The Kinks

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Where have they been all my life?

Is there a more underrated band? I just wish I could get my hands on a clean copy of "Days". My apologies to Ray Davies and crew for taking so long to discover their greatness.
 
Such true words. They are one of a host of bands I slept on or did not bother with. Then a friend of mine whose music tastes I really respect dropped the fact that they are one of his 3 favorite bands of all time. Then and there I realized it had to likely be me that was wrong with this picture. He compiled a cd of various songs he really liked spanning their career.

I was flabbergasted! I have now bought a couple of cd's with more to come. They are awesome.

The Beatles are another one that hopefully 2 cd's that somebody is making for me will seal the deal. Then I can buy lots of their stuff with a better understanding.

One I still cannot get is Dire Straits.
 
I admit I can only name 3 of their songs:

Lola
You Really Got Me
Come Dancing

None of which I'd ever care to hear again just because I've heard them millions of times.

I knew they must have an extensive catalog of work but since I'd never heard anything outside those 3 songs I guess I assumed it wasn't that great.

Maybe I need to check out a compilation or something.
 
Dionysus, I don't even like "Sultans of Swing". I used to tolerate it but can't stand it now. I guess they just aren't my thing though they are quite talented musicians.

I am the exact same way about the 3 songs of the Kinks I knew and I did not want to hear 2 of the 3 you listed above. Boy that has changed and I realized that some songs I knew or had heard and liked were theirs.

Try these on and pay attention to the lyrics wrapped in pop sounding rhythm:

Picture Book

Monica

Destroyer
 
Ah, The Kinks--very clever lyricists.

If you appreciate unreliable narrators, be sure to check out "Holiday."

And "Strangers" is a wonderful ode to love and friendship.
 
The Kinks are top notch purveyors of stripped down rock.

The space-maker riff is theirs the way two-bits-shave-and-a-hair-cut is Bo Diddley's or certain licks belong to Chuck Berry.

They are a basic staple of the rock ouvre.

'Dedicated Follower of Fashion'
'I Need You'
'Party Line'
'Dandy'
'Sunny Afternoon'
'Come On Now'
'A Well Respected Man'
'Sitting on My Sofa'
'I'm Not Like Everybody Else'
'Where Have All the Good Times Gone'
'Ape Man'
'King Kong'

All great songs that have managed to remain obscure to a large number of rock and roll fans.
 
We Are The Village Green Preservation Society is an essential album, no matter what the criteria is.

"Phenomenal Cat" is a must hear.
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If you are unsure, then the ultimate collection is a great start.
From the ultimate collection...

Disc one
1."You Really Got Me"
2."All Day and All of the Night"
3."Tired of Waiting for You"
4."Everybody's Gonna Be Happy"
5."Set Me Free"
6."See My Friends"
7."Till the End of the Day"
8."Dedicated Follower of Fashion"
9."Sunny Afternoon"
10."Dead End Street"
11."Waterloo Sunset"
12."Death of a Clown" (Dave Davies)
13."Autumn Almanac"
14."Susannah's Still Alive" (Dave Davies)
15."Wonderboy"
16."Days"
17."Plastic Man"
18."Victoria"
19."Lola"
20."Apeman"
21."Supersonic Rocket Ship"
22."Better Things"
23."Come Dancing"
24."Don't Forget to Dance"
[edit] Disc two
1."David Watts"
2."Stop Your Sobbing"
3."Dandy"
4."Mr. Pleasant"
5."I Gotta Move"
6."Who'll Be the Next in Line"
7."I Need You"
8."Where Have All the Good Times Gone?"
9."Sittin' on My Sofa"
10."A Well Respected Man"
11."I'm Not Like Everybody Else"
12."Love Me Till the Sun Shines" (Dave Davies)
13."She's Got Everything"
14."Starstruck"
15."Shangri-La"
16."God's Children"
17."Celluloid Heroes"
18."(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman"
19."Do It Again"
20."Living On A Thin Line" (Dave Davies)
 
I've been waiting for years to buy a brand new cadillac
But now that I've got one I want to send it right back
I can't afford the gas to fill my luxury limousine
But even if I had the dough no one's got no gasoline

I went to my local dealer to see if he could set me straight
He said there's a little gas going but I'd have to wait
But he offered some red hot speed and some really high grade hash
But a gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere for any amount of cash

I can score you some coke and some grade one grass
But I can't get a gallon of gas
I've got some downers some speed all the drugs that you need
But I can't get a gallon of gas
There's no more left to buy or sell
There's no more oil left in the well
A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere
For any amount of cash

two extra verses from long version:
I love your body-work, but you're really no use
How can I drive you when I got no juice?
Because it's stuck in neutral and my engine's got no speed
And the highways are deserted
and the air smells unnaturally clean.

It's got power-assisted overdrive and carpets on the floor,
but it's parked out front just like a dead dinosaur.
And I'll be paying off the bank for 45 years or more.
It should go 100 miles an hour,
but it's never moved away from my door.

Who needs a car and a seven-forty-seven
When you can't buy a gallon of gas
Who needs a highway, an airport or a jet
When you can't get a gallon of gas
There's no more left to buy or sell
There's no more oil left in the well
A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere
For any amount of cash
You can't buy a gallon of gas
 
Dude, they wrote the original to "You Really Got Me" as made famous by Van Halen (duh) and

"Destroyer"' which totally kicks *** today, like 38 or so years after it came out.
 
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