History Music / SomethingElseByTheKinks

''Something Else by the Kinks'' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967.

A continuation of the more melodic, wittily observational songwriting which debuted on their previous album ''Face to Face'', the title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US.

''Something Else by the Kinks'' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. A continuation of the more melodic, wittily observational songwriting which debuted on their previous album ''Face to Face'', the title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US.

* ArcWords: Coincidentally or not there are three songs on here with "sun" or some variant in the title: "Love Me Till The Sun Shines", "Lazy Old Sun" and "Waterloo Sunset".

* [[Music/TheRollingStones Mick Avory]] - drums, percussion

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[[caption-width-right:320:''I am a dull and simple lad, cannot tell water from champagne...'']]

* DeliberatelyMonochrome[=/=]{{Retraux}}: The cover has black and white portraits of the band in curlicues that look like Victorian picture frames.

''Something Else by the Kinks'' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. A continuation of the more melodic, wittily observational songwriting which debuted on their previous album ''Face To Face'', the title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US.

''Something Else by the Kinks'' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. A continuation of the more melodic, wittily observational writing style expressed on their previous album Music/FaceToFace, the title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US.

''Something Else by the Kinks'' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. The title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US.

''Something Else by the Kinks'' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. The title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US. Nonetheless it's gained the attention it deserved, landing at #289 in the ''Magazine/RollingStone'' survey of the [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 greatest albums of all time]].

[[caption-width-right:320:''Something Else by the Kinks''.]]

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[[caption-width-right:350:''Something Else by the Kinks''.]]

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Dave Davies sings lead vocals on "Death Of A Clown", "Love Me Till The Sun Shines" and "Funny Face", all of which he wrote as well.

# "End Of the Season" (2:57)

* CannotSpitItOut[=/=]ObliviousToLove: A two-sided version occurs in afternoon tea. A man meets with a woman, Donna, everyday for tea. He has deeper feelings for her, but never gets around to telling her. He's then shocked when she gets tired of waiting and stops showing up.
* DeliberatelyMonochrome[=/=]{{Retraux}}: The cover shows black and white portrait photos of the band in curlicues that look like Victorian picture frames.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Something Else By The Kinks''.]]

''Something Else By The Kinks'' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. The title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US. Nonetheless it's gained the attention it deserved, landing at #289 in the ''Magazine/RollingStone'' survey of the [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 greatest albums of all time]].

# "Death Of A Clown" (3:04)

# "Love Me Till The Sun Shines" (3:16)

# "End Of The Season" (2:57)

'''''Something Else By The Kinks''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. The title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US. Nonetheless it's gained the attention it deserved, landing at #289 in the ''Magazine/RollingStone'' survey of the [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 greatest albums of all time]].

* OneWomanWail: Ray's wife Rasa provides the haunting backing vocals on "Death of a Clown".

'''''Something Else By The Kinks''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. The title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US. Nonetheless it's gained the attention it deserved, landing at #289 in the ''Magazine/RollingStone'' survey of the [[Music/RollingStones500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 greatest albums of all time]].

'''''Something Else By The Kinks''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. The title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US. Nonetheless it's gained the attention it deserved, landing at #289 in the ''Magazine/RollingStone'' survey of the [[Music/RollingStons500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 greatest albums of all time]].

'''''Something Else By The Kinks''''' is the fifth studio album by Music/TheKinks, released in 1967. The title reflects the band's desire to be known for "something else" besides the raucous GarageRock with which they'd first gotten attention. The album was a slow seller, partly due to the band's being banned from touring in the US. Nonetheless it's gained a reputation, landing at #288 in the ''Magazine/RollingStone'' survey of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

''You melt the frost so I won't criticize my sun.''

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Dave sings lead vocals on "Death Of A Clown", "Love Me Till The Sun Shines" and "Funny Face", all of which he wrote as well.

* Mick Avory - drums, percussion

!!Tracklist

# "David Watts" - 2:32
# "Death of a Clown" - 3:04
# "Two Sisters" - 2:01
# "No Return" - 2:03
# "Harry Rag" - 2:16
# "Tin Soldier Man" - 2:49
# "Situation Vacant" - 3:16

# "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" - 3:16
# "Lazy Old Sun" - 2:48
# "Afternoon Tea" - 3:27
# "Funny Face" - 2:17
# "End of the Season" - 2:57
# "Waterloo Sunset" - 3:15

!!Personnel
* Ray Davies - vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, organ, harp, tuba
* Dave Davies - lead guitar, vocals
* Pete Quaife - bass, backing vocals

* AlliterativeTitle: "'''F'''unny '''F'''ace"
* ArcWords: Coincidentally or not there are three songs on here with "sun" or some variant in the title: "Love Me Till the Sun Shines", "Lazy Old Sun", and "Waterloo Sunset".

* FaceOnTheCover: Ray, Dave, Mick and Pete.

* OneManSong: "Tin Soldier Man"

* RecordProducer: American expatriate, the Kinks' regular producer to this point, helmed most of it. Ray Davies insisted on producing "Waterloo Sunset", and basically remained the band's sole producer afterwards.

* StepUpToTheMicrophone: Dave sings lead on "Death of a Clown", "Love Me Till the Sun Shines" and "Funny Face", all of which he wrote as well.

* ObnoxiousInLaws
* OneManSong
* ThePowerOfTheSun
* RecordProducer
* ShoutOut
* SmokingIsCool
* StepUpToTheMicrophone
* WatchingTheSunset

# "David Watts"
# "Death of a Clown"
# "Two Sisters"
# "No Return"
# "Harry Rag"
# "Tin Soldier Man"
# "Situation Vacant"

# "Love Me Till the Sun Shines"
# "Lazy Old Sun"
# "Afternoon Tea"
# "Funny Face"
# "End of the Season"
# "Waterloo Sunset"