Something Else came about during a period where Ray ... of the “veddy” British bent Ray would bring to albums like The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. And “Waterloo Sunset ...

Although not a concept album like those that would follow, Something Else is as coherent a disc as The Kinks would ever make. It’s also the band’s most solidly gratifying: Taking in a dizzying ...

Ray's songwriting got more personal, for classic albums like Face to Face and Something Else By The Kinks. He began looking into the secret desperation in the hearts of dandies, party girls ...

Nobody was better at the detailed character sketch than Ray Davies of The Kinks during that band’s late ‘60s, early ‘70s heyday. Davies often delivered these snapshots as part of the concept ...

This was not a new subject for Ray Davies. Three years earlier, he led off their Something Else by the Kinks with a ...

How did one group, formed by often-feuding brothers from working-class North London, have this much depth and scope? “Sunny ...

It’s getting its North American premiere on Navy Pier with a British and Chicago cast — expect the story of the British Invasion band and songs like “You Really Got Me” and “Lola.” ...