Give the People What They Want [Hybrid SACD]

Track Listings

1. Around The Dial

2. Give The People What They Want

3. Killer's Eyes

4. Predictable

5. Add It Up

6. Destroyer

7. Yo-Yo

8. Back To Front

9. Art Lover

10. A Little Bit Of Abuse

11. Better Things

Tracks:

Around The Dial
Give The People What They Want
Killer's Eyes
Predictable
Add It Up
Destroyer
Yo-Yo
Back To Front
Art Lover
A Little Bit Of Abuse
Better Things

Customer Reviews:

25 years later?.......2006-05-12

I just noticed somebody mentioned that this is a 1981 album - personally, I owned the cassette and remember that the case was orange, but can't believe that it is 25 years old!
A few months ago, the lyrics to 'Around the dial' popped into my head, and I couldn't get rid of them (maybe I should see someone?). So, what do I do? 2 things:
1) I go and build a website based on the theme of the song and I call it djmoves.
2) I go to itunes and buy around the dial and also better days. Around the Dial truly rocks hard - I can't get the volume loud enough! And 'better days' is like an Irish toast - it's one of those songs like Beautiful Day from U2 that just makes you feel "better"... very uplifting.

Other than Destroyer (which ALSO rocks hard), I honestly don't really remember enjoying the rest of the songs on the album, but am going to give them another chance soon.

My Favorite Kink's CD.......2006-04-06

Man, I wore this one out in high school. Moreover, I got to see them tour it, twice! Starts off with the greatest rocker the Kinks ever made and then proceeds to trade off between rockers and more touching songs like "Better Days" and "A Little Abuse." I admit that I am partial to the later Kinks stuff, because that is when I grew up, but to me this was their greatest album.

some great rockers on this typically solid Kinks offering.......2006-03-12

Originally released in August of 1981, "Give The People What They Want" is simply a solid Kinks album, with all of the songs written and produced by the at-the-time trusty Ray Davies.

A bunch of these songs really rock out. "Around The Dial" is a great, catchy tribute to a DJ that seems to no longer be on the air. The highly sarcastic title track, with lyrics about how people crave witnessing sex and violence, starts off with power chords and rapid-fire drumming that really get the blood flowing, and the chorus riff is simply infectious. "Destroyer", left over from the "Low Budget" era, deliberately reuses the "All Day And All Of The Night" riff as the basis for a really fun, amusingly paranoid rocker, and it's got great punchy choruses. The stampeding "Back To Front" is another ultra-exciting blast, with amusing lyrics and great riffs--Dave Davies really shines on this one.

The rocked-up pop-rocker "Add It Up" is catchy too, if a bit rote--it's another one of those Ray songs about how people become blindsided by wealth. The ballad-rocker "A Little Of Abuse" is also strong--its lyrics, about staying with a boyfriend despite his physically abusive behavior, are really on the money and peppered with some dark humor.

Of the more ballad-ish tracks, the best is the gentle "Art Lover", a touching song about a man who yearns for the daughter he is unable to see. The weakest is "Better Things" which is yet another in a string of optimistic album-closers--the song is just too slight and sloppily performed to make much of an impact. But the rest of the tracks are all quite strong--there's the moody "Killer's Eyes"; the pensive 'power ballad' "Yo-Yo"; and the musically upbeat, yet lyrically dour "Predictable" which is one of Ray's trademark examinations of a man stuck in a dreadful day-to-day rut.

So, overall, this is a high quality Kinks record--if you're a fan of the band, I can't see not liking it unless you have a problem with the hard rocking side of the band.

Stands the test of time.......2006-01-13

I've in recent years revisited my teenage artistic fascinations, and often found the revisit underwhelming. I bought this album thanks to heavy MTV rotation, and it became a frequent player in my Walkman. I liked it so much, I bought it in CD-format. In my desperate early 90's college days, out of desperation and short-sightedness, I sold the CD. Though, I've never heard a single song played anywhere since then, I regretted that act. I just bought the technology to convert my LPs to mp3, and listening to this album again has brought me such joy. Ray's lyrics, tinged with cynicism (depraved pop culture), filled with empathy(domestic abuse), and intimate mourning (father's loss of a daughter). Oh, by the way, did I mention that they also take the time to ROCK! Replete with buzzing guitars, footballer anthems and rapid fire drum riffs, baby, this album has it all! I don't know what 1-star Patrick is thinking about.

