The Tour
Dates page includes all dates pertaining to Dave
and Ray Davies as well as gigs for the*Kast
off Kinks (*A band of former Kinks) A nice
little section is the What’s New page.
Here you’ll find any new items that have been added to
the website, such as photos, midi files (music), or
excerpts from books, etc… If you ever wanted
to know all the songs The Kinks recorded, visit to the Songs
and Chords page. I believe all the Kinks songs are
listed and in alphabetical order. Not only that, but each song’s
chords and lyrics are here too. The Discography
page is as extensive as the rest of the site, and is broken
down into UK, US, and Scandinavian albums, singles and EP’s.
There is also an advanced discography category which allows
for a specific search criteria and is worth taking a look at.
On the Collectables page are listed three categories
for Books, Videos/DVDs, and Posters. Those three categories
are broken down even further into sub-categories. It’s
worth noting that this category break-down occurs throughout
most of the website and it really helps in navigating. The
Kinks Fans page also lists three categories; mailing
list, fan clubs, and one called, “well respected
fans”. Fans simply send in a photo of themselves
and they’ll be added to the “illustrious
bunch of misfits” as is described on the web
site. What they’re actually being added to is a photo
gallery of well respected Kinks fans. It’s a fan friendly
idea and a lot of fun too. That brings us to what is possibly
the most informative page on this website, the Resources
Page. If one wanted to write a book about The Kinks,
I don’t think more information could be found anywhere
else than what is contained on this page. Items listed include
published articles, reviews, interviews, images, video clips,
midi files, The Kinks set lists and chart positions (throughout
the years), artists that have covered Kinks’ songs,
and other pages of various importances. There’s simply
too much here to describe in this meager review, but I think
you get the idea. Finally, if you want to see what other websites
out there are connected to
kinks.it.rit.edu/, then check out the Kinks
Links for that. Who would have thought that a website
which appears so simple and subtle could turn out to be a juggernaut
of material and resources? I assume Mr. Dave Emlen
is the webmaster and he operates a great website here. He has
done The Kinks and their fans proud because
just keeping a site of this magnitude up to date for
13 years is truly an accomplishment. I guess that old
adage is true; never judge a book by it’s cover, or in
this case a website.
