The Kinks are an endless, timeless source of creativity, talent and one of a kind FUN! (you really brought me to tears with your song at the end but you are the special one...not me)

YES! This got me so excited! No one ever reacts to this album and it's right up there with Sgt. pepper and Pet Sounds. This is such a wonderful surprise!

God save the Kinks.

One of the best albums of all time! Kinks are a great band, Ray Davies is a genius! I can suggest for the next Kinks reaction another great album, Arthur!

You need to check out their song “Waterloo Sunset” and all of Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround Pt. 1. It’s all so good!

This album sold so poorly on release that it's sales figures were lumped in with the previous album (either Something Else or a greatest hits album released around the same time depending upon the source). Over the years, critical acclaim and sales grew and now it's one of The Kink's highest selling albums. This album and "Do You Remember Walter" came out in late 1968 or 9 years before ELO's "Mr. Blue Sky".

Once again your takes on music I've loved for a million years give me new perspectives. P. S. That Kinks album is from 1968, Out Of The Blue by Electric Light Orchestra (the album with Mr Blue Sky) is 1977

The Kinks are the most unappreciated English band. Lola is a phenomenal album, as is Muswell Hillbilly and Arthur.

Finally The Kinks. My second favorite group in the world. Brothers Ray (songwriter & lead vocalist) and Dave (lead guitarist, backing vocals) harmonize like most siblings do. After a rollicking start, Ray became a great songwriter of the human condition and observing everyday life for our pleasure. The corresponding single DAYS is another great little song. This album, from 1968 was overlooked by the American public as The Kinks fell out of favor. Only to return with Lola in the 70's and continued to wax and wane throughout their career. Plenty of material to absorb. Face To Face, Arthur or The Decline of The British Empire, Lola VS The Powerman and the Moneygoround, etc., etc.

I cannot explain how cool I think it is you’re reacting to this album. Although The Beatles is my favourite band, it’s been one of my dearests records of the sixties. The harmonies, the storytelling, riffs en melodies are outstanding. Keep up the great work, it’s appreciated!

Now here’s a band that is easily top 5 greatest…kinks are way too overlooked because many harp on Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd or Queen but in essence kinks changed pop music really and their stuff holds up really well today..it hasn’t aged like I feel those other bands music I mentioned has…next Kinks album should be Something Else By The Kinks..

Glad to see you got it back up. The Kinks were a another curveball for sure. You're definitely keeping us on our toes. The Kinks are great, I absolutely get a Sgt. Peppers feel to this album. Has a carnival vibe in a lot of spots. The harmonies are Beatles-esque for sure. Do You Remember Walter was about 9 years before Mr. Blue Sky. I guess ELO were Kinks fans lol. (Although I've read that ELO actually cited the McCartney section of A Day In The Life as their inspiration for the opening of Mr Blue Sky). Keep up the great work! Love your constant positivity.

And next „Love - Forever Changes“. Request from Belgium.

Excellent choice, CS. This is one of the great albums of the period - a ridiculous number of catchy and clever songs packed into it.

Thank you soooo much for looking at this gem of an album! Great analysis as always!

This might be the Kinks greatest album, so many classics and great tunes. That piece you did at the end was very nice. You should do more of that. Sounded incredible. Great vid.

This is a very good reaction/critique of side one of this classic! Off topic I would love to hear what you think of the American band,"Love" as I think of Arthur Lee as a genius with his songs made during the 1960s. If you do listen to any Love music i hope you check out "Forever Changes" as it for me at any rate ranks in the top ten albums of the 1960s!

I’m discovering this album too - a very nice surprise! I am hearing some kind of brilliant combination of Beach Boys vocals and superb Beatles-style harmonies. I agree with you this is very Beatles-esque though The Kinks have a genius of their own. I like the idea behind the theme too. "Preserving the old ways from being abused" sounds even more relevant to me 50 years later. Picture Book is great fun and rightfully I think a recognized hit. The music is light and the lyrics are funny but clever too and all in all this 1st side is a very pleasant uplifting experience. Thank you 1000 times for another exciting and brillant video Crystal. You’re a star! Also it was really cool to have this little song at the end. I loved it! You have a beautiful voice. And for the record, I think you’re worth thousands of Kims! PS: Has KZfaq decided to be mean to you? Because I wanted to superthank you but for some reason I didn’t have the button available today… Sorry about this. I hope I’ll get it back with the next one 😘

Yay! Thanks for the extra editing effort to get this back up. Love how much fun you had with this and really appreciate the analysis and comparisons to other works. Your smile and enthusiasm make these so much fun to enjoy with you! What a delightful surprise at the end! You are amazing and put a huge smile on my face and a tear or two in my eyes. Thanks so much and don't let the sound of your own wheels make you crazy... :-)

Thanks for the great 'reactions to the classics', CS. I hope music continues to be a positive force in your life, as it is for so many of us.

