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London, United Kingdom (1963 – present)
The Kinks are a British rock group that came out of the British R&B/ Garage Rock scene of the early 1960s.
Formed in 1963 in London, UK, they first gained prominence on the heels of the well-received and highly influential single “You Really Got Me” (1964). The group originally consisted of lead singer/guitarist Ray Davies, his brother lead guitarist Dave Davies, drummer Mick Avory and bassist Peter Quaife. Quaife left (twice) in the late 1960’s, and Avory finally left due to a long-running dispute with Dave Davies, leaving only the Davies brothers as the core of the original group.
With Ray’s splendid songwriting skills and ‘mockney’ vocals, Dave’s impressive guitar work and Avory’s tight and steady drumming, the band became one of the best and most influential groups of British rock and the “British Invasion” of America, lasting longer than any of their competitors, apart from The Rolling Stones, as they broke up in 1996. Their impressive back catalogue of songs have been covered by Van Halen, The Pretenders, The Black Keys, The Stranglers and Queens of the Stone Age to name but a few.
Formed in 1963 in London, UK, they first gained prominence on the heels of the well-received and highly influential single “You Really Got Me” (1964). The group originally consisted of lead singer/guitarist Ray Davies, his brother lead guitarist Dave Davies, drummer Mick Avory and bassist Peter Quaife. Quaife left (twice) in the late 1960’s, and Avory finally left due to a long-running dispute with Dave Davies, leaving only the Davies brothers as the core of the original group.
With Ray’s splendid songwriting skills and ‘mockney’ vocals, Dave’s impressive guitar work and Avory’s tight and steady drumming, the band became one of the best and most influential groups of British rock and the “British Invasion” of America, lasting longer than any of their competitors, apart from The Rolling Stones, as they broke up in 1996. Their impressive back catalogue of songs have been covered by Van Halen, The Pretenders, The Black Keys, The Stranglers and Queens of the Stone Age to name but a few.
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Face To Face
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To the Bone (disc 2)
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Lola vs Powerman And The Moneygoround
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The Ultimate Collection (disc 2)
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A Well Respected Man
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Mangotastic wrote:
More people should listen to Village Green Preservation Society.
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NeighborTotoro wrote:
Brilliant. One of the all-time most underrated bands.
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ofhinshaw wrote:
Check it out! --> www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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FarCrysss wrote:
Ray Davies is a better lyricist than Lennon and McCartney. qtiyd
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millerjmatos wrote:
(1,000,943 listeners) 586 plays in your library
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DunHout wrote:
prr
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local_boy wrote:
picture book boxset, buy it!
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Gilaventi wrote:
The British Rock Artists League is now entering its 4th season, and we need four new artists to participate! Click here to vote!
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ianskennan wrote:
Never thought beatles is much better than the kinks.
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nyc_pig wrote:
Ray Davies influence over Damon Albarn is so apparent, not a bad choice of songwriter to take influence from right enough!
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wildthingsmusic wrote:
Have you heard Max and the Wild Things' "Rocketship GO"? Joy Division meets Johnny Cash. Download it here for free http://maxandthewildthings.bandcamp.com/track/rocketship-go
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tareksobh wrote:
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the greatest album of all time!!!
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Goodmorningx wrote:
love the kinks!
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LewisofEngland wrote:
not bad!
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BrunoLazzarotto wrote:
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davosmavo wrote:
Tired Of Waiting
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whythe60shateus wrote:
received 19 albums :D I am the happiest kinks fan in the world :D
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deadgrave wrote:
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yuri_carvalho wrote:
Face to Face - Something Else by the Kinks - The Village Green Preservation Society - Arthur - Lola vs Powerman and the Moneygoround - Muswell Hillbillies: One of the best sequences in rock music, easily
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Louise_Lotte wrote:
love the arthur-album so much...
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The Kinks - Picture Book box Set
2 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thekinksofficial
This the first ever Kinks box set in the bands 40 year plus history. It has been compiled with the supervision of Ray Davies and contains 138 tracks spread across 6 CD’s. …
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