Elric

4w

Haven't heard any of those yet

Just up to 1975 and they're my favorite band ever just off that

As i had to say when someone on here pressed me a while ago;

Pioneered the modern guitar riff out the gate which has influenced generations. From Stones Satisfaction, Who's Can't Explain, Yardbirds, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Van Halen literally any riff monster bands are direct evolutions of the revolutionary stuff The Kinks did right out the gate in 1964. And not just You Really Got Me, but All Day & All Of The Night, Till The End Of The Day and several other masterpieces are amongst the most pivotal and influential guitar rock songs ever (and not to just rock & roll but metal and punk as well).

They didn't rest on their laurels like most other bands would do and the next year brought social satire to the rock lexicon. Rays acutely witty and scathing songs picked apart the social fabric in a way that nobody else bar Chuck Berry had imagined doing at that point. A Well Respected Man was again one of the most influential songs ever and they kept bringing the heat with Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, Sunny Afternoon, Dead End Street, Afternoon Tea, etc etc almost nobody else was on Rays level for this.

The next move was being among the very first 3 or 4 bands laying the foundation for psychedelic rock in 1965 (although they were willfully unhip and never fully committed to that era) when they brought eastern droning scales to rock and roll with See My Friends. McCartney publicly tipped his hat to them at the the time and admitted he was jealous of the innovation. Like I said they brought Tolkienesque fantasy lyrics to rock with Rainy Day In June which totally paved the way for Syd Barrett, a bunch of Zeppelin and any other band that dabbled in that lane of psych. Stuff like I'm Not Like Everybody Else, Lazy Old Sun, Phenomenal Cat and Wicked Anabella rank amongst the greatest psych of the 60s.

First British band to embrace their own musical heritage instead of trying to sound as American as possible, which didn't just immediately influence the Beatles/Stones/Who etc but generations of legendary bands all the way up to the Britpop era at least. Big beer hall sing-along style songs like were unheard of until they did it but became a regular part of rocks vocabulary.

Arguably had the first concept albums (Face To Face), rock operas (Arthur), queer anthems (Lola) and prog experiments (Autumn Almanac). Staggering amount of influence.

You can trace half the innovations of the '60s and '70s back to the Kinks (and/or the Yardbirds). When literally ever other monster band of the era were directly pivoting their style based on what the Kinks just did, it's hard to call them "minor". I don't want to make it sound like they were just influential either, very few bands maintained the level of consistency that they did in their prime. Ridiculous amount of amazing songs.

Koala

4w

hey man I’m not an enthusiast of The Dan or any of those pioneer bands. An old Mon at work made that statement and I relayed the message here for opinions. Certainly both bands are important but to say Kinks clear Dan easily may be some favoritism, especially when they have some duds

Koala

4w

hey man I’m not an enthusiast of The Dan or any of those pioneer bands. An old Mon at work made that statement and I relayed the message here for opinions. Certainly both bands are important but to say Kinks clear Dan easily may be some favoritism, especially when they have some duds

Koala

4w

hey man I’m not an enthusiast of The Dan or any of those pioneer bands. An old Mon at work made that statement and I relayed the message here for opinions. Certainly both bands are important but to say Kinks clear Dan easily may be some favoritism, especially when they have some duds

risecrashing

4w

An old man at work told me Rush was greatest band that ever existed, so I killed him

Koala

4w

I’m still shocked you work an office job, I’m assuming business casual attire. Chinos and Oxfords anyone

But coincidentally the old Mon I’m taking about also loves Rush

Koala

4w

@Riffwanker @drjdeponytail

New Funebrarum after 17 years

rvi

4w

elric will never stop disrespecting the mighty Dan

Noir

4w

For sure Ray Davies is one of my top 5-10 writers

Koala

4w

@Riffwanker @drjdeponytail

New Funebrarum after 17 years

Elric

4w

What about Bob and Neil

Noir

4w

Pure songwriting enjoyment for me, as in they could pick up their instrument and knock out a song with great lyrics and music in no time at their peak:

1. Neil Young
2. Joni Mitchell
3. Bob Dylan
4. Paul McCartney
5. Brian Wilson
6. John Darnielle
7. Prince
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Ray Davies
10. Donald F**en
11. Laura Nyro
12. Alex Chilton
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Fiona Apple
15. Burt Bacharach
16. Lou Reed
17. Elliott Smith
18. John Lennon
19. Randy Newman
20. Todd Rundgren

Galaxy de list mon

4w

Songwriting lists without Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Joanna Newsom is disregarded

Noir

4w

Oh, I forgot Tom. He would be number like 6 or something

Nick would be top 21-25. Never liked Joanna very much unfortunately

Galaxy de list mon

4w

Songwriting lists without Nick Cave, Tom Waits and Joanna Newsom is disregarded

Noir

4w

Oh, I forgot Tom. He would be number like 6 or something

Nick would be top 21-25. Never liked Joanna very much unfortunately

Aruji

4w

:(

Noir

4w

Pure songwriting enjoyment for me, as in they could pick up their instrument and knock out a song with great lyrics and music in no time at their peak:

1. Neil Young
2. Joni Mitchell
3. Bob Dylan
4. Paul McCartney
5. Brian Wilson
6. John Darnielle
7. Prince
8. Stevie Wonder
9. Ray Davies
10. Donald F**en
11. Laura Nyro
12. Alex Chilton
13. Bruce Springsteen
14. Fiona Apple
15. Burt Bacharach
16. Lou Reed
17. Elliott Smith
18. John Lennon
19. Randy Newman
20. Todd Rundgren

Eric C

4w

Spun it twice it sounds real good!