Riding high on the success of Low Budget, the Kinks turned out another collection of hard-driving, arena-ready rock & roll with Give the People What They Want -- in short, they delivered exactly what the title suggests.
Throughout the record, the band kicks up a storm, rocking out with a surprising amount of precision, and although Ray Davies' writing isn't as strong as it was on the group's two previous albums, he has contributed a set of professional hard rock that is distinguished by solid hooks and a clever sense of humor.
After all, there's a certain charm in hearing him rework "All Day and All of the Night" into the paranoid "Destroyer," or his pure cynicism on the title track.
But the minor masterpiece of the album is "Better Things," a sweet piece of charming sentimentalism that is the only time Davies lets his guard down during the entire album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Around the DialRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 04:45 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | Give the People What They WantRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Killer's EyesRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | PredictableRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 5 | Add It UpRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | DestroyerRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Yo-YoRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 8 | Back to FrontRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 03:15 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | Art LoverRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 10 | A Little Bit of AbuseRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 11 | Better ThingsRay Davies | The Kinks | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 41 mins | 94 MB | |||||
| 41 mins | 277 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Avory | Drums, Group Member |
| 2 | Cristina Battani | Reissue Art Director |
| 3 | Bill Crowley | Research |
| 4 | Dave Davies | Guitar, Harmonica, Keyboards, Vocals |
| 5 | Ray Davies | Audio Production, Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Piano, Producer, Synthesizer, Vocals |
| 6 | Robert Ellis | Photography |
| 7 | Ben Fenner | Audio Engineer |
| 8 | Ian Gibbons | Group Member, Keyboards |
| 9 | K. Lee Hammond | Design |
| 10 | Graham Hogg | Assistant |
| 11 | The Kinks | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Mycle Konopka | Compilation Engineer |
| 13 | Bob Ludwig | Remastering |
| 14 | Albert Pinheiro | Assistant |
| 15 | Neal Pozner | Art Direction |
| 16 | Matt Resnicoff | Liner Notes |
| 17 | Ebet Roberts | Artwork, Photography |
| 18 | Jim Rodford | Bass, Group Member, Guitar (Bass), Vocals |
| 19 | John Rollo | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 20 | Marianne Spellman | Artwork, Photography |
| 21 | Ryan Tully | Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |