How Do I get into The Kinks?
What is considered their worst and what is considered their best?
Village Green Preservation Society is a great record. Arthur is good too.
>>71176613
Rise and fall of the British empire
>GUYS WE'RE AS GOOD AS THE BEATLES TRUST US
Shit sucks.
>>71176613
You'll think they are really awesome at first but then three songs later you will be tired of listening to them.
Great singles band, Sunny Afternoon is amazing
Start here and move forward
listen to the singles the albums are boring
Their 66-70 phase is a must listen. If you like it then listen to 64-65 and 71-77. Everything else is kinda of meh (a few exceptions though).
>>71176613
Terribly boring political band. Just get the hits.
>>71177006
This, started from this, and am a big fan of them rn
>>71176868
>sunny afternoon
>>71176799
I love the kinks but it does make me cringe when scaruffi says they were better songwriters than the beatles.
>>71178441
Ray was definitely a better lyricist than any of the Beatles though, for certain
>>71178494
PFFFAHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHHA dream on, Dave, the Kinks lyric's are about nothing, they're as vague as you can get, just thinly-veiled commie nonsense.
>>71176775
Well you've almost got the subtitle of one of their albums there. Hint: it's actually called Arthur
>>71178896
Not the person you replied to but have you listened to the lyrics on lola or anything off of the rise and fall of the british empire
>>71179726
Once again, there's no Kinks abum called "Rise and Fall of The British Empire." You're thinking of Arthur. That's the albums name. In parentheses next to "Arthur" its says "(Or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire)." It was the soundtrack for a TV rock opera/play they were working on but never completed.
>>71179882
I bet you really impress people when you tell them about The White Album as well.
>>71179943
Knowing the title to a record is impressive to you?
>>71179943
That's pretty funny anon
>>71179943
>>71179979
samefag
>>71179882
>>71180045
>being ignorant is cool
Village Green>Arthur>Something Else>Lola Versus>Muswell Hillbillies
>>71178896
>just thinly-veiled commie nonsense.
if anything that's why I like the kinks
>>71179882
lol are you serious?
>>71180149
Yup, serious. That's not the name of the album.
>>71180149
Where would you get the idea that the Kinks were "commie nonsense?" A lot of their values seemed kind of traditionalist and nostalgic.
>>71180288
Nothing about the Kinks was even vaguely "commie"
>>71180305
>The work the Tories are doing in eliminating the sick and disabled poor flock should be celebrated.
what does that mean
>>71180237
Listen to the album 'the rise and fall of the british empire'. It has very anti-war and socialist themes
>>71180332
It means he's a stupid poltard that doesn't know how to post in the correct section of the website.
>>71180288
>>71180335
I would, but it turns out there's no album with that name. What about that album Arthur? Any of those themes on there?
this thread is the weirdest shit ive seen in a long time
>>71180375
Nice meme. Pity it doesn't sway the facts.
>>71180435
No, there are no socialist or communist themes on arthur