Sweet Lady Genevieve was the fourth track of a rock band's rock opera "Preservation Act 1". Where did the band form?
Muswell Hill, North London
The Kinks
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1964 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.
 They are regarded as one of the most important and influential rock bands of the '60s decade.
 The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965.
 Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States.
 Between the mid-1960s and early 1970s, the group released a string of hit singles; studio albums drew good reviews but sold less than compilations of their singles.
 Their music was influenced by a wide range of genres, including rhythm and blues, British music hall, folk and country.
 They gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fueled by Ray Davies' observational writing style.
 Albums such as "Face to Face" (1966), "Something Else" (1967), "The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society" (1968), "Arthur" (1969), "Lola Versus Powerman" (1970), "Muswell Hillbillies" (1971), along with their accompanying singles, are considered among the most influential recordings of the period.
Sweet Lady Genevieve
"Sweet Lady Genevieve" is the fourth track from The Kinks' 1973 rock opera "Preservation Act 1".
 It was written by Ray Davies.
Sitting in My Hotel
"Sitting in My Hotel" is a song written by Ray Davies that was first released on The Kinks' 1972 album "Everybody's in Show-Biz".
 It was also released on several compilation albums and as the B-side of the "Sweet Lady Genevieve" single.
 It is one of Davies' more introspective songs, musing about the cost of fame and stardom, and thus contributes to the album's theme of the difficulties of life on the road. Progres 2
Progres 2 is an art rock band from Brno, Czech Republic.
 It was established in 1968, known as Progress Organization, by Zdeněk Kluka, Pavel Váně, Jan Sochor and Emanuel Sideridis.
 Its most important album in a Czech context was the rock opera project "Dialog s vesmírem" (Dialog with The Universe) in 1978, only a year after the transformation of the band called "Bardonaj" to the new band Progres 2.
 The public presentation of this rock opera was the first audiovisual program of rock music in Czechoslovakia, inspired by the British rock group Pink Floyd.
 Because this rock band played in the totalitarian state, they had a few troubles with officials.
 The best known problem was the one with lyrics of one song from the album "Dialog s vesmírem".
 The song was called "Planeta Hieronyma Bosche" (The Planet of Hieronymus Bosch) where the band sings about life on heroin.
 Censors forbade this song and the band solved it by using only the vowels from the original lyrics.
 At concerts they played the whole original lyrics. Preservation (song)
"Preservation" is a non-album single written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks in 1974.
 Although it was related to the two "Preservation" albums lyrically, it did not appear on either album until it was added to the CD reissue of "Preservation Act 1". Preservation Act 2
Preservation Act 2 is a 1974 concept album by British rock band The Kinks, and their twelfth studio album.
 It was not well received by critics and sold poorly (peaking on the "Billboard" 200 at #114), though the live performances of the material were much better received. One of the Survivors
"One of the Survivors" is a song by the British rock band The Kinks.
 Appearing on their 1973 concept album "Preservation Act 1", the song was written by the band's main songwriter, Ray Davies. Sitting in the Midday Sun
"Sitting in the Midday Sun" is a song by British rock band The Kinks, written by their frontman and main songwriter Ray Davies.
 It was recorded in June 1973 and released as a single in the US and UK the same year.
 Reviews were generally positive, but it failed to chart.
 "Sitting in the Midday Sun" was included on "Preservation Act 1", released in November 1973.
 "Act 1" peaked at number 177 on the US "Billboard" charts, but failed to make an impression on the UK charts. Sweet Lady (Queen song)
"Sweet Lady" is a song by British rock band Queen, which was written by Queen guitarist Brian May. Money Talks (The Kinks song)
"Money Talks" is a song by the British rock band The Kinks.
 Written by Ray Davies, the song appeared on the band's critically panned album, "Preservation Act 2".