The Kinks

Taxman · 03-23-2014, 02:06 AM

Am I the only one who considers Something Else as a bit of letdown after Face To Face? I mean, it's good, but even Lola is nearly as good as an album. Something Else has some classics, for sure, like Harry Rag or Waterloo Sunset, but No Return/Funny Face/Two Sisters are a bit too weak. Too fillerish. And melodically poor.

Ana Kovacheva · 05-29-2014, 03:46 PM

The Kinks were a great band without a doubt, one of my favourite, very talented.
I really like Lola, Waterloo sunsets, Days, You really got me, Tired of waiting, but most of their songs are great, very varied musically.

Oriphiel · 10-09-2014, 08:02 AM

Love the Kinks! Unfortunately, so does everyone else, so the record stores are always picked clean of their albums before I can find any...

San Antone · 04-10-2023, 07:01 AM

I have been a huge Kinks fan since grade school (I'm 71) - and probably liked them more than The Beatles and Rolling Stones. Here lately I've been going back over all the albums in order, and creating a detailed survey - I'm in the process of reading several books on the Kinks and their music.

I am surprised how well the music has held up. I've always enjoyed Something Else the most (my vote) mainly because of the song "Waterloo Sunset", which I consider one of the greatest songs ever written. But Face to Face and Muswell Hillbillies were also early favorites.

With my current re-listening I have come to greater appreciation of Village Green Preservation Society, Everybody's in Showbiz also Arthur and Lola which were albums I owned but for some reason never listened to them closely.

View Poll Results: Best Kinks's album
Face To Face	2	9.09%
Something Else	4	18.18%
Village Green Preservation Society	11	50.00%
Arthur	3	13.64%
Lola Vs Superman	0	0%
Musvell Hillbillies	0	0%
Anal Beads (means: none of those)	2	9.09%
Voters: 22. You may not vote on this poll

03-23-2014, 02:06 AM	#31 (permalink)
Taxman watching the wheels Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Finland Posts: 470	Am I the only one who considers Something Else as a bit of letdown after Face To Face? I mean, it's good, but even Lola is nearly as good as an album. Something Else has some classics, for sure, like Harry Rag or Waterloo Sunset, but No Return/Funny Face/Two Sisters are a bit too weak. Too fillerish. And melodically poor. __________________ ...

05-29-2014, 03:46 PM	#32 (permalink)
Ana Kovacheva Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Sofia, Bulgaria Posts: 100	The Kinks were a great band without a doubt, one of my favourite, very talented. I really like Lola, Waterloo sunsets, Days, You really got me, Tired of waiting, but most of their songs are great, very varied musically.

10-09-2014, 08:02 AM	#33 (permalink)
Oriphiel Ask me how! Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: The States Posts: 5,354	Love the Kinks! Unfortunately, so does everyone else, so the record stores are always picked clean of their albums before I can find any...

04-10-2023, 07:01 AM	#34 (permalink)
San Antone Groupie Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: Tennessee Posts: 14	I have been a huge Kinks fan since grade school (I'm 71) - and probably liked them more than The Beatles and Rolling Stones. Here lately I've been going back over all the albums in order, and creating a detailed survey - I'm in the process of reading several books on the Kinks and their music. I am surprised how well the music has held up. I've always enjoyed Something Else the most (my vote) mainly because of the song "Waterloo Sunset", which I consider one of the greatest songs ever written. But Face to Face and Muswell Hillbillies were also early favorites. With my current re-listening I have come to greater appreciation of Village Green Preservation Society, Everybody's in Showbiz also Arthur and Lola which were albums I owned but for some reason never listened to them closely.