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: Live From the Rock'n'Roll Fun House
Artist: The Knack
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, New Wave, Post Punk, Pop, Pop Rock
Title: Havin' a Rave-Up! Live In Los Angeles, 1978
Artist: The Knack
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Title: Mount Rushmore Presents The Knack-You Better
Artist: Mount Rushmore, The Knack
Genre: House, Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Rock & Roll Is Good For You: The Fieger / Averre Demos
Artist: The Knack
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Pop, Alternative
Collections
Title: Top Of The Pops - New Wave (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Gothic Rock, Power Pop, Post Punk, Alternative
Title: The Rock Album (CD2)
Title: 101 Jukebox Hits (CD1)
Title: 101 Jukebox Classics 5CD (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, World Music, Country, Western Swing, Funk, Folk, Easy Listening
Title: Bargrooves Deluxe Edition 2018 (Mixed)
Genre: Deep House
Title: Classic Road Trip (CD1)
Title: Driven By Rock 5CD (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Glam Metal, Heavy Metal, Country, Pop, Indie
Title: 101 Hits - Keep On Running (CD3)
Genre: House, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Dancefloor, Reggae, Disco, Pop, Pop Rock, Dance Pop
Title: Driven By The 70s Box Set (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Blues, Hard Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Post Punk, Heavy Metal, Indie
Title: The Driving Album 2019 (CD1)
Title: NOW 100 Hits Car Songs 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: That Driving Beat: UK Freakbeat Rarities
Genre: Psychedelic Rock
Title: De Pre Historie - De Jaren '70 Vol. 2 (CD10 - 1979)
Genre: Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Disco, Pop, Funk, Folk
Title: Fetenhits Rock Classics-Best Of (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Metal, Alternative
Title: 70s For Superstition Road
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Funk Rock, Disco, Psychedelic
Title: 70s Delight Love Order
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Latin, Country, Disco, Funk
Title: The # 1 Dad 3CD (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Hard Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Punk, Heavy Metal, Alternative
Title: Rock Your Day 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: 100% Best Rock Pop Live (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Reggae, World Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Alternative, Folk
Title: Old But Gold 70s
Genre: Blues, Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk, Reggae, Lovers Rock, Funk
Title: 70s Retro Party
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Post Punk, Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: 70s - Ultimate Hits Of The Seventies (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: 70s - Ultimate Hits Of The Seventies (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Hard Rock, Punk Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Power Pop Essentials 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Power Pop Essentials 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Billboard Greatest Of All Time Hot 100 Songs 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, World Music, Pop, Dance Pop, Indie, Folk
Title: Billboard Greatest Of All Time Hot 100 Songs (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Soul, Rock, Folk Rock, Indie Pop, Punk Rock, Pop
Title: The 80s Keep Found Memory 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Punk Rock, World Music, Synth Pop, Alternative, Funk, Folk
Title: Dance Around Summer Colour 2020 (CD1)
Genre: Electronica, House, Techno, Hip Hop/R&B, Dancehall, Latin, Trap
Title: Fetenhits - 70s (CD1)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, World Music, Eurodisco, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Folk
Title: Platinum Rock (CD3)
Title: 70's Best 100 (CD2)
Title: 70s Hits Mix
Title: 80's Classic Rock Hits
Genre: Soul, Blues, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Avant Garde Metal
Title: 70's Rock Down (CD2)
Title: 100 Tracks Rock Classics Playlist Spotify 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Hard Rock, Power Pop, Rock & Roll, Pop, Acoustic
Title: 2021 Mega Hits (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: Mega Hits 2021 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: 70s Rock Hits
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk, Alternative, Indie, Classical
Title: Dad Rocks 2021 (CD2)
Genre: Emo, Gothic Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Post Punk, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Feel Good Classic Hits 2021 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Glam Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Eurodisco, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Jangle Pop Essen (CD1)
Genre: Garage, Rock, Emo, New Wave, Punk, Pop, Alternative, Indie
Title: Welcome Summer Time To Travel (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Post Punk, World Music, Country, Synth Pop, Alternative, Acoustic, Indie, Folk
Title: Saturday Night Party 70's
Genre: Hard NRG, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, New Wave, Rock & Roll, Disco, Eurodisco
Title: Billboard Top 100 Romantics Hits (CD4)
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
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