{"product_id":"the-kinks-think-visual","title":"The Kinks – Think Visual","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThe Kinks – Think Visual\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kinks – Think Visual is the band's twentieth studio album, released in 1986 and showcasing a more polished, contemporary side of the legendary British rock group. Produced by Ray Davies and the band, the album combines their trademark sharp songwriting, character-driven observations and melodic guitar rock with the bigger, cleaner production style of mid-1980s rock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album opens with \"Working At The Factory,\" a typically wry Kinks commentary on working life, before moving through the melodic \"Lost And Found\" and the more reflective \"Repetition.\" \"Welcome To Sleazy Town\" and \"The Video Shop\" capture the band's fascination with everyday British life while reflecting the changing culture of the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSide two brings a more straightforward rock energy with \"Rock 'N' Roll Cities,\" while \"How Are You\" and the title track \"Think Visual\" highlight Ray Davies' knack for combining memorable melodies with observational lyrics. \"Natural Gift,\" \"Killing Time\" and the closing \"When You Were A Child\" round out the album with a mixture of rock, pop and nostalgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the time \u003cem\u003eThink Visual\u003c\/em\u003e appeared, The Kinks had already established themselves as one of Britain's most influential rock bands, with a catalogue stretching back to the 1960s and classics such as \"You Really Got Me,\" \"Waterloo Sunset,\" \"Lola\" and \"All Day And All Of The Night.\" Rather than attempting to recreate their earlier sound, \u003cem\u003eThink Visual\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the band's ability to adapt their songwriting to the musical landscape of the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor fans of The Kinks, Ray Davies, British rock, classic rock, power pop and melodic 1980s guitar music, \u003cem\u003eThink Visual\u003c\/em\u003e offers an interesting later chapter in the career of one of Britain's most important and enduring bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorking At The Factory – 2:58\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLost And Found – 5:19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepetition – 4:06\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWelcome To Sleazy Town – 3:50\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Video Shop – 5:15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRock 'N' Roll Cities – 3:42\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Are You – 4:28\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink Visual – 3:12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNatural Gift – 3:44\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKilling Time – 4:02\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen You Were A Child – 3:40\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e9vFr6bPtlU?si=GJ7QJspA-xCazcHQ\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MCA Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54978466316630,"sku":"MCA-5822","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/1013\/7686\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_40aeff16-b5d5-41de-a459-541fb618d8d0.jpg?v=1786637242","url":"https:\/\/www.sounds-grounds.co.uk\/products\/the-kinks-think-visual","provider":"Sounds + Grounds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}