British Invasion!

The Who.

I voted for The Pretty Things because they're so far behind.

Pretty Things...

Herman's Hermits. Not sure why. I just like them.

Dave Clark Five!!!

bhikkhu wrote: debrewguy wrote: If the Kinks hadn't had a habit of doing everything they could to screw their success up, I figure they would have gone on to pass the Stones as group # 2 from the UK. I went through their collection last year, & gathered from different sources an anthology that I left no more than 20 % of their studio output off. Their 60s albums, including the early "rockers" are better than the Stones work until Mick & Keith started hitting the bull's eye with Beggar's Banquet, Let It Bleed et al. And while the middle part of the 70s was a creative wasteland for them, they did start those years with major musical pieces that should have received more attention than just the song "Lola".  I couldn't agree more. Most of the Kinks' best work is largely overlooked. After discovering "Village Green," "Arthur," "Lola vs. the Powerman," "Muswell Hillbillies," and "Misfits," they moved above the Stones and The Who. If you aren't familiar with these albums, you have to check them out (especially "Muswell Hillbillies").

I agree. During the above period, the Stones & the Who were also putting out most of their iconic works. And the Kinks were just as good. I also enjoy the first few Kinks albums and think that they were more consistent than the first few Stones records. Until Mick & Keith started writing their own material, their cover versions of blues and R & B songs were well done, but not exactly earth shaking. And as much as Satisfaction was "the" rock n roll song, You Really Got Me probably gets more airplay on radio, at parties, clubs, concerts, & cover versions, and deservedly so. Punk before its' time !

debrewguy wrote: If the Kinks hadn't had a habit of doing everything they could to screw their success up, I figure they would have gone on to pass the Stones as group # 2 from the UK. I went through their collection last year, & gathered from different sources an anthology that I left no more than 20 % of their studio output off. Their 60s albums, including the early "rockers" are better than the Stones work until Mick & Keith started hitting the bull's eye with Beggar's Banquet, Let It Bleed et al. And while the middle part of the 70s was a creative wasteland for them, they did start those years with major musical pieces that should have received more attention than just the song "Lola".

I couldn't agree more. Most of the Kinks' best work is largely overlooked. After discovering "Village Green," "Arthur," "Lola vs. the Powerman," "Muswell Hillbillies," and "Misfits," they moved above the Stones and The Who. If you aren't familiar with these albums, you have to check them out (especially "Muswell Hillbillies").

The Who are one of the few bands from this era that doesn't bore me.

The Kinks. They wore those fox-hunting outfits.