http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:06:55 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/26/151432.php#comment-20503 Never afraid to blaspheme, are you Bill (smile)? From a lyrical standpoint I can see the Kinks over the Who, but that central Who canon - from Meaty Beaty (a collection, I know) through Quadrophenia - is about as solid and varied as anything in rock. I love the Kinks though - my favorite era is actually RCA, especially Muswell Hillbillies, which is one of my favorite albums ever. The RCA Greatest Hits is super also. 20503@blogcritics.org Fri, 26 Sep 2003 18:06:55 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/09/26/151432.php#comment-20502 As a die-hard Kinks fan who'd rank the band above (gulp!) the Who, I'd agree that <i>Come Dancing</i> is the best way to approach Arista Era Kinks. (One underplayed gem from the set: "Living on A Thin Line.") The Koch CD set is different from the original two-platter vinyl release (a few lesser numbers like "Heart of Gold" are missing), but it's a great collection. But to this Kinks Kultist, the prime stuff can be found in the 60's era <i>Face to Face</i>, <i>Something Else</i> and <i>Village Green Preservation Society</i>. Britpop doesn't get much better than that. . . 20502@blogcritics.org Fri, 26 Sep 2003 17:58:16 EDT