I think the Kinks are better than the Beatles

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Well in that case...

The beatles are the best ever, because I said so. Neener neener neener.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Now I really want Live at Leeds to come into this thread and destroy it.

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Cotton Wrote:

Now I really want Live at Leeds to come into this thread implode on itself.

dude, don't be so hard on The Who... Live at Leeds is pretty decent actually, even if it shows how much better the rest of the band was compared to Daltrey who was easily the chink in the armor.

f4df · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:11 pm

XIX Wrote:

And the Beatles are so force-fed to us by the baby boomer generation. I mean, I like them a lot and all, but the Kinks shouldn't be over-shadowed.

I think this is part of the problem that makes the statement/question moot. We are habituated to the Beatles; not so the Kinks. Also, it is hard to evaluate a piece of culture that fundamentally permeates and influences directly or indirectly most if not all rock and related genre music.

f4df · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:15 pm

having said that, I'm much more inclined to listen to some Kinks than some Beatles.....

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:18 pm

i was going to photoshop the cheap Roger Daltry as chink joke but then i found this and threw up my (lobster) hands.

[img][370:500]http://www.dubski.com/images/myspace/2007/crazy-man.jpg[/img]

Elvis Fu · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:20 pm

i also found a chinese guy that likes to eat live toads

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

Cotton Wrote:

Now I really want Live at Leeds to come into this thread implode on itself.

dude, don't be so hard on The Who... Live at Leeds is pretty decent actually, even if it shows how much better the rest of the band was compared to Daltrey who was easily the chink in the armor.

absolutely. I am a massive Who fan, yet I still can't stand Daltry. I'm sorta the same way about Mick, though.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:56 pm

Elvis Fu Wrote:

i also found a chinese guy that likes to eat live toads

"research"

Prince of Darkness · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:41 am **Posts:** 11048

Cotton Wrote:

Prince of Darkness Wrote:

Cotton Wrote:

Now I really want Live at Leeds to come into this thread implode on itself.

dude, don't be so hard on The Who... Live at Leeds is pretty decent actually, even if it shows how much better the rest of the band was compared to Daltrey who was easily the chink in the armor.

absolutely. I am a massive Who fan, yet I still can't stand Daltry. I'm sorta the same way about Mick, though.

I can tolerate Daltrey, partly because Townsend, Moon, and Entwistle are so fucking good, but I can't tolerate Jagger's voice. Yet I love Dylan's voice.

There is no explanation, why try? I hate pickles and black licorice too, i must be a communist.

shmoo · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:34 pm

You hate pickles!?!

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

The Who frustrate me because they made some amazing songs and some horrible albums.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:41 pm

The Kinks are fine for what they are -- a sub entry in a "Stuff White People Like" entry about obscure British music. I like about 7 of their songs. You may as well rave on about the subtexts of English Life contained in Herman's Hermits lyrics.

The Beatles are too awesome to wholly digest.

The Stones are all ID. Drink, Fuck, Come, Leave.

The Who are amazing in their own right, but only compare to the Stones and Beatles because they are contemporaries in the first wave of British Invasion.

Dalen · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:44 pm

Sen. Client #9 LooGAR Wrote:

The Kinks are fine for what they are -- a sub entry in a "Stuff White People Like" entry about obscure British music. I like about 7 of their songs. You may as well rave on about the subtexts of English Life contained in Herman's Hermits lyrics.

The Beatles are too awesome to wholly digest.

The Stones are all ID. Drink, Fuck, Come, Leave.

The Who are amazing in their own right, but only compare to the Stones and Beatles because they are contemporaries in the first wave of British Invasion.

it's like we share the same brain sometimes.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

maybe i'm not understanding clearly, did you just call The Kinks obscure?

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:53 pm

jewels santana Wrote:

maybe i'm not understanding clearly

Well, there's a shock.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:54 pm

jewels santana Wrote:

maybe i'm not understanding clearly, did you just call The Kinks obscure?

No, I think everything they did from Village Green to Come Dancing were million sellers that your average music lover can recall deep album cuts from.

Either that or they will recognize "You Really Got Me" and "that really cool song in the HP commercial.

However you wanna carry it.

jewels santana · **Joined:** Thu Nov 04, 2004 2:36 pm **Posts:** 10198

Radcliffe Wrote:

jewels santana Wrote:

maybe i'm not understanding clearly

Well, there's a shock.

burn?

Dalen · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 10:06 pm

jewels santana Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

jewels santana Wrote:

maybe i'm not understanding clearly

Well, there's a shock.

burn?

nah, he got u dude, just roll with it.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:12 pm

jewels santana Wrote:

Radcliffe Wrote:

jewels santana Wrote:

maybe i'm not understanding clearly

Well, there's a shock.

burn?

No.

shiv · **Posted:** Thu Apr 10, 2008 11:33 pm

Sen. Client #9 LooGAR Wrote:

"Stuff White People Like"

dopey arguments about bands.

PopTodd · **Posted:** Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:28 am

Listening to this right now:

And, you know, every time I listen to these guys I hear something new in their songs:
a chord change that I didn't hear before
a lyric
a harmony

Kerry said it. And, I just wanted to say it, while I was listening.
Ray Davies is as good as (maybe better than) Dylan. And Dave is an incredibly underrated songwriter, himself.
It's a crime that I don't own more of their discography.

Stone · **Joined:** Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:27 am **Posts:** 1562

PopTodd Wrote:

It's a crime that I don't own more of their discography.

That BBC collection is damn good. Which proper albums do you have, Todd?

PopTodd · **Posted:** Fri Jul 23, 2010 12:54 pm

Stone Wrote:

PopTodd Wrote:

It's a crime that I don't own more of their discography.

That BBC collection is damn good. Which proper albums do you have, Todd?

Kinks Kontroversy
Kinda Kinks
Face To Face
Something Else
Are the Village Green Preservation Society
Lola vs. the Powerman
Muswell Hillbillies

and, I also have The Kink Kronikles, which is a pretty good collection, even though I already have most of the songs on there.

Radcliffe · **Posted:** Fri Jul 23, 2010 1:00 pm

Thread reminds me of how awesome it is that Kerry doesn't post here anymore.

I think the Kinks are better than the Beatles

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