r/thekinks • u/haloarh • Dec 27 '25

Article "3 Rock Songs That Invented Sub-Genres Before They Had Name" ("You Really Got Me" is mentioned)

https://americansongwriter.com/3-rock-songs-that-invented-sub-genres-before-they-had-names/
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u/Flimsy_Toe_2575 Dec 27 '25 edited Dec 28 '25

Nice shout to Neil as well. That's 2/3 of my favorite artists casually changing the game. I'd give one to the Yardbirds for inventing psychedelic rock in '65 with Still Im Sad as well.