American power-pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1978, best known for the 1979 hit "My Sharona" and the debut album Get the Knack.

Formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Original lineup included Doug Fieger (vocals, rhythm guitar), Berton Averre (lead guitar), Prescott Niles (bass) and Bruce Gary (drums). Debut album Get the Knack (1979), produced by Mike Chapman, featured the global hit "My Sharona" and achieved major commercial success. The band blended power-pop and rock and had subsequent albums with mixed commercial results; they have reunited at times.

American power-pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1978. Their 1979 debut Get the Knack, produced by Mike Chapman, includes the global hit "My Sharona." The band blended power-pop and rock, enjoyed rapid commercial success around that single, and later recorded further albums with mixed commercial results. Reviews praise melodic hooks and energetic performances while noting limited long-term commercial impact.

For:Fans of late 70s power-pop and rock, collectors of memorable singles and one-hit-wonders.

 Having achieved global success with the one-hit wonder "My Sharona" (a song covered by Mina and the thrashers Destruction, just to mention two artists at opposite ends), they disbanded and then reunited, once again evaporated, disappearing into the stale atmosphere of minor music markets, liquefied in the clutches of critics' antipathy, while also crafting decent albums, but devoid of commercial appeal, reheating the same steak à la Elvis and burning it upon the release of their second full-length.

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