A tribute album starring the man of honor himself, who also curated the whole affair, See My Friends is a bit of a curious creature.
Certainly, Ray Davies' influence is so pervasive he could rope in a number of heavy hitters from a number of different generations.
Jackson Browne and Bruce Springsteen sign up for duets; Metallica backs the legend on a rip through “You Really Got Me,” while Spoon offers suitably spacy support on “See My Friends”; Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora harmonize on a languid “Celluloid Heroes,” and Black Francis comes in to sing “This Is Where I Belong,” a song he covered with gusto some 16 years earlier.
As it turns out, “This Is Where I Belong” provides a good indication of the energy level of See My Friends in general: the older dudes are comfortable playing with Ray while the newer dudes are respectful, delivering amiably mannered performances.
It’s all pleasant enough, but it’s hard not to wish that more of the record had the kick of “Til The End of the Day,” where the late Alex Chilton seems genuinely enthused to sing with his idol.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Better ThingsRay Davies | Ray Davies, Bruce Springsteen | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | Celluloid HeroesRay Davies | Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora | Play | 05:19 | 12 MB | 36 MB |
| 3 | Long Way From HomeRay Davies | Ray Davies, The 88, Lucinda Williams | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 4 | You Really Got MeRay Davies | Ray Davies, Metallica | Play | 02:15 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 5 | LolaRay Davies | Ray Davies, Paloma Faith | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 6 | Waterloo SunsetRay Davies | Ray Davies, Jackson Browne | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | 'Til The End of the DayRay Davies | Ray Davies, The 88, Alex Chilton | Play | 02:41 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Dead End StreetRay Davies | Ray Davies, Amy Macdonald | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 9 | See My FriendsRay Davies | Ray Davies, Spoon | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | This Is Where I BelongRay Davies | Ray Davies, Black Francis | Play | 03:03 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 11 | David WattsRay Davies | Ray Davies, The 88 | Play | 02:22 | 5 MB | 17 MB |
| 12 | Tired of WaitingRay Davies | Ray Davies, Gary Lightbody | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Days-This Time Tomorrow | Ray Davies | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 14 | All Day and All of the Night-Destroyer | Ray Davies | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 15 | Victoria | Ray Davies | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 52 mins | 120 MB | |||||
| 47 mins | 331 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The 88 | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 2 | Seye Adelekan | Guitar |
| 3 | Samuel Agard | Drums |
| 4 | Martyn Berg | A&R, Producer |
| 5 | Black Francis | Featured Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 6 | Jon Bon Jovi | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 7 | Ian Brodie | Photography |
| 8 | Jackson Browne | Featured Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Alex Chilton | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 10 | Felicia Collins | Guitar, Guitar (12 String Acoustic), Vocals (Background) |
| 11 | Billy Corgan | Featured Artist, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | Ian Cotterill | Congas |
| 13 | Mike Crossey | Mixing |
| 14 | Britt Daniel | Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals |
| 15 | Ray Davies | Arranger, Composer, Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Producer, Quotation Author, Vocals |
| 16 | Ted Dwane | Double Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 17 | Jim Eno | Drums, Percussion |
| 18 | Paloma Faith | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 19 | Anton Fig | Drums |
| 20 | Ian Gibbons | Keyboards, Piano |
| 21 | Mike Gillies | Engineer |
| 22 | Andrea Goldsworthy | Bass |
| 23 | Kirk Hammett | Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Lisa Harris | Grooming |
| 25 | Eric Harvey | Keyboards |
| 26 | James Hetfield | Guitar (Rhythm), Vocals |
| 27 | Will Lee | Bass, Vocals (Background) |
| 28 | Gary Lightbody | Featured Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 29 | Dougal Lott | Assistant, Engineer |
| 30 | Ben Lovett | Piano, Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Bob Ludwig | Mastering |
| 32 | Amy Macdonald | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 33 | Ben Mason | Assistant |
| 34 | Sid McGinnis | Guitar |
| 35 | Adam Merrin | Keyboards, Organ, Piano |
| 36 | Metallica | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 37 | Mumford & Sons | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 38 | Marcus Mumford | Drums, Guitar (Acoustic), Percussion, Vocals |
| 39 | Dick Nolan | Guitar (Bass) |
| 40 | Todd O'Keefe | Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background) |
| 41 | Dominic Pipkin | Keyboards |
| 42 | Rob Pope | Bass |
| 43 | Richie Sambora | Featured Artist, Guitar (Electric), Primary Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 44 | Andy Savours | Engineer |
| 45 | Paul Shaffer | Harmonium, Organ, Piano, Vocals (Background) |
| 46 | Bill Shanley | Guitar, Guitar (Baritone) |
| 47 | Chris Shaw | Engineer |
| 48 | Ian Shea | Assistant |
| 49 | Keith Slettendahl | Guitar, Vocals (Background) |
| 50 | Spoon | Featured Artist, Primary Artist |
| 51 | Bruce Springsteen | Featured Artist, Guitar, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 52 | Robert Trujillo | Guitar (Bass), Vocals (Background) |
| 53 | Mark Tulin | Guitar (Bass) |
| 54 | Lars Ulrich | Drums, Vocals (Background) |
| 55 | Ben Waters | Piano |
| 56 | Karen Williams | Stylist |
| 57 | Lucinda Williams | Featured Artist, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 58 | Damon Wilson | Drums |
| 59 | Marshall Winston | Banjo, Vocals (Background) |
| 60 | Anthony Zimmitti | Drums, Percussion |
| 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). |