The Kinks

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  • The Kinks (1964)


  • 1. You Really Got Me: 9.7
  • 2. Beautiful Delilah: 5.8
  • 3. So Mystifying: 5.5
  • 4. Just Can't Get To Sleep: 6.0
  • 5. Long Tall Shorty: 5.8
  • 6. I Took My Baby Home: 5.5
  • 7. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter: 6.1
  • 8. Too Much Monkey Business: 5.6
  • 9. Cadillac: 6.2
  • 10. Bald Headed Woman: 5.2
  • 11. Revenge: 5.7
  • 12. I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain: 5.0
  • 13. Stop Your Sobbing: 6.2
  • 14. Got Love If You Want It: 5.8
  • Song Average: 6.0
  • Score: 57%

  • Kinda Kinks (1965)


  • 1. Look For Me Baby: 7.8
  • 2. Got My Feet On The Ground: 7.3
  • 3. Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl: 9.0
  • 4. Naggin' Woman: 6.7
  • 5. Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight: 6.4
  • 6. Tired Of Waiting For You: 6.8
  • 7. Dancing In The Street: 7.3
  • 8. Don't Ever Change: 8.4
  • 9. Come On Now: 7.9
  • 10. So Long: 9.2
  • 11. You Shouldn't Be Sad: 8.0
  • 12. Something Better Beginning: 8.5
  • Song Average: 7.7
  • Score: 69%

  • The Kink Kontroversy (1965)


  • 1. Milk Cow Blues: 7.4
  • 2. Ring The Bells: 9.0
  • 3. Gotta Get The First Plane Home: 7.9
  • 4. When I See That Girl Of Mine: 8.0
  • 5. I Am Free: 9.2
  • 6. 'Till The End Of The Day: 9.3
  • 7. World Keeps Going Round: 9.5
  • 8. I'm On An Island: 8.2
  • 9. Where Have All The Good Times Gone: 7.7
  • 10. It's Too Late: 9.0
  • 11. What's In Store For Me: 8.7
  • 12. You Can't Win: 9.1
  • Song Average: 8.6
  • Score: 80%

  • Face To Face (1966)


  • 1. Party Line: 9.2
  • 2. Rosie Won't You Please Come Home: 9.3
  • 3. Dandy: 10
  • 4. Too Much On My Mind: 9.6
  • 5. Session Man: 9.0
  • 6. Rainy Day In June: 9.5
  • 7. A House In The Country: 8.5
  • 8. Holiday In Waikiki: 9.2
  • 9. Most Exclusive Residence For Sale: 10
  • 10. Fancy: 7.9
  • 11. Little Miss Queen Of Darkness: 10
  • 12. You're Lookin' Fine: 9.8
  • 13. Sunny Afternoon: 10
  • 14. I'll Remember: 9.6
  • Song Average: 9.4
  • Score: 93%

  • Something Else By The Kinks (1967)


  • 1. David Watts: 9.0
  • 2. Death Of A Clown: 9.6
  • 3. Two Sisters: 9.5
  • 4. No Return: 9.0
  • 5. Harry Rag: 9.5
  • 6. Tin Soldier Man: 9.4
  • 7. Situation Vacant: 9.1
  • 8. Love Me Till The Sun Shines: 9.0
  • 9. Lazy Old Sun: 6.9
  • 10. Afternoon Tea: 8.4
  • 11. Funny Face: 8.8
  • 12. End Of The Season: 9.0
  • 13. Waterloo Sunset: 10
  • Song Average: 9.0
  • Score: 90%

  • The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968)


  • 1. The Village Green Preservation Society: 9.7
  • 2. Do You Remember Walter?: 9.8
  • 3. Picture Book: 9.5
  • 4. Johnny Thunder: 9.2
  • 5. Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains: 9.0
  • 6. Big Sky: 9.3
  • 7. Sitting By The Riverside: 9.6
  • 8. Animal Farm: 9.7
  • 9. Village Green: 10
  • 10. Starstruck: 9.6
  • 11. Phenomenal Cat: 10
  • 12. All Of My Friends Were There: 9.8
  • 13. Wicked Annabella: 9.3
  • 14. Monica: 9.2
  • 15. People Take Pictures Of Each Other: 10
  • Song Average: 9.6
  • Score: 96%

  • Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) (1969)


  • 1. Victoria: 10
  • 2. Yes Sir, No Sir: 9.8
  • 3. Some Mother's Son: 9.4
  • 4. Drivin': 9.7
  • 5. Brainwashed: 9.2
  • 6. Australia: 9.0
  • 7. Shangri-La: 10
  • 8. Mr. Churchill Says: 9.1
  • 9. She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina: 9.5
  • 10. Young And Innocent Days: 9.0
  • 11. Nothing To Say: 9.3
  • 12. Arthur: 9.2
  • Song Average: 9.4
  • Score: 96%

  • Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One (1970)


  • 1. Introduction: 9.0
  • 2. The Contenders: 7.9
  • 3. Strangers: 8.1
  • 4. Denmark Street: 8.5
  • 5. Get Back In Line: 9.1
  • 6. Lola: 10
  • 7. Top Of The Pops: 9.0
  • 8. The Moneygoround: 9.4
  • 9. This Time Tomorrow: 9.5
  • 10. A Long Way From Home: 9.2
  • 11. Rats: 7.9
  • 12. Apeman: 9.6
  • 13. Powerman: 7.4
  • 14. Got To Be Free: 7.6
  • Song Average: 8.7
  • Score: 84%

  • Muswell Hillbillies (1971)


  • 1. 20th Century Man: 9.7
  • 2. Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues: 9.6
  • 3. Holiday: 10
  • 4. Skin And Bone: 9.8
  • 5. Alcohol: 10
  • 6. Complicated Life: 9.8
  • 7. Here Come The People In Grey: 9.4
  • 8. Have A Cuppa Tea: 9.6
  • 9. Holloway Jail: 10
  • 10. Oklahoma, U.S.A.: 9.6
  • 11. Uncle Son: 9.3
  • 12. Muswell Hillbilly: 9.7
  • Song Average: 9.7
  • Score: 97%

  • Everybody's In Show-biz (1972)


  • 1. Here Comes Yet Another Day: 7.5
  • 2. Maximum Consumption: 7.0
  • 3. Unreal Reality: 6.8
  • 4. Hot Potatoes: 6.5
  • 5. Sitting In My Hotel: 9.1
  • 6. Motorway: 8.1
  • 7. You Don't Know My Name: 8.5
  • 8. Supersonic Rocket Ship: 9.1
  • 9. Look A Little On The Sunny Side: 8.2
  • 10. Celluloid Heroes: 9.0
  • Song Average: 8.0
  • Score: 77%

  • Preservation: Act 1 (1973)


  • 1. Preservation: 9.0
  • 2. Morning Song: 5.0
  • 3. Daylight: 6.7
  • 4. Sweet Lady Genevieve: 9.2
  • 5. There's A Change In The Weather: 6.9
  • 6. Where Are They Now?: 7.5
  • 7. One Of The Survivors: 7.0
  • 8. Cricket: 8.3
  • 9. Money & Corruption/I'm Your Man: 8.5
  • 10. Here Comes Flash: 9.1
  • 11. Sitting In The Midday Sun: 7.6
  • 12. Demolition: 7.6
  • Song Average: 7.7
  • Score: 70%

  • Preservation: Act 2 (1974)


