The complexity of the drumming on this song is seriously overlooked.
@morganfayel9329Ай бұрын
Absolutely !!!
@DLoh70734 жыл бұрын
I saw The Knack in Phoenix in 1979 when My Sharona was a hit. It was amazing. I will never forget it!
@billthebutcher44355 жыл бұрын
This is the most criminally underrated guitar solo in rock history.
@scarbourgeoisie4 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt!!
@tonyshoulders75984 жыл бұрын
I couldn’t agree more.That guy can play the crap out of a guitar.
@markdovers51504 жыл бұрын
You are absolutely correct! The creamy sound of that Les Paul neck pickup (on the studio recording) is amazing.Burton’s ability and technique serve this song well. I don’t think I have ever heard mention of this solo, when the topic is “ great guitar solos “ . It’s been in my top ten list forever.
@brianpickrell24774 жыл бұрын
I never heard it on the radio. If it's criminally underrated, we need to throw some 70's Dj's in jail. In the same prison with all those disco heroes who committed fashion crimes.
@duane88294 жыл бұрын
Brian Pickrell when I was a kid we all considered it the greatest sounding guitar solo of all time
@RonaldReaganRocks13 жыл бұрын
The greatest guitar solo ever in pop music.
@MrPaynejohАй бұрын
I just said the same thing!
@hkhilner5 жыл бұрын
The Knack came along at a time when a large percentage of suburban American kids were flat out sick of the disco that had been saturating the radio airwaves. This was a straight forward garage band playing a catchy groove.
@hifijohn2 жыл бұрын
Nooo kidding, disco came out of nowhere and took over everything.the knack was a breath of fresh air, shame they only had one good album in them.
@friotaiocht1012 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed absolutely SICK & tired of DISCO PERIOD...
@fredpayne62602 жыл бұрын
I'm about to turn 70, & this is one of my all-time favourite top songs. It was a huge hit in Australia for months when it came out, & I still play it a few times a week. If this song doesn't fire up the adrenalin, you are beyond help. Gr8 review.👍👍👍👍👍
@my-t-mikedaly607 Жыл бұрын
Hi Fred, i also turn 70 soon and love this song with his amazing Solo. And there are more great underrated Bands & songs , like The Cars .
@feedwinnie5 жыл бұрын
They never reminded me of The Beatles but rather The Kinks. Sorta. Kinda. 😏Great review Fil!😁
Yeah, kinks, cars, Joy division, my boys of summer! You really are going to give me flashbacks one of these days! This was just the song that followed me everywhere back when I had hair prettier than yours, I was called Sherona like constantly. By the time I was twelve I could hit the Chinese restaurant and kick back a couple double Cutty Sarks, no ice, then hit the roller rink and with skates on, up my score on this terribly rigged game of Centipede that had these two screws, one on either side of the track ball, which would actually give you an electric shock if you touched them, all the while singing to what was on, whatever. Two outta Three Ain’t Bad also comes to mind. Next morning grab my saxophone and get on a bus for some competition or fundraiser for the school, babysit all night and then Sunday School and choir Sunday morning. High School was even more, well, unorthodox, but that I will save for the next flashback.
@shirleymuhleisen6835 жыл бұрын
Great call on Kinks
@elaineandjohn95995 жыл бұрын
I think your definitely on to something.
@PK1971PK5 жыл бұрын
Yep, more Kinkish. Great comment!
@dahliaall70412 жыл бұрын
I think what made watching live performances of the Knack is just seeing how much Doug and the rest of the band is BEAMING are so so happy just to be living their dream - it's truly heartwarming.
@g.prince62652 жыл бұрын
Yeah and then jealousy in the music industry went to work crushing them.🤔
@snowdog2025 жыл бұрын
My shredder buddies always gave me shit when I listed this as one of my all time favorite solos. Very underrated.
@edwardvaca26275 жыл бұрын
Way ahead of its time. That is how I always felt.
@monkmchorning4 жыл бұрын
The idea was short sharp "breaks," not solos. Giving the dancers a rest after two and a half minutes.
