{"product_id":"0075992621823-arthur","title":"Arthur","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e The Kinks' 1969 concept album takes on war, politics and suburban malaise it also features two out-and-out classics- Victoria and Shangri-La -plus Arthur; Drivin'; Australia, and more! \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON.CO.UK \u003cbr\u003e Written as the score for a never-aired BBC television drama, Arthur is the story of late-'60s English working-class exhaustion. Perhaps not the most attention-grabbing subject for a rock album, but in Ray Davies's hands it's rich in texture and stylistic possibility. From the rousing ode to Britain's glorious past (\"Victoria\") to its less-than-glamorous present (that being the late '60s), Davies portrays a life of cautiously reduced expectations. Arthur once dreamed of owning his own business but has settled for a car and an indoor bathroom (\"Shangri-La\"). One of his sons spends his time complaining about the system (\"Brainwashed\"), the other dreams of moving to a new land of opportunity (\"Australia\"), and when they get together for Sunday dinner there's simply \"Nothing to Say.\" The Kinks at their mighty and surprisingly tender best. --Percy Keegan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40563684245601,"sku":"0075992621823","price":10.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/da75c3322a68adeeb93af7d053d0fe72.jpg?v=1668779907","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0075992621823-arthur","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}