"Is their catalog worth diving into? Fuk yeah! They inspired so many and their music is iconic

So many fabulous Kinks songs - Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Waterloo Sunset, Lola, Apeman, Days, Tired of Waiting for You, Autumn Almagnac and much more.

The Kinks were extremely influential and may have been the best British Invasion band outside the Beetles. This is their second hit, modeled after their first, You Really Got Me. The guitar sound was absolutely revolutionary for the time. You Really Got Me has a Grammy for impacting music forever and It's widely regarded as the first hard rock / heavy metal song. They were still teenagers when these songs came out. The song Waterloo Sunset is the 7th most beautiful song in pop music history according to Rolling Stone. A number of prominent artists think it's the most beautiful. The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. Ray Davies is in the Songwriters Hall of Fame and was eventually knighted by Prince Charles for his contribution to music and is considered a national treasure in Great Britain. The Kinks have a very interesting story too complicated to tell here but basically they fell from stardom when they were banned from playing in America because they were badly managed and poorly behaved. That's why they are less well known than their contemporaries the Rolling Stones and the Who. They clawed their way back to the top and again became a major act in the late 70s, which really never happens. They stopped performing in the 90s due to declining ticket sales and other factors. It's worth noting that the very long list of major artists who have covered their songs is absolutely amazing. Van Halen and the Pretenders both had their first hits with Kinks songs.

‘Dead End Street’ & ‘Sunny Afternoon’ - great lyrics.

If someone wants to argue The Kinks ARE the godfathers of Metal, they have adequate reasons with their first two big hits. But Ray Davies, the brother doing the most compositions, delivered a very diverse musical collection of songs. I'd suggest you listen to five numbers, all in their first 12 months: this ALL DAY, plus their first hit YOU REALLY GOT ME, then their 3rd hit, TIRED OF WAITING, then 1965's A WELL-RESPECTED MAN and finally, 1966's SUNNY AFTERNOON. Past the first two songs, every other 'hit' was pretty diverse in comparison. After those five - all are 3 min songs - you can decide for yourself. Eventually, you'll run into LOLA, too.

The Kinks song "You really got me" is one of the first recordings of distorted guitar that led to Rock and Metal. Also please react to Waterloo sunset by them.

Van Halen's first single was a Kinks song, You Really Got Me. There is a story that the guitarist, Dave Davies slashed his amp speaker with a blade to get the fuzzy guitar sound. They were part of the the British Invasion in the 60s. I personally like some of their later hits, Low Budget, Destroyer, Father Christmas.

The Kinks had a distinctive style and sound that influenced follow on bands. They were probably one of the first to move to a Punk Rock sound.

FYI, this and "You Really Got Me" are probably their biggest hard rock hits. They have many other songs that people will recommend but are a totally different, more mellow style. However, "Lola" is a must for anyone!

1964, I didn't even get to this country till 1967. I had never heard rock until I got here but I do remember this band playing. If memory serves me, I do believe they were on the Ed Sullivan show.

My favorite 60s music is early Floyd and Hendrix

You're listening to the beginning stages of hard rock with this and "You Really Got Me". One of the greatest catalogs in Rock history.

🤭 I wore this 45' out! 🥰😂🐰

Along with their companion song in 1964 You Really Got Me-these two songs are considered to be classified as the first "Rock" songs.

Kinks have a HUGE catalog... This Time Tomorrow You Really Got Me Ape Man Strangers Lola Waterloo Sunset Destroyer

The Kinks are considered by some, including me, to be the first Punk Rock band. Lead Singer and Songwriter Ray Davies has a real punk attitude, which is what punk is all about. Attitude. A sort of companion song to this one is "You Really Got Me", famously covered by Van Halen. I saw The Kinks in concert in 1979 and it was one of the best concert experiences ever, and I've seen over 500, so I have a basis for comparison. Their catalog is deep and wide, "Lola", "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman", "Low Budget", "Muswell Hillbillies", "National Health", the list continues....

They together longer than that. My favorite Kinks album came out in 1979

For foundational songs, by the way this band kept rocking far past 1971, they had a great resurgence in the 1980s with quality material. "Lola", live version from the live album One for the Road, also You Really Got Me, Where Have All the Good Times Gone, Low Budget, Misfits, Hardway, especially from this live album Other foundational cuts: Destroyer, Muswell Hillbillies, Tired of Waiting, Well Respected Man, Sleepwalker, Jukebox Music, Superman, Celluloid Heroes, Around the Dial, Come Dancing, I could go on and on but for someone starting out you could not go wrong with these suggestions.

Try 1964 til early 1990s. Best til 71 but had great songs in 70s and 80s including massive MTV and radio hit in 1983 with come dancing. Arena group with radio friendly albums 1977 thru 1983. Huge influence on punk and heavy metal.

Their catalogue runs from 1964 - 1993. Also more reissues and compilations than any other British Invasion Band.

They invented heavy rock

Love the Kinks! Part of the "British Invasion" of the '60's. Great comment "People haven't evolved that much, only technology."

Yeah,they had their own niche/following competing with so many bands.

It is possible that Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin plays guitar on this song. Ray Davies of the Kinks says"I remember Page coming to one of our sessions when we were recording "All Day and All of the Night".

