Reviews (page 8 of 13)
Beatles but poopoo and terrible
Hmmm idk, not a huge fan tbh. Felt like a beatle rip off with a little bit of authenticity sprinkled throughout...
Obviously. One of my all-time favorites. Don't need to be told twice to listen to this one.
Nothing to hate here. Very solid representation of a time and place. There's some ... we'll call it "experimental" engineering choices on this album that didn't exactly work out all that great but, overall, it's a chill, fun, 60s britrock album.
Nothing to disagree with here, a solid 3.5 from me. Some falling off on the second side to a three really.
there were some very good songs on here, very fun listen
It's good
As with some of the other Kinks songs I have heard before - admittedly, they are "mainstream", unlike most of this entire album -, they give off a lot of innovation, and appear as something which I can entirely see as world changing relative to their contemporary artists. Something like Wicked Annabella, for example - a chugging riff, with dissonance and harmonics? That's an entire genre of music nowadays, and they made this in '68, unreal! That being said, we are not in '68 any more, and overarching their fun aspects is a very obvious aging to everything they do, especially the vocals, both in lyrics and mixing. For me personally, this is not appealing, but I absolutely don't mind listening to this passively, or as an exploration of music history.
Meh. I think this is another "thank you for your service" album. I'm sure it was much better at the time, but it doesn't do much for me today. 2.3
I didn't care much for this.
Number 100!!!!!!! The kinks , while fun in bits and catchy at times , suffer from a lack of substance and instrumental creativity over the span of an album . Enjoyed a couple of tracks but overall uninspired
After a shambolic tour of the USA in 1965, Ray Davies had a nervous breakdown and decided to focus on his songwriting. This album is the result, being a concept album with vignettes of nostalgia and longing for a lost rural England. There’s a lot of humour here and poignant character pieces about the inhabitants of Ray’s imaginary village. The music is uniquely English too, touching on music hall, folk and psychedelia. Utterly charming!
I read several reviews comparing them to the Beatles, so here I go: they are like the Beatles, but cleaner, with less experimentation, crazyness and electricity (I mean, even on their early records the Beatles are wilder than the Kinks). It's not bad (it's even pretty good) but it doesn't work so well for me.
Although I'm not such a fan of The Kinks, this album was very nice and filled with good vibes. :)
😏
Some of their best songs but not without duller moments.
high 4, kept getting better the more i listened, i thought this was gonna be another lame rock album, but i really had fun here
Pre-listening thoughts: I also feel like I'm supposed to know about the Kinks but I literally know nothing about them. Let's see! Post/during listening thoughts: this is really good actually. It's 60s rock with solid harmonies and a really good flavor. It's sort of like the Beatles meets ELO? If that makes any sense. There's some really interesting songs and some quite silly lyrics in here and I am so glad I have escaped the rut of 3 star albums. 8/10 DID I NEED TO HEAR THIS BEFORE I DIE: nah Fav tracks: The Village Green Preservation Society, Do You Remember Walter?, Picture Book, Phenomenal Cat Least fav tracks: Wicked Anabella
This is my 3rd Kinks album this week. I wasn't sure if I would like this album as that is a lot of Kinks at in a short period of time but this is my favorite by far. Loved it.
There are still moments where the British whimsy is just a bit too much for me, but overall, The Kinks usually get away with it better than any other band or artist. I think I will always prefer at least Arthur to Village Green, if not a few others as well, but fuck…the opening track, “Picture Book”, “Last of the Steam-Powered Trains”, “Big Sky”, “Wicked Annabella”…there’s just so much damn good stuff here. 4/5
Nice enough, never heard of any of these songs from them Will I listen to again: 30%
Excellent 60s rixk. Really likes this albim
Never heard this, an excellent album for the time period and and enjoyable listen
Old rock, kinda reminiscent of early Beatles. One or two good songs, everything else not really my thing.
The LSD laced sound of prelapsarian Reform Party wet dreams. Very Bri’ish, contemporary of the Beatles but no weird peaks or experimental fun
Knockoff Beatles. Pretty decent for what it is though. Mono can be annoying with earbuds.
Very heavy Beatles vibes here. I’m guessing a product of the time. I’ve always been interested in The Kinks, but never really dove into their stuff. I like this album, although I’m not blown away. I would like to listen to more of their material that spans their career to see how they evolve.
Like The Beatles but not as good.
Pretty cool 60s music, similar to the beatles.
Bargain bin Beatles
100% Kinks. Love it.
1968 and still soo fresh
it's kinda cute
Ah, the British Invasion band that wasn't, thanks to a performance ban. The Kinks stopped trying to appeal to American audiences a couple of years before this album was released. This album is beautifully, unapologetically English, right down to the title. It's not homogeneous, either - there's plenty of variation between tracks, enough to capture my interest and leave me feeling disappointed after the last track (of 15) ended.
Обычная панкуха
❤️❤️❤️. Part of why I moved to the town where I live is that they have a centuries-old Village Improvement Society and so I assumed they continuously broadcasted this album on loudspeakers everywhere. Turns out I was wrong. Missed opportunity! The Kinks are sort of The Beatles for life's losers. People like me and perhaps you. Their natural posture lyrically is to sing from the perspective of little people with very little agency over their lives and with a focus on how helplessly desperate they are. I think this is a big part of why they have for 6 decades now held a lot of appeal to punk rockers and cultural subversives generally, despite their super Britishness that you might think would limit their appeal to the UK. I assume NY Doll and punk rock pioneer Johnny Thunders got his name from the song on this album. Also, in the only song written by underground guitar god Peter Laughner that escaped into anything close to the mainstream, Pere Ubu's "Life Stinks," they sing: Life stinks I'm seeing pink I can't wink I can't blink I like the Kinks I need a drink I can't think I like the Kinks Life stinks. Van Halen made hits out of two Kinks songs (You really got me and Where have all the good times gone). Now, admittedly VH was the opposite of underground - in fact they kinda defined above ground rock n roll for a good while there - but they do have the other thing that links all of these artists: deep alcoholism. The Kinks are great drinking music, and they were legendary drinkers themselves. Perhaps still are... Anyway, this album is peak Kinks and if you don't love it then you should be pleased with what a well-adjusted person you are. Bravo! I am happy for you. But get the fuck outta here - your smile is bringing me down. And be a good chap and buy a round before you go, pls. Cheers!
