The Kast Off Kinks The Kast Off Kinks The Kast Off Kinks are a band composed of former members of the band The Kinks. They mostly tour Europe and attend reunions for fans and for charity, such as the Leukemia Research Fund. They have put out one EP, "The Archway EP", in conjunction with The Kinks' fan club. Dalton and Gosling both retired from The Kast Off Kinks in 2008, but Dalton does still appear with the band. The first bassist for The Kinks, Peter Quaife, played at various shows with the band before his death in 2010. The Kinks' drummer from 1984 to
The Hard Way (The Kinks song) Bangor Daily News found it unsurprising that The Knack would play this song, given that the song is "concerned with dominance and submission." The Hard Way (The Kinks song) "The Hard Way" is a song written by Ray Davies and first released by The Kinks on their 1975 album "Schoolboys in Disgrace". It was also released on The Kinks live album "One for the Road" and on several greatest hits collections. The Knack covered the song on their 1980 album "...But the Little Girls Understand". The lyrics of "The Hard Way" were inspired by a real life incident that happened