You Really Got Me / It's All Right

Built around power chords rather than intricate melodies, this raucous single inadvertently laid the foundation for heavy metal and hard rock. Guitarist Dave Davies achieved the track's signature, heavily distorted tone by intentionally slicing the speaker cone of his Elpico amplifier with a razor blade. The raw, aggressive energy propelled the Davies brothers to the forefront of the British Invasion alongside the Beatles and the Stones.