Preservation: Act 2
by The Kinks
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Preservation: Act 2 is ranked 18th best out of 62 albums by The Kinks on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by The Kinks is The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society which is ranked number 148 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,378.
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Preservation: Act 2 track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 75 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| ! | 12/30/2025 10:53 | Exist-en-ciel | 7,151 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/08/2025 02:08 |  ExTeaSea | 5,097 | 82/100 |
| ! | 03/28/2025 06:01 | Proto | 3,933 | 33/100 |
| ! | 01/27/2025 04:28 | Kinkyluis66 | 107 | 62/100 |
| ! | 08/18/2024 13:26 | RemainInLight | 3,168 | 36/100 |
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Interesting if not a bit convoluted. Still, some gems to be found. "Money Talks" and "Nobody Gives" rank among Ray Davies' best songwriting.
Enjoyable like the first part, but completely incoherent and complicated. Still, the music's fun, but there's nothing special here, but it does improve with each listen.
This will always be among my favorite Kinks albums. There are simply so many great songs, and a lot of great guitar work from Dave. Lots of variation style; great melodies, interesting story.
I saw the Kinks perform "Preservation Act" on Royalty Theatre in December 1974. I was "sold" right from the opening song "Preservation" which I did not know at the time, as it had only been released on an obscure single. This song can now be found on the CD release of "Preservation Act 1" which is also highly recommendable.
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