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The Knack lead singer Doug Fieger dies aged 57
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| Vincent F. Evans User Info... | The lead singer of The Knack, Doug Fieger, who co-wrote the hit My Sharona, has died at the age of 57. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/8515729.stm - Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:23pm | ||
| Talk's Cheap User Info... | I know alot of people have alot of hate for The Knack because of the overplay of "My Sharona"...but they wrote alot of near perfect power-pop songs. Doug could write a great pop song... - Mon, 15 Feb 2010 1:21pm | ||
| Talk's Cheap User Info... | ! - Mon, 15 Feb 2010 1:25pm | ||
| Talk's Cheap User Info... | ! - Mon, 15 Feb 2010 1:25pm | ||
| Talk's Cheap User Info... | Even the covers are good... - Mon, 15 Feb 2010 1:28pm | ||
| _Griphin_ User Info... | The "power pop" of "My Sharona", coupled with the band's "retro" 1960s 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, new wave and heavy metal music. The Knack's power pop and hard rock influences earned them some critical credibility; one example was a highly technical and long guitar solo during "My Sharona" which seemed equal to any that a metal band would use. The band's debut album, Get The Knack, was one of the year's biggest albums - holding the #1 spot on Billboard's album chart for 5 consecutive weeks and selling 3 million copies in the United States alone. After subsequent albums, there was a critical backlash against the band and they broke up amidst internal squabbles, although they did occasionally re-unite. Part of the backlash was that the object of some of the Knack's songs were girls "of the younger type", meaning teenaged girls, when the band was at least ten years older. I own Get the Knack on vinyl, killer album! - Tue, 16 Feb 2010 1:49pm | ||
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