The answer's out there somewhere on the dial.......2005-11-02

What genre name should we use to describe "Give the People What They Want"? Heavy new-wave? It's one of those rare '80s artifacts: an album that sounds completely of its time but hasn't aged at all. "Give the People" marries the grittiest music of the Kinks' career to nimble, intelligent songs and some of Ray Davies' sharpest lyrics. Dave Davies' guitar cuts like a buzzsaw, synth sizzles menacingly underneath, and Mick Avory brings the most punishing drum attack of any Kinks album.

Ray's songwriting was on fire. From the surreal punk-hoedown title track to the bleary "Predictable" to the gleefully deviant "Art Lover," his songs are inventive and engaging. Each one is a snapshot of lost characters in bleak situations, a glimmer of hope not appearing until the bouyant closer "Better Things." But despite the gloomy material, the album's cumulative effect is invigorating, thanks to Ray's wit and the band's bracing performances.

"Give the People What They Want" endures as the Kinks' finest album of the 1980s and one of the best hard rock albums of that decade. Don't miss it!

Average customer rating:

some great rockers on this typically solid Kinks offering
One of my 80's best
Giving Us People What We Want
One Of The Best if not "The" Best album of the 80's
You'll Find Better Things

Give the People What They Want
The Kinks
Manufacturer: Velvel Records
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ASIN: B00000IM7P
Release Date: 1999-04-27

Tracks:

Around The Dial
Give The People What They Want
Killer's Eyes
Predictable
Add It Up
Destroyer
Yo-Yo
Back To Front
Art Lover
A Little Bit Of Abuse
Better Things

Customer Reviews:

some great rockers on this typically solid Kinks offering.......2006-03-12

Originally released in August of 1981, "Give The People What They Want" is simply a solid Kinks album, with all of the songs written and produced by the at-the-time trusty Ray Davies.

A bunch of these songs really rock out. "Around The Dial" is a great, catchy tribute to a DJ that seems to no longer be on the air. The highly sarcastic title track, with lyrics about how people crave witnessing sex and violence, starts off with power chords and rapid-fire drumming that really get the blood flowing, and the chorus riff is simply infectious. "Destroyer", left over from the "Low Budget" era, deliberately reuses the "All Day And All Of The Night" riff as the basis for a really fun, amusingly paranoid rocker, and it's got great punchy choruses. The stampeding "Back To Front" is another ultra-exciting blast, with amusing lyrics and great riffs--Dave Davies really shines on this one.

The rocked-up pop-rocker "Add It Up" is catchy too, if a bit rote--it's another one of those Ray songs about how people become blindsided by wealth. The ballad-rocker "A Little Bit Of Abuse" is also strong--its lyrics, about staying with a boyfriend despite his physically abusive behavior, are really on the money and peppered with some dark humor.

Of the more ballad-ish tracks, the best is the gentle "Art Lover", a touching song about a man who yearns for the daughter he is unable to see. The weakest is "Better Things" which is yet another in a string of optimistic album-closers--the song is just too slight and sloppily performed to make much of an impact. But the rest of the tracks are all quite strong--there's the moody "Killer's Eyes"; the pensive 'power ballad' "Yo-Yo"; and the musically upbeat, yet lyrically dour "Predictable" which is one of Ray's trademark examinations of a man stuck in a dreadful day-to-day rut.

So, overall, this is a high quality Kinks record--if you're a fan of the band, I can't see not liking it unless you have a problem with the hard rocking side of the band.

One of my 80's best.......2005-08-17

This is one of my favorites cd's from the 80's. I was on high school & i loved it from the beginning. The most i like is "destroyer", but with a little patience, you could love the rest as well as i do. 5 stars!

Giving Us People What We Want.......2004-10-20

I love this album. It's a true classic! Around The Dial starts the album perfectly and Better Things is an awesome final song. Everything in between (including the somewhat creepy Art Lover)is also great.

If you're a Kinks fan, or just someone who loves great rock music, then this album should be in your collection!

