Biographies, Rock & Pop Artists, The Kinks

In the tradition of the most interesting biographies, a troubled subject makes for a gripping read — Evening Standard More…

Fleiner, who teaches classical history at the University of Winchester, nicely places the reader into the atmosphere that produced the Kinks, one of the most important bands of the British Invasion.... — Publishers Weekly More…

Doyle extracts meaning from narrative without simply going through the lyrics. Rather, he offers what he calls 'historically informed rock criticism' careful descriptions of the social, political,... — The Times More…

A memoir of certainties rocked by the melodic patterns and syncopated beat of American popular culture — The Guardian More…