Nice job on this reaction to a great Kinks LP, Crystal! It is cool to see you doing some forays into the music of some other bands! No hurry or anything for this request, but I would like you to consider one day reacting to Procol Harumph live with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra! Very nice album, very Crystal Shannon reaction-worthy! Loved your song at the end - your heroes are all very lucky!! Take care,

Wow, this was a nice surprise, Crystal! I always loved this album and haven't heard it in years! You never cease to surprise! I think you would love the Kinks Arthur album, too. It's a concept album that takes place during World War II.

Yahooey! Crystal singing, playing keyboards, and performing an original piece - mas, mas, mas! 🎶🙆‍♂️🤸🤹😀

Beautiful touch at the end. I know one day we will lose you to Hollywood. Their gain ,our lost.You did Tommy right.We know the music- note for note.When I first heard it 50 years ago we would talk about it after each song.I believe Pete's acoustic guitar on Side 1 plays from the beginning to the end. If Tommy hadn't had song lyrics it would still be a masterpiece. As always another great show on an important yet fun album.

I;m glad that you are back. What a coincidence I was today also listen The Kinks but ''Low Budget'' album for me the best album fom The Kinks, but this is also excellent choice. Carry on you're the best!

Love the Kinks! Thanks. Have you heard Weird Al's Kink's parody, Yoda?

One of my all time favorite bands, this is such a fantastic album!!!👌👍✌️😁

I'm not a huge fan of The Kinks, but I'm a huge fan of You, Crystal. Thank you for your passion for music.

The lyrics are important too though as you say, maybe when you've finished side 2 you'll try and piece together the overall themes of this.

I never expected to see a reaction channel cover this album, I am impressed! This album is the 3rd in a perfect run of 5 albums the Kinks made from 1966 to 1970, you should check out the other four.

Great job as always. Crystal you’re a star🌟

Great choice, great job! God save The Kinks!

Que gusto que hayas hecho este video de mi recomendación de este gran album de The Kinks. Saludos Crystal :)

Loved that last tag at the end hilarious 😅

Danke!

1/ Muswell Hillbillies 2/ Low Budget 3/ Lola vs Powerman and the Money-go-round. Bringing humour, satire and intelligence to rock. And Ray's little brother Dave gave us fuzz distortion on the guitar. Did see them on their Lola tour (Opener? Red Rider "Lunatic Fringe"). Greetings from Canada- Peace, love and bellbottoms.

Such a great album!! Can we see some girl power on this channel soon too? How about some Joni Mitchell or Heart?

Happy that you choose The Kinks. They have done so much great songs.

It made my day when I saw you were doing this album. I love the Kinks, and I at least like all their albums, but this may be my favorite. (It's between this and "Arthur, or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire.")

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Awaiting the Floyd's "Animals", Ringo's 1973 LP, the Monkees, and I'm guessing the Fab Four's "Anthologies" are out the window No pier pressure (thanks Brian W!), whatever you do whenever you do it is 👌👌👌 with me, rock on! 🎶🎶🎶

One of my top 50 albums. The Kinks are probably the best songwriting sibling duo to ever form a band. Your analysis is on point. Thanks, following and subscribing!

You do it so nice.😋😋😋

You are so entertaining to watch i think i would enjoy you reviewing Polka's All-Time Greatest Hits even though I love Rock and Roll

Please! You should listen Aqualung or thick as a brick of Jethro tull band. They're so good!

Just so so English a pure slice of England in 1968

ELO started in the 70s. This Kinks album was 60s, it influenced lots of british artists so probably ELO too

I daresay the Kinks are prized for Ray Davies' lyrics and melodic prowess more than for musical innovation, but there often is a good deal going on underneath the surface of those simple arrangements. "Sitting By The Riverside" provides one example, where the pastoral sweetness is threatened by dissonance that, on the verge of becoming full-blown cacophony, suddenly resolves into peace. Knowing how Ray can inject snippets of pathos into an otherwise sweet and fun song with just one word - or the smallest vocal tweak - I tend to assume such musical moments are just as subversive in their own way. Sometimes he does it so subtly that fans can disagree as to the feeling he wants to convey. This may be their most straightforward album of all those from Face To Face onward, but it includes at least one prime example of that dichotomy in "People Take Pictures Of Each Other" on Side 2. I hope you'll continue on your Kinks journey; even without digging into the lyrical twists, their music is just so darned fun to listen to!

I'm so glad to see you do this album. It's become such a classic over time but when it came out it did horribly. It's definitely one of their better albums.

I spin a lot of Kinks early vinyl 45's at Festivals here in the UK

It's back. 😀

When Haight-Ashbury and Swingin' London were at their heights, The Kinks came out with this tribute to traditional English life. It might have been out-of-step with the times, but all of these years later The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation holds up very well.

The Kinks are a pretty underrated band. Waterloo Sunset a masterpiece. If they’d have behaved themselves, America, and us all, would’ve heard so much more. Happy Birthday Paul! The Beatles Love album, by the way, is an extraordinary experiment, instigated, I believe by the two George’s and the Cirque du Soleil. You look like you’re having fun Crystal. Well that’s music for you..,

I was going to leave a hateful comment... but then you told me that I looked great. :0)

The big 4 of British Invasion along with The Beatles, The Dave Five Clark and The Rolling Stones.

