![]() ![]() Product Description The Knack: Doug Fieger (vocals, guitar); Burton Averre (guitar); Prescott Niles (bass); Bruce Gary (drums). The defiance inherent in this collection's title suggests that, after all these years, The Knack still have to prove themselves. Branded as Beatle rip-offs, sexist beasts, and one-hit wonders, it's a wonder the band had the will to plug its guitars in let alone continue releasing albums. As the title suggests, PROOF is a telling document. Normally, when taken out of context, nearly every overnight sensation sounds like a quaint time capsule reminder of an era gone. Not so with The Knack. Siro cov@. Proof: The Very Best Of The KnackThe band's brand of power pop has aged not a whit. An intoxicating mixture adolescent rush and sexual frustration, this collection of biting three chord rave-ups still fairly leap into your lap. Taken in one large gulp, it's a staggering roll call of one-two punches: 'My Sharona,' 'Good Girls Don't,' 'Your Number or Your Name,' and 'The Hard Way' all bubble and kick without apology. The band's later and lesser-known material often holds up to the same standard. Certainly, 'Pay the Devil' and 'Rocket o' Love' are not the work of washed up pretenders.
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