[dfwgator]

I'm a Kinks guy myself. Ray Davies could write rings around Lennon and McCartney.

[Xenalyte]

Yeah, but he shacked up with the unbelievably ugly Chrissy Hynde. UGH.

[pissant]

gator,
you are right on about the Kinks. Great straight ahead Rock & Roll at times, funny at times (unlike the Beatles), and some of their late 70's/early eighties stuff was a kick in the pants. Too bad the Davies brothers hated each other's guts.

On a side note, Chrissie Hynde of Pretenders fame left Ray Davies standing on the alter. Four husbands later, I'm sure Ray is relieved he didn't hitch with the slimy skank.

[dennisw]

Kinks were great too. Did you hear that live version on the Sopranos last season? "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"

[Aquinasfan]

I'm a Kinks guy myself.

Me too. Personal favorites: "Waterloo Sunset," "God's Children," "Alcohol," "Oklahoma, USA," "Sunny Afternoon," and "20th Century Man."

I'm also a big fan of "Low Budget" and "One for the Road," but that was a different era completely.

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

Ray Davies may be the most underrated songwriter in rock. What a catalog of great tunes he's composed! I love hearing "Picture Book" in that HP commercial - hope Ray's getting some coins from it.

[BBell]

I like the Beatles allot but you are right about the Kinks. Probably one of the most under appreciated bands. Check out this site. 478 songs with Raymond Douglas Davies on all.

http://kinks.it.rit.edu/cgi-bin/MusicSearch.cgi?list=songs