Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

Yea, it was good. Nothing crazy, good right band. Yea, fine. 3 stars

Burn the monarchy

Coole titel, toffe muziek en goede lengte maar er mist nog iets ofzo idk

It was OK, nothing stood out as exceptional. Beatles inspired classic rock but not as good as the Beatles. They sound more like the poppy earlier Beatles albums but do have some moments inspired by Sgt Pepper.

Some good tracks. Some not great

2.5/5. This was fine. I like some albums from The Kinks, but this was one a little off for me.

A great album. Nothing unexpected here and a few lovely songs.

Very Beatles like

ahhhh

Better than I thought it would be.

These kinky British boys are pretty talented. This had some great lyrics and melodies. 3.5

The Beatles for people who can't afford The Beatles.

it's alright but i didn't really enjoy it that much

Never listened to a kinks album before! Really good! A punk Beatles?!?

Hadn't realised 'Victoria' was a Kinks song. Enjoyed listening to this despite not being a big Kinks fan.

Kinks got way better stuff out there, this one isn't it. Still a big Kinks fan though.

some great tracks, some that were just decent, but overall some very high highs, mature kinks album

Victoria!

Good, different, nice album overall

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yeah, very strong vocal performances and classic sound Favourite song: Track 6 - Australia

I enjoyed the 60s rock aspect of this album, it was fun

Rock, with a good mix of instrumentation (horns particularly)

Pas de kinks shaming

j'ai voulu mettre 4 au début mais ca devient vite un peu kitschos non ?

it's meh

They go in a lot of different directions here and I really like some of them. Victoria is a cool song, even though I prefer the up-tempo live version. Fantastic dark psychedelic sound on Some Mother's Son. Sangri-La rocks, as well. I think this is a band where I really love my favorites by them, but can easily leave the rest. 1 - bad 2 - average 3 - good 4 - great 5 - outstanding

Like a few later tracks. Funny how similar themes are across eras (eg suburban angst on Shangri-La).

Some great tracks, but the ‘music-hall’ style songs really set my teeth on edge.

I generally like The Kinks but I feel this album gave me a better sense of why some people don't

Good songs. I enjoyed this one. Just the right amount of 60’s rock sloppiness. Brainwashed sounds like it may have been an inspiration for Blur’s “song 2”.

This was cool, I enjoyed listening to it. Probably won’t listen again but fun songs!

arthur caused the industrial revolution (fav tracks: Victoria, Australia, Arthur)

Not my favorite Kinks album, but the baby enjoyed a couple tunes.

Relaxed surfy influenced Rock, not too Bad dringend summertime, and right noch i am enjoying the Sun:)

This was fine, one or two songs I liked and the rest were grand.

I enjoyed this. I did not remember how much like The Beatles they sounded.

This had a lot of cool bits. Many McCartney like bits along the way.

victoria is a pog song

Good, what you would expect from the Kinks, a couple of radio friendly unit movers along with some more experimentals.

extremely british Beatles-y protest-y britpop that's a bit too pompous and long for me despite the eclectic lyrics and songs. 2.75/5

solid rock album. apparently they have more music that You Really Got Me and Lola.

Very good was a fan of the Monty python vibe

Godt å høre at det ikke bare var Stones og Beatles som kunne lage slik musikk

Genres: Rock Formed: Muswell Hill, London, in 1963 Run time: 12 songs, 48 min, 37 sec The seventh studio album by the band. On the whole, the album is a social commentary on 60’s Britain. A few songs are about the war which doesn’t seem very contemporary, but I’m guessing at the time those who remembered it are at loggerheads with the younger generation who didn’t have any idea of the sacrifice made by many. The narrative of these songs, written by Ray Davies, is fantastic. He is very good at picking out the quirks and foibles of the British public. Spotify: Least popular song: track 11, “Nothing To Say” with over 500k plays Most popular song: track 1, “Victoria” with almost 20M plays. Eight tracks with over 500k plays and three with over 1M plays. Track 3, “Some Mother’s Son” is quite profound, discussing the effects of war on the families of soldiers. My favourite song is track 1, “Victoria”. Who knew a song about Queen Victoria could be so catchy? I enjoyed listening to the album, but this is the only song I clicked on the “like” button. Listen Again?: No, but I will listen to a Best Of… My Rating: ***

3.75

This music wasn’t bad but I couldn’t help feel like it just sounded like a worse version of the Beatles.

