@bdp24 Agreed, Village Green was great and sounds fine(as does Face to Face) in Tidal MQA streaming. Arthur is arguably the best ever rock concept album. The high points thereafter(all from the ’70s) are Muswell Hillbillies, Everybody’s In Showbiz, Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneyground Pt. One, Preservation Act One, Sleepwalker, and Misfits.
I followed them live in the mid and late ’70s. John Dalton on bass was a worthy replacement for Pete Quaife, and John Gosling on organ was big contributor to their updated sound. Soap Opera and Schoolboys in Disgrace were nadirs as concepts, but the music was always well made. Dave Davies was the spiritual George Harrison of this band. Check out his two solo albums from the mid ’70s. Ray’s recent solo albums since his transformational gun shot wound around Katrina are very solid illustrations of a trademark elegiac style that echoes the strongest middle period albums.
I can’t think of any band from the early ’60s with such a long and worthy arc.
