Does anyone hear any Kinks influence in any Classic VH songs, or did they just cover their tunes as a tribute to them? I assume Roth likes the Kinks the most since I don't think any Sammy or Gary albums had any covers.

Do you like The Kinks? I personally thought the Roth versions of "You really got me", "Where have all the good times gone" and possibly others were better due to more power. This could be due to upgrades in (guitar) technology.

Actually, I felt The Kinks grew on their Arista label. "Destroyer" (bass lead fraternal twin to their "all day and all of the night" which was lead by guitar) and the bonus tracks on their "state of confusion" reissue (has "come dancing" on it) show much more growth and depth than their short 60's tunes.