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The Kinks became arena rockers with Sleepwalker, and its follow-up, Misfits, follows in the same vein, but it's a considerable improvement on its predecessor. Ray Davies has learned how to write within the confines of the arena rock formula, and Misfits is one of rock & roll's great mid-life crisis albums, finding Davies considering whether he should even go on performing. "Misfits," a classic outsider rallying cry, and "Rock and Roll Fantasy" provide the two touchstones for the album -- Davies admits that he and the Kinks will never be embraced by the rock & roll mainstream, but after Elvis' death, he's not even sure if rock & roll is something for mature adults to do. Over the course of Misfits, he finds answers to the question, both in his lyrics and through the band's muscular music. Eventually, he discovers that it is worth his time, but the search itself is superbly affecting -- even songs like the musichall shuffle "Hay Fever," which appear as filler at first, have an idiosyncratic quirk that make them cut deeper. Although Ray would return to camp on their next album, Misfits is a moving record that manages to convey deep emotions while rocking hard. The Kinks hadn't made a record this good since Muswell Hillbillies.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - The Kinks, MainArtist - Andy Pyle, Bass - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Mick Avory, Drums
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - The Kinks, MainArtist - Andy Pyle, Bass - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Mick Avory, Drums
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - The Kinks, MainArtist - Andy Pyle, Bass - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Mick Avory, Drums
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - Ron Lawrence, Bass - The Kinks, MainArtist - Nick Trevisick, Drums - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Andy Pyle, Bass - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Mick Avory, Drums
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - The Kinks, MainArtist - Andy Pyle, Bass - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Mick Avory, Drums
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - Ron Lawrence, Bass - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Mick Avory, Drums
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - The Kinks, MainArtist - Andy Pyle, Bass - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Mick Avory, Drums
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Composer, Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar - The Kinks, MainArtist - Nick Trevisick, Drums - Andy Pyle, Bass - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - Ron Lawrence, Bass - The Kinks, MainArtist - Nick Trevisick, Drums - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Producer, Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Writer, Synthesizer - Dave Davies, Lead Guitar - Ron Lawrence, Bass - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Organ, Piano, Synthesizer - Mick Avory, Drums
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
The Kinks became arena rockers with Sleepwalker, and its follow-up, Misfits, follows in the same vein, but it's a considerable improvement on its predecessor. Ray Davies has learned how to write within the confines of the arena rock formula, and Misfits is one of rock & roll's great mid-life crisis albums, finding Davies considering whether he should even go on performing. "Misfits," a classic outsider rallying cry, and "Rock and Roll Fantasy" provide the two touchstones for the album -- Davies admits that he and the Kinks will never be embraced by the rock & roll mainstream, but after Elvis' death, he's not even sure if rock & roll is something for mature adults to do. Over the course of Misfits, he finds answers to the question, both in his lyrics and through the band's muscular music. Eventually, he discovers that it is worth his time, but the search itself is superbly affecting -- even songs like the musichall shuffle "Hay Fever," which appear as filler at first, have an idiosyncratic quirk that make them cut deeper. Although Ray would return to camp on their next album, Misfits is a moving record that manages to convey deep emotions while rocking hard. The Kinks hadn't made a record this good since Muswell Hillbillies.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:53
- Main artists: The Kinks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Sanctuary Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1978 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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