The Kinks - Better Things | FIRST TIME HEARING REACTION

[@dagmar.6954]

I grew up with all the music from the British Invasion & The Mersybeat. The Kinks were huge & had a lot of hits. I especially love their music from the 60's & 70's. "All Day and All of the Night", "Set Me Free", "Tired of Waiting for You", "A Well Respected Man", "Dedicated Follower of Fashion", "Sunny Afternoon", "Dead End Street", "Waterloo Sunset", "Autumn Almanac" & "Lola".

[@diannebleacher6156]

I did too, Love their sound. Fav song…All Day and All Of The Night ❤️

[@steveguillermo9652]

...and Come Dancing...great Band..."Paranoia"

[@bethmiller1840]

Sunny Afternoon!

[@kolchak357]

I just love Waterloo Sunset. 👍

[@keithosmond5730]

(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman is another one to add to that list.

[@surlechapeau]

J/Amber, their "All Day And All Of The Night" is another fuzz guitar banger like "You Really Got Me". "Come Dancing" was another hit later in their career, that's softer like this one.

[@mrbrightside719]

I love Come Dancing. It’s got a great story to it.

[@paddyomaddy]

Another vote for Come Dancing, great song and story, but quite sad when you know it was written shortly after the death Ray Davies's sister.

[@bjs301]

Back in the day, the Kinks had a nickname, "Thinking Man's Rock and Roll. Their music went all over the place. Another more hard core tune is Destroyer. One of my favorite Kinks songs is Celluloid Heroes. A good music video song was Come Dancing. The Clash, by the way, were a late '70s - '80s band. The British Invasion was in the mid to late '60s.

[@jco207]

You should react to Celluloid Heroes the day of the Oscars.

[@jimgeorge9476]

My favorite Kinks album is Low Budget. Close 2nd though is Everybody's in Showbiz because in part how diverse the songs were. Celluloid Heroes is one of the many good songs on that album. Kinks have been my favorite band since early 70s and my favorite song kind of varies. The one I have been listening to the most lately is Back To Front. Good song to play loud and I've been in a loud mood.

[@NotThatLittleJohnny]

Um....the Kinks released 'You Really Got Me" in 1964.

[@bjs301]

@@NotThatLittleJohnny I know that. I never said or suggested otherwise. What's your point?

[@mikephillips8810]

Celluloid Heroes is such an epic and sad song. I think they would like it.

[@paulmargett9360]

You should check out "Waterloo Sunset" for a different side of the Kinks. It's beautiful. Much love from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@gregsager2062]

"Waterloo Sunset" may be the most beautiful pop song ever recorded. That song's melody is magical.

[@donaldb1]

@@gregsager2062 That cannot be said too often. _Waterloo Sunset_ is indeed one of the most beautiful songs every recorded.

[@shocklobster6266]

100%. One of the nicest songs written in my opinion

[@CharlesReading]

My vote also for 'Waterloo Sunset' Truly, the best melody and most beautiful vocal arrangement to come out of the 60's

[@anntelford8647]

This was released in 1981. That's ~17 years after the first song you heard by The Kinks. They continued writing and recording throughout that time, with a lot of infighting between band members, record company personnel, and others. Try listening to "All Day and All of the Night", "Lola", "Tired of Waiting for You", " Sunny Afternoon", "Well Respected Man", " Dedicated Follower of Fashion", "Waterloo Sunset", " Come Dancing" and their nod to disco "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman".

[@anthonycuozzo4842]

What she said !

[@rubnsracn]

To be fair, almost everyone had a 'nod to disco' around that time (think Miss You by the Rolling Stones). It was Hawaiian music in the late '50s, the Twist albums in the early '60s and disco in the late '70s. But it wasn't like Rod Stewart-y disco. And there was always the Misfits and Sleepwalker albums to still fall back on. Love me some Kinks to his very day. Went to see them in Binghamton NY the day before my 23rd birthday. After all the songs you mentioned, plus Celluloid Heroes, Low Budget and a few others I'd completely forgotten, I came out of there a year older.

[@anntelford8647]

@@rubnsracn I wasn't criticizing them. It's just a fact.

[@whatevertherapper]

One of the simplest, most beautiful songs ever written.

