The Kinks are likely the most important British Invasion band that most folks remember only slightly, if even at that. They were quite good, but completely different from the BIG THREE (The Beatles, The Who, and The Rolling Stones) in that they just never seemed to get things completely right. I mean no disrespect to them by that statement.
I really like that band! The problem with them was that they never really penetrated the American psyche like the previously mentioned ones did, although they DID have lots of hits. I guess that part of it was because they did not have quite the level of genius in writing that The Beatles had, nor the outstanding musicianship that at least three of the four of The Who had, or the showmanship mastery (and good writing) that The Rolling Stones had.
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