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What did The Kinks ever do for us?

The Beatles invented pop music as we know it and The Stones were the bad boys. But, like a middle child in the family struggling to fill a role, where does that leave The Kinks?

Comments under Youtube videos of songs from the 70s and 80s have a grim consistency. "Back when music was music" is the gist.

Walk down any high street in the world and you'll see someone wearing that t-shirt. The one with the wavy lines.

50 years ago the NME ran a Best Albums Of All Time poll. There were 3 female artists on it and zero female-only bands.

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