Best Ever Albums

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

Fischman — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 15:25:29 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 12/21/2016 20:25

Definitely Kinks here. Later on, when the Beatles went into their rapid musical evolution, they would win, especially in the '65-'66 time frame.

The first Beatles album was still mind-numbingly simple, plodding three chord rockers. The Kinks wasn't any more complex, but it was the truly groundbreaking album of that time, laying the groundwork for both punk and metal.

This is no contest.

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 17:22:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/10/2012 21:22

They're both excrutiatingly terrible, but Please Please Me is less so.

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

btener11 — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:58:10 GMT

Author: btener11

Posted: 07/10/2012 19:58

Beatles are the better band IMO, but the Kinks had more energy and creative integrity out of the gate.

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

Mother Nature's Son — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:47:05 GMT

Author: Mother Nature's Son

Posted: 07/10/2012 09:47

"Please Please Me", but I like both. I don't think any of the two albums have terrible moments, but there are definitely tracks that stand out much more than others!

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 05:18:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/10/2012 09:18

I don't like Kinks; I don't like early Beatles. I abstain.

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

lancashirearab — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:56:09 GMT

Author: lancashirearab

Posted: 07/10/2012 05:56

I am saying the Kinks. It is a bit rawer and heavier.

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:50:02 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/10/2012 05:50

Please Please Me.

I'm a sucker for early, carefree Beatles.

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

Anonymous — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:36:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 07/10/2012 05:36

I hate any pre-Revolver Beatles and I have yet to hear a Kinks album that I especially care for (though I really like a couple songs that I've heard from Arthur, so I should probably give that one a full listen).

Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

Facetious — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:58:49 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 07/10/2012 04:58

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Re: Kinks vs. Please Please Me

RFNAPLES — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:56:11 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 07/10/2012 04:56

Kinks

Kinks vs. Please Please Me

Facetious — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 00:43:04 GMT

Author: Facetious

Posted: 07/10/2012 04:43

One thing I've noticed is that I make too many polls.

So now I'm making one more.

In your opinion, is The Kinks' debut album better, or The Beatles'? Both are rock n' roll records (Please Please Me was released in 1963, and Kinks a year later.) but take a slightly different approach. Please Please Me is more "poppy" in places, where Kinks sometimes goes for distortiona and riffs. Both have their good moments, and some terrible ones.

I overall prefer Kinks slightly more. I find it to be more enjoyable than Please Please Me.

P.S. One more thing I've noticed is that somehow the polls are almost always related to The Beatles. A side effect of my (previous) Beatles fanboyism? Maybe.