Gibson’s Dave Davies’ 10 Greatest
Performances serves as a healthy reminder that The Kinks’
guitarist was about way more than You
Really Got Me.
Yeah, that’s on the list, as
is its sequel, All Day and All of the
Night, as thats semi-sequel Tired
of Waiting.
Pushed aside by the late 60’s
blues rockers, The Kinks enjoyed an all-too brief resurgence ten years later,
riding the punk/new wave thing for a few years. Gibson’s list nicely demonstrates that The
Kinks – and Davies – still had their chops, staying as – or even more –
relevant than many of the 60’s British Invasion relics that were still out
there.
The tunes – and the guitar
work – on Misfits and Low Budget are archetypal,
no-holds-barred rock and roll. The
massive influence of You Really Got Me
aside, for my money, this was their best work.
They rocked us around the dial.
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