Re: The Sound Of The Kinks
I am also a long time Kinks fan as well! The Kinks are one of my favorite bands, in several ways. Some of their earlier songs maybe rather simplistic in some ways, but they were both catchy, relevant and have an excellent combination of songwriting (mostly Ray Davies) and the unique talents and sounds of Dave Davies. Dave is a terrific, extremely skilled and versatile guitarist, imo! He was very innovative 'customizing' some of his equipment in the beginning of The Kinks music. Imo, he his as responsible (in a very good way) for the cool, unique guitar sounds and styles on the earlier albums, as well as continuing throughout the following years for many excellent riffs, solos and trademark sounds, as Ray is very well known for the specific lyrical content of most of the songs. Dave Davies is also an exemplary songwriter in is own right. Some may or may not know of this. But he has released a few solo releases over the years that I certainly enjoy and are quite good, too!
I will return to this thread asap, with more comments and insights, as time permits!