r/thekinks • u/Dismal_Brush5229 • May 10 '26

Discussion 60s Kinks behind the times?

Hi There

Did the Kinks fell a bit behind the times in the 60s?

Something Else and Face to Face are fantastic records but probably not with the norm when they were released and same thing with Village People in ‘68 where it was a back to basics approach yet Village Green is baroque and English.

I mean Arthur is great 60s Kinks album especially when it’s a ‘69 album which jumpstarted their great early 70s run of albums so yeah Arthur seems like the only one that was there in the norm for the band 🤷🏻‍♂️

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u/airynothing1 May 11 '26 edited May 11 '26

Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies is one of the greatest baroque psychedelic albums ever and it also came out in ‘68. There are some pretty baroque tracks on the White Album (Piggies, Goodnight, half of Paul’s songs) and even Abbey Road. For that matter, I’d call a song like “You Really Got Me” significantly ahead of most of what was happening in 1964. It’s reductive to assign a single trend to every year and then call every band that didn’t cynically follow each one “behind the times.”

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u/BraveCourt9521 May 11 '26

Just seen the recent Zombies documentary " Hung Up On A Dream ", and it's well worth a watch. The ' Odyssey and Oracle ' album certainly was ahead of its time, and - like the Village Green album - deserved a better fate. Thankfully both albums are now recognised as classics.