The Kinks were able to better transition musically through the decades than other bands of their era (although the Stones hit some relevant high points in the 1970s and 1980s). That goes for individual singers as well as bands.
Some of my favorite Stones albums are from the 1970s. Exile on Mainstreet (72), Sticky Fingers (71), Black & Blue (76) and Some Girls (78). After Tatoo You, they had a creative dry spell, were each album had 2 or 3 gems, but the rest was unlistenable. My faith in the Glimmer Twins was restored with Voodoo Lounge in the mid 1990s.