One Of The Best if not "The" Best album of the 80's.......2004-08-25

The Kinks are one of those unique bands who have been around for 40 years, and still can find ways of reviving themselves without compromise. By the time this album came out in 1981 they had been through 4 revivals. The first one where they would sound Mod, in 1966 where they'd start to get fancy with thier songwriting, and more sophisticated with thier musical arrangements, in 1969 they'd start to become more rock oriented with songs like "Victoria", "Lola", "Apeman" etc. Then after "Celluloid Heros" The Kinks would go into a deep sleep, and wake up in 1979 becoming more punkish in thier middle age. This is where "Give The People What They Want" enters. Following up thier 79 comeback "Low Budget" The Kinks pulled all the stops. This is pretty much about as perfect an album as "Are You Experienced?". It kicks off right away with "Around The Dial" my favorite which takes a stab at the corporations taking over the radio by programming the songs that get played, it continues into the title cut with the angst, but then slows down with the moody "Killer's Eyes". "Predictable" is the very first video I remember seeing on MTV, and wraps up with "Add It Up" with Ray's then wife Chrissy Hynde on backing vocals. Side 2 starts off with the somewhat weak "Destroyer". I just wasn't getting the same good vibes on this as I was all of side one. Then it rebounds with "Yo-Yo", and "A Little Bit Of Abuse", and finally ends with "Better Things". Without a doubt very underrated, and unfortunately just didn't get a very big welcome on the airwaves. I feel it's time to give it it's due.

You'll Find Better Things.......2004-08-03

With 1981's "Give The People What They Want," The Kinks rushed off to the studio faced with an unprecedented situation: the band's sonic ambitions exceeded the quality of the songs themselves. With albums like the tinny but beautifully crafted "Village Green Preservation Society" or "Something Else," it had always been the other way around. The songs always managed to meet the Kinks' sky-high standards, but the sound, for whatever reason, never achieved the clarity and richness of the Stones or Zeppelin. But "Give the People What They Want" marked the fruition of a gradual shift toward more competent production that began with "Misfits" and "Sleepwalker." By the early 80s, Ray and Dave recognized the burgeoning punk rock scene -- one they helped pioneer -- and aspired toward that same sonic rawness and grit. They went to extraordinary heights: padding the studio with material specially designed to transform their sound from tin to steel. From the first bang and snarl of "Around the Dial," it is clear that the Davies' did not just give the people what they wanted; they satisfied their own aesthetic agenda in the process. However, the songs that follow are interesting more as sonic experiments than songs. The Kinks are capable of a lot more than the mere testoserone of the title track, Yo-Yo, Art Lover and others. Only the brilliant "Better Things" (now featured in the remake of Manchurian Candidate) and the anthemic "Destroyer" approach the glories of so many prior Kinks releases. While "Add it Up" offers an addictive 80s rock riff, the song's overwhelming monotony really puts its finger on the problem: this was the least imaginative phase in the creative resurrection the Kinks sustained between the mid 70s and mid 80s. Thankfully, "State of Confusion" and "Word of Mouth" would represent a stunning and unlikely return to form and, sadly, the band's final hurrah.

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They Want Reggae Music
An example of Genuine Reggae
Give the People What They Want - Jimmy Cliff
The Greatest
great!!! perpeft!!! the best one of all jimmy's music

Give the People What They Want
Jimmy Cliff
Manufacturer: Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000I2U2
Release Date: 1995-07-25

Tracks:

Son of Man
Give the People What They Want
Experience
Shelter of Your Love
Majority Rule
Let's Turn the Tables
Material World
World in Trap
What Are You Doing With Your Life
My Philosophy

Album Description

Digitally remastered pressing on WEA International of the reggae star's 1981 album for the conglomerate. 10 tracks, including 'Son Of Man', 'Experience' and the title cut.

Customer Reviews:

They Want Reggae Music.......2005-03-29

If your idea of good reggae music is Eddie Grant, UB40, and The Police, then you'll like this CD. Jimmy Cliff sounds as if he's adopted the English pop-reggae style wholesale, so don't expect anything rude or tough from Give the People What They Want. This isn't to say there's nothing good about it. "My Philosohpy" is a fine song. The production on the CD is very slick, and Jimmy Cliff's voice is strong. But when you put this CD in perspective, you see why DJs like Yellowman and Eek-A-Mouse took over the reggae scene in the early 80s. While Jimmy Cliff was entering a phase of his career during which he would co-star with Robin Williams in Club Paradise, there were still singers in Jamaican music who could represent the toughness that Jimmy Cliff once emblemized in The Harder They Come and Wonderful World, Beautiful People. This is a different Jimmy Cliff here. Like most of Jimmy Cliff's CDs, it's commercial and MOR. It's part of the descent that eventually will yield the horror of his Cliffhanger CD. If you're looking for roots and culture or a 'local' feel, don't buy this CD. If you want some friendly pop songs and a benign roots message, then go for it.

An example of Genuine Reggae.......2001-04-06

I bought this record 14 years ago in a LP and I bought it again in CD.

This is Jimmy Cliff at his best and one of the best Reggae album ever.

Every song is a hit.

