The Kinks "Soap Opera" 2024-10-04 If the first single "Beverly

If the first single "Beverly Hills

the band have written "fist-pumping" anti-establishment anthems to rally and the lead a protest

stadium-ready singles "Kick" and "Fire It Up

in equal measures

The Kinks "Soap Opera" 2024-10-04 If the first single "BeverlyThe Kinks' fourteenth studio album, from 1975, and a continuation of the band's theatrical musical style from Preservation Acts 1 & 2. Soap Opera is the grandest concept album the Kinks ever made, in which Ray Davies tackled the topic of how "ordinary people" escape the doldrums with dreams of stardoms. In it, a musician called "Starmaker" swaps lives with an ordinary man named Norman to better understand life. Standout tracks are "A Face in the