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Dedicated followers of passion: the Kinks’ 40 greatest songs – ranked!

theguardian.com · 12dShare

To coincide with a new exhibition in London about the Davies brothers, we rate the best of a band who brought a sociologist’s eye to hard rock, gentle pastoralia and so much in between The quality of Kinks albums declined precipitously from the late 80s: you sensed their hearts weren’t really in it. Even so, Ray Davies couldn’t stop himself writing the occasional gem: from their final studio album Phobia, Scattered is a sweet, sad reflection on the Davies family’s complexities, powered by jangling guitars. Continue reading...

First report: Dave Davies reignites The Kinks’ feud with The Beatles: “George Harrison was the only one I really liked” — nme.com, 15d