Ray Davies - Our Country: Americana Act II (2018)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 395.35 Mb + 158.83 Mb (Scans) | 01:01:18
Contemporary Singer-Songwriter | Country: UK | Label: Legacy Recordings / Sony Music - 19075820052
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue, log) ~ 395.35 Mb + 158.83 Mb (Scans) | 01:01:18
Contemporary Singer-Songwriter | Country: UK | Label: Legacy Recordings / Sony Music - 19075820052
Sequels are not Ray Davies' forte. Back in the 1970s, when he was in the thick of his theatrical aspirations, he expanded upon The Village Green Preservation Society with the muddled rock opera Preservation, whose downfall was a labored second act. Americana, the song cycle adaptation of Davies' memoir of the same name, suffers the same pitfalls as its Preservation predecessor, with the singer/songwriter larding up Our Country with recitations, characters, allusions, and repetitions.
All this extra stuff means Our Country plays very differently than its 2017 cousin Americana, even though it contains the same supporting cast – namely, the Jayhawks as a supporting band and Guy Massey and John Jackson as co-producers. Davies retains a casual chemistry with the Jayhawks, who help give this lengthy collection a handsome sheen. They move with a lazy, loping gait and can also crank up the energy when needed, as they do with the closing "Muswell Kills," one of several explicit callbacks to the Kinks' 1971 classic Muswell Hillbillies (the record's "Oklahoma USA" is also revived). So, Our Country: Americana, Act 2 carries an attractive, burnished sound, which is what makes Davies' lengthy digressions all the more maddening. Shoehorning text and theme from his book into the songs, the record frequently stumbles upon its own literary ambitions, along with clunky songs written in character. Davies still possesses a sharp eye and sly sense of humor, so Our Country has its moments, but they're moments, not songs, and they're overwhelmed by his clumsy dramatic pretensions, which are undone by his reluctance to tie his theatricality into an actual narrative. ~ AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Track List:
01. Our Country 03:16
02. The Invaders (Spoken Word) 02:30
03. Back in the Day 02:41
04. Oklahoma U.S.A. 04:11
05. Bringing Up Baby 03:11
06. The Getaway 05:24
07. The Take 05:00
08. We Will Get There 03:48
09. The Real World 03:41
10. A Street Called Hope 03:23
11. The Empty Room 03:21
12. Calling Home 02:36
13. Louisiana Sky 02:20
14. March of the Zombies 03:00
15. The Big Weird 03:35
16. Tony and Bob 01:10
17. The Big Guy 03:34
18. Epilogue 01:16
19. Muswell Kills 03:22
Ray Davies: Lead Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Backing Vocals, Percussion, Spoken Word
Bill Shanley: Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Backing Vocals
Gary Louris: Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Backing Vocals
Marc Perlman: Bass, Backing Vocals
Tim O'Reagan: Drums, Backing Vocals, Percussion
Karen Grotberg: Piano, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
John Jackson: Mandolin, Violin, Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals
Additional musicians:
Mick Talbot: Hammond Organ
Ben Waters: Piano on “A Street Called Hope” and “The Empty Room”
Paul White: Drums on “A Street Called Hope”
Ian Jennings: Double Bass on “A Street Called Hope”
Dick Nolan: Bass on “The Empty Room”
Toby Baron: Drums on “The Empty Room”
John Dagleish: Additional Spoken Word on “The Invaders”
Brass on “March of the Zombies” and “The Big Weird”:
Trumpet: Ife Ogunjobi
Alto Saxophone: Tom Waters
Tenor Saxophone: Adam Davy
Trombone: Tom Lark
Choir on “Our Country”:
The Crouch End Festival Chorus,
David Temple, director
Choral Arrangements: Harvey Brough
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Ray Davies / Our Country: Americana Act II
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Ray Davies / Our Country: Americana Act II
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