Give the People What They Want - Jimmy Cliff.......2000-04-16

A great work by a great reggae artist. This work was a favorite of mine in the mid-80's in college. I had a cassette version that didn't make it through one Texas summer. I vainly searched everywhere I traveled (many places). I had given up until I had a revelation (to check amazon) and what-do-u-know, I found it....:) Next time I will know where to look first. Thanks for stocking this great reggae masterpiece.

The Greatest.......1999-12-08

This album was the greatest. I really love shelter of your love. I have been searching for this album for sometime now. I finally found it. If your looking to buy this cd, I totally recommend it. Get it, you'll love it.

great!!! perpeft!!! the best one of all jimmy's music.......1999-08-10

shelter of your love is my favorite song because of cocktail's love theme i was too difficult to find this music. but i'm so happy. took 8 years to me.i did fine this music..

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some great rockers on this typically solid Kinks offering
Only for "Art Lovers!"

Give the People What They Want
The Kinks
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000005S3B
Release Date: 1998-06-30

Tracks:

Around the Dial
Give the People What They Want
Killer's Eyes
Predictable
Add It Up
Destroyer
Yo-Yo
Back to Front
Art Lover
Little Bit of Abuse
Better Things

Customer Reviews:

some great rockers on this typically solid Kinks offering.......2006-03-12

Originally released in August of 1981, "Give The People What They Want" is simply a solid Kinks album, with all of the songs written and produced by the at-the-time trusty Ray Davies.

A bunch of these songs really rock out. "Around The Dial" is a great, catchy tribute to a DJ that seems to no longer be on the air. The highly sarcastic title track, with lyrics about how people crave witnessing sex and violence, starts off with power chords and rapid-fire drumming that really get the blood flowing, and the chorus riff is simply infectious. "Destroyer", left over from the "Low Budget" era, deliberately reuses the "All Day And All Of The Night" riff as the basis for a really fun, amusingly paranoid rocker, and it's got great punchy choruses. The stampeding "Back To Front" is another ultra-exciting blast, with amusing lyrics and great riffs--Dave Davies really shines on this one.

The rocked-up pop-rocker "Add It Up" is catchy too, if a bit rote--it's another one of those Ray songs about how people become blindsided by wealth. The ballad-rocker "A Little Bit Of Abuse" is also strong--its lyrics, about staying with a boyfriend despite his physically abusive behavior, are really on the money and peppered with some dark humor.

Of the more ballad-ish tracks, the best is the gentle "Art Lover", a touching song about a man who yearns for the daughter he is unable to see. The weakest is "Better Things" which is yet another in a string of optimistic album-closers--the song is just too slight and sloppily performed to make much of an impact. But the rest of the tracks are all quite strong--there's the moody "Killer's Eyes"; the pensive 'power ballad' "Yo-Yo"; and the musically upbeat, yet lyrically dour "Predictable" which is one of Ray's trademark examinations of a man stuck in a dreadful day-to-day rut.

So, overall, this is a high quality Kinks record--if you're a fan of the band, I can't see not liking it unless you have a problem with the hard rocking side of the band.

Only for "Art Lovers!".......1998-11-15

Definitely one of the Kinks best alblums! Hidden titles are the best part of the alblum. Any Kinks enthusiast will love this alblum.

Give People What They Want In Lethal Doses

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Good album...3.5 stars.
everyone missed out
Wow, the first review of a wonderful band

Give People What They Want In Lethal Doses
Challenger
Manufacturer: Jade Tree
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0001689ZQ
Release Date: 2004-02-17

Tracks:

Input The Output
Death Museum
Blackouts
Unemployment
This Is Only A Test
Brand Loyalty
Sweet Vaccine
The Angry Engineer
Crushed City
The Trojan Horse

Customer Reviews:

Good album...3.5 stars........2007-03-24

I dont really get into bands like this, but since the amount of reviews are dismal, here we go.

Challenger is a side project by members of Milemarker, and if you enjoy them, this album will not disappoint. It has a more rough feel to it than most efforts by Milemarker, but hopefully that wont turn you off.

The first half of the album (tracks 1-6) is really great, and filled with catchy riffs and melodies you can sing along to. The latter part, however, drags on a bit, and seems to take FOREVER for the album to finish. Tracks 8 and ten are really the only ones during the second half that prevented me from giving this album 3 stars.

