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Rocktober Alphabet: K is for The Kinks

Posted: October 11, 2011 | Author: | Filed under: Creativity, Culture, Fun, Rocktober |Leave a comment »

Five smiling men in a row, diagonal to camera angle. The man on the left (farthest to the back) has very long hair and a full beard; he wears a white T-shirt and tie-dyed pants. Next to him, Dave Davies, also with very long hair, wears reflective sunglasses, a black short-sleeved shirt, and jeans. In the middle, Mick Avory wears an unbuttoned leather vest and white pants. The man to his right wears a heavy, probably brown leather jacket with a design that is possibly Native American. On the far right, in front, Ray Davies wears a giant paisley kerchief knotted like a tie, over a white jacket.

The Kinks were one of the most influential and under played bands of the British Invasion.

Literate, talented, funny, raucous, they helped shape punk, new wave, and mod, and even molded contemporary superstars like The Who and The Doors.

Their popularity has never really taken off, and most people know them only for one of the handful of singles that scored moderate commercial success. We should remember them for more.
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