For the last week or so I’ve been listening to a lot of the Kinks’ back catalog. I knew them mostly from their handful of hits and influence on contemporary and subsequent groups (including, apparently, The Doors.) They were one of those bands I wouldn’t turn off if they came on the radio, but also wouldn’t ever seek out on my own. (With the exception of “Lola” which is just a great song all around.)
Damn, I’ve been missing out.
Appropriately enough it was their song “Death of a Clown” that kicked off this obsessive streak.
Do you have a favorite?
The House of Vines 
Glad you’ve discovered them. I’m a big fan of the Kinks, and I could see how they would have a definite appeal for you. That album, Something Else by The Kinks, is my own favorite. I’d also recommend highly the one they did next after that, The Kinks are The Village Green Preservation Society.
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Good suggestions!
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I’ll tell you the line that haunts me from “Death of a Clown”–“Nobody needs fortunes told anymore.” The question is, *why* is that?
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“All Day and All of the Night” used to fire me up when I was a kid.
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