[@pauldevito7476]

The Kinks (1964-1995) have about 400 great songs. You've heard two up-beat songs by them. Their lead vocalist and song-writer is Ray Davies. He may be one of the greatest songwriters ever. Right up there with Lennon-McCartney. Most of his songs deal with the British class system, British society, etc...If you want to dive deeper, here are ten Kinks songs which will show their amazing diversity. 1. Shangri-la 2. A Well Respected Man 3. Waterloo Sunset 4. Come Dancing 5. Victoria 6. Polly 7. I'm Not Like Everybody Else 8. Till The End of the Day 9. Picture Book 10. She's Got Everything and then, 390 more!!! Hehe.

[@Bassman2353]

"I'm Not Like Everybody Else" is a great one that most don't mention. Then there are the really different ones: "Nothing In This World Can Stop Me Worrying 'Bout That Girl", "See My Friends", "Oklahoma USA" and of course "Celluloid Heroes"

[@mikenichols3965]

Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon

[@Bassman2353]

That's by Queen; "Lazing on a Sunny Afternoon" is the Kinks. And yes, one of their major classics.

[@brads2362]

That's very close to my favs as well, Two gems nobody talks about - Full Moon and Education.

[@aaradia]

A classic song The Kinks are known for would be "Lola." Also, next Christmas season give "Father Christmas" a reaction. One of the best Christmas tunes ever! Serious and funny at the same time!

[@kimbeauxs]

Oooh yessss, Lola is a classic!!!

[@brickarranger2319]

Father Christmas is the best. A little dark. Not your typical holiday song.

[@evillyn7895]

I wanna watch them react to "Lola"... Amber's gonna blush hard!

[@russellm2555]

That's commercial Kinks. 'Living On A Thin Line' for real Kinks

[@brickarranger2319]

@@russellm2555 Supersonic Rocket Ship, Here Comes Yet another Day, State of Confusion, 20th Century Man

[@Seanriver316]

Thank you, seen them 4 times live. "Give the People What They Want" is a very good album. I wish someone would do "Destroyer". : )

[@karenm7346]

Yes! They need to listen to it.

[@wrldchamps04]

Loved this album....

[@bryansproles2879]

Destroyer was the first song I ever heard, and is still one of my favorites. Features the return of Lola 😅 Come Dancing is another huge hit.

[@leovirgo4538]

shut the front door. i have seen them exactly 4 times, and I feel SO lucky to have been able to experience them Live.

[@Bassman2353]

Saw them six times live; one of the all-time best live bands. Rock & Roll Vaudeville!

[@Dreyno]

“Stop Your Sobbing” is a great Kinks song. And the Pretenders did a fantastic cover. You should react to both back to back.

[@brianfisher6165]

incidentally, Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde had a child together👌 (you probably knew that) and you are completely right on about the Pretenders cover!!! ✌😁

[@Dreyno]

@@brianfisher6165 She’s an environmental activist and the spitting image of her mother.

[@katherinemurray8841]

Pretenders for a Friday

[@vincentp149]

One of my all time favorite Kinks songs. So glad more people have discovered it in recent years. A song of hope, recovery and love.

[@TheRatsCast]

Yes; The Kinks started off with the British Invasion, but by the time this album came out, they were now with the Nuwave scene. That was a completely different sound, and The Kinks transitioned in the new style of music. This was actually; one of my favorite albums during that time.

[@mvellis3863]

The Kinks have a HUGE catalog with so many different styles. Ray Davies is a true musical genius and his brother Dave Davies is an amazing and highly underrated guitarist. Try "20th Century Man" or "Rock 'n Roll Fantasy"

[@lannydante9390]

And …. Around the dial….I need you ….you can’t stop the music…artificial man and holiday romance ….new music coming from Ray !!!

[@bradsullivan2495]

Other Kinks songs: "Well Respected Man"; "Come Dancing"; "All Day and All of the Night"; and the notorious "Lola"

[@rebeccasimantov5476]

Also Waterloo Sunset

[@danagray1125]

You should try A Well Respected Man and Sunny Afternoon. Kinks are fun and they had a lot of variety on their sound.

[@tomflorio7363]

My favorite song by my favorite band. Bravo!

[@silentcal9733]

Love The Kinks! Do "Waterloo Sunset" for the most beautiful song ever written!

[@larrydoss9284]

Yes, love Waterloo Sunset!

[@jonathangeraldrobinson720]

A phenomenal piece of art.