Pretty good Kinks album. Wouldn’t say it is a must listen to.

I enjoyed it. Songs are easy to listen to and very consistent in quality and sound and that's what I expect from The Kinks. The standout track for me was "Victoria". 3/5

Pretty good

3.5

Good! Very catchy and well made. I want to listen more

The Beatles Lite.

solid album, shangri-la is a great song among a few others 3 stars.

Better than face to face, victoria was good and it was largely enjoyable. Leans on the Beatles a bit too much still and the harpsichord still sounds ridiculous.

I enjoy a concept album but only really liked Some Mother's Son.

Pleasant enough but not consistent

Nice collection of pop rock songs, not my favorite from them, but still pretty entertaining.

Another Kinks album. This is number 4. Like the other albums it is eccentric and not memorable. No need to listen to again. It was relatively short. It is between a 2 and 3. I guess I will round up for no reason in particular.

Victoria is such an earworm, I love it!

The Kinks have always been solid.

Always like the kinks. This one was my favorite but still good

Helt oki, noen sanger er bops andre var veldig sytete

3.75/5 Lots of fun tunes but the album didn’t do a ton for me

Standouts: Victoria, Arthur, Mindless Child of Motherhood.

victoria : 5/10 yes sir, no sir : 6/10 some mothers son : 4/10 drivin : 8/10 brainwashed : 7/10 australia : 7/10 shangri’la : 6/10 mr churchill says : 5/10 she’s bought a hat like princess marina : 4/10 young and innocent days : 4/10 nothing to say : 6/10 arthur : 6/10

Not my typical genre, but it's a solid album that's an easy and enjoyable listen, although some tracks did go on a little long for my taste. My top 5 tracks (in no particular order): She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Maria, Mr. Churchill Says, Yes Sir, No Sir, Brainwashed, Shangri-La.

They're a good Beatles knock off. Hard to get excited about.

It was interesting, a concept album by the kinks, I've never heard any of these songs before. Overall it wasn't bad.

Its not fantastic but not bad either, they are a classic british rock act from the 60s and you get pretty much what you except

Pretty good, never listened to it but was an impactful anti war message.

Victoria is soooo catchy, this so sounds sooo 60's London, thus it gets a bit much

It was good. I wasn't able to sit down and really listen to the lyrics so that might have changed my opinion some but it was a good listen. Not something I'll come back to.

This is discount recycled Beatles, which isn’t necessarily bad but it’s not that special to me. I think Shangri-La is a standout.

Listening to The Kinks is like taking a really pleasant Sunday drive. It doesn't really matter where you are going, or even if you "arrive" at any destination. The road just meanders and you enjoy the ride.

J'adore les Kinks et l'ecriture de Ray Davies... Hélas, je suis plus amiureux de ses singles & EPs merveilleux que des "operas rock" auxquels il semble s'être consacré à partir de la fin des années 60... Peut-être est-ce dû à mes difficultés de compréhension des subtilités de la langue, de la culture et de l'histoire anglaise (même difficultés avec les textes de Oeter Gabriel) ? Sans doute même... De plus je trouve que l'influence grandissante de Dave Davies sur les choix du groupe (son beaucoup okus "hard" rock, tentation de conquérir les stades américains, ...)s'est faite au détriment de la grande finesse, délicatesse de Ray Davies... D'où un désintérêt grandissant pour les albums des Kinks durant toute les seventies... L'album solo de Ray Davies avec tout ses invités heureux de contribuer à un disque de cet auteur exceptionnel est remarquable... Il m'a fait penser à ce disque sublime que de grands artistes avaient offert à Roy Orbison, permettant à cet autre immense créateur de connaitre un crepuscule enchanté...

