The Knack
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Biography
[Edit]Forming in Los Angeles in the late '70s, the Knack (Doug Fieger, vocals/guitar; Berton Averre, lead guitar; Prescott Niles, bass; and Bruce Gary, drums) were neither punk nor rock, but pure simple pop, standing out among the musical dross that littered the Sunset Strip. Signing with Capitol after a feeding frenzy of label offers, the Knack released their debut, Get the Knack, in 1979. With its leadoff single, "My Sharona," the Knack climbed both the album and singles charts (eventually selling millions of copies around the globe), gained wide commercial acceptance, and regenerated the power pop scene that had laid dormant for half a decade.
The Knack's image, or lack thereof, was often unfavorably compared to the Beatles, but their music relied on the rough punchiness of the Kinks and the Who rather than the Fab Four. Their refusal to do interviews turned critics against them, and by the time they released their second album, ...But the Little Girls Understand, less than a year after the debut, the backlash had already begun ("Knuke the Knack").
The Knack then began a quick spiral downward that they were never to recover from. Their third album, Round Trip, was adventurous and daring and received favorable reviews, but the band decided to split up soon after the album was released. Due to their continuing underground popularity, the Knack resurfaced almost a decade later (minus Bruce Gary) and recorded the abysmal Serious Fun before hiding out once again to lick their wounds. The appearance of "My Sharona" on soundtracks and compilations caused the Knack to be thrown in the midst of a revival of sorts, reuniting and playing the occasional show in L.A. Bruce Gary temporarily returned to the fold, but by the time the Knack released their second "reunion" album, Zoom, during the summer of 1998, the drum stool had been filled by Terry Bozzio (formerly of Missing Persons and Frank Zappa's band). Still, the bandmembers hoped that a whole new generation of music fans would get the Knack with the release of 2001's Normal as the Next Guy, an album that found the group at its best when discarding old formulas. Fieger, however, died in 2010 after battling lung and heart cancer. ~ Steve "Spaz" Schnee, Rovi
Title: Mount Rushmore Presents The Knack-You Better
Artist: Mount Rushmore, The Knack
Genre: House, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Havin' a Rave-Up! Live In Los Angeles, 1978
Artist: The Knack
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Title: Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger / Averre Demos
Artist: The Knack
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Title: Live From the Rock'n'Roll Fun House
Artist: The Knack
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Pop, Pop Rock
Collections
Title: Where the Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets (1965-1968)
Genre: Rock
Title: Countdown to the New Year
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Rock
Title: Best of Classic Rock
Title: Great 70's Hits
Genre: Pop
Title: Classic Rock Workout
Title: Underground '60s British Invasion
Genre: Rock
Title: 28 Nights
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap
Title: Various - That Driving Beat Volume 1 - Remastered
Genre: Rock
Title: Guilty Pleasures
Genre: Pop
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1979 - Take Two
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Hard Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Funk
Title: Millennium 1975 - 1979 CD2
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Billboard TOP 100 - Romantic Hits Part 4
Genre: Pop
Title: The Best Of Party Vol. 2 CD1
Genre: Pop
Title: Time Life - Sounds Of The Seventies 1979
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Rock, Power Pop, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Funk
Title: 101 Barbecue Songs (Disc 1)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: 101 Floorfillers CD5
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: M80: Morning 80 CD1
Genre: Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: 101 Movie Songs CD1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: One Shot '80, Volume 7
Genre: Pop
Title: Floorfillers The Ultimate Collection CD1
Genre: Club/Dance
Title: One Hit Wonders 2010 CD2
Genre: Pop
Title: 101 Running Songs (Disc 2)
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Rockklassiker
Genre: Rock
Title: Top Of The Pops 1979 CD1
Title: Sounds Of The Seventies: 1979, Take Two
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Power Pop, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: 101 Housework Songs (AU Edition) (CD 2)
Genre: Pop
Title: Rockklassiker 2012
Genre: Blues
Title: 101 One Hit Wonders
Genre: Pop
Title: Reality Bites (Original Soundtrack)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Absolute 70s (CD3)
Title: 101 Ultimate Beer Songs Disc 1 (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Impresindibles M80 (CD4)
Title: Greatest Hits Of The Millenium! 1975 - 1979 (CD5)
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Disco, Pop Rock
Title: Billboard TOP 10 - Romantic Hits 2 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, Soul, Club/Dance, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop, Psychedelic
Title: Sounds Of The The 70s - 1979 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Absolute Rock Deluxe
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: On The Wild Side
Title: Super Hits Of The Seventies - Have A Nice Day, Volume 22
Genre: Rock
Title: It Came From The 80'S Part 2
Genre: Rock, Disco, Pop, Alternative
Title: 80s Around Like
Title: Wow That Was The 70s (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Rock Classics - Hard & Heavy (CD1)
Genre: Rock
Title: Indie Electro Pop June 2013 - Hey Love
Genre: Indie
Title: Highway Star 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Friend Of A Friend Vol. 16 - Love Never Dies
Genre: Rock
Title: Greatest Rock Songs (CD4)
Genre: Rock
Title: The Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time 1
Genre: Rock
Title: 80 From America (CD2)
Title: Die Hit Giganten - Best Of Rock (CD 2)
Genre: Rock
Title: A Time To Remember - 1979
Title: One Hit Wonders - 1977-79 (CD5)
Genre: Pop
Title: RTL2 Pop Rock Party 80 (CD2)
Genre: Rock
Title: Pure Soft Rock
Genre: Rock
Title: Classic Rock Roll Of Honour (CD3)
Genre: Rock
Title: 101 70s Hits (Disc 5)
Genre: Rock
Featuring albums
Title: Bargrooves Deluxe Edition 2018 (Mixed)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Glitterbox - This Ain't No Disco
Artist: Melvo Baptiste
Genre: Electronica, House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Legends: The Ultimate Rock Collection (CD7: Gimme Some Lovin')
Artist: The Legends, Time Life
Genre: Rock
Title: Armada Music - '90s / '00s Dance Hits, Vol. 1
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop