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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Alexis Petridis

Dedicated followers of passion: the Kinks’ 40 greatest songs – ranked!

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Peter Quaife, Dave Davies, Mick Amory and Ray Davies of the Kinks in a promotional image for Sunny Afternoon, painted by BEV (Douglas Binder, Dudley Edwards and David Vaughan) in 1967. Photograph: No credit

40. Scattered (1993)

The quality of Kinks albums declined precipitously from the late 80s: you sensed their hearts weren’t really in it. Even so, Ray Davies couldn’t stop himself writing the occasional gem: from their final studio album Phobia, Scattered is a sweet, sad reflection on the Davies family’s complexities, powered by jangling guitars.

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