Good

Better than expected. Crazy 60s pop rock. Moments of zaniness but a bit tired thematically.

Definitely not something I expected from the Kinks. They definitely branched out from their normal style and subject matter to do a cool history concept album. I enjoyed it.

Very up and down. Best track: Nothing to Say

3.4

Brainwashed was my favorite song. An overall laid back album.

yes sir no sir reminds me of some of montreal songs - talk/singing voice is really similar. it's a catchy album but it's sooo british. but not bad

Some great tunes on here

this is my second album i've gotten from the kinks. I like the song victoria. so far i don't think this one is better than the previous album. the mixing of this isn't that great and it's hard to really hear the lyrics in my opinion. the instruments are just a lot louder than the singing.

First time with this album. Some thoughts. Best listened to with a few pints of room temperature English ale and a basketful of gooseberry tarts. Major points for the scathing social and political commentary, that is still very much applicable today, and not just in Britain. Musically a bit too jangle pop for most of the time, I know The Kinks are capable of rocking a bit harder, and I would have liked to see them do that here more. Overall a good album that I don't see myself returning to all too often.

3.5/5

Typically solid Kinks album. A bit of a step up from “Village Green,” honestly…

For some reason I've struggled to describe the album or what I think about it. It's excitingly novel in a lot of ways but also chaotic and seemingly unconcerned with its moderately shabby presentation. What's clear is this is an album where the lyrics and the topics they cover are meant to take front stage. The album is lyrically sharp and poignant at points ('Some Mother's Son') and tongue-in-cheek at others ('Yes sir, No Sir', 'Platic Man'), which makes it hard to figure out how to take other tracks ('Drivin'). For their part, the arrangements are floating along merrily, but they feel so far in the background that it's hard to focus on them long enough (over the singers) to gather a clear impression. Tracks like 'Mindless Child of Motherhood' and 'The Man He Weeps Tonight', give some of the clearest pictures of the groups' cohesion and power. It is a powerful and ironically complex and it's one that I'm definitely going to be coming back to again and again.

Pretty good - more raucous and less music hall than I expected. Brainwashed stood out.

All about war

Some nice classic Kinks

DNF

I think this is one I need to revisit; I don't think I was in the right mindset going in, and I might enjoy it more another day. But as it is, its some nice smart rock, I just didn't connect with it.

A different sound that I'm not used to from The Kinks. Elements of prog-rock and Brit-pop sound off here 3.5/5.

Ok album

What a weird, weird album

I thought I wasn't enjoying this album, but I found myself humming the tunes by the latter half. There's some humor and interesting song structures.

The Kinks have some great tunes, but I've never been a fan. Their music runs a fine line between solid rock and something Dr Demento might play.

I loved the Village Green Preservation Society, and Arthur has something of the same wistfulness, at least lyrically, but with less rose tinted glasses. if anything there is quite an anti-establishment, anti-war theme to the album. Victoria is a strong opener, Some Mother's Son is poignant and Drivin is quintessential Kinks whimsy (and sounds as if it may have been left over from Village Green; see also Young and Innocent Days). The Australian tourist board missed a trick if they didn't use Australia to promote the land of Oz, but otherwise an unremarkable track. Apart from that, the remaining tracks aren't - with the exception of Arthur - that much to write home about. Arthur has its moments, but not one of their best

Started off well, then got a bit boring.

Some decent songs on this

Eh. This probably horrible to write…but are The Kinks the lesser Beatles? I was kind of bored.

Another album I'm familiar with. Listened to it through again. I've never thought of Arthur as a true standout (compared to Lola, Village Green, even Muswell Hillbillies), so was surprised to see it on the list. However, upon reading a bit more about it, it is a much higher reviewed album (both nowadays and upon release) then I realized. Where I think it falls down is from a modern point of view; although there are great songs on this album, and good songs throughout it now, these songs are great because they prescribe to the formula so well used by Ray Davies and the Kinks. A formula is great because it allows you to extend your one idea hugely. Just that volume isn't all we look for in a band. That said, I'm a fan.

