Best Ever Albums

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:35:18 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/11/2012 22:35

They made a good album on this one 😄 Johnny Thunder, the Walter song and The Big Sky are listened to a lot

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:28:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/11/2012 22:28

I find myself in agreement with Norman...

Something Else is my favourite Kinks album, but this one comes a very very close second. A joy to listen to 😁

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Facetious — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 08:02:13 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 01/11/2012 13:02

Mr. Shankly wrote:

nrs182 wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

Wonderful album, only bettered in their catalogue by Something Else. And it's highly debatable. Delightful, an idea of pop perfection.

Something Else is so much better for me, I can't see why people like this one more :-k

Probably because it has a common theme (concept album?) and a vibe to it that is consistent throughout the whole record. You might be right as far as individual songs go though. Waterloo Sunset is probably the best song in their canon, and it's on Something Else.

The Kinks are definitely an underrated band, at least their mid-late 60's period is underrated.

(They are underrated alright, and I think that their albums released between 1966 and 1970 were perfection, but more on that later.)

IMO, You Really Got Me is really The Kinks' best song, but it's not on Village Green Preservation Society, so that doesn't answer the question of "Why is Village Green Preservation Society liked more?"

I don't really know why others like it more, because I don't know whether other people share my views on it, BUT.......I know I like it because there is something about Village Green which other Kinks albums don't have. What is that? Well.....it's just that you can look at Village Green in SO many different ways, and make an interpretation of your own of its concept. Is it just a simple album which "laments the passing of old-fashioned English traditions"? Or is there something deeper there? Spite? Frustration? Anger? Or is it something else entirely?

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

nrs182 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:53:54 GMT

Author: nrs182

Posted: 01/11/2012 04:53

Mr. Shankly wrote:

nrs182 wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

Wonderful album, only bettered in their catalogue by Something Else. And it's highly debatable. Delightful, an idea of pop perfection.

Something Else is so much better for me, I can't see why people like this one more :-k

I agree a lot with the underrated thing. Still I think Something Else has a more consistent vibe and tells a more interesting history, but that's just me I guess. Also I think "Waterloo Sunset" is overrated, or maybe other Kink's songs are really underrated like "Death of a Clown" or "David Watts".

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:49:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 01/11/2012 03:49

Mr. Shankly wrote:

TheAstralPlane wrote:

I like the Kinks alot, not familiar with this album...

How can these two phrases go together? :?

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Jackwc — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:39:15 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/11/2012 03:39

That many exclamation marks is EXCESSIVE!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Captain_Dude — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:36:02 GMT

Author: Captain_Dude

Posted: 01/11/2012 03:36

My FAVORITE album by The Kinks!!!!!!!!!

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Mr. Shankly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:00:31 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 01/11/2012 03:00

TheAstralPlane wrote:

I like the Kinks alot, not familiar with this album...

How can these two phrases go together? 😕

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

TheAstralPlane — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 21:54:09 GMT

Author: TheAstralPlane

Posted: 01/11/2012 02:54

I like the Kinks alot, not familiar with this album, I'll check it out.

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Mr. Shankly — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:06:34 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 01/11/2012 01:06

nrs182 wrote:

Norman Bates wrote:

Wonderful album, only bettered in their catalogue by Something Else. And it's highly debatable. Delightful, an idea of pop perfection.

Something Else is so much better for me, I can't see why people like this one more :-k

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

nrs182 — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:20:36 GMT

Author: nrs182

Posted: 01/11/2012 00:20

Norman Bates wrote:

Wonderful album, only bettered in their catalogue by Something Else. And it's highly debatable. Delightful, an idea of pop perfection.

Something Else is so much better for me, I can't see why people like this one more 🤔

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

GARY — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:03:25 GMT

Author: GARY

Posted: 01/11/2012 00:03

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Best track: #16

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Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

daveybaker — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:56:45 GMT

Author: daveybaker

Posted: 01/10/2012 21:56

Great album by a great band. "Picture book" goes on practically every playlist I make.

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Jackwc — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:24:31 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/10/2012 21:24

RFNAPLES wrote:

You guys are getting it wrong, it's: Love The Kinks

🤣

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Norman Bates — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:06:39 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 01/10/2012 21:06

Wonderful album, only bettered in their catalogue by Something Else. And it's highly debatable. Delightful, an idea of pop perfection.

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

RFNAPLES — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:03:27 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 01/10/2012 21:03

You guys are getting it wrong, it's: Love The Kinks

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

alelsupreme — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:52:26 GMT

Author: alelsupreme

Posted: 01/10/2012 20:52

please please don't let this become another naples centric thread.

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Jackwc — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:48:25 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/10/2012 20:48

Best track: The Village Green Preservation Society\

Love the Kinks

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

RFNAPLES — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:40:29 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 01/10/2012 20:40

Best track: The Village Green Preservation Society

Re: Album of the day (#423): The Kinks Are the Village Green...

Jackwc — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:30:05 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/10/2012 20:30

Love the Kinks.