The Kinks - The Singles Collection (1997) Reissue 2004
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 388 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 164 Mb | Scans ~ 42 Mb | 01:11:57
Classic Rock, British Invasion, Pop/Rock | Label: Sanctuary Midline | # SMRCD024
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 388 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 164 Mb | Scans ~ 42 Mb | 01:11:57
Classic Rock, British Invasion, Pop/Rock | Label: Sanctuary Midline | # SMRCD024
Although they generally aren't thought of as being as innovative as their contemporaries the Beatles, the Rolling Stones or the Who, the Kinks, thanks to Ray Davies' ever evolving songwriting and brother Dave Davies' power chording, fuzzed-out guitar sound, may well have influenced the actual sound of later bands more than any of those groups. This fine single disc collection brings together the Kinks' Pye Records singles from the 1960s, and includes the power chord shot heard around the world, "You Really Got Me," as well as its close siblings "All Day and All of the Night," "Tired of Waiting for You" and "Til the End of the Day," and later and relatively more sophisticated hits like "Waterloo Sunset" and "Lola." The end result is a solid chronological survey of the Kinks' most commercial and influential period.