But the Little Girls Understand [Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks]

The Knack | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 7, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered, Extra tracks
• Label: Capitol
• ASIN: B000065CXF
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #90,391 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Baby Talks Dirty

2. I Want Ya

3. Tell Me You're Mine

4. Mr. Handleman

5. Can't Put a Price on Love

6. Hold on Tight and Don't Let Go

7. The Hard Way

8. It's You

9. End of the Game

10. The Feeling I Get

11. (Havin' A) Rave Up

12. How Can Love Hurt So Much

13. Soul Kitchen [Live][#][*]

14. Alabama Song/Whiskey Bar [Live][#][*]

15. Revenge [Rehearsal][#][*]

16. Daughter of the Law [#][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Almost PERFECT follow-up to the Amazing "Get the Knack", December 26, 2005

By 

J. McDonald - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)   

This review is from: But the Little Girls Understand (Audio CD)

The Knack pick up right where they left off with "Get the Knack". This release is PACKED with great tunes including the BEST version ever released of "the hard way" (even better then the original KINKS version).

The only problem with this release is that it gets off to a false start. "baby talks dirty" (track #1) is the worst song on the album and you get the feeling that it was thrown together quickly and placed in the first slot with hopes that it would become a "sharona" clone. "baby" has the beat... but suffers from horrible lyrics.

Once you get past the first track you'll have a wonderful listening experience!

"I want ya".... Ultra Cool Power-Pop!
"Tell Me You're Mine"..... Great tune!
"Mr. Handleman".... A bit weak.
"The Hard Way"... This should have been track #1!
"It's You"... Wonderful pop!
"End Of The Game"... nice!
"The Feeling I Get"... What an Awesome song!
"(Havin'A) Rave Up"... The Knack do Rock'a Billy!
"How Can Love Hurt So Much"... What a wondeful pop song!

Out of the extra's, "daughter of the law" is an outstanding tune that should have originally been included on the old LP! "Revenge" is also a very cool song with lyrics that are a bit bleak... but it sure sounds great!

The Knack never fully received the respect they deserved from critics and that's truly a shame. Those who bash them and say "one hit wonder" really just don't get it and never will. If the Knack were not successful you would probably be reading high praise calling them unsung power-pop legends! It's funny, when I listen to many of the not-so-successful heroes of power-pop it's ussually very easy to see why they didn't succeed, few had the ability to deliver a full album of this quality. The only problem here is that the Knack were TOO DAMN GOOD and that made a lot of people mad. When I think of the Knack, I think of a group that kept the flame of REAL rock 'n roll alive and helped to usher in a flood of NEW talent. Thank god for the Knack and long live Rock 'N Roll!

-JM

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Review Update:
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In August of 2006, Knack drummer Bruce Gary died of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 54. Gary was a well respected drummer in the industry, playing with artists such as George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Stephen Stills, Jack Bruce, Albert Collins, John Lee Hooker, Randy Meisner, Robby Kreiger and many others. Fans of the Knack will never forget him! Our sincere condolences to Bruce Gary's family!

Doug Fieger, the Knack's lead vocalist and primary song writer, lost his long battle with cancer on Valentine's Day (2-14-2010). Doug was a brilliant pop song writer, coming up with some of the finest PowerPop tunes of all time. You will be missed Doug!

-JM

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Knack Is Back, June 27, 2005

By 

Jeffrey Lees (Camp Hill, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: But the Little Girls Understand (Audio CD)

The Knack is one of the great undervalued rock and roll bands out there. People who knock them as cheap bubble gum pop obviously haven't listed to everything this band has to offer. "Get the Knack" sold milliions and started a Beatlemania- like frenzy back in 1979, but the bands star faded shortly thereafter. The great music, though, didn't stop coming. "...But the Little Girls Understand" is a phenomenal record that was often overlooked in the backlash of critical disdain for the band. Songs like "I Want Ya" are power pop gems that only come around once in a while. The real crowd pleaser here is "(Havin' a) Rave Up". Years before the Stray Cats brought the swingin' '40's and '50's back to our airwaves, the Knack was blowing eardrums with this tune. The bonus tracks are cool here and show the bands versatility on songs with Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek. Anyway, pick up this record, turn it up really loud and I think you'll figure out what I'm talking about here. Don't be surprised if you can't these songs out of your head for weeks!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good album by a forgotten band, October 16, 2005

By 

Daniel Gordon - See all my reviews
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This review is from: But the Little Girls Understand (Audio CD)

I wasn't around in 1980, so I have no idea why one of the biggest bands in the world essentially disappeared a year later. And I can't figure it out from this album either. It doesn't sound like trite garbage. It has some very enjoyable songs on it (my personal favorite is "The Feeling I Get.") It doesn't have any songs I would call great, which is why it doesn't get five stars, but it consists of all good songs. I can take or leave the bonus tracks. Daughter of the Law is pretty good. Yes, Get The Knack is better than this, but they are both worth your time and money.