@mandyharewood8869 күн бұрын
Who needs shredders anyway?
@billybud9557 Жыл бұрын
A very underrated band.....this was the biggest hit of 1979 and one of the few songs that sounded totally new and fresh at the time. I'm a New-Wave junkie, and this is one of the best. Still play this and Good Girls Don't at least a few times each year. Thanks for this. Stellar.
@gregfeo86395 жыл бұрын
Miss my friend, Doug, passed on Valentine's day, his music lives!
@jv-ep2tc5 жыл бұрын
I didn't know him but I do know that he was a warrior for the rock and roll cause. Thank god for him and the music he left behind.
@imogenimeson6644 жыл бұрын
Miss Bruce Gary more,my kinda guy.
@imogenimeson6644 жыл бұрын
@Billy Reed yep.
@MarcoPolo-je5ej5 жыл бұрын
I remember when this song hit the radio waves in the late 70s. It was HUGE here in the States.
@laurakali65225 жыл бұрын
And then they kind of just faded away......but man was this song hot. I sort of recall Rapper’s Delight out around the same time....but again, blurry times....
@JeepersCreepers20135 жыл бұрын
@@jayedwards1205 Because it was lampooned or you just don't like it?
@paulablissett93965 жыл бұрын
@Mr. FIRST AWWWWWWW......
@paulablissett93965 жыл бұрын
@Mr. FIRST Hello,yeah,,him and Crazy Legs, it's Friday Night, tho, and i'm doing laundry, so exciting, lol!
@paulablissett93965 жыл бұрын
@Mr. FIRST EWWWW, YOU'RE KIDDING RIGHT?
@gregfeo86395 жыл бұрын
Attended Doug's memorial with 200 of his friends and family. Before the doors closed (at the House of blues on sunset), Ringo and Joe attended.
@mike045744 жыл бұрын
How did you get to know Doug? Always loved the Knack
@jamesrusso25234 жыл бұрын
@@mike04574 RIP
@gatekeeper655 жыл бұрын
I still listen to this album regularly. Don't listen to Sharona while you're driving or you're almost guaranteed a speeding ticket ;O)
@marquee65 жыл бұрын
gatekeeper65 also never listen to Super Freak. Same thing!
@Gynecologist4 жыл бұрын
Lolol. These comments. Good advice!
@GT-mq1dx3 жыл бұрын
I almost rejected a business call yesterday because it came in right when the solo started, needless to say I took the call, though lowered the volume…lol 😎
@candydale8380 Жыл бұрын
NO WAY I heard "My Sharona" yesterday & totally thought it would be great if Fil did a segment with The Knack! Unbelievably cool!!! Thank you!!!!!
@kolchak3575 жыл бұрын
So frustrating when you’d hear the “radio play” version with all the great guitar work cut out. Always hated when they would shorten a song for a quicker playing time. 😤
@chrisstory5635 жыл бұрын
yeah, the single version really butchered the badass guitar solo. talk about insulting. radio edits are downright abomination when they're not done right.
@flee43425 жыл бұрын
The worst case of this is “Whiter Shade of Pale”. After the first verse it’s like someone just turns the mic off. There’s actually 2 more verses.
@Alsatiagent5 жыл бұрын
@@flee4342 I remember listening in horror on the very day of Bob Marleys' death as a Toronto radio station butchered No Woman No Cry in the same manner. Blasphemers!
@LJPorcello5 жыл бұрын
Completely agree. One of the many ways that rock radio killed itself. Another case of this is when they cut off a part in Bob Seger's Night Moves...it's just a simple acoustic part where he sings "I woke last night to the sound of thunder..." It's perfect...understated...and cut off.
@bobbynoe15 жыл бұрын
Totally right - same with The Doors' "Light My Fire" and, worst of all in my opinion, "Riders On The Storm"!