[@sjw5797]

"You Really Got Me" came out in 1964, and was The Kinks' breakout hit that established them as part of the British invasion. "Better Things" is a later song of theirs; it was released in 1981. You can hear that "wide open" sound charteristic of the New Wave music of the early eighties. Unlike many older bands, The Kinks transitioned to new wave very well; the sound was natural for them. The New Wave movement was also called "the second British invasion" because so many British bands were at the forefront.

[@notmyrealname1730]

I'd suggest that y'all next listen to Come Dancing. It's another great song that different from You Really Got Me and Better Things. I think y'all will like it.

[@elizabethfranco1284]

The British Invasion was the cultural phenomenon of the mid 1960’s when music fashion and culture of Great Britain became popular in the US and all over Led by acts The Beatles,The Rolling Stones,The Kinks,The Dave Clark Five,The Yardbirds,Herman’s Hermits,The Hollies,The Who,Gerry and the Pacemakers,Manfred Mann,The Zombies,Peter and Gordon, The Searchers,The Animals,Chad and Jeremy,Freddie and the Dreamers,Petula Clark,Dusty Springfield,Donovan, The Mindbenders, The Troggs,The Spencer Davis Group,Small Faces,Billy J. Kramer,The Honeycombs,The Nashville Teens,Marianne Faithful,Them, Lulu, The Swinging Blue Jeans,The New Vaudeville, The Hullabaloos, The Mersey Beats,etc.

[@OCWord]

there was also a second British Invasion with bands such as Cream, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Small Faces, Moody Blues, and Procol Harum.

[@billmann6278]

"Destroyer", from this LP is an 80s remake of their 60s riff to "All Day and All of the Night", I know you'll love both of them. With this band you never know if the brothers are writing about someone else or just to each other. I saw them live, up close in 1980 and it was goose pimple good.

[@DavidJacobsvo]

Caching up with your older stuff. This whole album is so great.This song always makes me cry. The sentiment is so incredible. I'm gong through some hard stuff right now and I needed to hear this again.

[@stanlanier7640]

The British Invasion happened in the Sixties beginning in February 1964 when the Beatles played Ed Sullivan. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Who, The Kinks, those were my favorites. Others will remember other groups. The KInks were definitely a part of that. So, they are from London, the section called Muswell Hill. They, also, have brothers in the band, Ray Davies, songwriter, lead vocals, and rhythm guitar and Dave Davies, lead guitar. Ray Davies was one of, if not the first, writers of thematic, concept albums. While many of their songs can be listened to and appreciated as singles, often, a more full appreciation comes from seeing how they fit into the story told by the album. Pete Townshend of The Who has said that Ray Davies should be acclaimed the Poet Laureate of England and the first to write a rock opera (the credit for which is usually ascribed to Townshend). I suppose he has in mind The Kinks' album Arthur (Or The Decline and Fall of The British Empire). Or, maybe, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society. This is high praise from the man who penned Tommy. The Kinks do varied styles and moods. Some songs on the heavy side: "Pressure", "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" ,"Give The People What They Want", "Destroyer", "Back to Front", "State of Confusion" and "Young Conservatives". On the lighter side are "Come Dancing", "Art Lover" "Don't Forget To Dance", "Heart of Gold" "Celluloid Heroes"

[@joemc1960]

Wow! So glad you picked this song. Nobody’s reacted to this yet (as far as I know) but I think others will follow. Check out “Days,” “No More Looking Back,” or “Picture Book”. There are scores of great Kinks songs.

[@captjeter2]

even if I am in the worst mood ever , this song always gets me thru it

[@chriso6719]

Jay, Congrats to your Bengals. The Clash are British, but were part of the 70's wave of punk bands. The Kinks were part of the 60's British invasion with one of the most notable bands being the Beatles.

[@thancrow]

and the Stones

[@quarkwrok]

@@thancrow Who?

[@thancrow]

@@quarkwrok The Rolling Stones

[@quarkwrok]

@@thancrow The Who?

[@freyastewart3964]

If you want more British Invasion bands you should check out Manfred Mann "Blinded By The Light" and The Troggs "Wild Thing"

[@p.goldman1885]

WOW WEEEEEEEEEE this is a Kinks rarity on a Reaction site. The album has so many great songs on it. The Kinks rockk!!!

[@jrox6091]

Beautiful song. Wonderful band. The tune stays in my head every time I hear this.

[@jrox6091]

And I send it to friends when I know they're going through a tough time.

