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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. You Really Got Me | |||
| 2. All Day And All Of the Night | |||
| 3. Tired Of Waiting For You | |||
| 4. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy | |||
| 5. Set Me Free | |||
| 6. See My Friend | |||
| 7. Till the End Of the Day | |||
| 8. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion | |||
| 9. Sunny Afternoon | |||
| 10. Dead End Street | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. David Watts | |||
| 2. Stop Your Sobbing | |||
| 3. Dandy | |||
| 4. Mr. Pleasant | |||
| 5. I Gotta Move | |||
| 6. Who'll Be the Next In Line | |||
| 7. I Need You | |||
| 8. Where Have All the Good Times Gone | |||
| 9. Sittin' On My Sofa | |||
| 10. A Well Respected Man | |||
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How Ray Davies made it through is anyone's guess. He fought constantly with his brother and bandmate Dave. He received not a penny of royalties throughout the Kinks' late-1960s heyday, due to a management dispute. He endured two divorces--the first of which saw him hospitalised in a suspected suicide attempt--and a painful break-up with Chrissie Hynde. Under terrible stress, he announced his retirement every six months from 1967 onwards. Yet somehow he held together one of the 60s' most stylish outfits, and released a string of hits that rank among the wittiest, most provocative and most socially aware songs ever written.
The first disc of the two-CD The Ultimate Collection begins with their third single and first No. 1, the insistent "You Really Got Me", then races through the glory years with the absurdly infectious likes of "Sunny Afternoon", "Waterloo Sunset", "Lola" and "Apeman". Dave's two hits are included, too, and the disc ends with "Come Dancing" and other selections from The Kinks' early-80s comeback. Disc Two includes songs that were hits for others ("David Watts" and "Stop Your Sobbing"), various B-sides and other rarities, including "God's Children", from the soundtrack of Percy, a movie about a fellow seeking the original owner of his recently transplanted penis. The Ultimate Collection is an excellent addition to the Kinks's cannon. --Dominic Wills
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Dedicated Follower of Kinks,
This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)
They Really Got Me with this collection. Just to get the stereo "Coca-Cola" Lola was alone worth the price of admission. All the hits are here and more "essential" Kinks items. Well worth it. Everybodys gonna be happy all the day and all of the night with this 2 CD set.
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THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION ? - YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
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This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)
I have been looking for a good collection of Kinks and this is it! Has all the hits and the good bits that I was not aware of. Highly Recommend.
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Beatles, Stones & the Kinks,
By jj bruno "jbrunodog" (morris, CT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ultimate Collection (Audio CD)
Pete Townshend said he never understood why the Big 3 bands of British rock were always listed as the Beatles, Stones, and Who. He said he always thought they were the Beatles, Stones, and Kinks. He admitted that the early Who used to blatantly rip off the early Kinks. And it's common knowledge that the opening riff of 1964's "You Really Got Me" created the template for heavy metal, which emerged about 4 - 6 years later with Blue Cheer (1968), Led Zeppelin (1969), and Black Sabbath (1970). Anyway, after ripping themselves off with their next single, 1965's "All Day & All the Night," Ray Davies evolved into a songwriter of greater depth with "A Well Respected Man," "Sunny Afternoon," "Waterloo Sunset," "Days," and "Victoria." They're all here, as well as the "Lola"/"Apeman" period tracks. A good album with most (but not all) of the best tracks from the unappreciated Kinks. Get it.
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