The most underrated of legendary guitarists, with popular myths even denying him the honor of having played the familiar riffs he didn’t write but gave edge to, Dave Davies never really cared about securing his legacy outside of THE KINKS, the ensemble he and his older brother Ray formed in the early ’60s to become quite a formidable force on the global level. All the while knowing the world still listens to “You Really Got Me” and “All Day And All Of The Night” and enjoys the jagged sound he invented ages ago, Dave found a personal, highly individual voice after suffering a stroke in 2004. What followed the tragic event and the veteran’s recovery was an impressive array of albums which built a fresh, albeit just as edgy, narrative on the tentative solo foundation of earlier decades, and there’s no stopping him now.
