- rock, pop rock
- 67 min
- 21 tracks
- Sanctuary Records
Preservation Act 2 is a 1974 concept album by the English rock band the Kinks, and their thirteenth studio album. It sold poorly, and received a mixed response among critics. Ken Emerson, in Rolling Stone, held up the album as an "underrated" one in the Kinks' repertoire.
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Character
Grave, spare, classical in form and raw.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- rawmeticulous
- resolvedopen-ended
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- Allmusic1.5/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB−
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music2/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography3/10
- Pitchfork9.5/10
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Tracks
- 1Announcement 10:42
- 2Introduction to Solution2:43
- 3When a Solution Comes3:40
- 4Money Talks3:44
- 5Announcement 20:55
- 6Shepherds of the Nation4:19
- 7Scum of the Earth2:45
- 8Second‐Hand Car Spiv4:01
- 9He’s Evil4:24
- 10Mirror of Love3:27
- 11Announcement 30:38
- 12Nobody Gives6:33
- 13Oh Where Oh Where Is Love?3:40
- 14Flash’s Dream (The Final Elbow)4:17
- 15Flash’s Confession4:06
- 16Nothing Lasts Forever3:42
- 17Announcement 40:20
- 18Artificial Man5:29
- 19Scrapheap City3:16
- 20Announcement 51:05
- 21Salvation Road3:19
21 tracks, 67 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Kinks
- Label
- Sanctuary Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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