The Kinks Greatest Hits! was the first compilation album released in the US by British rock group The Kinks in 1966. The album consists of some of the most popular singles and songs released by the Kinks since 1964. It is the only Kinks album to reach the US top 10 peaking at #9. ...
35: The Kinks: You Really Got Me (Solo: Dave Davies) Score one for sibling rivalry. As both brothers have told it, this guitar solo came about because Ray Davies drove his brother a little too hard in the studio; Dave responded with the most savage solo yet to appear on a British In...
The Kinks moved to RCA Victor and laterClive Davis's Arista Records, notching hits like"A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy"in 1978 and"(I Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman"in '79. Record sales during those years were less about singles as their albums, often "concept" efforts, came to be highly...
Brad’s Top Ten Kinks Songs: I don’t think I could narrow it down to ten, so here’s seventy Kinks Klassics for your listening pleasure. ADDENDUM: So this update/post/whatever kind of blew up when I shared it to my various social media platforms. And I had one person message me di...
skip to main content albums picture book the kinks 2008 7.3 by joe tangari genre: rock label: sanctuary reviewed: january 13, 2009 in part compiled by ray davies, this mostly chronological jumble of singles, album tracks, alternate mixes, mono versions, live cuts, rarities, hits, misses, ...
000) for 'Say, Say, Say',Stevie Wonderhad money owing for 'Ebony And Ivory' and Ray Davies ofThe Kinkswas owed a six-figure fee for 'You Really Got Me'. Director Dominic McGonigal said "If anyone has seen Rick Astley please let him know, he is still earning money for his hits....
The Kinks' innovative approach to storytelling through music led to several concept albums, such as Arthur (1969) and Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround (1970), and spawned hits like "Waterloo Sunset," "Lola," and "Sunny Afternoon." Despite bouts of internal strife and periods of ...
The Kinks' innovative approach to storytelling through music led to several concept albums, such as Arthur (1969) and Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround (1970), and spawned hits like "Waterloo Sunset," "Lola," and "Sunny Afternoon." Despite bouts of internal strife and periods of ...
Her take on the Kinks' ode and warning to movie stars, "Celluloid Heroes" puts in her emotional oomph in the ballad on how by virtue of being dreamers, everyone's in show biz, or dreams of being one just by watching the silver screen, and she sings of a few stars out of the "...