Although I'm in no way a Kinks connoisseur, I'm pretty sure this is one of their best albums (although apparently not all that successful commercially at the time), and certainly jam-packed with their acerbic humor and irony, mixed with a fair bit of nostalgic sincerity (I think). It's a bummer that they always sound to me like they were inspired by the Beatles, because I'm pretty sure that's only a product of me not knowing much of their music beyond their radio (and non-Beatles-sounding) singles. Although I'm not a huge fan of their garage-band sound (or maybe it's just the perhaps-intentionally low-quality production), I think my favorite tracks are the title track, "Animal farm", and "Wicked Anabella". I like it that they took the late 60s in a different direction from psychedelic rock, and also that Ray Davies clearly understood how traditional life was falling apart and the allure and poison of romantic memories of the past and childhood; this album reminds me both of the movie "Hope and Glory" and the recently-heard Arcade Fire album "The Suburbs". Also kudos to the Wikipedia entry authors for one of the longest articles I've seen yet....
Always loved the title track but the rest of the album illustrates why the Beatles' Penny Lane is genius. Not their best effort but it's okay, they're working stuff out for greater stuff to come.
another Sgt Peppers influenced album, with still a more traditional pop element to it. A collection of great pop songs in an album that was really pleasant to listen to with a few notable songs. Would listen again and might like to own it
A 3.5, not sure which side of the fence I’ll fall.
You can always count on the Kinks for quality lighthearted satire of British life in the ‘60s. Seriously, though, the music holds up well.
More complex than their previous album in its simplicity: This is an album about memories and the good old days, so the song styles harken back, while tinged with 60’s rock. Not as catchy as others, but impressive.
Not catchy radio play songs for the most part. I have listened to this albums dozens of times but it was still like a first listen this time around, hearing things I hadn't noticed before. Interesting, creative and purposeful and I do enjoy a nice village green.
I like some of the Kinks output quite a bit. This one's fine, but none of the songs really grabbed me. 3.5*
There is one thing about the Kinks which is both one of the things I find most endearing about them but simultaneously puts me at arm's length and that is they are probably the most British sounding band of the major rock bands of the '60s. Where as the Beatles pretty well blended the cultures and the Stone went out to prove they were the best American band from Britain, the Kinks always seem to double down on their Brittishness. Pretty much always to a very charming results. But as an American, I do feel the cultural differences. Still this was a very fun and engaging listen. I actually listened to it three times today what I love really loved, but there was just way to much that just wasn't up to that level. Especially on the second half which probably affected the overall final feel.
A bit too British for my taste, and missing an outright banger of a song, but still very good. "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" is my favourite song on here. 4.5 stars
4.5/5
It's fine, but think it's a bit overrated in the Kinks discography. They add in a bit too much British whimsy here, and I really think the albums that came before and after it are a lot better. Nothing here reaches the highs of Something Else or Arthur. 3.5 stars.
4.5
Pretty groovy tight-knit 60s concept album about a village or something. It’s kind of in that weird zone of being mostly nearly classic but having nothing that touches upon the very best of Kinks’ real hits. Title song has the best quality perhaps even glorious melody even if it goes round and round too much and I get tired of it by the end. That and other best moments like Picture Book, Last Of The Steam Trains and Big Sky lay the tracks for Blur Parklife. It does lose steam in the second half though. Phenomenal Cat has a bit of laughing gnome in the package for example and Wicked Crapabella is crap. Low 4.
The kinks are always great. Not my favourite album of theirs but an enjoyable one.
Fine, but not exactly riveting.
Not their best
Lite beatles-aktig vibe, trallvänligt som absolut kan vara på i bakgrunden
This album has a sounds similar to the beetles.
Her life story overwhelms her music for me and although her talent was so clear, I find listening to her difficult
Fav song: Big Sky Classic UK sound for the time. You can definitely tell how influenced everything was by The Beatles around this time but none the less, still a good listen through with fun lyrics and cheerful overall vibe.
Simultaneously ahead of its time and old fashioned. Great album
This was entertaining enough, but didn’t terribly hold my interest. Seemed to be an album made up of tracks from the cutting room floor, ones that were decent but didn’t quite make a previous record. 3/5
I didn't get to spend as much time with this album as I would have liked, and I'm sure that's to my detriment. There's quite a lot of interesting things happening throughout. I'm sure this is an album that I will revisit in the future.
3 out of 5. Pleasantly middle of the road for me.
Almost up there with the Beatles. Not as experimental, but the songs are good. Favorite song: Big Sky.
it's kind of amazing how well this late-sixties satire of English nostalgia maps so strongly onto the wave of conservative nostalgia we're experiencing here in the States at the moment. the cultural references are obviously not the same (I'll confess I don't recognize a good majority of them), but for as much as this album evokes a peaceful, sunshine-y English countryside, it's clear that the nostalgia being evoked here is for an England which never existed. in an effort to write "English" rock music, at a time where U.S. and European musical influences were beginning to shape the sound of contemporary British music, Ray Davies made a concerted effort to isolate himself from the sounds of burgeoning movements like psychedelic and progressive rock, which were highly in vogue at the time. instead, he and the rest of the Kinks doubled down on ornately constructed pop tunes with bright melodies and neoclassical quirks. compositionally, it's sometimes almost a little too on-the-nose in its portrayal of this imagined English pastoral countryside! the unfortunately uncredited orchestral musicians add a lot of flair and humor to the B-side of the LP. what's with this recurring trend of not crediting orchestral musicians on rock records? strong 8/10.
I don't like it very much
Wasn’t too bad, sounded pretty good. I like the Kinks but I felt there was nothing special about this album.
Lovely, whimsical. Think it needs repeat listens to fully appreciate but I like it a lot.
This was such a joy. Really fun and deceptively simple. Good variety of styles. Very influential. Hard not to like. 4/5
Good not great. (For me)
The album opener is massive, the lyrics are genuinely funny yet still effortless, this is a timeless album. 4/5
Pretty good.
