"You Really Got Me" is a song by English rock band the Kinks,written by frontman Ray Davies. The song,originally performed in a more blues-orientated style,was inspired by artists such as Lead Belly and Big Bill Broonzy. Two versions were recorded,with the second performance used for the final single. Lead guitarist Dave Davies performs the song’s famous guitar solo. Although it was long rumoured that future Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page had performed the song's guitar solo,this has been debunked by Page himself.
Something Else by the Kinks,often referred to simply as Something Else,is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks,released on 15 September 1967 by Pye Records. The album continued the Kinks' trend toward an eccentric baroque pop and music hall-influenced style defined by frontman Ray Davies' observational and introspective lyrics. It also marked the final involvement of American producer Shel Talmy in the Kinks' 1960s studio recordings;henceforth Ray Davies would produce the group's recordings. Many of the songs feature the keyboard work of Nicky Hopkins and the backing vocals of Davies's wife,Rasa. The album was preceded by the singles "Waterloo Sunset",one of the group's most acclaimed songs,and the Dave Davies solo record "Death of a Clown",both of which charted in the UK top 3.
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks. Released on 22 November 1968,Village Green is regarded by commentators as an early concept album. A modest seller on release,it was the band's first studio album which failed to chart in either the United Kingdom or United States,but was lauded by contemporary critics for its songwriting. It was embraced by America's new underground rock press,completing the Kinks' transformation from mid-1960s pop hitmakers to critically favoured cult band.
The Great Lost Kinks Album is a compilation album by the English rock band the Kinks. Released in the United States in January 1973,it features material recorded by the group between 1966 and 1970 that had mostly gone unreleased. The compilation served to satisfy Reprise Records after executives determined that the Kinks contractually owed them one more album,despite the band's departure from the label in 1971.
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat,and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965. Their third single,the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me",became an international hit,topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States.
Low Budget is the eighteenth studio album by English rock group the Kinks,released in 1979. Following the minor success of their 1978 album Misfits,the band recorded the majority of the album in New York rather than London. Unlike the more nostalgic themes of many Kinks albums prior to Low Budget,many of the album's songs allude to contemporaneous events. Musically,the album is a continuation of the band's "arena rock" phase,resulting in a more rock-based sound and more modern production techniques.
One for the Road is a 1980 live album and video by the Kinks.
The Kinks Greatest Hits! is a compilation album by the English rock band the Kinks. Released in the United States in August 1966 by Reprise Records,the album mostly consists of singles issued by the group between 1964 and 1966. The band's first greatest hits album,it remained on the Billboard Top LPs chart for over a year,peaking at number 9,making it the Kinks' highest charting album in the US. The album was in print for decades and was the Kinks' only gold record in America until 1980.
"Wicked Annabella" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their 1968 album,The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968). Written by Ray Davies,it was recorded by the Kinks in July 1968. The song is Dave Davies's only lead vocal contribution on the album. It is one of several character studies on Village Green,recounting the wicked deeds of the local witch as a warning to children. Employing an eerie tone,its lyrics are darker than the rest of the album and have been likened by commentators to a dark fairy tale.
"Come Dancing" is a 1982 song written by Ray Davies and performed by British rock group the Kinks on their 1983 album State of Confusion. The song was inspired by Davies' memories of his older sister,Rene,who died of a heart attack while dancing at a dance hall. The lyrics,sung from the perspective of an "East End barrow boy," are about the boy's sister going on dates at a local Palais dance hall.
"Picture Book" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. Written and sung by Ray Davies,the song's lyrics describe the experience of an ageing narrator flipping through a photo album reflecting on happy memories from "a long time ago". Recorded in May 1968,its cheerful sound is defined by the jangle of an acoustic twelve-string guitar and a disengaged snare drum. In continental Europe,the song was issued as the B-side of the album's lead single,"Starstruck",in November 1968. The same single was issued in the United States in January 1969,though it failed to appear in any charts.
"(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" is a song written by Ray Davies that was first released on the Kinks' 1979 album,Low Budget. The song,inspired by Superman:The Movie,employs a disco beat and lyrics that describe the singer's wish to be like the fictional character Superman. The song's disco style was created as a response to Arista Records founder Clive Davis's request for "a club-friendly record," despite Ray Davies' hatred of disco.
"State of Confusion" is a song written by Ray Davies and first released by The Kinks as the title track of their 1983 album State of Confusion. Although it was not released as a single in the United States,it reached #26 on Billboard's Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. It was released as a single in Continental Europe.
"A Gallon of Gas" is the ninth track from The Kinks' album,Low Budget. It was written by Ray Davies.
"Starstruck" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. Written and sung by Ray Davies,the song was recorded in July 1968. The song was issued as the album's lead single in continental Europe in November 1968 and in the United States in January 1969. The European release was accompanied by a promo film shot in Waterlow Park,Highgate. The song failed to chart anywhere besides the Netherlands,where it reached No. 13 on the Veronica Top 40 and No. 9 on the Hilversum 3 Top 30.
"Low Budget" is the sixth track from The Kinks' album of the same name. It was written,produced and sung by Ray Davies.
"Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" is the opening track on The Kinks' poorly received 1975 concept album,Soap Opera. It was written by The Kinks' primary songwriter,Ray Davies.
"Last of the Steam-Powered Trains" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society. Written and sung by Ray Davies,the song was recorded in October 1968 and was among the final tracks completed for the album. Variously described as a blues,R&B or rock number,the song describes a steam train that has outlived its usefulness and has since moved to a museum.
"Johnny Thunder" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks from their sixth studio album,The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968). Written and sung by Ray Davies,the song was recorded in March 1968. Davies was inspired to write the song after seeing the 1953 film The Wild One,basing it on Marlon Brando's character Johnny as well as on a classmate Davies admired as a child. A rock song,its recording features a countermelody played by Dave Davies on electric guitar,wordless vocal harmonies and one of the album's few instances of a single-tracked vocal by Ray.
Then Now and Inbetween is a promotional compilation album by the English rock band the Kinks. Reprise Records issued the album in July 1969 to journalists,radio program directors and disc jockeys in conjunction with the "God Save the Kinks" promotional campaign,which sought to reestablish the Kinks' commercial status in the US after their four-year ban on performing in the country.