[@freyastewart3964]

You should listen to "Waterloo Sunset" one of my all time favourite songs!! A great song for story telling and having spent a lot of time around the Waterloo area of London it really paints a picture of that area

[@johnmavroudis2054]

The Kinks wrote some of the most beautiful songs imaginable. "Waterloo Sunset," and "Days" can make you shed a tear because of the sheer beauty of the songs coupled with such sweet, amazing lyrics. Well worth checking it.

[@outsideman1501]

You guys are a dose of good vibes. You're like friends I can visit daily. Thanks!

[@keithdf2001]

The kinks went from hard core to sweet nice songs. That is what made them great

[@corinnepmorrison1854]

Great group!! Especially loved “Well Respected Man”...❤️

[@elizabethfranco1284]

The Clash came in the late 70’s as part of the the second wave of the British Invasion of the late 70’s and early 80’s but not the original 1960’s, However their early sound of punk then new wave sounds were influenced by the the early music of the Kinks and The Who among others in that 64-67 Mod period who were the forerunners of punk

[@elizabethfranco1284]

You should definitely check out their 1983 song Come Dancing, It was Ray Davies’s homage and tribute to his late sister. Even the story in the song has a happy ending his sister Rene died age 18 of a heart attack the same day she gave her brother his first guitar

[@octoberguy]

This song is a good sentiment for everyone.... We all need better things after the past two years! Jordan, I used to cruise in my '75 Camaro blasting this song when it came out... a 20-year-old college student sure that life ahead was full of better things. It was my personal anthem!

[@leovirgo4538]

The impact of the Kinks goes way beyond their own Catalogue. They were named as influences by at least 70% of the bands of the 70's and 80's. A testament to that is how many of their songs have been covered by other great artists!

[@O_Towne_Bear]

The Kinks are one of my all time fave bands. Keep digging through their albums. "Do It Again"

[@paimannamazi1128]

Holy cow, I forgot all about this song. I haven't heard this in over 30 years I believe. Thanks for the reminder so I can put this on my iHeart playlist.This song will be 1,084th on my list.

[@patrickderose9712]

The British Invasion happened in the early 1960’s. The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Jerry and the Pacemakers, The Dave Clark Five we’re all British Invasion bands. Better Things was written about twenty years after You Really Got Me, that’s why it sounds so different. Another Kinks’ song you should check out is Lola. Very controversial when it was released in 1970.

[@ssaint565]

Cheers to you and also to the person echo suggested thus song. So many classics to choose from, I would not have expected this one to pop up. Bet happy it did.

[@chrisbateman5358]

Kinks are always good listening. Great band, great reaction! Thanks Jordan & Amber. Here's to optimism. Remember, as my Mama used to tell me, Happiness is a choice.

[@garrettstrahl7723]

Give the People What They Want was the first tape I ever purchased growing up. The whole thing is amazing. The Kinks are one of the greatest bands. They are also the most underrated. Just listen to everything on their greatest hits and you'll find they have so many great songs. BTW, they have arguably the very best Rock Christmas song in Father Christmas. I hope you listen to a lot more Kinks. You'll love them. Enjoy!

[@Tank4Life]

Great British group. Pretty deep rabbit hole for you guys to explore here

[@dinoanello5520]

Thank you, thank you, very much. I did not expect you to get to this that quickly! Made my day.. you guys have a great channel!

[@rarelycares8416]

Come Dancing was always my favorite of theirs, so catchy and sweet/sad.

[@pattimurphyrocks]

This is one of my favorite songs from the '80's. It is absolutely refreshing. It is so joyous and just a perfect sentiment and it is written so beautifully. The Kinks have been going strong for about 60 years. I love how Destroyer is somewhat of a continuation of All Day and All of the Night. Very clever.

[@colindonald3161]

great band, they were hugely talented and could come up with lots of different styles

[@greggordon1015]

Here's another vote for "Come Dancing" -- of their many great songs, that one might be my favorite.for unabashed fun, and it's another one of those nice "story-telling songs" AND has a great horn section. :)

[@Pauba1946]

How about Jerry-and the Pacemakers, “Ferry Cross the “Mercy”. Also for female Friday how about “Petula Clark “Downtown”. She was one of the biggest stars in the world in the 60’s, 70’s.

