“Better Things” was one of the last top-50 hits the Kinks had and it reveals a Ray Davies who, at least for now, was ready to ...

The Kinks, from the British Invasion, evolved steadily over time. They stayed true to their roots but still tried new things ...

The best song from the Kinks’ most underrated record, “Supersonic Rocket Ship” is novel and theatrical. Everybody’s in Show-Biz marked the band’s—namely Ray’s—pivot towards campy, ...

This early Kinks single was the first to ease up on the frantic guitar attacks established on previous hits like "You Really Got Me" (see No. 1 on our list of the Top 10 Kinks Songs).

What follows is a list of the 10 Best Kinks Songs -- give these them a listen, and then tell us these lads didn't set the stage for country rock, punk and numerous other styles. RCA. RCA ...

Branded “not only The Kinks' greatest single outside the 1960s, but one of their very best songs full stop”, ‘A Rock ‘N’ Roll Fantasy’, off the 1978 album Misfits narrated the journey ...

The power chord in the song can’t be beat; the song reached No. 8 on the UK charts and number 50 in the U.S.; founding KISS lead guitarist Ace Frehley is a huge Kinks fan and recorded a version ...

Dave Davies and Mick Avory dish on the rebirth of the Kinks, who dominated U.S. arenas in the '70s and '80s, rocking the ...

Future Kinks songs like “Celluloid Heroes” and “Rock and Roll Fantasy” expand on this notion further, but they don’t capture the subtlety and innocence of this beauty. 2. “20th Century ...

The Kinks have assumed several different guises in their impressive rock and roll history. ... With that in mind, we thought we’d rifle through their catalog to find the five best slow songs.

The 20 songs on our list touch on all of these feelings and more, presenting complex family dynamics in the form of easily digestible slices of pop. Even only kids will dig them. “Sibling ...