Josiah Reynolds's Album Reviews
A more pop rock sounding album than the blues and early rock 'n' roll sound of the band's prior two albums: The Kink Kontroversy dates better with more appealing songwriting and lyrical themes, and less of the cliché ridden, substandard covers and inspirations that lead to the lesser songs on Kinks and Kinda Kinks.
I don't have much to say about the album, except that it's a lot of fun. It's a bit more indicative of what the band would go on to do, whilst sticking to much of the same sound as the band's early material (albeit with worse production?)
The Kink Kontroversy is a noticeably more refined collective effort in comparison to their previous two LPs. It's not a leap forward, but it is a step in the right direction, and is a solid mid-'60s rock release that I can safely recommend to anyone with an interest in that period of classic rock history.
I don't have much to say about the album, except that it's a lot of fun. It's a bit more indicative of what the band would go on to do, whilst sticking to much of the same sound as the band's early material (albeit with worse production?)
The Kink Kontroversy is a noticeably more refined collective effort in comparison to their previous two LPs. It's not a leap forward, but it is a step in the right direction, and is a solid mid-'60s rock release that I can safely recommend to anyone with an interest in that period of classic rock history.
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