Beatles influence. 3.5

Victoria is fantastic but starting on a high means the rest of the album suffers somewhat.

Cute

Sometimes the goofy little guy energy that reminded me of parts of the white album worked and sometimes it didn't. Plastic man definitely didn't work, but there were a few songs that did.

3/5 nice but not enough

Very pleasant listen with some high points, but not going to change my overall view of the Kinks as the fourth-best British band of the sixties. Which is not a bad position to be in.

Bom.

Some half decent songs, but not the best by their own standards.

Listened to on 3/21/22 3/5 Favorite song: Victoria Some of those songs were great and the commentary on growing up in England was so fun but the album as a whole felt chaotic - could have been better or worse if the TV show was made

This is cool as a museum piece. Like looking at a fossil of rock and picking out elements in it that would be refined over and over. The songs themselves are fine but I'm pretty full of this kind of sound. the fact that its in mono is also a bummer. Shangri-La is a good track. This would be a fun concert.

Good album. I’d imagine the impact would be greater from an English perspective.

Pretty okay album. Songs seem more influential that historic. Nothing too memorable but some cool things done in the instrumentation and production.

The Kinks is a referent band. I didn't know this album but it's good.

Ну возможно альбом великий, но как по мне обычный в своём роде и времени. 7/10

Un rock "classico" quello di 'Victoria', la prima canzone dell'album. Mi ricordano i Beatles, ma meno spensierati. Un po' però più easy e rilassato.

Местами интересный альбом. Но для меня только местами.

Good enough.

Prima allemaal, maar weinig verheffends!

We zitten wel lekker in de Britse sixties. Bevalt me wel.

Beatles-ish at times. Pleasant.

My first Kinks album. It was fine but I was a bit underwhelmed, it didn't feel to have any classic songs on there.

Good album. I dunno if it's "great" but it's definitely super listenable. Reminds me musically of early The Beatles and Beach Boys. And they're all contemporaries, so this makes sense.

this album was pretty good, i just kind of played it in the background. it was nice to listen to but didn't stand out particularly.

Not my preference, but wasn't bad. Felt like I was listening to a soundtrack of a satirical tv show. Clever lyrics, a lot of reference to political setting at the time. Tbh didn't focus ll the way through , got distracted

классический роцк

Not my favorite Kinks album so far though I liked a lot of it (Victoria is a particularly strong start) and didn’t dislike any of it. The heavy leaning on the “whatever happened to good old Britain” angle gave a lot of the lyrics the character of a tract though.

Eigentlich ganz nett, geht gut ins ohr, auch ganz schöne instrumentalteile. Müssen sich halt immer den Vergleich mit den Beatles gefallen lassen, und der ist hart. Top Song: Shangrila

Victoria is by far my favorite Kinks song that I've heard thus far. The last Kinks album that came up left me wondering what the hell the big deal is with this band. I knew people loved them, but I just didn't get it, except for maybe 'Nothin in the world can stop me worryin bout that girl' or 'Waterloo Sunset," but this album sounds much more produced, cohesive, and interesting. There are touches of the Who, the Beatles, and just their own thing. 3.4/5, rounds down to a 3.

VICTORIA is a cool tune!

Really cool album and sound. Victoria is a great song

Has generic Beatles sound. It's ok but i'm not sure why it made this big list.

Det är en sån vibe asså så man råkar må bra, men för mycket körsång för min smak!

OK fick precis reda på att king kong inte är en del av originalskivan, dvs den bästa låten på albumet. hashtag besviken. Tycker det var ett bra album men har också svårt med tema-album så det drar ned det lite.

Very much of its time but nevertheless a pretty good commentary. Enjoyable but unlikely to get many visits.

Notbad

I mean, it’s “good”, but the sheer amount of incredible art and music being churned out in 1969 gives this a run for its money

Not bad. Not super unique either.

Victoria is a jam!

