In an exclusive interview with American Songwriter, Kinks drummer Mick Avory reflects on the band's new compilation, 'The Journey - Part 3,' which documents the band’s late-era commercial comeback.

— Dave Davies “In a fit of frustration, I just took the screws out of the back of this little Elpico amplifier, not much bigger than a radio, and slashed the speakers up with a razor blade.

As the Kinks' rhythm and lead guitarist, Dave Davies inspired a generation of players with his innovative combination of power chords and distortion. Pete Townshend often cited the Kinks as a ...

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More About The Journey – Part 3 ’s First Disc The first disc of the upcoming anthology was personally curated by Kinks frontman Ray Davies, guitarist Dave Davies, and drummer Mick Avory.

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