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Jul 17, 2006 01:57

I finally tracked down Face to Face by The Kinks. I couldn't find the cd anywhere! I ordered online and it was well worth it ( Read more... )

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greenkink July 17 2006, 13:06:35 UTC
Dude, you can't compare Kinks albums to Beatles albums! First off, Ray Davies essentially took over the group after Something Else (writing all the songs, sacking Shel Talmy for production, etc.). Secondly, Davies' songwriting focused amorously on Old Britannia, conservativism, change, and class struggle, whereas Lennon and McCartney essentially split up as a songwriting team but songs by both were basically all about doing mad LSD 'n' smack. If The Kinks could be compared to anyone, I would say The Who which also had one principal songwriter and whose albums became grandiose concepts, something Townsend admits more or less he stole from Davies.

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engines_cant July 17 2006, 21:18:25 UTC
its a fair comparison.
the kinks and the beatles are more commonly compared than the kinks and the who, whether it be a "correct" comparison or not.

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