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Preservation at its finest

Clare Quilty | a little pad in hawaii | 10/23/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"It's funny. I'm a big fan of the rock 'n roll. During my teenage years, armed with a copy of Rolling Stone's 1987 "100 Greatest Albums" as my map, bumming records from a couple older friends of mine, I started getting into music hardcore.



Nearly two decades later, I'm well versed on the lore and history of the Beatles, the Stones, the Who, the Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, the Band, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, the Dead, garage rock, one-hit wonders, Bay area groups, Gram Parsons, etc, etc, et al.



But I have to admit, I don't know a damn thing about the Kinks except they cranked out a slew of hit singles, fought a lot and never really cracked the stratosphere like a lot of their contemporaries. Yeah, they're a legendary band; in terms of success, they aren't Moby Grape, exactly, but they also aren't exactly Led Zeppelin. Meaning, I owned Kinks Kronicles and Greatest Hits but that was about it.



Somehow I wound up with "Village Green" a few years ago. I found it used, cheap, bought it on an impulse and I don't think I even took it out of the case for a year or so. And then suddenly, out of nowhere, it blew me away. What a great album this is.



"Big Sky," "Johnny Thunder," "Picture Book," "Do You Remember Walter," "Starstruck," the steam train song. One good song after another. This is one of those albums that makes driving a little less tiresome. Get this thing but don't be like me. Put it in your stereo as soon as you can and enjoy it.



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A wonderful album to be sure, but...

Kepros | Nampa, ID USA | 02/14/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've read so many reviews claiming that this is the undisputable best Kinks album, that I was expecting it to blow me away-- but it didn't, and doesn't. It is subtle and clever and wonderful, but start to finish, both Arthur and Muswell Hillbillies are more powerful and satisfying listens. Village Green is a great pop album, but the other two are great Ray Davies albums. His lyrical and compositional genius are just a little more evident on those other two recordings. Make this the third Kinks album you buy. Or maybe fourth, after Face to Face."

La Obra Maestra de los Kinks

Dave Montini | Madrid, España | 01/29/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Una de las mas grandes muestras del enorme talento, inteligencia e ironia de Mr. Ray Davies. Cada canción es superior a la anterior en pequeñas piezas pop de 5 kilates. Lejos de las modas mas psicotropicas del momento, Kinks superaron su "Something Else" del 67 y eso ya era una tarea compleja.

Escuchalo y aprecialo por ti mismo.

Recompensa sonora asegurada.

P.d.: Me gustaria contactar con Noelia Almenara que es tambien de Madrid y he visto que tiene interesantes discos revisados. Para intercambiar informacion. My mail es montyland@hotmail.com"