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Dave Davies on the speaker-slashing skills that turned on Pete Townshend, Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck
By Elizabeth Swann published
The guitarist blamed boring guitar sounds and his own love of imperfection for his actions, saying, "That sound was born out of total frustration"

Dave Davies on Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page and the Kinks’ power revolution
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Davies' influences are scattered far and wide — but he hasn't always appreciated how musicians have responded to the Kinks' music

How The Kinks inspired Al Di Meola to write a fusion classic
By Phil Weller published
And it turns out he inadvertently tracked it with Leslie West’s preferred guitar tone

Pete Townshend talks originality, playing loud and which guitarist was first to use feedback
By Phil Weller published
He says Marshall's '60s amps were rife for experimentation while discussing his “musical” use of screaming amps

Watch the Kinks' Riotous "Victoria" Performance From 'One for the Road'
By Darren Paltrowitz published
Video Previously banned from performing in the U.S., the group came back with this high-octane crowd pleaser

The Kinks Celebrate 60th Anniversary With Career-Defining Release, ‘The Journey’
By Rod Brakes published
The first instalment of the groundbreaking British band’s two-part anthology will appear next month
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