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The Kinks - A Thoroughly English Phenomenon (Hardcover)
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The Kinks - A Thoroughly English Phenomenon (Hardcover)
Series: Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture
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Emerging from the same British music boom that birthed the Beatles
and the Rolling Stones, Dave and Ray Davies's band, the Kinks,
became one of England's most influential groups. Remembered best
for such singles as "You Really Got Me," "Lola," and "Sunny
Afternoon," the Kinks produced 24 studio albums between 1964 and
1996. The Kinks' prolific and varied catalog have made them both a
mirror of and a counterfoil to nearly five decades of British and
American culture. The Kinks: A Thoroughly English Phenomenon
examines the music and performance of this quintessentially English
band and shows how aspects of everyday life such as work, play,
buying a house, driving a car, drinking tea, getting drunk, and
getting laid, affected and shaped their creative output. Through an
investigation of their music, lyrics, and image, Carey Fleiner
shows how the Kinks reflected both the ordinary and the absurd,
sometimes confronting topics with anger and sometimes with
self-deprecating humor. The Kinks follows the band's trajectory
more or less chronologically and explores themes such as growing up
in post-war Britain, the packaging and exploitation of the "British
Invasion" bands, satire and self-consciousness, sexuality and
gender-bending, social and political pessimism, the comforts of
family, and the effects of fame and fandom. Fleiner's investigation
into the influences on and impact of the Kinks' music takes readers
on an engaging adventure through the musical culture of the '60s,
'70s, and '80s, revealing how the Kinks created an undeniable sound
and image that still attracts new followers today.
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