THE KINKS!

[An Apple Beatle]

Well they never had The mighty GOD George MArtin as producer but I would'nt say their production was bad. Very organic maybe surely not 'pretty bad'...?....

[Kevin]

If it was'nt for The Beatles they would have conquered I reckon. Big Up The KINKS!!!

I've always thought a alrge slice of Beatlemania in America was more than just their music. Don't know if the Kinks would have the personality to create the stir The Beatles did. Other than Ray they're a quite a faceless band

[An Apple Beatle]

Pretty good point there Kevin.... I was'nt thinking about personalities when I wrote that...Purely songs...It's just there was a thread or question not long ago about what would have happened if there was no Beatles. To me, they would have been the obvious contenders from British Pop around that time had there been no Beatles.Other than RAy though, your completely right.
I do love their style though.

[Lenny Pane]

making posts at 3AM Apps ... lol what the hell are you doing up at that time ? :0

[adamzero]

I love the Kinks, but I have to admit that their 60s production sound is pretty horrible compared to the crispness and clearness of the Beatles and George Martin and EMI and Geoff Emerick.  I think Shel Talmy was their producer for the stuff on Pye.  I guess they didn't have the production team EMI had.  It's a shame that stuff can't be remastered.  

[The End]

Awesome band!!!

Discuss them if you like!!!

[Mairi]

The Kinks make me happy. Especially their song Lola.

[The End]

So.... why were they really band from America by the musician's union between 1965 and 1969? The real reasons have never been disclosed! Was it due to an alleged fight with a union member while recording a US TV show - or was it because the union felt that British bands were taking over the US music scene and randomly chose to ban the Kinks?

For whatever the reason they were banned from touring the US, it seems that this was probably why Ray Davis' wrote songs that were so uniquely English at that time - name-checking the it-places of swinging London and writing of life in a quaint English village.

It's always struck me as strange that they are considered a singles band though - buy The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society CD and you will be blown away!!!

[The End]

The Kinks make me happy. Especially their song Lola.

LOVE that track!!

Was "Cherry Cola" even invented back then? It was intended to "coca-cola" but the BBC refused to play records with a brand references, so they had to re-record the lyric changing "coca-cola" to "cherry cola"!!

[fendertele]

when i was younger i was told/heard that one of the reasons they never broke america was due to the fact they wouldnt pay protection money to mafia families and that all the other uk bands had, and it resulted in them not being able to return again ?

[Sondra]

LOVE that track!!

Was "Cherry Cola" even invented back then? It was intended to "coca-cola" but the BBC refused to play records with a brand references, so they had to re-record the lyric changing "coca-cola" to "cherry cola"!!

Well then what's cherry red? As in "We decided that we would have a soda. My favorite flavor, cherry red."

I always assumed that was cherry coke!  

[BlueMeanie]

Muswell Hillbillies has always been a favourite of mine. I never realised it was that popular until Ray played a couple of songs from it when I saw him a couple of years ago. The place went mad. Well, everyone rattled their zimmer frames!

[NoraNora4]

I LOVE The Kinks

Especially Autumn Alumunac

[The End]

Well then what's cherry red? As in "We decided that we would have a soda. My favorite flavor, cherry red."

I always assumed that was cherry coke!  

I've never heard of Cherry Red either! LOL

[mr kite]

Not had chance to buy that L.P. yet The End , i have go to into Manchester for a descent c.d shop, i`ll  get it a.s.a.p

Me at THE KINKS reading festival 1981, im the one with the cheesy grin