Did the Kinks Win 1964? Every Kinks Album Reviewed | PART 1: 1964-65

The first in a three-part series looking at the full Kinks discography and breaking down the British Invasion legends’ career into six classic eras. Part one here takes on the “Invader” period of 1964 and 1965 – during the heart of the British Invasion, when bands like the Beatles and Rolling Stones hit the USA and the world. The Kinks released three albums over 13 months in the UK, and five albums over the same time period in the USA. They had five top 10 songs, including “You Really Got Me” and “A Well-Respected Man,” both of which helped change the immediate and long-term course of rock’n’roll. Here, Robert reviews each of the five albums of this “Invader” period, offering the best hits, the best secret songs, and a bit on how Dave Davies – the wilder, younger brother of Kinks leader Ray Davies – was contributing.

PART TWO of this trilogy video series will appear in one week following this, and will cover the Kinks' next two eras (1966-68 and 1969-1972).

This is a kickoff video of this channel’s ongoing “Kinksclopedia,” a 101 (and intermedia) course in all things Kinks.

Robert's Record Corner appears here every other Monday, at least.

Discussed in this video:

The Kinks
British Invasion
Ray Davies
Dave Davies
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
The Pretenders
Joey Ramone
1960s rock music
Kinksclopedia trivia

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