@bazbear Жыл бұрын
what a riff......as a child of the 60's, a big fan of 60's to mid 70's music, this caught me ear; it's a case of notes, rhythms, energy, coming together to reach my blood stream
@anthonyhaylock66552 жыл бұрын
Hey Phil , let me just start by saying , that here in Australia at the time of The Knack’s debut album , they weren’t maybe as big as they could have been and should have been , the initial single My Sharona and preceeding singles were absolutely brilliant , the songwriting . The lyrics and musicianship of these guys was and will always be outstanding from my point of view , I am 62 years now and having a working musician since I was about 14 years. I tip my hat to the Knack for the brilliance of their whole catalogue of their music , I’ve owned many of their albums and have thoroughly loved every single song in the collection since the beginning and will always be a huge fan of this band
@indycustommade35685 жыл бұрын
Great job Fil. You are definitely doing the music of the past a big service to the youth coming up. It takes someone with a passion for music to do it right. Thanks again.
@starshiptrooper76705 жыл бұрын
Indy, I agree. Fil does a great job. I was a bit embarrassed at the time to tell anyone I had bought the single. Just not something a self respecting Sabbath, Stones fan would do. But the Beatles fan in me loved that hook. Guilty as charged!
@nadogrl2 жыл бұрын
@@starshiptrooper7670 - Sounds like you knew good music, and followed your instincts.❤️
@thewalruswasjason1014 жыл бұрын
If you don’t bob your head to this song, I can’t be friends with you. What a pop/rock song. Pretty perfect
@newspapertaxis15 жыл бұрын
Let me just say this.....Doug and Sharona were friends of me and my Ex-wife....Everytime the Knack would play in town or even near by Doug would always call us and invite us to the show and Dinner.....I remember 1 night the 4 of us stayed up until 5am and partied in the hotel room What a night!!!! And when we had our 1st baby, Doug made sure to give us a call That night!!! Doug we LOVE you!!!! May you RIP..............................
@geraldhartley3 жыл бұрын
Oh the stories you could tell....
@ellzedd4113Ай бұрын
So sad to hear how the media treated him.
@scottmcgregor5625 жыл бұрын
Bruce Gary on drums was a hell of a drummer and actually had a pretty amazing career before The Knack. In the early 70s he was playing for Albert Collins and went on to play with the Jack Bruce band also featuring Mick Taylor. He was also a very in demand session drummer. A subtle yet powerful drummer that play with alot of skill and invention. What a wonderful surprise analysis. Thank you Fil. Cheers.
@jamesrusso25234 жыл бұрын
Didn't know that,thanks for the info
@leriwaters.97444 жыл бұрын
I have him also on a albert king record with joe walsh...
@imogenimeson6644 жыл бұрын
Hardly mentions him,not right.
@fiction89092 жыл бұрын
He was the Knack - he made that song, but his skill stands out immediately.
@TWTexasA12 жыл бұрын
Even after he left the Knack and became a highly sought after studio drummer, ya man Bruce was just incredible…👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
@Lea99Jones Жыл бұрын
The history here is phenomenal. Your perspective is priceless. Keep going.
@nkyryry Жыл бұрын
One of the tightest sounding bands you’ll ever hear.
@stevebengel13465 жыл бұрын
For all of us who were old enough to remember this ruling the airwaves: just remember, this. was. 40. years . ago
@marnaehrech12235 жыл бұрын
LMAO
@haroldwilkes66084 жыл бұрын
Steve Berger - you're mean - I was trying to forget - darn Alzheimer's never kicks in when you need it.
@aryanmia92814 жыл бұрын
Don't remind me!!!!!!
@pipperlou67535 жыл бұрын
Love the Knack. Can’t hear this song without smiling and feeling energized! WHEW!!!!
@rodentcafeteria5 жыл бұрын
This was a great song that withstood the test of time! Seeing them play it reminds me a bit of The Kinks.
@quicktastic5 жыл бұрын
Being old and remembering clearly when this came out, it was in the late stages of disco and that music was still dominating pop radio. Then one day, this drum beat comes on the radio and that rhythm. The clincher was the guitar solo. It just rocketed. Just a note on that, the radio version cut the solo short. When I bought the album, I didn't even know there was a longer version, but it was sublime to hear it and a sin that there was ever a version with it cut short. Great video again.
