The Kinks.

If I ran the world...........this band would be given far more credit. Ray Davies in particular, being the chief songwriter in the band. Unfortunately for this fantastically-English band, their career took off at the same time as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who (whom The Kinks are far superior to). Songs such as 'Waterloo Sunset', 'Come Dancing' and 'You Really Got Me' show Davies' superb ability to paint a picture for his audience. Even when his songs are laced with sarcasm and cynicism, they still have such an incredible amount of honesty that it's almost child-like. Fantastic songwriter, fantastic band.