[@stormy8207]

Yes the British invasion was huge, encompassing the early Beatles, The Stones and a lot of other groups. It was partly because of what was going on in London at the time, cultural and social changes which made London in particular "flavour of the month." And although the British Invasion specifies a particular time period, that doesn't take into account the huge groups like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, Def Leppard, Black Sabbath, The Who, The Rolling Stones, some of whom were in the earlier "invasion" but continued to rock on over the decades and some of whom who started slightly later. So , despite the specified time period of the "invasion," in reality British music kept flooding into the US (and Australia) for decades.

[@davidschecter5247]

The Kinks were hit-and-miss around this time, but the hits were great. This is what you call a "FEEL GOOD RECORD!" The Kinks were Punk before Punk, and they were TALENTED and MUSICAL, too! One of the all-time groups up there with the Beatles, Beach Boys, Stones, Who, Zeppelin, Byrds, and few others.

[@markc5771]

The ever reliable Mick Avory on Drums

[@rydelldownward7808]

There’s like sixteen years between “You Really Got Me” and this. Some other really good tunes on this album: “Around the Dial”, “Destroyer”, “Give the People What They Want”.

[@VIDSTORAGE]

This is a deep track ,not a typical hit song and it is the 80s and not the original 1960s sound they had as being hard but they were very mellow at times in the 6os also.. Back Where We Started is from this era also and it is a rocker .. Give a listen to the song Lola and Sleepwalker . It is the 70s Kinks which is my favorite era of the band..

[@larrydoss9284]

I absolutely think this song should have got a lot more play. One of my faves from the Kinks

[@VIDSTORAGE]

@@larrydoss9284 Yea for sure like so many others they had ....Anything by The Kinks is a fav to me in one way or another but I think the 70s was their best time like the song RocknRoll Fantasy that is such a great heart breaking song about the music and the cost of making it big .The Kinks always had the best story tellers

[@gregsager2062]

Not really a deep track, just a failed single. It only reached #92 in the U.S. and #46 in the U.K.

[@ronnix23]

The first British invasion was in the 60s. There was a second wave of the British invasion in the 80s withe acts like The Cure, Duran Duran, The Eurythmics and Erasure.

[@lp450]

Great band! I saw the Kinks several times in concert, sometimes they would play at smaller venues. One time at a community college in NJ in 1979. Back then you could meet with the bands and I remember my sister getting handed Ray Davies guitar pick. She still has it. There was no security back then. Good times.

[@chuckschillingvideos]

Love this beautiful song, and it's from a vastly underrated album. Because Ray Davies so often writes with great irony and jaded weariness, when he brings forth a completely non-ironic and straightforward tune like this it just completely overwhelms you.

[@radiobroog8091]

Ray Davies (the singer and songwriter) has said that he wrote the song for, and is singing to his brother Dave the lead guitar player. Interesting note: On the solo record of Ray's called See My Friends (every Kinks tune has a guest famous musician performing the given track with Ray), Bruce Springsteen picked this song, and they recorded it together at Bruce's studio in New Jersey. Metallica plays You Really Got Me with Ray on that album!

[@kevinmcphail3852]

My favorite song by the kinks is Lola. Very fun song

[@bethmiller1840]

I would recommend "Lola," which was a huge hit, or "Picture Book,"a personal fave. "Destroyer" was also really big. It's such a head banger that I probably gave myself whiplash back in the 80's. I've never heard this song you are doing. Kind of a strange choice.

[@gregsager2062]

"Better Things" was the follow-up single to "Destroyer" in '81. It didn't sell as well.

[@richarddefortuna2252]

@@gregsager2062 a great album closer, though, especially after the violence, greed, and lethargy depicted by the majority of Give the People What They Want.

[@russellburress6240]

Next two, " Lola " and " Come Dancing "

[@h00liganismo1]

He cannot have her but he wishes her the best. The most selfless attitude to have, and one that so few can exhibit. You guys should also check out “Strangers” by the Kinks, it has a great chorus

[@wayneshapka6622]

If Amber likes horns, “Come Dancing “ would be the next Kinks song you should check out.

[@stanlanier7640]

Some of my favorite Kinks' songs besides all their hits include 'SUNNY AFTERNOON" the absolutely excellent "WATERLOO SUNSET" "DAYS" "MUSWELL HILLBILLY" "DEATH OF A CLOWN" "LIVING ON A THIN LINE" "I'M NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE" "FATHER CHRISTMAS" "SEE MY FRIENDS" "VICTORIA" "ARTHUR" and the magnificent triumph of a song "LOLA."

[@colemitchell228]

Living on a Thin Line rocks. 👍

[@alanmichels7584]

I still have my "Give the People What They Want" cassette tape that I bought in 1968.

