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The Kinks - Greatest Hits Audio CD

A fair review of the The Kinks "Greatest Hits" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all The Kinks reviews here, or go back to the The Kinks tabs.

The Kinks Band: The Kinks
Title: Greatest Hits
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: You Really Got Me 2: All Day and All of the Night - The Kinks 3: Set Me Free 4: Who'll Be the Next in Line 5: Come on Now 6: Everybody's Gonna Be Happy 7: I Need You 8: Till the End of the Day 9: Tired of Waiting for You 10: Well Respected Man 11: You Do Something to Me 12: You Still Want Me 13: Stop Your Sobbing 14: Something Better Beginning 15: Dedicated Follower of Fashion 16: I'm Not Like Everybody Else 17: Where Have All the Good Times Gone 18: Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks

Good Collection
Notably missing: "Waterloo Sunset". But they could've fit a few more songs on a single CD and made this a really comprehensive CD of all their big hits. .


Rockin' out with the Kinks
The recordings range from 1964's "You Really Got Me" to "Sunny Afternoon," which came out in 1966. This disc brings together 18 songs from the early phase of the Kinks' career, when they were still primarily a singles band. As such, it's an ideal snaphot of a great rock band in its rawest, grittiest incarnation, bashing out two-and-three chord ravers with boundless energy and ample power. The afformentioned "You Really Got Me" is simply one of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time, a propulsive pounder with an electrified vocal and a guitar solo that paints the sky. And it's not the only great recording here: "All Day And All Of The Night" is relentlessly catchy and unmistakeably cool, with its grinding guitars and salivating vocals. There's also the explsive "Come On Now," the melodic rush of "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy," and the oddly touching "Set Me Free. " The biting sarcasm of "A Well Respected Man" shows off Ray Davies' early talant for social commentary, and "Till The End Of The Day" is a rollicking ode to rock 'n' roll rebellion. Basically, it's a great collection of rock songs from a great, great group in its early, rockin' prime. Rock fans, pick this baby up!.


Where is Volume 2?
The best compilation out there capturing the Kinks in their early manic singles heyday. . just before their emergence as "serious" songwriters and their turn into one of the greatest album bands ever. . great package,hard to find now but great for the casual listener and those Kink heads. . . Rhino quality like always is there.


Still a lot of fun after almost 40 years!
My personal favorite is SUNNY AFTERNOON, one of the funniest descriptions of a lazy, burnt out Englishman ever (even if not quite Graham Green or Oscar Wilde). How can you miss with tunes like YOU REALLY GOT ME and ALL DAY AND ALL THE NIGHT?! True, they do seem a bit childish now, but still as wild and crazy as ever! Their unique slurring chord bridging gave their early songs a really brazen style. . So definitely worth checking out,even if the over raucous style does get a bit much after a while.


The only time I feel all right is by your side
This is great stuff, though, so I don't have a problem with that. This is called Greatest Hits, but it only contains songs from 1964-66. The Kinks were one of the top bands of the era, and Ray Davies was a great songwriter. A lot of his songs have a wicked sense of humor; like "A Well Respected Man", "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" and "Sunny Afternoon". With all the attention Ray gets for his songwriting, the rest of the band often gets overlooked. They were a really good group, especially Dave Davies on guitar. The odd thing about this CD is that the songs are in mono, except for "Stop Your Sobbing", which is in stereo. I think they should have used the mono version of that song too, just for consistency. I would highly recommend this CD for British Invasion fans.


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