1, немоа ги слушам колко са посредствени
I love the nostalgic lyrics and theme. The music itself is alright, very mid/late-60s English pop rock. The lyrics and theme are what make it stand out for me, though. It pushes it from a decent album to something I think is actually quite good. Even in its time, though, it wasn't highly regarded, and I think that's for a reason. I enjoyed it, and it has its spot in history, but I don't think it would make a list of top 200 albums. Favorite Song(s): Do You Remember Walter?
i was feeling a little iffy about this album at first, but the more i listened, the more i liked it
Giving me those 70’s rock, beetles vibes. I’d expect to hear this at some small venue or bar, not bad but not memorable either. 2.5
Musicalmente, es un buen álbum, típico rock psicodélico de los 60, tirando más a pop barroco, aunque tampoco me ha llamado especialmente la atención. Prefiero otros álbumes de los Kinks. En cuanto a las letras, son súper extrañas; el toque "edgy" me chirría un poco (por ejemplo, en "People Take Pictures of Each Other"). En fin, no está mal, pero creo que podría haber vivido perfectamente sin haberlo escuchado. Hay mejores ejemplos de la época. 2.5 bajo
Classic kinks. I like their weirder stuff, but this is a great listen.
Semmottia vanhantyylistä musiikkia, ei jätä oikein mitään mielikuvia itsestään.
Was surprised to read that this album was a poor seller at its release, but I guess it makes sense given what audiences were probably expecting from The Kinks at the time. There's a lot of variety here in instruments, styles, and subject matter, but all holding to the loose concept of preserving Ray Davies's vision of "Englishness" at the time. It's funny to hear this almost 60 years on and try to determine whether it's a satirical swipe at conservative hand-wringing or a genuine concern over the march of "progress" and loss of local culture (Davies's own rationale for the concept album). It's a great listen and I loved being prodded into hearing it a few more times.
I had not heard any of these songs before, but I did genuinely enjoy it. It is classic Beatlesque British sixties rock. It is probably a 3.5 for me, and I may listen to it again.
Wonderful! A classic look at British life and change. A very creative, lovely album.
I remember nothing after listening
Whoa. This is amazing. I’ve never listened to a whole kinks album. This is super great. This caught my attention. Such cool tunes. Cool guitar ideas and sounds. I was so obsessed with the Beatles I neglected so many other bands of the era. Big Sky is such a cool song. Phenomenal Cat is so fucking weird but I think I am now obsessed with it.
I didn't expect this album to be that good. It's an improvement to the last Kinks album I reviewed. The title track, in particular, is great. All of the songs are well-written. I'm getting some really cool albums this time. 4 stars for "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society".
I may be showing my age but this sounds strangely like a children’s television soundtrack…
Meh
If there were half stars, this would be a 3.5 for me. Loved the title track. Like the kinks but this album didn’t resonate as much for me. If I’m going to listen to a 60s concept album, it has to be Sgt. Pepper’s. This doesn’t have the re-playability for me.
Sarcastic & musically dynamic. I wasn’t expecting this record to be as annoying as it becomes though, but at least it’s whimsical about it. Standout track is: “Last of the Steam-Powered Trains”.
Definitely has a mid 60’s British Invasion vibe to this. Glad this was on the 1001 list otherwise I probably would never have listened to it.
Fun 60s British invasion rock n' roll. 3.5
I love this album. It's top three Kinks for me.
Stellar album which doesn't over embellish the whimsical british humor or way of life. But, it encapsulates all of what makes british music great. Psychedelia, folk ballads, outside European influence, and of course blues mastery. I really enjoy the kinks in totality, but I was a novice. This album is really really good.
I liked it!
This is an album that is as British as they come but also so much fun to listen to.
Diet Beatles. For when you want to listen to British pop without all of the catchy hooks. Completely neutral to this. Nothing amazing; nothing offensive. Next.
This was a good listen. Well put together. The were a few tracks I saved to my library. I’d be interested to hear more by The Kinks, but probably not going out of my way to do so.
Did I buy a vinyl of this album purely because of the songs I recognized from the buddy cop comedy "Hot Fuzz"? Yes. Was that one of my best album purchases? Also yes.
Good songs trash microphones
Love the kinks music.
Nostalgic and English, gentle, good.
Kinky
**An ok album, nothing exciting
This album sounds like it was written by a group of whimsical gnomes
The Village Green Preservation Society is awfully twee, a nice and gentle sound, it just suffers from being the billionth 60s soft psychedelia album we've had and I can't do anything more with it than say it's better than most of those, a high 2 or low 3 effort. Look lads, metal and hard rock came along in the 70s and was miles better, let's have a bit more balance please.
This is one of the better examples of 60s psychedelic-folk-rock albums that we've had. And we've had so, so many. Doesn't around trying to sound like something it isn't (no sitar music, faux-American accents, or Irish fiddle here), it's English folk enhanced by electric instruments. First half is definitely better than the second half, an easy 3/5.
manages to sound very of its time while also having an obvious link to british indie music made today - this influenced britpop (modern life is rubbish, whats the story morning glory, pulp) which influenced everything today. in a period when everyone was either trying to sound american or take on more exotic influences from places like india, its quite a brave move to make a distinctly english album. unfortunately some of the songs just dont quite cut the mustard. there are some standouts like all of my friends were there, wicked anabella, and the title track, but stuff like johnny thunder are fairly forgettable on first listen. ultimately this will probably be one i return to at some point, and encapsulates what a lot of people love about the kinks.
Absolutely phenomenal songs.
Classic Kinks album. My second favorite behind Something Else.
Like a poor man’s The Beatles. Album started strong then lost focus. Green Day definitely took a lot of sound from these guys. Would probably listen to again. Quirky.
I don't know who Walter is and I don't think I care much for him
Slightly aged but entertaining beatles like rock album. Weak three stars for this album. (Listened to the UK and US edition.) favourite: "The Village Green Preservation Society", "Do You Remember Walter", "Last of the Steam Powered Trains" 2,5
Good classic rock and roll
Mejor
has some bangers
i at least support saving donald duck
What a treat. I had really only listened to Kinks’ compilations, so it was fun to listen to a whole album. The theme and concept are well executed, there’s a nice range of materials, and the writing is catchy and funny. I could see this being a 5 star album; as is, I give it 4.5 stars.
a lot of classics 3.5 going towards 4
That was quite good.
7/10 Tacy trochę Beatlesi z wodą. Bardzo przyjemnie buja, ale większość utworów zlewa się w jedno. Wolę ich album z Lolą w tytule, tam się wydają być trochę odważniejsi
3/5
The Village Green Preservation Society is the biggest five that ever fived a five.
Rhythm and blues good. Fairground novelty bad. Beatles did it better. Vocals are monotone.