  • 1. Announcement: /
  • 2. Introduction To Solution: 4.8
  • 3. When A Solution Comes: 4.6
  • 4. Money Talks: 3.1
  • 5. Announcement: /
  • 6. Shepherds Of The Nation: 4.5
  • 7. Scum Of The Earth: 3.9
  • 8. Second-Hand Car Spiv: 5.1
  • 9. He's Evil: 4.1
  • 10. Mirror Of Love: 3.7
  • 11. Announcement: /
  • 12. Nobody Gives: 4.2
  • 13. Oh Where Oh Where Is Love: 5.3
  • 14. Flash's Dream (The Final Elbow): 1.8
  • 15. Flash's Confession: 2.9
  • 16. Nothing Lasts Forever: 3.5
  • 17. Announcement: /
  • 18. Artificial Man: 4.1
  • 19. Scrapheap City: 3.8
  • 20. Announcement: /
  • 21. Salvation Road: 3.3
  • Song Average: 3.9
  • Score: 36%

  • Soap Opera (1975)


  • 1. Everybody's A Star (Starmaker): 4.8
  • 2. Ordinary People: 4.2
  • 3. Rush Hour Blues: 4.5
  • 4. Nine To Five: 5.1
  • 5. When Work Is Over: 4.8
  • 6. Have Another Drink: 4.0
  • 7. Underneath The Neon Sign: 5.2
  • 8. Holiday Romance: 9.8
  • 9. You Make It All Worthwhile: 8.0
  • 10. Ducks On The Wall: 4.2
  • 11. A Face In The Crowd: 4.9
  • 12. You Can't Stop The Music: 5.3
  • Song Average: 5.4
  • Score: 51%

  • Schoolboys In Disgrace (1975)


  • 1. Schooldays: 6.8
  • 2. Jack The Idiot Dunce: 3.9
  • 3. Education: 5.0
  • 4. The First Time We Fall In Love: 4.8
  • 5. I'm In Disgrace: 4.1
  • 6. Headmaster: 3.5
  • 7. The Hard Way: 3.6
  • 8. The Last Assembly: 4.2
  • 9. No More Looking Back: 4.8
  • 10. Finale: 3.4
  • Song Average: 4.4
  • Score: 41%

  • Sleepwalker (1977)


  • 1. Life On The Road: 8.0
  • 2. Mr Big Man: 7.8
  • 3. Sleepwalker: 9.0
  • 4. Brother: 6.5
  • 5. Juke Box Music: 6.8
  • 6. Sleepless Night: 7.3
  • 7. Stormy Sky: 6.9
  • 8. Full Moon: 7.5
  • 9. Life Goes On: 6.7
  • Song Average: 7.4
  • Score: 68%

  • Misfits (1978)


  • 1. Misfits: 9.0
  • 2. Hay Fever: 7.8
  • 3. Black Messiah: 9.2
  • 4. Rock & Roll Fantasy: 7.4
  • 5. In A Foreign Land: 9.1
  • 6. Permanent Waves: 8.0
  • 7. Live Life: 8.3
  • 8. Out Of The Wardrobe: 9.0
  • 9. Trust Your Heart: 9.1
  • 10. Get Up: 8.0
  • Song Average: 8.5
  • Score: 81%

  • Low Budget (1979)


  • 1. Attitude: 6.8
  • 2. Catch Me Now I'm Falling: 5.8
  • 3. Pressure: 5.6
  • 4. National Health: 4.7
  • 5. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman: 6.7
  • 6. Low Budget: 7.0
  • 7. In A Space: 6.9
  • 8. Little Bit Of Emotion: 7.5
  • 9. A Gallon Of Gas: 4.6
  • 10. Misery: 5.5
  • 11. Moving Pictures: 5.7
  • Song Average: 6.0
  • Score: 59%

  • Give The People What They Want (1981)


  • 1. Around The Dial: 5.7
  • 2. Give The People What They Want: 4.6
  • 3. Killer's Eyes: 4.9
  • 4. Predictable: 6.2
  • 5. Add It Up: 7.3
  • 6. Destroyer: 6.8
  • 7. Yo-Yo: 6.5
  • 8. Back To Front: 5.5
  • 9. Art Lover: 8.0
  • 10. A Little Bit Of Abuse: 7.2
  • 11. Better Things: 6.9
  • Song Average: 6.3
  • Score: 62%

