The Kinks' second studio album Kinda Kinks was released in 1965. It was recorded in the span of two weeks after the group's tour of Asia. The band, especially Ray Davies, later said they were disappointed with the fast recording and production of the album. Most retrospective reviews, though positive, make similar complaints. The single "Tired of Waiting for You" went to number one on the UK charts.
Kinda Kinks is another uneven affair from the band. Though Ray Davies has increased his songwriting output--there are only two covers on the album--he hasn't honed his talent enough to write an entire album of interesting material. That is not to downplay his accomplishments, the most important of which is writing half of an excellent album--after all, it took the Stones until their fourth record Out of Our Heads, released several months after this, to write half of the songs on one of their albums. The two best songs are "Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout that Girl," an introspective ballad that reflects a maturing in Davies's songwriting, and "Time of Waiting for You," another great rock'n'roll song propelled by a seductive riff (the other one being "You Really Got Me"). Although I never thought "You Really Got Me" was a fluke, the best tracks off their sophomore release are their first to suggest a future as bright as their superstar British contemporaries. B