Second Kinks album from the list and I hope it's the last. Simple, fun pop tunes wit a definite "Englishness" (that's good) but much too cabaret-esque at times, I think thins music would work well in school plays when the clown comes on stage. Some songs are very Beatles-like, but unfortunately like those Beatles songs I don't like. Songwriting as such, if this style is your thing, isn't bad. This album get on my system but not quite as badly as Christina Aguilera, which I have a 2, so I'll give a generous 3 here. Not fond of Davies' voice and it's right in front of the mix.
Their best in my opinion - top 100 album for me.
I feel like I should like this more but something didn't quite click. Rounding down.
Sounds like early Beatles in a good way
I can imagine this is the music played at a village green. Not for me though
Not for me. 1/5
Nice britpop album 3/5
I enjoyed this album particularly when I realized the lyrics, as someone who is not a British citizen, weren't relevant to me and could just sit back and enjoy the fine song arrangements and performances. Tight, short songs, but honestly the album does drag a bit from sameness around song 11-12 of 15. Honestly that is better than many of the albums chosen for this list.
This was great after hearing Suzanne Vega. Live the sound of the Kinks. Sure sounds more recent than being from the late 60s! 3.6
Early pop stylized like the later version of The Beatles. A couple of the songs had sickeningly sweet vocals but most were really great. Didn’t know I liked The Kinks!
Fun!
Thought this was a Picture Book but instead was Starstruck.
I’ve never been a fan of the Kinks, and listening to this album has only served to reinforce those feelings for me. If I wanted to listen to the Beatles then I would. This feels like a very insincere attempt to capitalize on the insane popularity of the Beatles during this time period. It’s almost identical musically, just without the magical songwriting duo of Lennon-McCartney. I’m not surprised that this album was initially considered a flop, but I have absolutely no idea how it ended up being popular. 1*. No bueno.
I am really tired of being force-fed cutesy, tepid, unremarkable 60s British trollop. Musically, it’s like a bad imitation of Beatles records released 5 years prior, and lyrically it comes off as a hokey caricature of some pastoral English fantasy. It’s kind of like the bro-country of its time and place: lyrics that harken some made-up version of rural life over boring, uninspired tracks. Ranges from deeply unmoving to actively irritating. 3/10
A light, fun and happy album
It was ok. Some good songs some ok songs. Nothing great though. 2.5
Like The Beatles but silly.
7/10
As a Kinks fan, and freely admitting I'd never heard this one before, it was easy to listen to and earned 3 stars from me. A bit different than the Kinks albums I like best, but not annoying.
I should probably listen to more of the Kinks, as I do like their music. But all I could think of listening to this was "We have Sgt Pepper at home. Sgt Pepper at home:"
Picture book, what a song. Great album and one of my favorite concept albums
Album couldn’t sound more like 1968. Fun songwriting
Funny rubber soul by the funny Beatles
The album overall is fine. This era isn't my favorite, and so if I want to listen to late 60s pop rock, I'd much rather listen to the Beatles. I felt like they were trying to make their own Sgt. Pepper's and at least for me, it fell flat.
I like their earlier stuff more, but enjoyed this.
I think Monica is a great song. Animal Farm is good too, tempo and instrumentation, but the lyrics are kinda dumb. The rest I don’t enjoy too much. A lot of the songs are subdued and a bit boring. I also don’t think the theme, the modernization of England, was expertly developed. It all just seems a bit hammy and silly. Do we really need two songs to explore the deeper meaning of photographs?
Good enough. Not that interesting to me though
Solid background music for a chill day.
Great tunes
Pretty great ! Very 60s in every sense it could mean. This album sounds good, the songs are catchy and they remind me very much of what I love about every other band of that time (Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys, Animals).
Very beetlesesque. Not bad.
I'm familiar with the usual Kinks songs but had only heard one of the tracks on this album (Picture Book). I am always down for a concept album, even when some of it doesn’t work. I keep listening to the title track over and over again. It's got a Lewis Carroll feel to it. There are a few silly songs on the album towards the end (what’s with the Wizard of Oz munchkin voice effects?), but they don't really distract from the whole and even those have some parts that are worthwhile. 3⭐️
What a fantastic record. It is filled with quirky and fun pop hooks, even if side 2 isn’t as strong. Definitely my favorite Kinks record thus far.
Madonnaaaaaaa che voglia di spararsi che schifo gli anni 60 cancellateli tutti sta cantilena filastroccheggiante mi ha dato un fastidio inimmaginabile. È molto vicina all’1 ma non così tanto
Conoscevo già “Picture Book” grazie a una serie tv e mi era piaciuta molto Purtroppo le altre non tengono il passo
I enjoyed this. The title track and Big Sky are the standout tracks, but most of it is pretty good fun. The weakest songs are the last two, which means the album ends on a bit of a sour note, but it still deserves a four.
So great. They were so influential and the songwriting has aged brilliantly
Big win. Must relisten but this is a classic
The front half of this album is really good, wish I could say the same for the latter half
This was ok overall, but I don't think I'd listen to again.
Pretty nice
A quintessential ‘60s album. Has everything to love about the era that birthed it
legalzinho
rock britânico dos anos 60 bem padrão, mas, depois que ouvi tudo do beatles, eu comecei a gostar. uma estrela a mais apenas por Do You Remember Walter
Quirky and clearly influential in the developing of Brit Pop
I don't think I've ever heard this before. I'm not normally a fan of 60s British bands with lots of "affected" songs. But this album was a lot better than I expected it to be. Ray Davies definitely approaches songwriting from a very different direction, and the results can be very odd at times. But he somehow knows how to put together the odd pieces to make interesting and memorable songs. The production of this album is sneaky good...it is a real pleasure to listen to it on headphones. The subtleties really come out when you are really paying attention. I also found it interesting that the entire direction of The Kinks during this period, to focus on traditional English musical styles and topics, were a result of the band being blackballed from touring in America for 5+ years. While not something I'll probably re-listen to a lot, credit is due to Davies for making an early example of a concept album with thoughtful lyrics. Just memorable enough for me to give it 4 stars.
I didn't like this as much as I was expecting to: a few amusing songs, but nothing very memorable for me.
I like the Kinks but had never really listened to one of their albums in full before. This was unexpectedly eccentric and fun. Some of the songs were duds, but most were catchy. Now I want to travel Merry England and say touristy things like "Gawd darn it, isn't it a pretty scene?"
Light, fun, and pleasant. Except for Wicked Annabella, she's not pleasant!
Wasn't expecting to like this very much...was expecting it to sound like early Pink Floyd. Was pleasantly surprised...thoroughly enjoyed it.
