class system. Face to Face (1966), the first Kinks album composed solely of original material, was a creative breakthrough. As the band began to experiment...

examples of early concept albums. Brian Boyd of The Irish Times names the Kinks' Face to Face (1966) as the first concept album: "Written entirely by Ray...

who had the band signed to a record contract. Townshend wrote a song, "I Can't Explain", as a deliberate sound-alike of the Kinks, another group Talmy produced...

drummer of the Kinks, Mick Avory, after Avory's departure in 1984. He worked with the act until their seemingly final demise in 1996. 1st Album (1965), Decca...

band's original line-up and the last studio album to feature original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne until the 2013 album 13. It was certified Gold in the U.S. on...

Davis Group, the Kinks, Joy Division, and Talking Heads growing up. Fender credited his initial interest and inspiration for songwriting to a teacher who...

rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix...

that point, his goal was to become a songwriter. As well as the Beatles, other musicians who influenced him were the Kinks, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, blues...

"softcore" due to their use of hardcore elements. Fall Out Boy's influences include Green Day, The Damned, Sex Pistols, Metallica, The Kinks, The Rolling...

music from a young age; on a visit to Britain in 1965, he procured records by the Kinks, the Who and Small Faces that had remained unavailable in the...

compared Bring 'Em In to music by The Kooks, the Small Faces and The Kinks, declaring his band's music best and even better than many albums by The Beatles or...

effect. Ray Davies notably lauded Moon's drumming during his speech for the Kinks' induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, in 1990: "... Keith Moon...

on tour opening for the Kinks and Foreigner. Cuts Like a Knife, which was released in January 1983, was Adams's breakout album. "Straight from the Heart"...

influenced largely by English rock acts such as The Kinks and The Rolling Stones. The band sent a demo tape to EMI but the record label never replied. He also...

named contemporaries such as the Beach Boys, the Kinks, and Love as his favorite singing groups. According to record producer David Anderle, Morrison considered...

original compositions, MacColl's biggest chart success from the album was the cover of the Kinks' song "Days", which gave her a UK top 20 hit in July 1989....

trésor [fr] 2009 - On n'est pas là pour se faire engueuler !, album in homage to Boris Vian. Cantate des boîtes Antoine de Caunes wrote his first book published...

(1998) - 2×CD The Kinks - Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) The Kinks - Kronikles (1972) - 2×LP The Kinks - Preservation: Act 2 (1974) The Kinks - One for the...

music and discovered lyricists including Elvis Costello, Ray Davies of The Kinks, Jarvis Cocker of Pulp, Paul Weller of The Jam, and Morrissey of The Smiths...

Floyd – A Saucerful of Secrets The Zombies – Odessey and Oracle The Kinks – The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society The Doors – Waiting for...

Father"), and Kinks-style satirical looks at modern life (e.g., "American Crucifixion and Resurrection" and "Genuine Imitation Life"). The decision to create...

making it their first single to top both the UK and US charts. June 25 – Prince releases his sixth album Purple Rain; the album sells over 20 million copies...

known as "The White Album") by The Beatles is released. Also released is The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks. November 26 – Cream...

sound of recent albums is thought to be influenced by Moby and A-ha. Different critics describe several songs as being influenced by The Kinks, Pink Floyd...

The Kinks singer Ray Davies flies to a London studio to re-record one word in a new Kinks single for the second time in 1970. This time, he has to change...

guitar sound). The Kinks played a major role in popularising this sound with their 1964 hit "You Really Got Me". In addition to The Kinks' Dave Davies, other...

referred to in the song "The Village Green Preservation Society" by The Kinks: "We are the Village Green Preservation Society/ God save Donald Duck, vaudeville...

East with The Kinks as well as a string of club dates. Gerry Bron's misgivings were revealed to be well-founded, however, when Smith proved to be out of his...

too busy. Malcolm Pearson and then Ian Gibbons (who had played with The Kinks and The Records) both filled in for Lanzon until Steve Mann (Liar, Lionheart...

Twenty club. Other artists of the 1960s to have performed in the club include: The Animals, The Small Faces, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Gene Vincent, The Moody...