[@kevinc6916]

Give the people what they want is a great Kinks song and I think of it every time J says It!

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

"You Really Got Me"' Van Halen covered excellently! " LOLA" another good one.

[@happymethehappyone8300]

British Invasion Must Hear Classics:: Herman's Hermits "I'm Henry The 8th" & "Mrs. Brown You've Got A Lovely Daughter" Gerry And The Pacemakers "Ferry Cross The Mersey" & "Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying"

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

"All Day and All of the Night" huge hit

[@JonathanTwilley]

The reason they're such a tremendous difference in sound from you really got me to better things is that there are two decades between them. It's interesting to note that Ray Davies often would end his albums on a positive note with a bright cheery song. That is certainly the case with better things on the give the people what they want album.

[@bradsullivan2495]

Dave Clark Five: "Glad All Over" "Bits and Pieces" "Catch Us If You Can" "Over and Over" "Because"

[@happymethehappyone8300]

The Kinks "Sleepwalker",, "Waterloo Sunset",, "Picture Book" & "Sunny Afternoon"

[@happymethehappyone8300]

You Both Are All About Making People Smile,, Feel Good & Positive Vibes,, This Song Will Provide Those Same Things For You,, Katrina & The Waves "Walking On Sunshine" 🎸🎶🌞🎶🎸

[@mikenichols3965]

Well, you guys always make me smile. Not once, not twice, but 3 times a day! 💖

[@chazblitz]

Once the Kinks turned back into a hard rock band around Misfits they really were more popular than they were in the 60's. Destroyer was the big hit off this album.

[@pauldevito7476]

But their best songs are 1965-1971. Classic Kinks.

[@chazblitz]

@@pauldevito7476 You are correct sir. Although the 77-86 period gave us some great tunes too. It's that mid 70's stuff that just didn't float my boat. Maybe because I'm not English and didn't really grasp their concepts?

[@slomo1732]

A beautiful, positive, optimistic song. Definitely aren’t enough of these out there. The Kinks may be the most underrated band of all time. Never got the credit and love from the mainstream public that they deserved.

[@ohfour-seven6228]

The Kinks are an incredible band. They released the rock opera Arthur before the Who made Tommy and were always one of the most respected rock bands from the 60's onward. They are best known for the phenomenal song, Lola, along with Come Dancing. I'd recommend as well: 20th Century Man, Alcohol, Apeman, The Contenders, A Well Respected Man, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, All The Day and All of The Night, and Got to Be Free. The Kinks are one of the best!

[@johnmaynardable]

The Kinks are among my favorites. A great band. This song came many years after You Really Got Me. The Clash were not British Invasion. They came years after that. They were punk and new wave. Another one of my favorites is John Hiatt - Have A Little Faith In Me.kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZK8qYCrgcdmnpo

[@dv3507]

Great reaction! Another suggestion is "Lola" by the Kinks! You may want to watch the video with lyrics!🎵La-la-la-lola🎶 😄

[@lancerx1759]

Kinks "Catch me now I'm falling" Live really got me

[@Jessica_Roth]

My favorite from that album (and concert film) is "Superman", but "Catch Me Now I'm Falling" rocks, too.

[@denroy3]

20th Century Man is one of my very favorite Kinks songs.

[@jerseyjon73]

There are so many versions of the Kinks sound...from the harder-edge, dirty boy British Invasion of the mid-1960s...to the late 1960s/early 1970s British folk and progressive side to the late 1970s/early 1980s American arena rock version. And honestly, I love elements of all 3 incarnations of the band's sound.

[@Jessica_Roth]

Oooh, interesting choice. This differs from "You Really Got Me", because it is OVER FIFTEEN YEARS later, and there had been a *lot* of twists and turns in the story of the Kinks before then. (And there would be one more BIG twist, with the next album, "State of Confusion".) The big song from this album, "Destroyer", is definitely a keeper, too. However, for that one, you should first listen to "All Day and All of the Night", the long-ago follow-up to "You Really Got Me", because "Destroyer" builds off of that one. (You know, if y'all had done "Father Christmas", which I spent December SCREAMING for you to do, this wouldn't be only your second Kinks song. Just sayin'…)

[@d-2793]

I’ve seen them live twice! Love the Kinks.

