Unfinished Business: Dave Davies Kronikles 1963-1998

Dave Davies | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 12, 1999)
• Original Release Date: January 12, 1999
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Velvel Records
• ASIN: B00000GV5Y
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #246,879 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I Believed You [Demo Version]

2. You Really Got Me

3. Beautiful Delilah

4. Long Tall Shorty

5. Come on Now

6. Milk Cow Blues

7. Wait Till the Summer Comes Along

8. Climb Your Wall [Demo Version]

9. You Don't Know My Name

10. Trust Your Heart

See all 15 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Unfinished Business

2. Imaginations Real

3. The World Is Changing Hands

4. Nothin' More to Lose

5. Body

6. In You I Believe

7. World of Our Own

8. Eastern Eyes

9. Love Gets You

10. This Man He Weeps Tonight

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

This 2 CD set is an out of print collectible! It is the 1999 Velvel Records release. Catalog 63467-79718-2. There is a punch hole through the UPC. Disc One:Kink Kronikles Disc Two:Solo Kronikles

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Godfather of the Powerchord, May 3, 2007

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PHILIP S WOLF (SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, CA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unfinished Business: Dave Davies Kronikles 1963-1998 (Audio CD)

As Dave himself as often stated: "It wasn't called Heavy Metal when I invented it".
Brash,Loud and In Your Face, Dave Davies is the Pure Definition of Rock N' Roll. With his Wild Spirit and that BIG Guitar he was the Obnoxious younger Brother of a certain Raymond Davies who wrote songs and sang them in the Fab, Fave KINKS. That is not to say that Dave couid or would live in the shadow of his elder brother. His Mark of Greatness is stamped right onto the Kinks third single release, "You Really Got Me" when after those famous opening chords he goes APE$#!% during that outta-control solo midway through this classic. This one Song Defines it all, and all this is because of Dave.

That said Dave Davies Deserves his own Box Set (OF AT LEAST 4 CD'S) But in this World that might never happen so this Two-Disk Collection will have to stand in for that.

With Disk One containing 15 Tracks and Disk Two adding another 16, I will agree with the other Reviewers that is Version PAILS in comparison to the European Edition that adds 13 more selections into this Collection.

This Edition of "Unfinished Business" is a fair sampler of Dave Davies. But you will want and you NEED more of this Music.. Go for the EUROPEAN copy of this Classic

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars We're talkin' genius here., September 17, 1999

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Alexander Raymond (San Diego, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unfinished Business: Dave Davies Kronikles 1963-1998 (Audio CD)

Dave's a genius and this collection will finally prove it. The thing that always amazes me about the Brothers D. is that they're never pretentious. Listen to the title track 'Unfinished Business' and you will see what I mean. For a man who's been around for over 30 years, he sure knows how to "keep it real." God save the Kinks.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific summation of Dave's solo and Kinks kareer, May 18, 1999

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WTDK "If at first the idea is not absurd, the... (My Little Blue Window, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Unfinished Business: Dave Davies Kronikles 1963-1998 (Audio CD)

The unappreciated younger brother. As long time Kinks fans can tell you, Dave could be the band's secret weapon. His guitar playing helped create the hard rock sound associated with heavy metal. Although not as prolific (nor as gifted) as brother Ray in terms of songwriting, Dave developed a singular voice that, at its best, could be the equal of Ray's.

Unfinished Business collects many of The Kinks key album tracks that Dave contributed to musically (either as a songwriter and/or instrumentalist-vocalist) and from his brief solo career. It's nice to see that Dave is returning to creating his own music and not just living in Ray's shadow.

The Kinks material includes re-recorded versions of songs he wrote and sang in the band (due to legal reasons, the original recordings couldn't be used). The re-recordings work well and compare to the original classics. In some cases, Dave takes an unplugged approach with these tracks brining out new nuances.

Also collected are the best tracks from Dave's three solo studio albums from the 80's. Chosen People, Dave's weakest album, is represented by a re-recording of the best song from that disc. While his first solo record is woefully under represented.

This gets 4 stars instead of five because the US release has 14 less tracks than the UK and European counterpart. It should be mentioned, however, that this disc does have tracks that don't appear on the UK version as well.