General Article name: Kink Kontroversy
Genre: Pop englischsprachig Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: SONY MUSIC CATALOG Number of tracks: 12 Tracklist LP - 1 1. The Kinks - Milk Cow Blues 2. The Kinks - Ring the Blues 3. The Kinks - Gotta Get the First Plane Home 4. The Kinks - When I See That Girl of Mine 5. The Kinks - I Am Free 6. The Kinks - Till the End of the Day 7. The Kinks - World Keeps Going Round 8. The Kinks - I'm on an Island 9. The Kinks - Where Have All the Good Times Gone 10. The Kinks - It's Too Late 11. The Kinks - What's in Store for Me 12. The Kinks - You Can't Win   Description Description

The Kinks came into their own as album artists -- and Ray Davies fully matured as a songwriter -- with The Kink Kontroversy, which bridged their raw early British Invasion sound with more sophisticated lyrics and thoughtful production. There are still powerful ravers like the hit "Till the End of the Day" (utilizing yet another "You Really Got Me"-type riff) and the abrasive, Dave Davies-sung cover of "Milk Cow Blues," but tracks like the calypso pastiche "I'm on an Island," where Ray sings of isolation with a forlorn yet merry bite, were far more indicative of their future direction. Other great songs on this underrated album include the uneasy nostalgia of "Where Have All the Good Times Gone?," the plaintive, almost fatalistic ballads "Ring the Bells" and "The World Keeps Going Round," and the Dave Davies-sung declaration of independence "I Am Free." Some mediocre filler detracts from the disc's overall punch, though the CD reissue adds the great swinging London satire hit "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," as well as previously unissued alternate takes of "When I See That Girl of Mine" and "Dedicated Follower of Fashion." ~ Richie Unterberger

Richie Unterberger

Contributors Artist: The Kinks Record Label: Sony Music