Post by valerie davenport on Jul 15, 2007 7:42:27 GMT -5
The power pop of "My Sharona", coupled with the band's "retro" '70s new wave look, earned the band comparisons to the early Beatles. Many music critics of the era disliked disco, which dominated the music industry at the time, and were, at best, coolly receptive to other developing genres like punk rock, hip hop and heavy metal music. The Knack's power pop and hard rock influences earned them some critical credibility. They were also vilified by some critics for their misogynistic lyrics. After subsequent albums, there was a critical backlash against the band and they broke up amidst internal squabbles. They have re-united periodically over the years and in 2001 put out a studio album Normal As The Next Guy and a live DVD Live From The Rock N'Roll Funhouse. As of 2005, The Knack are still active and play at various venues.
All members of the group are Jewish. Singer Doug Fieger, a native of Detroit, Michigan, had previously played in a country rock band called Sky as well as The Sunset Bombers. Fieger is the brother of Detroit-area attorney Geoffrey Fieger, best known for representing Dr. Jack Kevorkian in a series of assisted suicide cases. Of the three other original members of The Knack (Berton Averre - Guitar, Prescott Niles - Bass, and Bruce Gary - Drums), Averre and Niles still currently play with The Knack. Bruce Gary died from lymphoma on August 22, 2006. He was 55.
On August 3, 2006,Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack, underwent surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles for removal of two brain tumors. According to Dr. John Yu, the surgery was successful and Fieger is expected to have a full recovery.
On June 7, 2007, Doug's latest scan shows that his cancer is in remission!
The Knacks tour dates
Fri, June 28, 2007 at Velvet Sessions, Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando Fl.
Sun, July 1, 2007 at South Point Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
All members of the group are Jewish. Singer Doug Fieger, a native of Detroit, Michigan, had previously played in a country rock band called Sky as well as The Sunset Bombers. Fieger is the brother of Detroit-area attorney Geoffrey Fieger, best known for representing Dr. Jack Kevorkian in a series of assisted suicide cases. Of the three other original members of The Knack (Berton Averre - Guitar, Prescott Niles - Bass, and Bruce Gary - Drums), Averre and Niles still currently play with The Knack. Bruce Gary died from lymphoma on August 22, 2006. He was 55.
On August 3, 2006,Doug Fieger, lead singer of The Knack, underwent surgery at Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles for removal of two brain tumors. According to Dr. John Yu, the surgery was successful and Fieger is expected to have a full recovery.
On June 7, 2007, Doug's latest scan shows that his cancer is in remission!
The Knacks tour dates
Fri, June 28, 2007 at Velvet Sessions, Hard Rock Cafe in Orlando Fl.
Sun, July 1, 2007 at South Point Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
