One for the Road (The Kinks album) explained

One for the Road is a 1980 live album and video^[1] by the Kinks. It was released on 4 June 1980 on LP and cassette in the US, on video on 25 June 1980 in the US, and on 1 August 1980 in the UK.

Reception

Most of the recordings date from a portion of the 1979-1980 American tour in support of the band's Low Budget album, hence the inclusion of six songs from that LP. Those songs were augmented by a selection of hits dating back to the band's formation in 1964.

In his 1980 review of the album for Smash Hits, David Hepworth said that the album was "as convincing an argument for banning live albums as you'll find". In their brief review, AllMusic wrote that "One for the Road is a fascinating document of trailblazing elder statesmen who paved the way for heavy metal and punk, but never felt a glorious pop song was out of their grasp."

Track listing

All tracks written by Ray Davies.

1. "Opening" – 1:43
2. "Hard Way" – 2:42
3. "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" – 4:49
4. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" – 2:16
5. Intro: Lola – 0:54
6. "Lola" – 4:47
7. "Pressure" – 1:31
8. "All Day and All of the Night" – 3:45
9. "20th Century Man" – 6:19 *
10. "Misfits" – 3:57
11. "Prince of the Punks" – 3:52
12. "Stop Your Sobbing" – 2:38
13. "Low Budget" – 5:57
14. "Attitude" – 3:52
15. "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" – 6:29
16. "National Health" – 4:08
17. "Till the End of the Day" – 2:42
18. "Celluloid Heroes" – 7:22
19. "You Really Got Me" – 3:35
20. "Victoria" – 2:34
21. "David Watts" – 2:05

(*) omitted from original CD but reinstated on remastered CD
LP side 1: tracks 1–7
LP side 2: tracks 8–12
LP side 3: tracks 13–16
LP side 4: tracks 17–21

Video

1. "Opening"
2. "All Day and All of the Night"
3. Intro: Lola
4. "Lola"
5. "Low Budget"
6. "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman"
7. "Attitude"
8. "Celluloid Heroes"
9. "Hard Way"
10. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?"
11. "You Really Got Me"
12. "Pressure"
13. "Catch Me Now I'm Falling"
14. "Victoria"
15. "Day-O" (snippet sung)

Personnel

The Kinks

• Ray Davies – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
• Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Ian Gibbons – keyboards, backing vocals
• Mick Avory – drums
• Jim Rodford – bass, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Nick Newall – additional keyboards

Technical

• Barry Ainsworth / Mobile I – recording
• Mike Moran / RCA Mobile Truck – recording
• Arnie Rosenberg / Roadmaster II – recording
• Brooks Taylor / Showco, Inc. – recording
• Michael Ewasko – mixing engineer
• Howard Fritzson – art direction
• Lauren Recht – photography

Charts

Album

Notes and References

1. Book: Billboard Nov. 22, 1980. 1980. Billboard Magazine. VM4. One for the Road Kinks..