@watzup624 жыл бұрын
This is one of those iconic songs that never fails to put a smile on my face every time I hear it which is a rare thing these days.
@johnnyreno72005 жыл бұрын
The way the album was recorded...brilliant drum sound...Bruce Gary's drumming is so much fun...so much energy he had...and the parts he created...just great fun!
@user-m3w5g5 жыл бұрын
My thoughts exactly , love the early albums , and Bruces creative and high energy drum work, just great, cheers.
@johnnyreno72005 жыл бұрын
@@user-m3w5g ...heck yeah brother man...you know what I'm talking about...the drums sound so alive !...Rock n Roll!
@user-m3w5g5 жыл бұрын
@@johnnyreno7200yeah Thanks frm downunder ,Rock on Johnny.
@ty_stick14105 жыл бұрын
The band who put the stake into the heart of disco! Their first LP was a life preserver to a lot of us back in '79. Excellent job, Fil!
@enigmacarson9273 жыл бұрын
Sina drums gies an excellent drum cover of this song which has went through my head 40 years...she really gives the original drummers style to anything she plays...Pert, Ringo, ect... Awsome analysis Fil !!!
@ricklacy24852 жыл бұрын
Please analise Peter Horrelbeck and His band "Rare Earth" he was the greatest asset the band ever had and made thier sound iconic. In my humble opinion.
@shirleymuhleisen6835 жыл бұрын
Tight, fun, band-great musicians and showmen-love the groove!
@fieldsrt2 Жыл бұрын
Phil, you are such a musician. I learn so much from you on your analysis of bands and their songs. thank you. The Knack don't get the credit they deserve because their flame burned out quickly due to many things outside their control.
@tkenglander62264 жыл бұрын
The camera person didn't focus enough on Burton during the guitar solo. I really wanted to see more of that!! Thanks for the wonderful review, Fil!! I love how your respect, admiration and generosity toward other musicians is so obvious in your reviews. :-)
@wingsofpegasus4 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@amierikke62255 жыл бұрын
I love this, I was in high school when it came out. What I love most is the joy, the heart and soul the band is showing, and just their joy in their playing and singing. They seem like they are having a party, so happy to be there.
@arthurmurfitt76983 жыл бұрын
wow... Burton's amp tone is CLEAN AF. And he still absolutely SHREDS that solo... *salutes*
@shannondawn444 жыл бұрын
I remember when this album came out , I always thought Doug Fieger resembled a young Pete Townsend , so that's interesting that they were inspired by The Who with My Sharona . I had never heard that before . It was actually ten years ago today that Doug passed away . Great video Fil
@bekind67635 жыл бұрын
They were on the radio all the time way back.The Knack had it all, great sound and playing abilities in every way. Thanks for the reminder of them. ❤😎^m^
@ms87423 жыл бұрын
One of the best written solos ever, and he plays the hell out of it. Just perfect in every aspect.
@golden.lights.twinkle23292 жыл бұрын
My favourite band of all time. They were absolutely amazing live. Their albums are chock full of superb tracks. They did a fabulous concert at Radio City Music Hall, most of which is on KZbin.
@icm655 жыл бұрын
Doug was a real Rock and Roller and this band was very tight! Incredible. Doug called this “jungle music” with the drum beat influenced by Elvis Costello’s “Pump It Up”...I had the chance to see them.. 🙏 Doug and Bruce 🙏
@blanewilliams59602 жыл бұрын
I remember when this song came out, everyone I knew liked it and were telling their friends. Great riff and that solo is excellent. Well done Fil, thanks.
@Murp268 Жыл бұрын
I was 15 when Get The Knack came out. Huge success right off the bat. I do remember the backlash too but it didn’t bother me as the album was so catchy and the musicianship was top notch. No gimmicks just straight ahead rock on the pop side. I agree with all that said Berton’s solo is iconic. Still as fresh and rocking as it was 43 years ago. Bruce Gary’s drumming and fills also a standout.