Decent album. It starts off good with Victoria. Their sound has a modern feel to it sometimes which shows their ability to influence. It felt like a pretty standard Brit rock album to me. 5.9/10

not to bad

Not bad not great, they emulated the Beatles a lot

I didn’t really love it or hate it I thought the first one was really cool some of them got really repetitive but none of them stuck out to me in a good or a bad way

Was exciting to learn it’s a concept album. Strong opening with Victoria. Another Brit-Rock album, maybe we’ll get lucky and won’t get a Brit-rock album for our next one.

I liked what I heard

Interesting and kinda weird. Solid 3 stars though

Solid, not a ton of standout tracks, but worth another listen

It was good good

The British Empire is still clinging on to what little power it has by way of this 1001 list. There's not much else in this world which would compel me to listen to a litany of crappy British albums. Fortunately, The Kinks have mostly escaped the 'crappy British' moniker, as The Kinks are one of the greatest and most influential groups in history. Certainly one of the best to come out of the UK. However, the fact that Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) has made this list is proof the British Empire is still influential and wields considerable weight making me listen to albums that we'd certainly do fine without.

Liked it. A little generic, but it did a lot of cool things as well.

Sounds like a spawn of its era. Nothing really particular about it, nothing really wrong either. Makes for relaxing background music. Some nice melodies, may listen again.

I think this album is super witty and fun. The production sorta sounds rough, but it's liveable. I wish this sound resonated with me more. I appreciate it for what it is, but It's not something that is for me I think. It was a decent listen, not mad at all that I had the experience. Might one day try it again and see if my tastes have changed. But currently, it's not my thing.

Good old rock music. Not the most amazing I have heard, but just solid good music. I don't really have much to say about it.

I don’t mind the kinks the album has one or two alright songs other than that the album for me is nothing special neither love nor hate 3/5

Kinda beatles sound, nice and entertaining

More like 2.5 stars

Sound that

A run of the mill 3 for me. Not terribly memorable and kind of a weird in-between sound of the decades.

eh

Thought it was OK. I prefer other stuff I've heard from The Kinks

It's so interesting to listen to The Kinks and The Beatles alongside each other.

OK Album - enjoyed some tracks rest were ok

Pop-Rock Garage Iniciático

Kinda fun. Was written as a soundtrack originally which makes sense, sounds like a little story

Moeilijke om te beoordelen. Staat wel overeind als conceptalbum als je de achtergrond wat leest. Maar geen enkel nummer is een uitgesproken goed lied.

Not a big fan of the era.

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This is my first new one! Woohoo! Pretty fun album, I was missing a bit of the larger concepts but this was an enjoyable pop rock listen. I like this more than lots of Beatles and similar stuff from this era. This honestly goes!

Decent, but not better than Tommy.

Het is leuk maar niet uniek

Much British. Sounded a lot like the Beatles to me, Sgt Pepper and all. Okay

Just a pleasant listen

Meh. Kilka piosenek niezłych, ale znudził.

Pues rock rock (?), suave, que fluye. De los Kinks creo que sólo ubicaba el hitazo You Really Got Me (y a partir de una anécdota cagada de la prepa). Fuera de eso, nunca me he interesado por ellos. El álbum me entretuvo, sin embargo, creo que de repente tiene buenas letras, pero sobre todo lo chido está en la música. Es decir, como álbum según conceptual, se me hace equis. "Brainwashed" y "Plastic Man" fueron mis favs. 7.5/10

Victoria is a bop. Album so far has that Beatles/Turtles sound (60s and 70s sound). Background surrounding album is interesting (look up Arthur on Wikipedia). Lyrics definitely tell some kinda story of poor, down bad family in England looking to immigrate to somewhere with more opportunity.

Un bon album rock fin des annees 60. Le concept est bon j’ai aime les chaonsons . 3.75. 1er alBums jecoute de the kinks

Esta muy diluido, solo algunos buenos fragmentos aquí y allá.

War schon ganz gut

Goodish

I’m sure it was revolutionary for its time and there were some good songs but it probably wouldn’t crack my top 100.

Easy to listen to, pretty easy to visualize the story. Not something I’d listen to much.

Ok

Tiene varias buenas pero me enfadó.