Unmistakably British
Sounds like a Beatles album with some odd remixes among them. It's a fairly decent album, but nothing to sneeze at. Favorite Track : "Village Green".
Pretty good but a bit inconsistent. Very 60s. The Beatles influence is obvious, maybe a bit too obvious. Favorites: Sitting by the Riverside, Village Green Least Favorite: People Take Pictures of Each Other
Lighthearted, loose, quietly lovely, and very British. In other words, classic Kinks. Highlights: The Village Green Preservation Society, Picture Book, Village Green, Starstruck, All of My Friends Were There
Fun and bouncy, the Kinks in good form. But now I've had Days stuck in my head for days.
Wherein Ray Davies decides to show the world he's the master of writing incredibly catchy yet intricate pop vignettes 15 times in a row. Seriously, this thing just does not miss; it's one of the most consistently fun 40 minutes you can possibly have.
No because when I tell you, WHEN I TELL YOU that this album is criminally underrated I mean it. I’m not part of the music world so idk how the majority of people feel about this BUT I have been loving this album since the dawn of time. It makes my brain super happy and I with I could rate my other albums lower so that this 5/5 would mean more
Listened to this last week and I have a hard time remembering it. I'm sure it's more of a 3, but seeing as I can't remember it gets bumped down. Standard latest 60s vibes.
I'm not usually a massive fan of this sort of music but this was a fun listen Animal Farm and Village Green are standout tracks.
It's was fine. I enjoyed it. Won't be rushing back though. A bit twee for me.
Gran disco
I'm realizing I really enjoy the kinks
A bit of a classic 60s happy sappy that I can’t really get behind 4/10
Cute and fun. Now I have a new song to sing to my cat Walter.
Only known non-chemical cure for insomnia.
I thought it was weird, creative, and very interesting.
Good for what it is, solid songwriting and good arrangement but leaves me cold
Another favorite Kinks album from their pastorial period. Not a bad song on here.
OK. classic kinks. only 1 song I'm familiar with.
Honestly I've never really listened to the Kinks. From the name, I always thought they were like a UK 70s punk band. But no then they start this album off with the gentlest "We are the village green preservation society..." lmao Always kindof weird to find these albums on this list by known artists but with no popular singles at all? Anyway a nice gentle retro listen. No big standouts but would listen again. 3.4/5
I quite like the sound
Pure love, thanks lads. 4 stars
- The Kinks = Geil! - Kannte bisher nur das Selftitled und sonst die unzähligen Hits, das Album hatte ich bis auf „Picture Book“ aber noch nie gehört. - Ich weiß, dass die Band mega einflussreich war und auch super erfolgreich zu der Zeit, habe aber das Gefühl, dass die neben so Größen der British Invasion wie den Beatles, Stones, The Who im Verlauf der Zeit bis heute ein wenig untergegangen sind… Dabei müssen die sich vor ihren Mitstreitern wirklich gar nicht verstecken. - Geiles Album, hat mich komplett begeistert, auch wenn beim ersten Durchhören (neben dem mir bekannten Song) nicht viel super krass hervorstach - Insgesamt aber auf eine hohen Level gleichbleibend gut - Fand „Big Sky“ mit diesem Lou Reed-artigen Sprechgesang übrigens richtig geil - Platte könnte ein Grower werden Rating: 4,25/5
- Es stach für mich kein Lied heraus - Es war für mich eine Mischung aus entspannt, aber mit einem Hang zur Langeweile, so dass ich mich mehrmals dabei ertappt habe, wie ich fast etwas anderes angemacht hätte
Another example of a concept album in its early form, the first one that I got on the generator was The Who’s ‘Tommy’, but this album is less of a “storyline” concept, and more of a “thematic” concept. The theme here being the fear of globalisation, and the loss of a societal culture that, even in 1968, may have already faded away beyond repair. But it isn’t a viewpoint that is dangerously violent and stupid as today’s bogus, misguided, “movements”. It’s far more insightful, deep, nuanced, and accepting in nature; it’s the idea of the overall population saying goodbye to an identity that, in this case, made them fundamentally British. ‘The Village Green Preservation Society’ sees The Kinks purposely at their most “uncool”. Compositions that you could almost write off given the more progressive stuff their peers were coming out with at the time, yet they are completely saved by the sheer character injected into each song. Bouncy, whimsical, and full of fun melodies. You can almost taste the flavour of British air that seems to fill the minutes and seconds of each and every track. And no song is too long to the point where it gets tiring, and no song that is too short to be unmemorable. Ray Davies’ lyrics are also nothing short of spectacular here. He’s able to hit on every theme with such a sense of ironic enjoyment and simple delivery so effortlessly it just suits the music perfectly. He’s able to keep the concept of this album going strong by framing it through different perspectives and situations that you can’t help but stay engaged throughout the entire runtime. From a person flipping through a photo album, to finding solace in a place you found happiness in the past; where you can be accepting of your own shortcomings - yet still find strength in the familiar. There are just layers upon layers of meaning. I can absolutely see how this album was considered a flop at the time it was released. But I’m also very happy it was reevaluated in the years that followed so that it enjoyed a new lease on life and has become a highly regarded, highly influential LP. It’s a fantastic album. Music that compliments its masterful lyrics. And lyrics that compliment its colourful and vibrant compositions. It absolutely stands out among the band’s best work - and The Kinks do have a monster discography to pick and choose your favourites from. Topical to the point where it can stand the test of the time, and filled with so much character that you can’t help but get lost in it as you listen. 4/5
Starstruck the highlight for me
They really worked out those kinks
Truly enjoyed the album. Would give it a solid 4/5.
Ok
Very surprising album for me. Never listened to the Kinks before but found myself really enjoying every song. Last of the Steam Powered Trains bass line when the song vamps is super cool!
Me gustó, no me voló la cabeza, pero sí se escucha a que tuvieron que ser una revolución en su época. Bien.
Likeable enough, but it has nothing that bursts through the wholeness of the album and grabs you by the throat. I simply find myself longing for something more. Best song: Village Green Worst song: Starstruck
A solid concept album about nostalgia, the timeless human desire to preserve what is familiar and comforting. There's something special about listening to people in the 60s worrying and reflecting on the drastic changes and their yearn for stability. It's a warm time capsule. Best song: The Village Green Preservation Society Worst song: Phenomenal Cat
Really good. But still very British and annoying
Already an album my Collection. Definitely belongs on the list. A definite classic.