@ellzedd4113Ай бұрын
The stupid backlash was stupid. Everyone loved this
@tonymusic47735 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliantly informative analysis. I bought the album first time round. What a band. Thanks Fil.🎸🎵
@wingsofpegasus5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@geoffoakland3 жыл бұрын
I always thought this was a forgotten, overlooked and under rated guitar solos. Thanks for giving it the credit that it was due
@ChrisWhalenCPA5 жыл бұрын
The lead solo from the album version of the song is my favorite of all time. Berton Averre is a legend.
@Morticia13135 жыл бұрын
Love this song! Hadn't heard it in a while! Great!
@jennycraigadventures33145 жыл бұрын
This band bridged the 70’s and 80’s as much as any. Nice job Fil!
@DEPARTMENTOFREDUNDANCYDEPT5 жыл бұрын
I have been listening to this song recently, after rediscovering it on KZbin, and was amazed to discover that great guitar solo which was always cut from the radio play version. I was pleased to learn that Doug and Sharona remained friends and she was present in his final days.
@jazzcat87865 жыл бұрын
A great slice of Americana!! I remember having the 45 single of this when I was 12🥺 Great guitar work, I love the extended version🤘🏻
@darlatidwell99955 жыл бұрын
The Knack was throwing down here, sounding pretty good!! Everyone loved that * mega hit * and we all still do. I do. Now I know they are very cool live! Really takes everyone back. Thanks for your views Fil, great videos. 👍👍
@frostriver45475 жыл бұрын
I played bass in a band that covered this song. It was really fun to play and audiences always seemed enthusiastic to hear it played. Was lucky to be in a group of guys that could always pull it off very successfully!
@philip88993 жыл бұрын
The Knack had been my favorite band when I was a kid growing up in the 70's. I was so happy that I finally got to see them in Las Vegas before Doug passed.
@loripond18395 жыл бұрын
I adore this song!!!...Talk about a hook!!!....Thanks Fil!...✌❤🤘😎
@jamesgordonakacrazylegs82225 жыл бұрын
Had some fun with this one back in the day
@trinkab4 жыл бұрын
LOVE!!! This is gonna be stuck in my head all day...and I'm not mad about it. One of the best things about this song? It gave you a great big smile!
@eileendobbs80093 жыл бұрын
This song is a total earworm and they wore it out on the radio but I never got sick of it. One of the catchiest songs ever.
@DSRQ15 жыл бұрын
'79 brought a lot of great music to the scene. Cheap Trick live, Earth, Wind and Fire, Police, Ricki Lee Jones, Supertramp, The Clash, all blew up that year. So much variety. Thanks, Fil, great analysis on The Knack.
@EarthWindandFirepower09905 жыл бұрын
I WAS 15 WHEN THIS JAM CAME OUT.NOW IN MY MIDDLE 50'S,I STILL CAN DANCE HARD 2 THIS JAM.WELL AT LEAST FOR MOST OF THE SONG.
@bossdog14804 жыл бұрын
Great song, very catchy. It was a big hit in Australia too. They're having a great time playing this as well. Thanks for the info Fil. I didn't know any of that history. What a shame about his untimely death at 57, Always so unfair when great artists leave us so early.
@pauliuskellius83094 жыл бұрын
That guitar solo is a magical musical moment very rare to hear it makes everyone smile.
@Deborah4Antiques4 жыл бұрын
Love to see you do this Fil! I really like the suits with the long hair. I think Doug was brilliant and very hard working.
@jmflyer553 жыл бұрын
Fantastic. This song is all about the groove. The syncopation. . If I’ve played it once, I played it 100 times on stage. This one and Good Girls Don’t.... This was huge in the US in the early 80’s. Remember it like it was yesterday. Great stuff! Thank you!
@chazblitz5 жыл бұрын
This song always takes me back to when it came out. I had just gotten my drivers license and that changed everything! It's the infectious bass riff that makes this song go.
@fairmont___d5 жыл бұрын
I think The Knack and The Kinks shared the same manager who said in a radio interview that My Sharona was recorded live and in one take, as was most of the album. He said they were one of the best live bands he ever saw.