Slow but kind of fun. The instrumentals were great and had a very rock feel with some great solos ("Australia ") and the lyrics, though sounding more pop-y(similar to the beatles), we're very more light hearted and humorous at times. A combo that seems to work well together.

Ok, some happy sounds, at least doesnt sound like heavy metal on bad quality

Öppnar starkt med Victoria, mkt bra, sen blir det mycket mer vanligt brittiskt 60-taligt, vilket är nice men känns framförallt som något man hört tidigare. Blir så orättvist när man är inbiten Beatles-fan och har svårt att tycka annat från samma tid i samma stil är lika bra. Samma lekfullhet som Beatles, men svårt att tycka det är lika bra musik. Men mysigt är det! hej hej

I like the narrative of the album the most. Lyrics and music are alright but the story and compostion of it is what makes it good.

Surprised by how much I enjoyed this aside from the jamming parts at the end of some songs. Will probably revisit. 3.5

3

Almost pop music. Calmer than I expected.

Solid Punk Album

Got it.

ok

Fav Song: Shangri-La

I’m not the biggest fan of British rock, this didn’t really click with me. The bass was pretty cool in some songs, and the vibe was kinda nice.

Very 60s sounding. Nothing bad, but nothing special either.

British social/political commentary. Some songs sound like Eels / prog rock / Beetles

6/10 FT: Shangri-la

The Kinks have made some great records. This isn't one of them.

2.5

279. ok

The Kinks… not for me. Bored through most the album. 3/10. 2 stars.

I’m not finishing this it’s just not my vibe at all I do like the anti-war stuff tho esp on the kirkaversary!

Definitely a little copying of the Beatles' notes going on here, some parts are frankly egregious, but with less variety and with some of the Fab Four's more annoying twee cor-blimey britishness turned up to eleven. Not for me.

pretty nice, not my thing

Little know fact that the term "kink shaming" comes from shaming people who like The Kinks.

I'm sick of beatles-esque music. "Shanngri-La" made me want to throw something. Two just for Victoria

More Kinks. Not getting any better vocally. ⭐⭐

Ihan kivaa, korvasta sisään ja toisesta ulos.

Rather gentler than I expected.

They have an incredible talent for writing 3-minute power pop/rock bangers like the album's opener ... but then they got lost in the concept sauce.

- I only really enjoy Victoria best here... and the psychedelic ending on Australia (but, like the album, it went on too long). - The other thing I like is the political tone to the songs. - On the other hand, the vocals feel on the pinched side. - I liked it better the second time I listened, but it still feels like a less-memorable Beatles album. There definitely were nice elements to all of the songs, but overall, I didn't really connect much to them. - To top off the disappointment, the stereo recording isn't great.

non mi ha emozionato

Ray Davies singing with a fake american accent for even one second on this album about working class Britain pissed me off so much

I’m pretty tired of the Kinks. Maybe I wasn’t in the mood for this one, nothing hear really sticks out to me. Rating: 4/10 Favorite Song: Victoria

It's ok. Not their best work. But I can see how it influenced a lot of modern rock and folk music I guess. Considering my love for classic rock and 60s music I was disappointed with this one. It's funny, the album mirrors my own childhood - emigrating from the UK to NZ.

fav songs: brainwashed british, folk, rock 40/100

On paper this is something that should be right up my alley. But for some reason this just did not resonate with me

Thank god the British Empire declined so I don't have to listen to this garbage.

So many excellent classics from the Kinks, unfortunately not on this album. Glad to see there are 3 more albums on this list. 2 stars

There are a number of songs by The Kinks that I thoroughly love and enjoy, but I've yet to find an album of theirs that really captures me. This album did change that for me. A few good songs, but overall the album fell pretty flat.

When I pressed play, what I heard did not sound like the Kinks to me. The vocals don't sound like the Ray Davies that I am used to. It wasn't until about halfway through the second song ("Yes Sir, No Sir") that it sounded like the Kinks to me. This is OK. None of the songs really grabbed me though. I liked "Nothing to Say" the most, I think. 2.5 stars.