A few good songs, nothing crazy
Solid fun 60s pop. I like this one more than some of their others. It has a bit of that psychedelic edge to it that adds a lot.
I’ve really enjoyed the music of The Kinks that I’ve heard so far. I didn’t recognise anything on this album, but I’ve definitely come to expect more than the fairly simple rock music of You Really Got Me (which is still a banger, by the way). This album delivers in the way it kept me interested from front to back. It’s fairly trippy in parts, but never so much that it becomes a difficult listen. I’d easily recommend this album to anybody that wants an easy introduction into the more psychedelic side of pop rock.
Pretty good, sounds like the beatles to me.
4.35
Average 6/10
This is an interesting album but doesn't exist in the realm of Lola or other earlier Kinks albums. Who the hell makes this list? Fuck off douches!
I guess the Kinks are like the weird little brother of the Stones and the Beatles, and I dig it. 3/5
3-
My biggest complaint about the list of 1,001 albums you have to listen to before you are allowed to die is that 80% of it consists of every single British pop rock album from 1965-1995, but I have to admit they really nailed it in this one case. Five stars.
Very Kinks - definitely not up there with some of the Beatles psychedelic fuelled tunes but there’s defo a few highlights here too. I definitely don’t absolutely adore it but also I wouldn’t skip the tracks either. Would recommend as a classic British 60s album.
I love the kinks, but this album is not it
01) The Village Green Preservation Society - 7,0 02) Do You Remember Walter - 7,0 03) Picture Book - 7,5 04) Johnny Thunder - 7,0 05) Last of the Steam-Powered Trains - 6,5 06) Big Sky - 6,0 07) Sitting by the Riverside - 7,0 08) Animal Farm - 7,0 09) Village Green - 7,5 10) Starstruck - 7,5 11) Phenomenal Cat - 6,0 12) All of My Friends Were There - 6,0 13) Wicked Annabella - 7,5 14) Monica - 6,5 15) People Take Pictures of Each Other - 6,5 TOTAL: 6,83 (68/100)
The Kinks were pioneers. In 1964 they gave us early rock/punk classics “You Really Got Me” and “All Day and All of the Night.” Banned from touring the US, they didn’t get to enjoy all the advantages of their fellow British Invaders but have a solid discography. This is a good album that would be more impressive if it had been released 2 years earlier. By 1968, the Beatles were offering the white album and the Stones, Beggar’s Banquet. This may be intentionally a throwback but it’s a throwback nevertheless. The Kinks and this album deserve more attention. Wish I could give it 5/5 but I think this is a strong 3 or a 4.
Nope
This is actually a relatively easy review for me. I like The Kinks and even have a couple of their songs in my top list. But I have remained steadfast over the years as "liking" The Kinks. They are neither among my favorite bands nor my throwaway list. That is why they are perfect as an example of a solid band, entertaining and professional, interesting enough to be appealing and equally kind of "yeah, they are OK." I think to rate this album four or five stars one would have to be a kind of superfan. Realistically it is exactly average (in a positive way). Ironically, that makes this album kind of interesting in a way. It represents a normal solid pop rock entry from that era of music history.
Very 60s, in a good way. 3.5/5
Pictures of your mama, taken by you papa, a long time ago. Geht ins Ohr.
Perfectly 60s. Very clean sounding album with some great tunes. Nothing extremely memorable and I most likely won’t seek it out again but it was a nice listen. 7/10
Wow, the A-side of this album is astonishing. Love the crisp, catchy sound, and the songwriting. I love the theme of the album, as a love letter to a yesteryear of English country life. It is done in a lighthearted and fun way, but still touching in parts. The B-side is a bit uneven. The whimsy starts to get over-egged on some tracks. The songs aren't generally as punchy. Still a few golden moments on the B-side though. This is certainly the strongest materials I've heard from the Kinks and I'm glad I took the time. 4*
Probably my fav 60s rock n roll album now. Maybe the british knew what they were doing
Not bad. Some decent tunes.
Oh it’s John and Paul from the The Beatles…. Wait what?? Ok it’s insane how similar they sound to the Beatles but to be fair that’s not a disservice but a compliment the problem is the Beatles did it better hence they sound like the Beatles and not vice versa. It was pleasant but also average. You can see how this influenced Pete Townsend from The Who who was a pioneer of concept albums.
Not bad, very classic Kinks sound and some nice little tunes hidden in there. Didn’t think it was anything special, but it was very pleasant to listen to on a Monday morning.
Nostalgic gatekeeping has never been so charming. It’s very ‘I remember the corned beef of my childhood’ but somehow actually very lovely. A five star album anyway but the cherry on top is the fantastic non-album single Days which closes out some extended editions
Good, but not as good as the other Kinks album.
Whimsical nonsense
A bit whimsical but an alright listen
They rock! They are the kinks, enough said.
Ok, this was a bit strange. I do see a glimpse of a concept album. The music is the usual Kinks stuff, nothing eally surprising. The lyrics, though, are something completely different. And there's the fun in this album.
What a weird and quirky album! Never heard it before. I kind of like it but will probably never listen to it again. I'm going to go read the review to find out what was going on when they recorded this because it is a very strange album.
I'm sure this was a great album. I only listened to a few songs.
How could I hate any album that starts with God Save Donald Duck. I felt the album started a little slow, by Johnny Thunder I thought I might tap out, but I really started to get pulled in by mid album. Songs dedicated to cats? A bit random, but overall an enjoyable listening experience. I can see myself exploring more of the Kinks music.
The beginning of the album started off really strong, but started to lose me in the middle, and really lost me at the end. It honestly feels like having a night out where it starts really nice and really fun and then it spirals down to a terrible night because you drank too much. 2/5
This is their Sgt. Pepper, a concept album with their best songwriting till that point, full of career highlights. A+
People Take Pictures of Each Other - auch 1968 war schon alles kaputt, ganz ohne TikTok.
I enjoyed this album. It was enjoyable from start to finish, even though I didn’t know any of the songs before going in. I think I would go back and listen to this album again to try and pick some songs I’d put on a playlist in the future. Good time overall.
