Ray Davies’s Other People's Lives Giveaway

By Scott Smith in Arts & Entertainment on Mar 30, 2006 4:03PM

Chicagoist often wears its rock snobbery on its virtual sleeve so you can imagine how excited we are to welcome Ray Davies to the Vic Theatre this weekend (while the first show is sold out, the April 2nd date still has tickets available).

While never far from any decent list of Greatest Bands Ever, the influence of the Kinks is even more evident now. As the group's lead songwriter, Davies perfected the art of creating pop songs laced with dry witticisms and hints of English dance halls while Alex Kapranos and Stuart Murdoch were still finishing primary school.

Other People’s Lives is Davies’s first solo album of original material. Colored by his past few years living in New Orleans and a 2004 incident when he was shot by a mugger, OPL is a welcome return of one of pop’s greatest craftsmen.

In conjunction with our sponsorship of Davies’s solo outings, Chicagoist is giving away five copies of Other People’s Lives to five lucky Chicagoist readers. Click after the jump to enter. Contest ends tomorrow evening, and winners will be notified via email.