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Los Angeles, United States

There have been several bands with this name.
1. The Knack are a Los Angeles-based rock band, via Detroit, that rose to fame with their first single, “PlayMy Sharona”, an international hit in 1979.

The of “My Sharona”, coupled with the band’s “retro” ’60s new wave look, earned the band comparisons to The Beatles. Music critics hated disco, which dominated the music industry at the time, and were, at best, coolly receptive to other developing trends like punk rock, hip hop and heavy metal music. The Knack’s power pop and hard rock influences earned them some critical credibility. After subsequent albums, though, the backlash against The Knack, similar to that of the Monkees a generation earlier, was strong, and the band broke up. They have since re-united and in 2001 put out their studio album Normal As The Next Guy and their live DVD Live From The Rock N’Roll Funhouse. As of 2005, The Knack are still active and play at various venues.

Singer Doug Fieger, a native of Detroit, Michigan, had previously played in a country rock band called Sky. 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. Several drummers have played for the group over the years, including Billy Ward (Serious Fun album), Terry Bozzio (Zoom album), and David Henderson as ‘Holmes Jones’ (Normal as the Next Guy and Live at the Rock N Roll Funhouse albums). Currently Pat Torpey (Mr. Big) is playing the drums for the group.

In 2005, The Knack made an appearance on the TV program “Hit Me Baby One More Time”.

The Knack continue to write and record new songs, and they play concerts several times per month
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