It is nearly impossible to overestimate the influence of British band The Kinks on modern rock. Brothers Ray and Dave Davies and their bandmates formed in 1964 London, and soon cultivated an inventive, post-Beatles pop sound that helped defined England's "Mod" youth culture movement and was a major part of the so-called "British Invasion." Over the following decades of constant music productio
Taped in Providence, RI during the Kinks tour to promote their surprise hit 1979 album Low Budget, One for the Road is an excellent showcase of one of rock's most innovative bands, and features most of the Kinks classics that you'd expect — "Lola," "You Really Got Me," and "All Day and All of the Night" are included. Among the extra features there's an audio track by guitarist Dave Davies and an amazing cool video tour of the places in London where the band members grew up and began their careers.