1972 was definitely a ‘period of transition’ for the Kinks. Almost willfully, they abandoned their audience to pursue a personal expression of their own state of mind.

Art needs to be expressive to have value, and the band seemed to be intrinsically aware of this axiom and so set off to follow their muse, regardless of the cost. The songs on this album are personal, but also redundant, repeating themes and musical forms that the band already covered. “Everybody’s in Showbiz’ is an album that shows Ray and the band wearing their insecurities in plain sight. It’s not always pretty, but it is, at the least, always fascinating.

Featured tracks are;

Mountain Woman

Kentucky Moon

Nobody’s Fool

Queenie

Here Comes Yet Another Day

Maximum Consumption

Unreal Reality

Hot Potatoes

Sitting in My Hotel

Motorway

You Don’t Know My Name

Supersonic Rocket Ship

Look a Little on the Sunnyside

Celluloid Heroes