The Knack

Artist:  The Knack
Origin:  Los Angeles, California, USA.
Genre:  Rock, New Wave, Power Pop, Punk

Original line-up:

Doug Fieger:  Vocals, Guitar
Berton Averre:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Prescott Niles:  Bass
Bruce Gary:  Drums

The Knack was an American New Wave Band formed in Los Angeles in 1977 by Doug Fieger (Vocals, Guitar), Berton Averre (Lead Guitar, Keyboards), Prescott Niles (Bass) and Bruce Gary (Drums).  The band was released the debut album Get The Knack in 1979, was one of the year's best-selling albums, holding the No. 1 on Billboard's Album Chart for 5 weeks and was released hit single "My Sharona", was the No. 1 hit in USA, also in Canada.

Title:  Rock & Roll Is Good For You:  The Fieger/Averre Demos (2012)
Genre:  Power Pop, Rock
Label:  Zen Records, Omnivore Recordings
Rating:  ****

Tracks:

 1.  Have A Heart  (2:14)
 2.  Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns The Volume Down)  (3:11)
 3.  Good Girls Don't  (3:14)
 4.  Little Lies  (2:26)
 5.  Flower My Fate  (3:54)
 6.  Weiss On Rye (Hold The Mavo)  (3:21)
 7.  You'll Never Know  (2:33)
 8.  That's What The Little Girls Do  (2:48)
 9.  Get On The Plane  (2:14)
10. (Here On This) Lonely Night  (2:33)
11. Lazer Days  (4:12)
12. The Other Side (Of The Line)  (3:22)
13. Who'll Set You Down  (2:45)
14. Mama I Feel Your Sadness  (2:39)
15. What Ya Gonna Do Now?  (2:18)
16. Rock & Roll Is Good For You  (3:31)

Personnel:

Doug Fieger:  Vocals, Bass
Berton Averre:  Lead Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Rock & Roll Is Good For You:  The Fieger/Averre Demos  is an album by The Knack, was released on September 11, 2012 by Zen Records/Omnivore Recordings.  It included demos recordings made by Doug Fieger and Berton Averre during 1973 and 1975.