Come Dancing With the Kinks - The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986 (Remastered)

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The Kinks went through many phases throughout their long career and by 1977 found themselves walking into the arena rock era with a perfect arsenal of old hits to compliment the scene. “You Really Got Me” was always the original powerchord riff, so to hear it here performed live with an extra layer of guitar distortion makes perfect sense, while a live version of “Lola” also benefits from the crowd’s warm enthusiasm. This decade of change saw the Kinks rebound with a number of worthwhile hits, from “Come Dancing,” “Low Budget,” the disco edit of ”(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman” and “Catch Me Now I’m Falling” to the clever rewrite of “All Day and All of the Night” that became “Destroyer.” Ray Davies is in perfect nostalgia mode for the chiming “Better Things” and the non-LP single “Father Christmas,” and while no Kinks fan would want to be without their earlier hits (and hardcore Kinks fans insist on seeking out their mostly undiscovered album tracks and oddities for the best representation of the group), the Kinks managed to revive themselves quite nicely for their final run.