@robertoclavo3078 Жыл бұрын
Me encanta The Kinks
@graciegolding95085 жыл бұрын
Great video, Fil!
@Cyrano665 жыл бұрын
The Knack were really talented. Get The Knack is loaded with great catchy, fun pop songs. I'm glad you credited Bruce Gary and Prescott Niles. They're both great, Bruce is such a great pop drummer. * I love that the guitar solo might be a little sarcastic knock at Lynyrd Skynyrd's over the top "Free Bird" guitar solo. Lol...that's just my interpretation, I'm probably wrong. Great analysis Fil.
@comicblueswithjonygitar365 жыл бұрын
Freebird is also played nearly the same way every time despite frenetic sound. I miss Doug. He was really nice down to earth guy. Show business moves on very quickly, hard to capture success in a bottle. Soon you're just another guy at a meeting or jam. Doug wrote and sang a #1 hit, not too many people can say that.
@maryasbury78144 жыл бұрын
Haven't heard that song in tears but I loved it! Thank you.
@ravelg5 жыл бұрын
I remember watching a documentary on this band, and if I recall correctly, other than 1 or 2 songs on the album it was recorded in one take. Incredible.
@TolKOZAK3 жыл бұрын
Fil, you really have a knack for sharin' on a massive scale, your incredibly insightful musical knowledge. My, my!
@wingsofpegasus3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@markjohnson83525 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Fil. Great sound!
@JFP9036 Жыл бұрын
That was such a great review of them Fil! I loved this song when I was a teenager. It was just the best song.
@buixrule5 жыл бұрын
I will never, ever understand how or why a camera wouldn't be GLUED to a solo like this. We saw everything but the solo. WTH are they thinking?? But thanks for this Fil! This was a highlight and climax of the 70's and a hard launch into the 80's.
@marnaehrech12235 жыл бұрын
I found that very annoying myself!
@ancil573 жыл бұрын
For those who lived through the misery of the Disco movement of the late 1970s, this song, which sounds very tame today, was thankfully the beginning of the end of Disco. I remember feeling pure "joy" when I first heard that solo. "Yes," I remember saying aloud to myself, "Finally!"
@rcsproject6275 жыл бұрын
One wicked tune, love that song. Thanks for sharing Fil and great analysis as always.
@Justme774005 жыл бұрын
"We're going back to 1979..." Oh, if we only could. They were such great days. Great music too.
@joeg98103 жыл бұрын
Amen to that, the year before I graduated High School!!
@GT-mq1dx3 жыл бұрын
I was 13 and I’d go back in a heartbeat!
@leandabee5 жыл бұрын
I tell you what, I'm so glad I had these songs in my teen years. Great era of music 💖💖💖💖
@Butterflies-are-free Жыл бұрын
💕 FIL 💕flashback in time. Thank you! 💕
@TheSlandis5 жыл бұрын
I graduated HS in 1979 which was an amazing year for music. Get The Knack was one of my favorites that summer. Fast forward 40 years; I've finally learned guitar and my band is playing this song. I play Doug's part, but I don't have to pause to sing so I can play along with all the parts. It's really fun and I hand it to our lead guitarist who plays it really well.
@lionheartroar31045 жыл бұрын
So glad you are covering the Knack. Very tight band with incredible guitar and drums.
@Crinkle655 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest guitar solos of all time. IMO
@katherinea.rodgers83665 жыл бұрын
What a fun band they were. I have always loved live bands and so many covered this song! Thanks for the history.
@SM-vw7pl5 жыл бұрын
The extended lead is one of the best in rock... especially the studio version.
@jamiekendrick50574 жыл бұрын
I developed an appreciation for The Knack and My Sharona due to you just now. Thanks for the lesson; loved it!
@aprils65895 жыл бұрын
Great sing along song and the stutter was the best part to try to get right. Thank you Fil
@bucc52075 жыл бұрын
Seems like people dump on this song a lot, possibly because of its simplicity and from overplaying it. I always liked it. Thanks for taking My Sharona seriously, Fil!
@michaelcrowley56805 жыл бұрын
Where to start! I was 15 when this came out. It really was everywhere pop, rock, and alt radio. Like the Cars everyone claimed them as "ours". Yes that solo was unbelievable! Subtle influences from here and there can be pointed out easily, but it just flows. A tiny bit of Nashville in the chicken pickin part. As well as a jazz breath or two, and of course strangle that note for all it's worth! The rhythm guitar is there and not competing for space. The bass and drums push the solo to that break down ending. It's a band in the groove with minimal effort or effects. The reissue of the album features boom box recording of the infant stages of the song. It didn't change much, down to the Strat Doug used on the day. Well worth the money if I say so. They got steamrolled in the very same way they changed the scene in L.A. George Lynch almost cut his hair and bought skinny Ties! Anyway it's a flawless song. As are most of the songs on that album. Keep it up for the guitar kind! sorry for that, I will leave quietly.
@LetItBeSummer-13 жыл бұрын
Yes all my friends & I rushed out & bought the album - this song was hard not to sing & bop to. I was 15 when it came out too. The good old days!
@kati10175 жыл бұрын
You bring out so many things that I would have way overlooked, increasing my appreciation of commonly played songs! So cool!
@kevinkelly99565 жыл бұрын
Doug worked hard for his success. Saw in way back in about 1970, in the Sky. Detroit. He was good.
@DropAnchor19785 жыл бұрын
By far one of the best channels out there, Fil. Kudos to your ever-inspiring takes on geeat music.
@wingsofpegasus5 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Knards5 жыл бұрын
Something I always thought about the solo is that its just so natural. Its almost what you would expect to hear. Reminds of the Jeff Beck Song "Situation" from the Rough and Ready album
@sfbadger454 жыл бұрын
I never understood the backlash I kept hearing back in 1979. So many of us loved this album but there were always the detractors saying "Nuke The Knack, Nuke The Knack!". What are you gonna do, ... haters gonna hate. After all these years I finally understand the problem, ... pettiness. Thank you for the insightful review.
@timothylawrence7075 жыл бұрын
I bought a '57 Reissue Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" off reverb.com about a year and a half ago. After the sale was finalized the seller told me the guitar came from Doug Fieger's estate. I must admit I didn't know who he was but being intrigued, I did some online research. After reading about him I found him to be an exceptional man who passed much too early.
@grooviefan3 жыл бұрын
Was there any documentation to show Doug really owned it. ??
@timothylawrence7073 жыл бұрын
@@grooviefan Nah; just the seller's word. The way I see it, he had no reason to lie since he didn't tell me that until after the sale. Maybe it's true, maybe not. Either way I bought a very nice guitar. :-)
@blamm9815 жыл бұрын
My junior high days leading into high school.I never thought of them as any other band but The Knack.They had their own sound.This song will ALWAYS be tied to my youth.
@savvasefsef5 жыл бұрын
"Ballroom blitz",You really got me" & "My Sharona",the radio used to play them in pack, back in my youth days!!:-)
@marnaehrech12235 жыл бұрын
Oh, goodness, you have 777 comments, Fil--and I'm going to ruin the numerological symmetry with my 2 cents! I LOVED THIS! This song just brings it all back. The beautiful 70s! They were having such fun onstage in this one--Doug was laughing, having fun, connecting with his mates, such joy in this video! And that guitar solo rocks. I think I'm going to also share this video with Taj Farrant and ask him to learn it! ;-)
@DoctorQuackenbush5 жыл бұрын
Sharona is now a real estate agent (per WSJ). She said that she is frequently asked if she knows the song. 😏
@ellzedd4113Ай бұрын
They don't know its about her? 😂
@BassPotter462 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the background research on the band Fil. Your analysis was point on Brother! Keep on Rocking!
@tjmooremusic5 жыл бұрын
The last thing that could have possibly come to my mind watching this band was the Beaatles.
@marnaehrech12235 жыл бұрын
Oh, and you did this video on my son's and my parents' birthday!