The Fabulous Knickerbockers

Knickerbockers | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 21, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sundazed Music Inc.
• ASIN: B000003H02
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,983 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #15 in Music > Indie Music > Pop > Pop Rock

Track Listings

1. Lies

2. One Track Mind

3. I Can Do It Better

4. Jerk Town

5. Money (That's What I Want)

6. Please Don't Love Him

7. Just One Girl

8. I Must Be Doing Something Right

9. Chuck Berry Medley [#]

10. Can't You See I'm Tryin'

11. High on Love

12. Stick with Me

13. Sweet Green Fields

14. Love Is a Bird

15. Rumors, Gossip, Words Untrue

16. I Love [#]

17. Come and Get It

18. As a Matter of Fact

19. They Ran for Their Lives

20. My Feet Are Off the Ground

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An older compilation, but still good., July 20, 2000

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David Goodwin (Westchester, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Fabulous Knickerbockers (Audio CD)

The SUNDAZED label apparently owns the entire Knickerbockers catalogue, but as far as I can gather, this was the first compilation of said material they put out, back in 1989. It's still a great collection, although presumably it is obselete to a degree. These guys were *good*; they did the best Beatles impersonation (stylistically) around, and several of these tracks are illegally catchy. I'm stumped at the inclusion of the weaker (IMO) tracks from their mostly-covers album, though; I think their Kinks covers beat out Johnny B Goode any day...

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I got a one-track-mind..., September 20, 2005

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Eric J. Reiter "yeah, eric reiter." (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Fabulous Knickerbockers (Audio CD)

The Knickerbockers shouldn't be overlooked as they have been for so long (perhaps it's a bit late for that!), and this compilation is a teriffic way for a new Knickerbockers fan to find out what this band was all about.
You get all the Beatle-sounding material: Lies, One Track Mind, Just One Girl, I Must Be Doing Something Right, and Stick With Me. Their other material shines just as brightly: They Ran for their Lives, High on Love, and My Feet are Off The Ground. Some weaker spots are here: Jerk Town, the Chuck Berry Medley, Money, however they can easily be looked at as a progression. The Beatles had the Anthology, right? Think of this as your own personal Knickerbockers Anthology.
I'll go four stars for this one, simply because it's the best Knickerbockers compilation out there - if you're looking for somewhere to start, start here.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good ol' 60s fare, June 4, 2009

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Jeff, Young Old-Timer (Lakeland, Florida United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Fabulous Knickerbockers (Audio CD)

The Knicks (NOT the pro b-ball team!!) were a pretty good hit during the British invasion days. Their song "Lies" charted quite well in the States, and I've lost count of the number of groups and artists who covered it. My personal favorite cover is by the the Ventures. Overall, this collection is about as good as it can get with the Knickerbockers. I've always liked them, so I feel obligated to give the CD 5 stars. Simple as that, eh, wot?