Storyteller
If you haven't had a chance to catch Kinks leader Ray Davies' recent  autobiographical music-and-spoken-word show, this disc will make a dandy  substitute. If you have seen it already, here's your chance to enjoy a  judiciously edited version, with the added bonus of not having anyone sitting  behind you and singing along into your ear. Vibrant acoustic interpretations  of Kinks klassics like "Victoria," "20th Century Man" and "Autumn Almanac" alternate with strong new Davies compositions like "London Song" and "The Ballad of Julie Finkle," as well as a charming interpretation of "That Old  Black Magic." Of course, you also get the man himself, musing wittily on life  before and after "You Really Got Me."--Dan Epstein