🦉 It's interesting that you mentioned "Picture Book" as having harmonies similar to that of Simon & Garfunkel. Ray Davies was so prolific during this period that there were quite a few extra tracks that didn't make it on to this album. One of them was "Mr. Songbird," which sounds a bit like "The 59th Street Bridge Song." Check it out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/otuHi5Olrb_Qd40.html

Pink Floyd, The Who, The Kinks, my favorites bands of that era... Good choices :).

One of the greatest LPs ever made. Falls off a little bit on Side 2. Some eftover songs surfaced later on The Great Lost Kinks Album.

You should definitely react to the song Waterloo Sunset, even if it's just a one-off !

Oh dear me

love The Kinks, Ray looking at the everyday and putting it to music, the small things but the big ideas. and quite personal at times but stuff everyone can understand. Oklahoma USA is heartbreakingly beautiful especially when you add the story of his sister dying of a heart attack on his birthday while at a local palais dancing to a song from the musical Oklahoma. Like McCartney could do with Penny Lane or Junk, Ray could bring to life places and inanimate objects and find the magic in the everyday.

Love this album. This one was 67 or 68 whereas the ELO tune was mid 70s. I also love Arthur and Lola. Great story albums. Is there an email address connected to this channel? I ask Crystal because I've been trying for months to introduce you to a music program I curate by leaving a link and I've discovered that those comments get deleted. Would you be interested in checking it out? I could use the boost. So sorry to impose like this. Cheers.

Alright, now if this channel really takes off and the notion that the proper unit of engagement for classic rock is the SIDE, not the song, is brought back into the popular consciousness, then we'll really be getting somewhere.

Just wait until you get to Arthur

Their early stuff is classic, but I'm going to go to their late 70's gem Low Budget, an album that was timely then and now...

My swell Hillbillies and Lola vs The Powerma. Are their other essential albums.

The opening acoustic guitar riff of Picture Book got ripped off by Green Day for their song Warning.

Very interesting you say at 11:09 that it could be used in a comedy film and as an intro scene. Hot Fuzz (comedy film) used it to introduce the village the first time Sgt Angel sees it in the day. Short clip here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nbCSm7WL1sfJppc.html

Yay! It’s back up! 😊😊😊 Awesome. This was simply pure joy to watch and see you digging The Kinks. They’re a band that often uses a lot of dark comedy in their songs. Kind of like the Wes Anderson of music. P.S. Crystal, I have another surprise for you. This one is fun. It’s a Beatles/Zeppelin mashup and it’s great! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b7yYiplovsecmqM.html

I was never much on the Kinks but I thought Arthur was a great sadly overlooked album.

Hello Crystal and hello everyone... Hmmm... With all due respect... Has no one really noticed what's going on here? 'The Village Green Preservation Society' doesn't have not even far production values ​​on the level of 'Sargeant Pepper', let alone such post production... It doesn't have the eminence of the BBC's Radiophonic Workshop and expert in classical music recordings like George Martin directing everything... nor do they have sky-high budgets of promotion like those of the Beatles... Friends, just like 'Something Else' is the anti-1967 album, this record is the anti-Sargeant Pepper... Simply because you will find no connection with exuberance... That's why 'The Village Green Preservation Society' is pointed out as not only the first conceptual album, but also the genuine ancestor of Indie Rock. I think that you should reconsider certain pre-established notions in the common consciousness of the general public. The Kinks cannot be compared to the Beatles simply because they were never an MK Ultra device of mass cultural distraction. In fact, if there is one constant in the Kinks' career, it's their refusal to be what the Beatles represent so well. The Kinks have been such professional misfits, with their ridiculously disgraceful behavior, self-destructive strategies and epic battles up and down the stage, that they could never have gotten that certain "Disney treatment" some others enjoy... Especially the Beatles. Even so paradoxically, there are few precursor groups in as many aspects as the Kinks: distortion, Hard Rock, Power Pop, proto Punk, proto Metal, controlled feedback, eastern drones, Brit Pop, Indie Rock, Vaudeville Pop, conceptual video clips, thematic albums, conceptual LPs, Rock Operas, sociological poetry... anglocentrism in pop culture...

Something Else or Lola Vs Power Man & The Moneygoround Pt 1 next for the Kinks, I'd say, but there are plenty of greats from this band

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love Village Green, but Arthur will always be their best album for my taste!

This is a great album, but an even better one is the following one. Arthur ( or the decline and fall of the British Empire)

After all the great albums of these past months, this Kinks album is kind of underwhelming..«Something Else» is really a stronger collection of songs.

Apparently you use some kind of program that evades the KZfaq monitoring algorithm by regularly/randomly splicing up the song. Well what good is disguising the song from the algorithm if you're also making it unlistenable for the listener who has not already heard it? So I guess your show is only for people who already know the music? There is no good reason for you to embrace this format. Other reactors are able to play entire songs. So could you but instead you lazily and mindlessly embrace an app that completely ruins the listening experience and is an insult to to your audience and to yourself. Maybe have a little more respect for people and a little less respect for technology.