# Destroyer guitar solo

> Dave Davies's guitar solo on Destroyer by The Kinks (1981) starts at about 2:05. From the album Give the People What They Want.

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The Kinks, 1981, from *Give the People What They Want*. Solo by *Dave Davies*.

Revisiting the 'All Day and All of the Night' riff, Dave supplies a gutsy, stadium-sized lead for the band's early-'80s hit.

Destroyer by The Kinks is #16 in our ranking of the best The Kinks guitar solos. The solo is played by Dave Davies and the song was released in 1981.

## In our lists

- [The Best The Kinks Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/the-kinks-guitar-solos/) — #16

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Destroyer?

Dave Davies played the solo on The Kinks's Destroyer (1981).

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