  • State Of Confusion (1983)


  • 1. State Of Confusion: 9.1
  • 2. Definitely Maybe: 8.0
  • 3. Labour Of Love: 7.6
  • 4. Come Dancing: 9.2
  • 5. Property: 8.6
  • 6. Don't Forget To Dance: 9.1
  • 7. Young Conservatives: 7.1
  • 8. Heart Of Gold: 7.5
  • 9. Clichés Of The World (B Movie): 7.3
  • 10. Bernadette: 9.0
  • Song Average: 8.3
  • Score: 80%

  • Word Of Mouth (1984)


  • 1. Do It Again: 7.7
  • 2. Word Of Mouth: 6.8
  • 3. Good Day: 8.2
  • 4. Living On A Thin Line: 7.5
  • 5. Sold Me Out: 6.1
  • 6. Massive Reductions: 5.8
  • 7. Guilty: 5.7
  • 8. Too Hot: 6.1
  • 9. Missing Persons: 6.7
  • 10. Summer's Gone: 6.6
  • 11. Going Solo: 6.4
  • Song Average: 6.7
  • Score: 67%

  • Think Visual (1986)


  • 1. Working At The Factory: 6.3
  • 2. Lost And Found: 5.8
  • 3. Repetition: 5.0
  • 4. Welcome To Sleazy Town: 4.7
  • 5. The Video Shop: 4.5
  • 6. Rock'n'Roll Cities: 4.4
  • 7. How Are You?: 5.0
  • 8. Think Visual: 3.8
  • 9. Natural Gift: 4.3
  • 10. Killing Time: 5.1
  • 11. When You Were A Child: 4.7
  • Song Average: 4.9
  • Score: 47%

  • UK Jive (1989)


  • 1. Aggravation: 4.1
  • 2. How Do I Get Close?: 5.0
  • 3. UK Jive: 6.3
  • 4. Now And Then: 5.9
  • 5. What Are We Doing?: 4.8
  • 6. Entertainment: 4.5
  • 7. War Is Over: 6.0
  • 8. Down All The Days (To 1992): 4.3
  • 9. Loony Balloon: 5.7
  • 10. Dear Margaret: 4.9
  • Song Average: 5.2
  • Score: 50%

  • Phobia (1993)


  • 1. Opening: 5.0
  • 2. Wall Of Fire: 6.1
  • 3. Drift Away: 3.8
  • 4. Still Searching: 7.2
  • 5. Phobia: 9.0
  • 6. Only A Dream: 9.1
  • 7. Don't: 6.2
  • 8. Babies: 5.6
  • 9. Over The Edge: 7.8
  • 10. Surviving: 5.9
  • 11. It's Alright (Don't Think About It): 4.0
  • 12. Informer: 8.1
  • 13. Hatred (A Duet): 6.9
  • 14. Somebody Stole My Car: 4.7
  • 15. Close To The Wire: 6.5
  • 16. Scattered: 6.6
  • Song Average: 6.4
  • Score: 65%
Author Comments: 

Rankings

1. Muswell Hillbillies *****/*****
2. Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) *****/*****
3. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society *****/*****
4. Face To Face ****1/2/*****
5. Something Else By The Kinks ****1/2/*****
6. Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround ****/*****
7. Misfits ****/*****
8. The Kink Kontroversy ****/*****
9. State Of Confusion ****/*****
10. Everybody's In Show-Biz ***1/2/*****
11. Preservation, Act 1 ***1/2/*****
12. Kinda Kinks ***/*****
13. Sleepwalker ***/*****
14. Word Of Mouth ***/*****
15. Phobia ***/*****
16. Give The People What They Want ***/*****
17. Low Budget **1/2/*****
18. The Kinks **1/2/*****
19. Soap Opera **1/2/*****
20. UK Jive **1/2/*****
21. Think Visual **/*****
22. Schoolboys In Disgrace **/*****
23. Preservation, Act 2 *1/2/*****