Nyt on kyllä hyvää pop rokkia taas. Levy ei välttämättä yllätä, mutta jokainen kappale miellyttävä ja hyvä. Parhaat: Village Green, Starstruck, Picture Book, Johnny Thunder
Another Kinks album! This one has Picture Book on it- which is a song I enjoy and has been sampled and covered extensively. I like the album a lot- really pleasant background music. Definitely sounds more mainstream and less psychedelic than the last Kinks album I listened to. There were spots where I was getting major David Bowie vibes- I can see how this album influenced the direction rock went. Overall- very solid album. Probably a 3.5/5 but I feel like it deserves a bump up to 4
That one didn't age well...
Softer early classic rock/pop music. A good time, but I won't seek it out again.
I’ve loved this album since I discovered it in 1990. Playful; great melodies.
The Kinks previously were just a very popular and influential 60's Rock band being at the forefront of both Garage Rock and Psychedelic Pop Rock and they did have some well known and big songs like Waterloo Sunset or You Really Got Me but they were missing a full on project that would cement them just barely behind the Beatles in the 60's Pop Rock hall of fame. Luckily, that album was near as this 1968 release did exactly that. Not only was it somewhat of conceptual album (which they later adapted much stronger) but it was as consistent as they ever been at this point. The entire album is full of fun, well produced and well delivered Pop Rock songs that include different genres from Baroque Pop to Folk neatlessly. It is without a doubt, their biggest and arguably best achievement in their entire career. The album starts with the mellow and calm but fun and happy 'The Village Green Preservation Society' which is a beautiful Folk Pop song that not only starts the album off beautifully but also brings on one of the most memorable songs and hooks that the album can offer. It's quirky with silly but well incorporated references to for example Donald Duck. A pretty much perfect song to start the album with. The quirkiness stays with 'Do You Remember Walter?' which gets much more Rock while still being definitely Pop music but most interestingly, this sounds pretty similar to some of their older Mod stuff. The song is really great but a couple moments in the bridge do feel a little left alone which is kind of bumping the song down a little bit. But still, this is an incredible track. Luckily, 'Picture Book' makes up for that. The songwriting here is absolutely phenomenal. It builds enough tension to be interesting while still being easily enjoyable as a Pop Rock song. The happy energy it releases with the nostalgic instrumental and lyrical delivery is just amazing. The song is silly, very silly, but in the best way possible. It's fun and when it ends I even wished that it'd be longer. What can I say, this is simply perfection and easily one of the best songs in their entire catalogue. 'Johnny Thunder' sounds very much like a mix of the Beatles and the Beach Boys but still with own originality within. The song has a very strong hook and the background vocals add a ton of enjoyment to the already great song. The entirety is simply another maginificant track and again, this should've been longer. A big genre swith happens on 'Last of the Steam Powered Trains' which is not only the albums longest song at over 4 minutes but it adds a lot of Blues Rock as well as Country, Freakbeat and even a little bit of British Rythmn & Blues to the Pop Rock sound. It's an energetic and diverse song that doesn't linger too long on on part or another as it moves from guitar riff to vocals into the bridge and so on. It also speeds up at one point, adding even more energy to the song. And while I am not the biggest fan of Blues Rock, this song is very much how all of Blues Rock should aspire to sound like. It's not perfect but it's very close. The sitar inspired guitar as well as the Spoken Word vocals on 'Big Sky' are resulting in on of the albums weirdest but also most psychedelic moments. It's weird and even if it works and has great songwriting, it still leaves you with mixed feelings. Mixed feelings of if you heard the track the right way or not. It is weird but the mastered that perfectly and this song is doing exactly what it's supposed to do. Some moments though, feel a little bit overlooked and pale which is why the song as a whole is "just" incredible. The accordion on 'Sitting by the Riverside' adds a very French touch to the song. The song is also very theatrical in the delivery of the vocals. It's very psychedelic and lush and closes the albums first half with another incredible track that is just absolutely amazing. The B side of the album opens with 'Animal Farm', a beautiful Folk Rock song with wonderful lyrics and even better songwriting. The song feels like it achieves a lot of what some Country tries to do with its sounds and styles. It's genuinely a masterpiece in every sense of the word: not only the songwriting but the vocal delivery, all performances, the mellow strings and other arrangements added. It all results in a song that's simply beautiful and even a little bit nostalgic. 'Village Green' is pretty much a result of a perfect combination of the Beach Boys and the Kinks in both of the best things they bring to the table. The beautiful arrangements that feel like they were made up when both Davies and Brian Wilson worked together while on LSD and then added incredible songwriting and lyrics on top. Incredible!, perfect even! 'Starstruck' is much rawer and simpler in terms of ideas and execution. The songwriting is still incredible and the performances are wonderful but the song feels pretty simple compared to the rest. It's definitely another incredible song but it feels a little "outdated" when held side by side against the other songs. The experimental sides of 'Phenomenal Cat' with the pitched vocals, the interesting flutes added as well as the vocal delivery result in another pretty weird and slightly haunting song while still being very much a Kinks Pop Rock song, just a little bit less of a happy sunshine Pop song. It's great but one of the "weaker" songs on the album. The few moments of theatrical deliveries are pushed to their biggest extend on 'All of My Friends Were There' and while it was a nice touch on the other songs, here it actually harms the song a little bit. I do like the additional instruments and the music itself but some of the verses do feel a little over the top in terms of delivery. It's still a great track but again, weaker. 'Wicked Annabella' gets very heavy with loud bass and down-tuned guitars that result in something that if it was pushed even further might be enough to be called Proto-Metal but in the way it is finalised here, it's just some well performed Heavy Psych with energetic and haunting deliveries from all members. Sonically this very much stands out but not so much with quality. They were definitely trying something but as what they tried wasn't really a thing and also not what they usually do, the result is great and interesting but not much more. The exotic inspirations that very much feel like something you'd hear in South/Middle America together with the typical Pop Rock is certainly interesting but not really all that well made. The song has it's moments but falls a little bit flat. It's still pretty good. The Ska approach on 'People Take Pictures of Each Other' definitely ends the album in a very funny and enjoyable way when it comes to what they did musically and in terms of songwriting. The vocal delivery absolutely ruins this song. Well it doesn't "ruin" it but it harms it a lot. The song is groovy and it is fun but I cannot enjoy it to the extend that I'd want to when listening to these vocals. The song could've been incredible but it ends up being just a pretty good closing track. favourites: Picture Book, The Village Green Preservation Society, Animal Farm, Village Green, Johnny Thunder least favourites: Monica, People Take Pictures of Each Other Rating: decent 9 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes
I know you’re not supposed to judge kinks, but I’m judging The Kinks. I felt like I was listening to a Beatles’ clone with more simplified lyrics. It almost sounded like an album made for a children’s book soundtrack at times, and I struggled to push that thought from my mind. Older rock just mostly continues to not be my jam, and this is just another example of it just not hitting for me.
