I recently asked a friend of mine who has been a Kink Krazy since I've known 
him ('78) what his favorite Kinks records were.  He cited Arthur, Lola vs. 
Powerman, and-- interestingly-- Word of Mouth.  I'm not the Kinks fan that 
you Kinks fans are, but I got WOM when it came out, and loved it, and have 
been fond of it ever since.

I note no one has cited Think Visual.  On merit, as I recall.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry O Dean" <larryodean@poetrycenter.org>
> I'm a huge Kinks fan but that doesn't blind me to the fact that they have 
> some good, and some not-so-good albums both early and late in their 
> career. To that end, I would not so easily dismiss the RCA/Arista years, 
> and I agree with Rob's assessment. I thought Word of Mouth was also quite 
> strong, with some blistering and kick ass songs by both brothers. It's 
> also an interesting album in light of Ray's then-recent break-up with 
> Chrissie Hynde, who appears to figure prominently in such songs as "Sold 
> Me Out," "Missing Persons" and "Going Solo."
> Bottom line: you can't go wrong buying a Kinks album.