- Audio CD (Oct 25 1990)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: Rhino / Wea
- ASIN: B0000032AP
- Other Editions: Audio Cassette | LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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Track Listings
| 1. You Really Got Me |
| 2. All Day And All Of The Night |
| 3. Set Me Free |
| 4. Who'll Be The Next In Line |
| 5. Come On Now |
| 6. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy |
| 7. I Need You |
| 8. Till The End Of The Day |
| 9. Tired Of Waiting For You |
| 10. Well Respected Man |
| 11. You Do Something To Me |
| 12. You Still Want Me |
| 13. Stop Your Sobbing |
| 14. Something Better Beginning |
| 15. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion |
| 16. I'm Not Like Everybody Else |
| 17. Where Have All The Good Times Gone |
| 18. Sunny Afternoon |
Product Description
Product Description
The Kinks' early singles set a new standard for raucousness. "Louie Louie" chord progressions and monosyllabic declarations of lurve (love definitely isn't a strong-enough word) drove "You Really Got Me," "All Day and All of the Night," and "I Need You." Only maniacal cackles from guitarist Dave Davies could've heightened their simple eloquence--and he provided even those before his solos on "Got Me" and "All Day." But brother Ray's observational talents quickly began to show: the optimistic "Till the End of the Day" is shadowed by an unspoken wistfulness, while "A Well Respected Man," "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," and "Sunny Afternoon" remain among the most cutting portraits of Britain's upper-class strivers. Both of the band's main impulses continue to be immensely influential, while the enraged "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" merges them in a three-and-a-half-minute burst of cold fury that few bands would match until the Sex Pistols era. --Rickey Wright
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4.0 out of 5 stars
No Lola or Apeman, but plenty more to enjoy,
By Levi Stofer "_leon_" (Lawrenceville, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Greatest Hits 1 (Audio CD)
This cd serves as a good intro to the under-rated genius of Ray Davies and the Kinks. Focusing on the early years of their career (before they started making concept albums), Greatest Hits has the well known radio singles "You Really Got Me", "All Day and All of the Night", "Tired of Waiting"... as well as some rarely heard gems like "Well Respected Man", "Sunny Afternoon", and "Dedicated Follower of Fashion". The hilarious sarcasm and fun in these songs is indescribable. Ray Davies was right on par with Bob Dylan and the Beatles with his creative songwriting. This is a must have cd if only to hear the songs mentioned above."And when he pulls his frilly panties right up tight, he feels a dedicated follower of fashion"....
5.0 out of 5 stars
The only time I feel all right is by your side,
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This review is from: Greatest Hits 1 (Audio CD)
This is called Greatest Hits, but it only contains songs from 1964-66. This is great stuff, though, so I don't have a problem with that. The Kinks were one of the top bands of the era, and Ray Davies was a great songwriter. A lot of his songs have a wicked sense of humor; like "A Well Respected Man", "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" and "Sunny Afternoon". With all the attention Ray gets for his songwriting, the rest of the band often gets overlooked. They were a really good group, especially Dave Davies on guitar. The odd thing about this CD is that the songs are in mono, except for "Stop Your Sobbing", which is in stereo. I think they should have used the mono version of that song too, just for consistency. I would highly recommend this CD for British Invasion fans.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really 4.5 but awsome,
By A Customer
This review is from: Greatest Hits 1 (Audio CD)
The reason why i say 4.5 is becuase I am only 20 years old and to me mono recordings are crap. I am from the digital stereo era so to me sonicly it is limited witch is a shame because they songs are very powerful anyway. If you play guitar you got to get this the first three tracks are classic and 7,and 8 are gems. They say Oasis (One of my Favorite bands) draws from the beatles, well after listening to this i think they sound more like THE KINKS/WHO mold. But the material is 5 plus and is alot better than what groups like Fuel,Creed,and Three Door Down is putting out in todays time. Just wish they were stereo thats all.
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