Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos | ||||
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Released | September 11, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 1973, 1975 | |||
Genre | Power pop | |||
Length | 47:15 | |||
Label | Omnivore Recordings | |||
Producer | Lee Lodyga, Cheryl Pawelski | |||
The Knack chronology | ||||
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Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos is an album by The Knack which was released on September 11, 2012. [1] It includes demo recordings made by Doug Fieger and Berton Averre made between 1973 and 1975. [2] Most of the songs are performed by just Fieger and Averre, both singing and playing guitar, but some songs include the full band. [2] Two of the songs, " Good Girls Don't" and " That's What the Little Girls Do," were released in more polished form on the Knack's debut album, Get the Knack. [1] Other songs whose demos appear on Rock & Roll Is Good for You later provided elements for other Knack songs. [1] [2] [3] For example, "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)," described by Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "a nifty bit of fuzzy, snarky rock & roll in the vein of the Move," provided the basis for "Terry & Julie Step Out," a song from the 1998 album Zoom. [1] [2]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praises the "pop craftsmanship" shown by Fieger and Averre on the album. [2] He also notes that "the best moments are the noisiest" but that the quieter moments are fine too. [2] He also states that the songs on the album demonstrate that the Knack had the ability to be "more than a one-hit wonder." [2]
All tracks are written by Doug Fieger, except where noted
Tracks 1-6, 11-12 recorded 1975, tracks 7-10, 13-16 recorded 1973.
Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 11, 2012 | |||
Recorded | 1973, 1975 | |||
Genre | Power pop | |||
Length | 47:15 | |||
Label | Omnivore Recordings | |||
Producer | Lee Lodyga, Cheryl Pawelski | |||
The Knack chronology | ||||
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Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos is an album by The Knack which was released on September 11, 2012. [1] It includes demo recordings made by Doug Fieger and Berton Averre made between 1973 and 1975. [2] Most of the songs are performed by just Fieger and Averre, both singing and playing guitar, but some songs include the full band. [2] Two of the songs, " Good Girls Don't" and " That's What the Little Girls Do," were released in more polished form on the Knack's debut album, Get the Knack. [1] Other songs whose demos appear on Rock & Roll Is Good for You later provided elements for other Knack songs. [1] [2] [3] For example, "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)," described by Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "a nifty bit of fuzzy, snarky rock & roll in the vein of the Move," provided the basis for "Terry & Julie Step Out," a song from the 1998 album Zoom. [1] [2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [4] |
Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praises the "pop craftsmanship" shown by Fieger and Averre on the album. [2] He also notes that "the best moments are the noisiest" but that the quieter moments are fine too. [2] He also states that the songs on the album demonstrate that the Knack had the ability to be "more than a one-hit wonder." [2]
All tracks are written by Doug Fieger, except where noted
Tracks 1-6, 11-12 recorded 1975, tracks 7-10, 13-16 recorded 1973.