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Ray Davies thought that The Kinks were on the verge of separating, and he inadvertently wrote one of their most poignant ...
The song was a minor comeback hit for the band, released only as a single in the UK and as part of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society in the rest of Europe. — Josh Jackson 16.
But, lo and behold, when the ‘80s dawned, the Kinks were there again, with new hits. They didn’t hit as hard or score as big ...
T he Kinks' frontman Ray Davies has named the song that he doesn't enjoy being compared to The Beatles. It is not unusual for ...
The band’s famously chilled out frontman Ray Davies had a hard time accepting that people thought Eddie Van Halen & co. wrote ...
Described as “one of the Kinks finest post-1960s moments”, ‘Celluloid Heroes’ was praised by Dave as "One of my favourite songs ever, by anybody", as he told Guitar World.
The Kinks, who broke up in 1996 but who seem always on the verge of reuniting, collect 36 of their songs on a new compilation titled “The Journey — Part 1.” A second volume is due later this ...
Another song that just seems plucked from the rock and roll enchanted garden, this song in actuality was released by The Kinks in 1964 and later included on the band’s Kinksize Hits EP in the UK ...
The Kinks’ “You Really Got Me” is known as a classic rock song, but it didn’t start off that way. “You Really Got Me” was written by Kinks singer and guitarist, Ray Davies, who was ...
Given The Kinks rose to fame around the same time as The Beatles, their songs were always compared, which Ray Davies ...
The Kinks, who broke up in 1996 but who seem always on the verge of reuniting, collect 36 of their songs on a new compilation titled “The Journey — Part 1.” A second volume is due later this ...