But this isn't one of those times.
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
Style: Pop Rock, Baroque Pop, Psychedelic Pop
Release: 1968
Length: 39 min.
Round: Pop Rock
Upon the first track's opening, I immediately sensed how much better this album was than Something Else, the only Kinks album I've heard before this. I grew up with 60's pop rock, and even the albums i haven't heard before are nostalgic because of it. The album must certainly bring out the best in the band because it's hard to imagine some of these songs getting any better, like Picture Book and Animal Farm... and especially Village Green. All of the songs are quite different, occasionally sounding like a different band. But this is not a bad thing since the flow and happiness of the album are never disturbed. This album is the best of a good, old fashioned, pop powered band that captures everything the 60's rock scene was known for. I hope this album grows on me. Perhaps I should use my "quality exposure" strategy, exposing myself to a worse or supposed "second best" album and compare what's great and bad about both. This album's essence makes me want to rate it five stars, but that's just because it made me happy and has nothing to do with the album's overall quality. Most of the songs are 9/10, so...
94
Gonna relisten to it after other Kinks albums. Still, likely to stay on for a while.