Decade

"Partly re-recorded, remastered and produced by Dave's son Simon, Decade is an alternative history that throws up a 'What If' scenario for The Kinks in the Seventies that, had they paid more than lip service to Dave's songwriting talents, may have led them down some quite different paths. The record feels more like a Faces or Pretty Things album - more ragged rock, raw melody and jagged, off-kilter structure than the more traditional Kinks offering of the time. Funny thing is there are some absolutely massive tunes on here - the kind of stuff that, given the breath of the big band, could have been Kinks hits ... Davies' solo output would increase in the Eighties, yet like his day job band, the quality began to vary markedly. Here we have a snapshot of a time when he was at the top of his game - but overshadowed in the public eye by his brother's more easily digestible (and, let's face it, available) work".

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