167. The Kinks – Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
OK, so we had the Beatles and the Stones doing it for us, but if there was ever a band in the sixties who deserve praise for flying the Union Jack, it’s The Kinks.
One man’s thoughts on the 1001 Albums he apparently needs to listen to before he dies
OK, so we had the Beatles and the Stones doing it for us, but if there was ever a band in the sixties who deserve praise for flying the Union Jack, it’s The Kinks.
The Grateful Dead… why do I feel like I’m opening a Pandora’s box here?
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