[@vickialbers8026]

I want you to hear BLACKFOOT TRAIN TRAIN also BLACKFOOT HIGHWAY SONG. AMBER HARMONICAS HARMONICAS.

[@richardcranium5048]

This is the 1st album I ever bought. It came out in 81 I was 12 years old. I've still got it, but now I've got over 200 Albums, most of them I listen to regularly. I'm old school like that. I love the sound of vinyl. Conversely I have a relatively modern turn table, but my speakers and receiver are older than that 1st album

[@R.senals_Arsenal]

Brit invasion, first thing I think of is the Beatles, one I'm sure you don't react to as much because of Blocking issues. The best song I have ever heard to discuss the differences and analysis of Positivity vs Negativity is by Living Colour, the song This Is The Life. It is absolutely awesome and thought provoking, and certainly not as upbeat, but so profound in the ways it makes you think about life and how you really should appreciate life for what it is.

[@kathenavarro6850]

I've never heard this song before. Thanks for turning me on to it!

[@stormy8207]

The Kinks rocked. Here are a couple more. Jerry and the Pacemakers.... How do you do it or Ferry Across the Mersey; Hermits Hermits...There's a Kind of Hush; Manfred Mann... Do Wah Diddy, Fox on the run... :) All great groups. I had all these on cassette tape and played them over and over until the tape snapped. :D

[@ewrekzz7360]

The British invasion describes a period just after America invented rock 'n' roll, where British kids assembled bands and primarily - performed new arrangements based on old blues standards. The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, The Animals and The Kinks were early examples.

[@billwieland8497]

Suggestions: Trace Adkins - ‘Arlington’ (Country,) Chris Janson - ‘Drunk Girl’ (Country,) Kayne Brown - ‘Worship You’ (Country,) Bette Midler - ‘From a Distance’ (Fm Fri,) Christopher Cross - ‘Sailing’ (Yacht Rock,) Los Lonely Boys - ‘Heaven’ (Pop/Latin(?),) Toni Braxton - ‘Un-Break My Heart’ (Fm Fri,) Whitney Houston - ‘I Have Nothing’ (Fm Fri,) Jason Aldean - ‘Dirt Road Anthem’ (Country,) Dan Fogelberg - ‘Same Old Lang Syne’ (Folk,) Luther Vandross - ‘Dance With My Father’ (Pop,) Toby Keith - ‘I Ain’t As Good As I Once Was’ (Country,) Danielle Bradbery - ‘Stop Dragging Your Boots’ (Country,) Roberta Flack - ‘First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ (Fm Fri)

[@danadnauseam]

Ray Davies developed as a writer, beginning in the mid-60s when the Kinks were unable to get US visas for several years. Better Things was released in 1981 and became a minor hit in Britain. The Kinks are pretty much the only major British Invasion band that did not go psychedelics in the late 60s. Other suggestions, most from the 60s and early 70s, are Waterloo Sunset, Lola, I(I'm an) Aoeman, Set Me Free, Days, Victoria, Village Green Preservations Society, and Celluloid Heroes,

[@michaelknight2118]

On this tour back .in the 80's, Ray Davies, the lead singer, got Chrissy Hyde from the Pretenders preg. It was a great show as I recall. Everyone has given good suggestions. Thanks for this one.

[@neonknight821]

The first Kinks song you guys reacted to was from 1964. This one is from the late 70s. The British Invasion took place during the mid-60s so if you want something more along the lines of "You Really Got Me" I would suggest the song "All Day and All of the Night". The song Destroyer from this album is also a more harder rocking song or even "Attitude", "Low Budget", or the rock disco song (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman from their Low Budget album. The Kinks have a TON of great songs and albums...... "Lola", "Sunny Afternoon", "Waterloo Sunset", "A Well Respected Man", "Victoria", "Picture Book", "Apeman", "Tired of Waiting for You", "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" and the list goes on and on.

[@heliotropezzz333]

I like the Kinks and have heard many of their songs but I hadn't heard this one before. It's nice, but then The Kinks don't really ever disappoint.

[@troidva]

Next time, try the Kinks' gorgeously iconic ballad "Waterloo Sunset."

[@dorothystorry1733]

It’s been a minute since you have done Country Music.. Brooks and Dunn.. “You Don’t Know Me”….. Is a bluesy / country song that you would love…. You will get chills from this song….

[@themiraclebusinessmethodch5039]

I second "Waterloo Sunset," the Kinks are the Kings of variety throughout their library of fantastic tunes