Vrm pas fou malheureusement

And a half.

Album #109: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) - The Kinks Genre (W): Rock Singles: Drivin’, Shangri-La, Victoria I have listened to this album once before. Thoughts?: The music is solid, but the lyrics are bland and undercooked. Overall a meh album. Favorite songs: Victoria, Yes Sir, No Sir, Drivin’, Brainwashed, She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina

Meh

idgaf

Ein Konzeptalbum, das mehr Idee als Wirkung hat. Die Kinks erzählen groß, doch viele Songs plätschern eher brav dahin und verlieren sich im Thema statt in starken Melodien. Respekt für den Anspruch, aber emotional bleibt es erstaunlich flach.

I like the kinks but in small doses. One or two songs is a good amount!

It's fine for what it is, but really not my thing.

not touching or "classic". wouldn't recommend it to somebody

Please, decline and fall, already.

Eh not for me

I listened to it, but it just lacks...umph.

Aside from Victoria this album just feels. Another case of more important than good

Kõla poolest ei olnud see muusika üldse minule. Ma mõistan kuidas ta võib meeldida. Ta on selline pubis õllese peaga kaasa laulmise muusika. Suhteliselt lihtsad kohati kantrilikud meloodiad ja jutustav sarkastiliskriitiline lüürika. See on muusika briti töölisklassile. Ma kujutan ette, kuidas sellele võiks UKs pinda olla, aga kahjuks mulle ta ei ole. The Clash on ikka veidi rohkem minu asi.

Fine

okay album with some still relevant themes. favourite song: yes sir, no sir

Boring

This was fine. I quite liked the concept but I didn’t find it that riveting.

No standouts

any of my australian friends will tell you that's probably not true fave track: brainwashed

Really nothing here to go back to

listened to half of it, was not the vibe / energy i wanted on that saturday.

I think I liked it more than it was good.

wish beatles/pink floyd

Liian vanhaa. Pink Floyd about samaa vuosikymmentä mutta joku maaginan muutos tapahtui tossa 70-luvun taipeessa. Meikän paappa salee soittaa repeatilla. Yks biisi jatkoon

I think the Geneva Conventions have something to say about recommending an album with "Drivin'" on it...

The album started very weak and it remembered me more of an amateur rock band with their repetitive structure, weak vocals and save fills/solos. With Brainwashed it started to build up a bit more, including more instrumental variety and Australia had a solid psychedelic rock ending that reminded me more of the Doors. Overall I'm very torn whether this album deserves a bit more, but I just didn't get into the vibe with it.

“Yes sir, no sir” reminds me of SOAD “Prison song.” Also Hendrix vibes. “Brainwashed” Beatles pop

No está mal

What was probably a bold, innovative concept album when it came out is now an irritating, overly twee textbook definition of britslop

Not terrible - songs are a little repetitive.

Unmemorable. A little repetitive. Kinda blah.

Au vu des notations de mes collègues, je vais revoir mes exigences vis-à-vis des albums. Et ça commence avec celui-ci. Je serai, à partir de maintenant, une main de fer dans un gant de fer, n'en déplaise aux Britanniques. 2 sur 5 pour Albion. On dirait une pâle copie des Beatles.

more old bullshit

Started off enjoying a trip down memory lane but it got a bit samey.

meh, I'm not feeling this today. Sorry. I don't get concept albums. 2 stars.

ok tier, 2.5+/5

I'm starting to wonder what people see in the Kinks. Was it innovative at the time? It sounds like mildly original but otherwise mid-level late-60s brit pop. Other people were doing this better.

mocna sredniawka

2.4 I dont like to kink shame but this album was kinda bad

No conecte

Didn't get into this at all.

Bien, estuvo bueno. Era para una serie que luego se canceló. No sé si lo volvería a escuchar.

Based on my AM radio level knowledge of the Kinks I thought I really liked them. Sad to be so disappointed by hearing a couple albums.

