The Kinks

 

Artist:  The Kinks  
Origin:   London, England
Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop

Original line-up:

Ray Davies:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Piano
Dave Davies:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Pete Quaife:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Mick Avory:  Drums

The Kinks were an English Rock Band formed in Muswell Hill, North London in 1964, by brother Ray Davies (Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar) and Dave Davies (Lead Guitar), Pete Quaife (Bass) and Mike Avory (Drums). The Kinks are the one of the most important and influential rock group of the 60s era and as a British Invasion Band to USA along with The Beatles and with many classic hits:  "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", "Tire Of Waiting For You", "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy", "Set Me Free", "Sunny Afternoon", "Waterloo Sunset", "Victoria", "Lola", "Apeman" and many more.  The Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame as well as the UK Music Hall Of Fame in 2005.

Title:  Give The People What They Want (2026)

Genre:  Rock, Pop, British Invasion, Rock & Roll, Album Rock, Contemporary Pop, AM Pop, Early Pop

Label:  BMG

Rating:   ****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Around The Dial (4:45)

 2.  Give The People What They Want (3:45)

 3.  Killer's Eyes (4:40)

 4.  Predicatable (3:21)

 5.  Add It Up (3:14)

 6.  Destroyer (3:47)

 7.  Yo-Yo (4:10)

 8.  Back To Front (3:15)

 9.  Art Lover (3:22)

10. A Little Bit Of Abuse (3:45)

11. Better Things (2:45)

Personnel:

Ray Davies:  Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Keyboards
Dave Davies:  Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Jim Rodford:  Bass, Backing Vocals
Mick Avory:  Drums

Ian Gibbons:  Keyboards

Additional Musician:

Chrissie Hynds:  Vocals on Tracks:  4, 5, 9, 10

Give The People What They Want is the nineteenth studio album by The Kinks, originally released on August 15,, 1981 by Arista, remastered ad reissued on July 31, 2026 by BMG.  For Fans of The Kinks.