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Proof: The Very Best of the Knack

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The Knack, The Romantics and Bazooka Jones all have a way of delivering a perfect three minute power pop gem. The Knack are the very best the genre has to offer and this album represents some of their best work. It takes me back in a good way, but still sounds as fresh as the day I heard it. Great song crafting and top-notch musicianship. Buy this record.

After The Knack released "Get the", they instantly became my favorite band. I still to this day enjoy listening to the entire album. Although I lost interest after thier 2nd album (mainly because of the introduction Harder/Glam Rock like Van Halen, Scorpions, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, etc) they still should have been supported better than they were. The reason I'm only giving "Best of" 3/5 stars is the lack of other songs off of "Get the" such as my favorite "She's so (Selfish)", "The Monkey and me", "Frustrated" and "Maybe Tonight". If you don't own any Knack, your better off buying "Get the" instead of "Best of". Don't agree? Read the other reviews.

If you have fond memories of this band--or if "My Sharona" is simply a guilty pleasure--you'll probably enjoy this set. Includes "Sharona" and the group's other Top 40 singles, as well as mostly well-chosen album tracks (although their wonderful tribute to Phil Spector, "The Feeling I Get," was inexplicably left off). "Rocket O' Love," from their '91 album _Serious Fun_, is probably the most pleasant surprise for the new listener; the only dud is their horrid cover of "That Thing You Do."

This is truly one of the most excelent compilation of a sunny late '70s california power pop."the knack" who became famous all over in late june 1979 thanks to their all times greatest No'1 "My Sharona" and their less familiar but still a huge hit on it's on right-"Good girls don't",is truly a simple catchy fun.heard them first time on vacation on some FM radio station back in july 1979 while driving along the red sea in sinai.my feet just started hitting the car floor and soon i was dancing in the driver's seat,twisting and shouting "Hoooo you make my motor run ma ma ma my sharona".later on that same day i was lucky enough to hear one of their quiet pieces-"maybe tonight" which became one of my favorites ever since.people,for those of you who remembers and for those of you who likes the happy cheerful melodic of the 1970's rock,just go and "get the knack".

This collection by Rhino clearly outshines anything out there with regard to the Knack. "Get the Knack" was one of those debuts that ranks right up there with anyone including the Beatles! Did I just say that? Well, that my friends, was the Knack's "problem" - being compared to the Beatles! The Knack were a great band and this collection is a brilliant peek into their music. Their version of Nick Lowe's, "I Knew the Bride" is so powerful it's worth the price of this CD. It's one of the greatest pop/rock songs, ever! Take a listen!

They have a sound like no other and one that I miss in the "everything sounds the same" world we have today.