyboardists Ian Gibbons and Nick Newell recorded One for the Road at several concerts in 1979 and 1980. "Lola" is the best-known track from this album, and this live reading was a minor hit single; Ray Davies' teasing intro shows his playful side. "The Hard Way," "Low Budget," a raw, stripped-down "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman," "Celluloid Heroes," and "You Really Got Me" are the other standouts. (Allmusic)

Track listing
1 "Opening" – 1:43
2 "Hard Way" – 2:42 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 3 March 1979
3 "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" – 4:49 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
4 "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" – 2:16 recorded at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA, 6 March 1979
5 Introduction to Lola – 0:54 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
6 "Lola" – 4:47 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
7 "Pressure" – 1:31 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
8 "All Day and All of the Night" – 3:45 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 3 March 1979
9 "20th Century Man" - 6:19 recorded at The Barn, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 3 March 1979
10 "Misfits" – 3:57 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
11 "Prince of the Punks" – 3:52
12 "Stop Your Sobbing" – 2:38
13 "Low Budget" – 5:57 recorded at Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI, 23 September 1979
14 "Attitude" – 3:52 recorded at The Volkhaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
15 "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" – 6:29 recorded at The Volkhaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
16 "National Health" – 4:08
17 "Till the End of the Day" – 2:42
18 "Celluloid Heroes" – 7:22 recorded at The Volkhaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
19 "You Really Got Me" – 3:35 recorded at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, MA, 6 March 1979
20 "Victoria" – 2:34 recorded at The Volkhaus, Zürich, Switzerland, 11 November 1979
21 "David Watts" – 2:05


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