The Beatles called, they want their sound back!
Mi fanno un pò pensare ai beatles.. non sono così male.. il sound è agè ma... carini dai
What a very strange album. I really enjoyed it, despite the bloody title track, maddening earworm that it is. Quite different musical styles throughout.
4/5
Solid Album. Lots of catchy melodies, witty lyrical content. Very few fillers. Loved it
OK.
Pretty good listen but it felt a bit long
Awful
Loved it!
Aburrido, me cansó. Todo el tiempo creí que estaba escuchando una copia creada por ia de los Beatles
It was definitely Beatles adjacent. I think my other reviews kinda summarise it all: it's great but nothing mind blowing.
an album that i really want to like more than i actually do and will probably end up coming round to
Has anyone before or since sounded like The Kinks? No. They were unique, and this music is very good.
This was such a joy. Really fun and deceptively simple. Good variety of styles. Very influential. Hard not to like.
3.5
My dad’s favourite band I’d ask him what he saw in them but he’s been dead 23 years So I’ll just have to settle for saying this was alright
This was pretty good! There were a few weaker songs on here and I wasn't absolutely in love with it so it's going to end up a 4*. Still really quite enjoyed it. I've never really knowingly listened to The Kinks. The only song I recognized off here was "Picture Book" which I haven't heard in a long while. I also didn't know they were Beatles contemporaries and I can feel in the music it's from the same era now that I've heard an album.
I love the Kinks and you could do worse than this album. A blend of styles that kicks off a more mature phase for the band.
60’s British rock sound. Very enjoyable
Bit meh, no stand out tracks for me
I love the Kinks, and had heard plenty about this album, sad to be disappointed
ok, sounded like the Beatles a lot of the time
Not for me
easy listening and can see why they were so influential but nothing too interesting for me
This is 40 minutes of excellence. It's just great 60s rock and roll.
ños ritmos son agradables, la musica no daña los oídos
The lyrics are pretty stupid, but I love it haha. The music is awesome. Super listenable. I was surprised to hear some recognizable melodies in here! Some of my favorite artists seem to have borrowed from The Kinks!
This has a similar vibe to the last Kinks album that popped up on the list (“Arthur…”) and is similarly very conceptual and very English but I think the tunes are better. It’s a lot more catchy whereas Arthur was bland. It probably helps that I know a couple of tracks from the Hot Fuzz soundtrack. And it seems one of my favourite Green Day songs (“Warning”) is just a rip off of “Picture Book” too. There’s a bit of filler. But yeah. Pretty good. I could get into it.
Really enjoyed this British psych….
After you, no after you. I'm sorry are we facilitating a conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image? Tea anyone
It’s like the Beatles but less British
Wow. This is an exceptional record! Instantly saved. Favourite tracks: the whole thing.
Honestly, this is a very fine example of early British rock. There's nothing to solidify this with 'classic' status, but there's some very good guitar work and songwriting present.
Pretty flawless. A great thematic album, wonderful songwriting, full of surprises and great craftsmanship.
A fun and well-done sound that doesn't sound like anyone else too much with interesting lyrics.
All two stars are for the cat song
I had heard several of these songs in movies or on the radio and didn't know that they were The Kink's song. I liked this album quite a bit in the beginning and still enjoyed it towards the end, but it wasn't as good as the first part. It ended feeling a little repetitive and not as inventive as the first part. Still good though.
Why are there so many albums from The Kinks. Somehow these haven’t lasted time well.
More kooky than Kinky. Undeniable influential sound and classic production and sound but the pantomime feel of 60s Brit rock is a bit dated now. Some
It’s certainly got all of the fun Brit pop from the 60s that we enjoy, and I like a number of the songs. Just not a constant rotation for me.
A cast-iron classic! Was it the first pop music expression of a yearning for a semi-rural golden age that never was? Slightly satyrical and all brilliant.
I’ve been pecking at this album every few years for the last twenty, aware of its importance while struggling to obtain purchase, reminded of successors that slapped on their nostalgia for Davies’s real nostalgia, creating a simulacrum of nostalgia, a double-fake of a world that preceded these faux-nostalgists - have you ever been to a carnival? have you heard music hall in a music hall? do you think that rations are something that Solid Snake picks up to recoup HP? - which proved the avant garde of Brexit and the pints of Spitfires and blue passports in their train. And after writing that, I stopped, wondered what I’d say besides “Blur” if someone asked me to name one of these bands. And I quite like some Blur. I blame the power of this album’s nostalgia, which is portable and can be passed around. Pick it up and you feel it, regardless of the century you were born in. On return, every hook reveals to have been embedded deep: this is almighty, and also pleasingly sinister, often seedy, which it should be. What finally persuaded me over this listen is the tiny repetitive interstitial guitar riff that pedals “…Walter” along its last few seconds. They’re a accoutrement that makes the song, driving, sleazy and anxious at the same time. They’re so memorable that I was sure they played throughout the entire song, shocking me just now when I went back and found they only come in at the death, two up-down repetitions and then done. “Monica”’s throwaway calypso is my favourite, at least this evening.
Love it, listen to it frequently, not a bad song on it and many top tunes including two or three of their best. Wonderful album [EDIT - and the lyrics throughout! So ahead of its time, could be repurposed by a cynical Gen Z'er to illustrate our contemporary shitshow with minimal edits]
6/10
quite plasnt! highlights: do you remember walter?, johnny thunder, sitting by the riverside (sep 1 2024)
4.5 - Now this was what I was hoping for from The Kinks. So fun and playful, but also just great solid songs. Reminded me of times with alex bolan and then also the beatles sometimes
I thought I was going to like this one a lot, but I couldn't really get into it. I've had the title track in my rotation quite heavily for the last year or so, but not many other tracks stood out to me. The album didn't feel as thematically cohesive as Arthur either, though maybe I needed to pay more attention lyrically. Fave Tracks: The Village Green Preservation Society, Big Sky 3.1/5
Love The Kinks, but this one isn't essential to me.
Music to dance in a field too. Favourite Songs: The Village Green Preservation Society, Do You Remember Walter?, Picture Book, Big Sky. Least Favourite Songs: Phenomenal Cat, Monica.
The Village Green Preservation Society