Josephes, Jason (24 August 2004). "The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies". Pitchfork Media . Retrieved 9 November 2011. Dave Davies commented on the song, "There's that love and fondness for Americana and for country music because I had quite a big family, and all the great films like South Pacific and Oklahoma! – all these influences from the States – were embedded in our culture when growing up. It was kind of like a London version of The Beverly Hillbillies in a humorous way." [2] Release [ edit ]

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Despite its affectionate title, Muswell Hillbillies is anything but a tender tribute to the north London suburb that Ray and Dave Davies knew as home. A previous Kinks album had used the village green as a symbol of a nostalgic Eden (and another had portrayed Australia as a pot of gold for emigrating Brits), but a move to Muswell Hill – the conceptual glue holding the 12 songs on this 1971 LP together – seems in Ray’s eyes to represent a defeat for the working class, a victory for bureaucracy and the fracturing of a way of life. The character in “20th Century Man”, the opening song, is a disillusioned anti-hero, alienated by every current trend and unhappy about the erosion of his civil liberties. The narrator of “Complicated Life” is plagued by a catalogue of chronic ailments. The old man being remembered in “Uncle Son” never had a voice, never had a politician willing to speak for him. These people were mis-sold a utopia and cheated out of a vote. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part

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Stolder, Steven. "Muswell Hillbillies". MusicVIP.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011 . Retrieved 5 December 2009. Muswell Hillbillies was the band's first album for RCA Records, [2] their prior recordings having been released on Pye Records ( Reprise Records in the United States). Their contract with Pye/Reprise expired the same year. The album was recorded between August and October 1971 Can you tell the Kinks apart in the picture on the cover of their new album? No, of course. Except for Ray, they all look the same these days. Faceless. Their music has also been sounding that way lately. Still, they’re a heap better than most other groups you could ever name. Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A runout stamped (last three characters etched)): APRS 5984 - 4E A3CThe Kinks, Muswell Hillbillies 1971 classic album has been remastered in stereo from the original audio source for the albums 50th Anniversary on heavy weight 180 gram vinyl. Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side A runout stamped (last three characters etched)): APRS 5984 - 4E A3D Have A Cuppa Tea" (CD3: Muswell Hillbillies/Everybody's In Show Biz: Everybody's A Star: Ray Davies remixes) Slaughter, Matthew (4 October 2013). "Muswell Hillbillies (reissue)". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 23 April 2015 . Retrieved 31 December 2014. Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B runout stamped (last three characters etched)): APRS 5985 - 4 E A1J

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The album introduces a number of working class figures and the stresses with which they must contend. It did not sell well but received critical acclaim and lasting fan appreciation. The album was not a commercial success (it failed to chart in the United Kingdom and peaked at #100 in the U.S. [10]), and its sales were a disappointment following the success of Lola the previous year. Stereo Review magazine called the poor-selling record "album of the year" in 1972 (even though it was released on 24 November 1971). In the 1984 Rolling Stone Album Guide, Rolling Stone editors gave the album five stars out of five and called it Davies' "signature statement" as a songwriter. In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine called the album a wide-ranging collection of Ray Davies compositions which focus on the tensions and frustrations of modern life. [2] Re-releases [ edit ] Have A Cuppa Tea" (LP6: Muswell Hillbillies/Everybody's In Show Biz: Everybody's A Star: Ray Davies remixes) (3:46)Matrix / Runout (Variant 2 Side B runout stamped (last three characters etched)): APRS 5985 - 4E A2G No character, just uniformity. They're trying to build a computerised community," but vows that "they'll never make a zombie out of me." Saunders, Mike (3 February 1972). "The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies". Rolling Stone. No.RS 101. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008.