@JohnnySeven

2 жыл бұрын

Completely false... but I'll bet Jimmy Page WISHES he played on a groundbreaking recording such as this instead of a career of plagiarizing blues musicians.

@charlesgervais4673

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnySeven There was a persistent rumor that Jimmy Page played guitar on some early Kinks songs, including this one. When Ray Davies was asked about this in a 1981 interview with Creem, he replied: "I remember Page coming to one of our sessions when we were recording 'All Day And All Of The Night.

@mr.knowitall6440

2 жыл бұрын

@@JohnnySeven What an incredibly lame and ignorant statement... But you do you...

@mr.knowitall6440

2 жыл бұрын

I'd say Page probably did some of the rhythm tracks. He wasn't a prolific studio musician for nothing...

@antarcticorb9197

2 жыл бұрын

@@mr.knowitall6440 Agreed... very lame.

Hell yes Ray and Dave Davies are true rock originators that distorted guitar is one of the first to utilise that sound before distortion pedals were a thing by cutting the speaker on the guitar amps, plus Ray is one of the great songwriters check out anything and it's very diverse personal favourites are this, you really got me, lola and apeman

Bro! This is my favorite British Invasion band. You had the Beatles (arguably best band ever), The Rolling Stones (arguably the best band ever), The Who, a great band, the Dave Clark Five, good band and the Kinks. The kinks are The Godfather’s of a grunge and metal! You can never go wrong diving into there library! Two different eras with them. The mid 60’s stuff and the 70’s stuff, they has some good stuff in early 80’s

The KinKs!!

If only they didn’t limit the songs to 2 or 3 minutes for radio, we might have had a longer guitar solo from Dave!🔥

Can't go wrong with the Kinks. Very underrated band!

😂😂 All day and all night, leads to separate vacations and new relationships. The Kinks have the distinction of being part of the "British Invasion, " Additionally, although Iggy Pop is known as the godfather of punk, it really gets it's start with the Kinks and Jimmy Page. Page; known for guitar work with Led Zeppelin, was a studio musician back then and played guitar on All Day and All Night, along with You Really Got Me (covered by Van Halen in the 80's). Kinks have an oddly diverse catalog that also includes hits like Sunny Afternoon, Well Respected Man, and if you like kinky, Lo!a.

“Girl, I want, to be with you, all the tiiiiiiiiiime”!

The Kinks were active from 1964-1996

Confucius says listen to BizMatik he spouts facts.

@watchbizmatik

2 жыл бұрын

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Kinks created Punk rock.

They have some music worth checking out but were no mega band.

gotta do kinks-destroyer bro

The answer is yes.

Hey Biz, back again. This time it's a little different. Guns and Roses, "civil War" check it out, the lyrics are amazing and disturbing. What a anti-war message! I could apply to almost all wars. You might want to follow it up with CCR "privileged son" ✌ciao

Lola, Apeman, Father Christmas (my favorite holiday song), Man of Fashion and a whole lot more to The Kinks )

Unquestionably had a half dozen or so great hits, but as a full catalog group, I’d say probably not. DO investigate: You Really Got Me, A Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, A Well Respected Man, and Lola

Must do Lola with the lyrics in front of you!

Bizmatik. Are you kidding? The Kinks. If you would like to do a full album review to get a part of their collection and to hear the showmanship of Ray Davies. ONE FOR THE ROAD. You would a great feel for this band with a quality live recording. You could review this entire album and would learn a lot about a great band.

WOW long time ago!! But good beat though simple but good👍

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Do DESTROYER!

This was the start of punk rock and lead guitarist was a young studio musician, Jimmy Page (later with Led Zeppelin). The lyrics sound hormone influenced.

@yaz08

3 ай бұрын

nononono. BS. Jimmy Page never played lead guitar fir them. One of the most persistent false rumors in rock history!

@markoconnor995

3 ай бұрын

@@yaz08 Didn't say played for the Kinks. He was a studio musician back then. Played on recording for the record label. An interview with the Davies brothers back in the 80's talked about this. Davies brothers said they struggled to imitate Pages bombastic guitar licks, initially, but fortunately got them down for tour eventually.

The Kinks had a few good hits, but much of their stuff was just "meh" in my opinion. This song was a hit. Also "You Really Got Me". My favorites from them are "Lola" and "Destroyer". "Celluloid Heroes" is an interesting one, and "Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon" is kinda fun.

@sjames1955

2 жыл бұрын

There's a really big difference between early Kinks albums and later ones. Some of the he early records are masterworks but the later ones sold better, at least in the US. Go figure.

Biz, goto your creedence video, check my comments.

Love the loose inaccurate guitar work

Ray never needed to disparage brother Dave's shabby guitarwork - Dave's work does that on it's own. And Jimmy Page was never that awful. Neil Young, yes... in fact, Dave and Neil could easily win the worst-popular-lead-guitarists of all-time. Neil is a surprisingly effective acoustic guitarist, though, but simply can't be trusted to play strings about the 5th fret.

Im not sure they have that good of a catalog.. you really got me is another hit song by them Do nirvana album by album