Not something i would listen to but the artist did a good work Its calming(kinda boring)

osea esta ok, pero muy beatles y para eso escucho a los beatles no?

i don't know how something by a band called "the kinks" is this dreadfully boring. there's occasionally songs that work for me like "mr. churchill says" but then there's tracks like "princess marina" which are aggressively unpleasant to listen to. i mostly find ray davies' singing to be incredibly obnoxious with the only real saving grace being that i can appreciate a neatly told concept album because i was not feeling almost any of this. honestly i just don't know how you get me to dislike a harpsichord!? that should be illegal; i love that thing. very much not my jam.

It doesn't get me going. I like some of their other stuff more

Somehow you can just tell it's British like with the who album. Not anything special in my opinion.

mr churchill says este album es aburrido, no mi estilo solo tres canciones buenas siendo generosos

251/1089 and here we have the Victoria Plumbing theme tune lmao pretty on par with the other two kinks albums i’ve heard, though my faves here are better than the ones on those albums imo i think the kinks are the sort of band/artist who make music that i’d prefer to listen to the instrumental versions of instead of the regular vocal versions. because there are some pretty great instrumentals here but it gets muddled for me only one more kinks album on this list for me phew faves: shangri-la, mr churchill says 27/100

Not a fan of their voices

Likes: some good hooks; light-hearted poppy vibe Dislikes: front half is too sing-song; some of the hooks make me cringe; back half didn’t register much Overall, I know what the Kinks represent in rock history. But I don’t hear any of that on this record. Victoria is a good track though

I frequently confuse The Kinks for The Beatles. And this album, for me, is a very clear example of how these two bands can sound very similar. Both have a 60s rock sound that is still influenced here and there by rock and roll artists of the time. I think that I recognised "Victoria" more than any of the other tracks. But I wouldn't say that I was particularly familiar with that song. Even after a couple of listens, I dont feel like I have very strong feelings about this album at all. It is absolutely fine and if it was playing at a friend's house or in a pub. It wouldn't want to male me leave but it also wouldn't make me ask who was playing. I'd just assume that it was a Beatles album that Id never heard before. (2.000)

This was alright. It wasn't bad but I'm not a fan of the Kinks - I don't like his voice. Same issue as usual, if you push through your diaphragm it'll sound much better. Someone should have told him that I guess.

It was fine. I see how The Kinks are very influential but...

Just okay

Some tracks are better than others, but it's just not a sound or style that interests me at all...so far

pleasant

Was fine. Did nothing for me

Some Sgt Pepper influence going on here. I didn’t love this one. 2.5 stars?

A bit flat. Not my favorite by The Kinks. Concept albums are a crapshoot, though.

Buenas melodias. Temas tranquilos pero no lo volveria a escuchar.

The Kinks have some pretty great songs, but there are just too damn many of them. I guess this was about the banality of middle class life in England in the late 60s. Mission accomplished I guess?

Yeah. I think I don't get it. I'm also not British or a baby boomer; that might have something to do with it. 2 stars.

Victoria is a good start. These guys are like an even sillier Beatles. Drivin' is like a song the Beatles rejected for having silly lyrics. Australia is another silly ass song. The songs just get goofier and goofier, Exhibit A: She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina. Nothing to Say is the best song since the lead track. Arthur is good too. I wonder if the Arthur is also a reference to royalty?

This album was haphazard at best. At that time, NO ONE escaped the Beatles and neither did these guys. It seems as if they were trying to put their own spin on melodies they couldn't get out of their heads and it rarely worked.

It's like the Beatles but more British and less talented

Lots of Beatles vibes. Wasn't really my favorite

Nah. Just don’t get the Kinks

Not really my style.

Beatles after too many drugs? Maybe it’s unfair to rate this so many years later after so much has come after, but I liked only one song on this I think.

Highlights: Victoria, Drivin', She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina, Young and Innocent Days Not a lot went through my head while listening to this record. Highlights were based on brainless consumption (and they kinda sounded like Beatles tracks). Didn't have the time and the record didn't mause me too much, very monotonous.

Another Beatles clone. Yay for this list.

not bad but just meh