All and all, not a bad play, and the majority of the songs have a great happy/sad feel that are infections and make it so you can't help but sing to. Standout tracks include Input The Output, Death Museum, and Unemployment.

everyone missed out.......2006-09-07

this album is amazing. i just bought it about a month ago, so i'm late in the game. challenger, like milemarker, isn't a typical rock and roll band. they aren't emo or punk or anything. the music, as said by the previous reviewer, has a lot of melody and intensity all at once. nothing is typical. they take a lot of chances with the production. this is definitely in my top ten if not my top five. riyl: milemarker, slowride, bear vs. shark

Wow, the first review of a wonderful band.......2004-05-01

I recently went to see these guys live with a bunch of other bands in detroit for a "jade tree record label" tour thing. I have to say that they are an amazing live band and that anyone should try and go see them. That being said, this album is really really good. It has a good blend of melody with edge and it does it flawlessly. The guitars are somewhat raw sounding which gives it a good edge. I'm very surprised no one has reviewed this record yet, so i figured this band deserves recognition.

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A Great Album

Give the People What They Want
The O'Jays
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000002AMH
Release Date: 1995-02-28

Tracks:

Give The People What They Want
Ship Ahoy
This Air I Breathe
Don't Call Me Brother
Who Am I
(They Call Me) Mr. Lucky
Rich Get Richer
Shiftless, Shady, Jealous Kind Of People
When The World's At Peace
Unity
How Time Flies

Customer Reviews:

A Great Album.......2000-08-06

The O'Jays Really Give the Goods here.Message in the Music.Ship Ahoy is a Classic.A Great Song that deals With Slavery&it's Impact.that Song Alone is a 5.THe O'Jays have always been a Very Important Group.This Air I Breathe is a Great Song as well.The Title Track still Grooves it can Rock Any Dance Floor.A Great Collection here.

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Give the People What They Want
The Kinks
Manufacturer: Velvel
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PWQOVW
Release Date: 2007-08-06

Tracks:

Around the Dial
Give the People What They Want
Killer's Eyes
Predictable
Add It Up
Destroyer
Yo-Yo
Back to Front
Art Lover
Little Bit of Abuse
Better Things

Album Description

Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007.

Album Details

Japanese Limited Edition Issue of the Album Classic in a Deluxe, Miniaturized LP Sleeve Replica of the Original Vinyl Album Artwork.

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some great rockers on this typically solid Kinks offering

Give the People What They Want
Kinks
Manufacturer: Arista
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008HCF
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Customer Reviews:

some great rockers on this typically solid Kinks offering.......2006-03-12

Originally released in August of 1981, "Give The People What They Want" is simply a solid Kinks album, with all of the songs written and produced by the at-the-time trusty Ray Davies.

A bunch of these songs really rock out. "Around The Dial" is a great, catchy tribute to a DJ that seems to no longer be on the air. The highly sarcastic title track, with lyrics about how people crave witnessing sex and violence, starts off with power chords and rapid-fire drumming that really get the blood flowing, and the chorus riff is simply infectious. "Destroyer", left over from the "Low Budget" era, deliberately reuses the "All Day And All Of The Night" riff as the basis for a really fun, amusingly paranoid rocker, and it's got great punchy choruses. The stampeding "Back To Front" is another ultra-exciting blast, with amusing lyrics and great riffs--Dave Davies really shines on this one.

The rocked-up pop-rocker "Add It Up" is catchy too, if a bit rote--it's another one of those Ray songs about how people become blindsided by wealth. The ballad-rocker "A Little Bit Of Abuse" is also strong--its lyrics, about staying with a boyfriend despite his physically abusive behavior, are really on the money and peppered with some dark humor.

Of the more ballad-ish tracks, the best is the gentle "Art Lover", a touching song about a man who yearns for the daughter he is unable to see. The weakest is "Better Things" which is yet another in a string of optimistic album-closers--the song is just too slight and sloppily performed to make much of an impact. But the rest of the tracks are all quite strong--there's the moody "Killer's Eyes"; the pensive 'power ballad' "Yo-Yo"; and the musically upbeat, yet lyrically dour "Predictable" which is one of Ray's trademark examinations of a man stuck in a dreadful day-to-day rut.

So, overall, this is a high quality Kinks record--if you're a fan of the band, I can't see not liking it unless you have a problem with the hard rocking side of the band.

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Give the People What They Want (Mlps)
Kinks
Manufacturer: Jvc Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000QFCDBI
Release Date: 2007-04-26

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Give the People What They Want
Kinks
Manufacturer: Musicrama, Inc
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B00000DYK7
Release Date: 1995-02-08

Music Review:

Music Review

Music Review

1. Around The Dial
2. Give The People What They Want
3. Killer's Eyes
4. Predictable
5. Add It Up
6. Destroyer
7. Yo-Yo
8. Back To Front
9. Art Lover
10. A Little Bit Of Abuse
11. Better Things