
- Summary: The sophomore solo album for The Kinks' lead singer was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Record Label: New West
- Genre(s): Rock
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Listen to my heartbeat Yeah, all fall down Someone help me Off of the ground Listen to my heartbeat Yeah, all fall down Someone help me Off of the... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 20
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Mixed: 6 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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Overall, the album's humor level is a little lower than usual for Davies, but the reflective songs are among his most intimate and touching.
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Café draws Davies out just enough to refresh and reinforce his legend.
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MojoNot every number here reaches its perfection, but 'twas ever thus with the works of Raymond Douglas Davies; warts and all, and even the warts are interesting. [Dec 2007, p.109]
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The net result is smart, personal and potent.
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If the lyrics occasionally seem first-draft rough, the melodies are sharper than on 2005's "Other People's Lives," and the varied musical settings--such as the rockabilly of opener 'Vietnam Cowboys' or the spooky New Orleans blues of 'The Voodoo Walk'--throw into sharper relief the classic Kinksian pop of songs like 'You're Asking Me' and the title track, which show Davies alternately snarling and sighing at the world as winningly as ever.
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This album about the seamy, scary side of Bushland, conceived after Davies was shot in New Orleans in 2004, is a mixed bag of pointed personal reflection (Good Ray) and facile social critique (Bad Ray).
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Davies' trademark softer delivery saves 'Imaginary Man,' but convincing vocalizations remain a major problem at the Café. Two steps forward, one step back.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Mixed: 0 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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IgnacioD.Nov 22, 2008A very compassionate, complex and interesting albums from the greatest songwriter in rock.
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DeanA.Feb 24, 2008
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RonnyV.Feb 22, 2008This is Ray at his best .
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RayL.Apr 23, 2008What other singer/songwriter can produce such original material after a 40-year plus career. Each your collective hearts out, Rolling Stones.
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KenM.Apr 5, 2008
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SteveL.Apr 7, 2008Title track, You're Asking Me and Real World make for some shining standout moments.
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Mar 25, 2014
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