| 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 | |||
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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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Critical reception
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| 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]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Doug Fieger, except where noted
- "Have a Heart" - 2:14
- "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)" (Fieger, Berton Averre) - 3:11
- "Good Girls Don't" - 3:14
- "Little Lies" (Fieger, Averre) - 2:26
- "Flower My Fate" - 3:54
- "Weiss On Rye (Hold the Mavo)" - 3:21
- "You'll Never Know" - 2:33
- "That's What the Little Girls Do - 2:48
- "Get On the Plane" - 2:14
- "(Here On This) Lonely Night" - 2:33
- "Lazer Days" - 4:12
- "The Other Side (Of the Line)" - 3:22
- "Who'll Set You Down" - 2:45
- "Mama I Feel Your Sadness" - 2:39
- "What Ya Gonna Do Now?" - 2:18
- "Rock & Roll Is Good for You" - 3:31
- Notes
Tracks 1-6, 11-12 recorded 1975, tracks 7-10, 13-16 recorded 1973.
Personnel
- Lee Lodyga – compilation producer, liner notes
- Cheryl Pawelski – compilation producer
- Gavin Lurssen – mastering
- Reuben Cohen – mastering
- Greg Allen – art direction, design
References
- ^ a b c d Wyckoff, M. (August 28, 2012). "Get The Knack — long before they were The Knack". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g Erlewine, S.T. "Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ "Fieger/Averre Demos to be Released". The Official Website of Doug Fieger. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
- ^ Allmusic review
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