Word Of Mouth (studio album) by The Kinks

Word Of Mouth by The Kinks
Year: 1984
Overall rank: 8,667th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
65/100 (from 59 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1984 (133rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (1,281st)
Award Best albums of all time (8,667th)
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The Kinks bestography

Word Of Mouth is ranked 15th best out of 61 albums by The Kinks on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Kinks is The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society which is ranked number 152 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 9,953.

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65/100 (from 59 votes)
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From 07/09/2020 19:16
I think Word Of Mouth is The Kinks' best album of the 80's. That doesn't make it one of the best albums of the band because we are still miles away from their great output of the late 60's and early 70's, but nonetheless, this album is enjoyable. I'm usually not particularly a fan of Dave's songs, but his 2 contributions (Living On a Thin Line and Guilty) are probably 2 of the 3 best tracks of the album, along with Do It Again. Theses 3 tracks are really good!

The rest of the album is either ok or good, which makes for an average album. It's not Arthur or VIllage Green, but for a 1984 album, it's enjoyable.
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A pretty average album by Kinks standards, but an average Kinks album is still better than most. It has a distinct 80s pop-rock feel to it. Best songs:Do It Again and Living On a Thin Line.
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Best Albums of 1984
1. Purple Rain by Prince And The Revolution
2. Ride The Lightning by Metallica
3. The Smiths by The Smiths
4. Born In The U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen
5. Let It Be by The Replacements
6. Hatful Of Hollow by The Smiths
7. Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen
8. Stop Making Sense by Talking Heads
9. Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü
10. Treasure by Cocteau Twins
11. Powerslave by Iron Maiden
12. The Unforgettable Fire by U2
13. Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
14. Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers by Bob Marley & The Wailers
15. Reckoning by R.E.M.
16. Diamond Life by Sade
17. 1984 by Van Halen
18. Rattlesnakes by Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
19. Meat Puppets II by Meat Puppets
20. E2-E4 by Manuel Göttsching
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