Ray Davies – See My Friends

Releasedate: 05-11-2010; Label: Universal
By: Nina Mende

Ray Davies is an English rock musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. Since the demise of The Kinks in 1996, Ray Davies has embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter.

His latest release is called “See My Friends” and includes old The Kinks songs rearranged and re-recorded in collaboration with several artists you all have heard of before. Ray Davies himself sings on all these songs as well, not only the featured artists. From Metallica to Amy MacDonald you can find all kinds of artists on there. This album is timeless and yet does it bring back memories from the past. The artists for each song are picked wisely and fit perfectly well to the song. A big variety of styles can be found on this wonderful album and it all fits together perfectly well, like a puzzle. “See My Friends” is a wonderful and brilliant album for everyone, no matter what age and what genre. Simply perfect. Ray Davies really knows how to create a wonderful masterpiece of music which will write history.
You can check out the songs here: http://www.songwriters.de/vs/ray-davies/

Tracklist: 01. Better Things – Ray Davies and Bruce Springsteen 02. Celluloid Heroes – Ray Davies, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora 03. Days/This Time Tomorrow – Ray Davies and Mumford & Sons 04. A Long Way From Home – Ray Davies, Lucinda Williams and The 88 05. You Really Got Me – Ray Davies and Metallica 06. Lola – Ray Davies and Paloma Faith 07. Waterloo Sunset – Ray Davies and Jackson Browne 08. Till the End of the Day – Ray Davies, Alex Chilton and The 88 09. Dead End Street – Ray Davies and Amy MacDonald 10. See My Friends – Ray Davies and Spoon 11. This Is Where I Belong – Ray Davies and Black Francis 12. David Watts – Ray Davies and The 88 13. Tired of Waiting for You – Ray Davies and Gary Lightbody 14. All Day And All Of The Night/Destroyer – Ray Davies and Billy Corgan

Links:
Ray Davies MySpace