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Loathed by critics and written off as a novelty act, the were a genuine rock 'n' roll band. As the '70s drew to a close, the Knack were also simply unavoidable. Eventually that over-saturation would drown them, but for a brief shining moment, they were on top. Capitalism 2 iso download. Contrary to legend, however, they were no overnight-success story. The Los Angeles music scene of the late '70s was overflowing with energy, attitude and great bands.

Things were moving fast, and by 1978, the landscape of punk outfits like the Germs, the Bags and the Weirdos was starting to give way to the likes of the Plimsouls, the Beat and the Knack. In the early part of the decade, guitarist and singer Doug Fieger fronted a band called Sky that recorded two albums for RCA. Those albums went nowhere, and by 1974, the group had fallen apart.

While his former bandmates moved back home to Detroit, Fieger decided to stay in Los Angeles. Over the next few years, he would meet like minded, seasoned musicians who would become the Knack -- including drummer Bruce Gary, bassist Prescott Niles and guitarist Berton Averre. In 1977, Fieger decided to record some new music and called them in to lend a hand.

Those demos failed to gain ground, but with the players in place, the Knack were born. Throughout 1978, the Knack endlessly played the L.A. Club scene, with triumphant residences at the Whisky and the Troubadour. Eventually, record companies came calling. 'I was aware of them, as everybody else in L.A.

Was,' said producer Mike Chapman in the documentary, 'because there was lines of kids around the block to go see them at their shows.' The large fan base they had built up happened to include people like, and, all of whom would jam with the Knack at the Troubadour. 'Bruce Springsteen gets up onstage with us on a Friday night, and on Monday, we have 14 record offers,' Fieger memorably quipped. With the offers rolling in, the band chose Capitol Records. 'I was sold the first time I saw them,' said Bruce Ravid, the man who signed them. Capitol was the home of the, and comparisons would dog the Knack from there forward.

(Coincidentally, Capitol had previously signed another band called the Knack in 1967; this group released a, but they had nothing to do with Fieger and company.). In early 1979, the band entered the studio with producer Mike Chapman to begin work on their debut. Get the Knack was wrapped up in less than two weeks. 'I don't think we did two takes on any song, except for 'Maybe Tonight,' Fieger once said. 'What we had to do was make the record quickly,' added Chapman, 'because to labor over it would have taken that spontaneity out of it.' Chapman's production here is, as always, first class.

Once Get the Knack arrived on June 11, 1979, it didn't take long for radio stations to zero in on 'My Sharona.' The insistent drum beat alone was one big hook, but once the guitar riff moves in, the track evolves into a massive ear worm. Soon, 'My Sharona' was emanating from nearly every radio across America. It hit the top of the Billboard chart in the summer of 1979 and stayed there six straight weeks, going gold in just thirteen days. The album followed suit, holding Billboard's top spot for five weeks until s In Through the Out Door finally knocked it off.