“Venomous”: The Kinks song Ray Davies called as dark as black metal
Misunderstood genius.
The Kinks
The Kinks song that “ripped off” Chuck Berry: “His lyrics were on a par with Dylan”
One of their greatest heroes.
How The Kinks ended ‘Give The People What They Want’ with the perfect one-two punch
The way to close an album.
The one person Ray Davies said understood The Kinks: “The only person who gave us credit”
Greatness recognises greatness.
The one major regret Ray Davies had about The Kinks: “I still think about that now”
“Audiences were in complete shock.”
The guitarist Dave Davies said tried to copy The Kinks: “If Dave can do that, so can I”
Friendly competition.
“It made rock stand up”: the two bands that gave Dave Davies hope in the 1970s
Excitement for the future.