hollies65 Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Doug Fieger, Leader of the great Power Pop band The Knack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I had read a few weeks ago that he was in poor health. RIP. I still play their album frequently...great stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJ Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Such a shame - another voice silenced.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy-Ann Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Such a shame - another voice silenced.... Exactly, MJ...so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I LOVED The Knack.Farewell to my "Lantzman" (Jewish for "Paisan")...Doug Fieger.Even Sharona was one of the "Chosen People" that Doug lusted for in his younger days...Boy Can I Relate!!! to bein' "just a friend" ...way back then....http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/celebrities/jt/celebrities/doug_fieger/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Cartmill Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 He definitely made his mark! Several catchy numbers and a Mosnter Classic! RIP.Does anybody why that bridge in "My Sharona" was too long and seemed out of place? What did Doug have to say about those complaints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 The obit said he was battling brain cancer for 6 years. What a sad end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darlene Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 I heard this on the news tonight, and am very saddened. He was only 57, and when he opened for Raspberries at The Scene in Cleveland, he was dynamic and sang like he was 25.I love The Knack and just feel completely bereft.RIP, Doug. Your music will live long after you. And we'll never forget you.--Love, Darlene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 Article from the Chicago Tribune - The Knack lead singer dies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 That really is sad. To think how live and vibrant he once was. The Knack were a damn good ass kicking band. I got to see them back in'79....and they were great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 "G"...Didn't "The Knack" get "flak" from cynical Rock Press and FM types for their "Beatlesque" album cover (on Capitol no less) and posters like this?...(BTW...I HATED that Rolling Stone Rock Press/FM Snobbery.)http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Kfn-NB-b1Jk/RjJ9mU8NddI/AAAAAAAAAMs/xTDDET0ENyg/s320/knack_a+copy.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan Posted February 15, 2010 Share Posted February 15, 2010 They sure did Ira. I was never a big fan of Jan Wenner and some of his cronies. Every critic took shots at bands who were heavily influenced by The Fab Four. Just ask Eric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Alot of people don't hold Jann Wenner in very high regard. I don't know much about him, but whenever I've seen him in interviews, he comes off as full of himself. Anyone know more about him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollies65 Posted February 16, 2010 Author Share Posted February 16, 2010 He kept the DC5 who had the votes out of the Rock hall so a Rap act could get in. Subsequently Mike Smith died before the DC5 got the nod.He left his wife to live with his boyfriend.His magazine sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ira Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 WOW!...I always love how our threads go on imaginitive tangents...BUT a "Jan Wenner Sucks" tangent...I find especially sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Fresh Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Thanks, Steve. I knew you would be able to cut through the fat and get to the meat of this issue. I am enlightened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drupelet Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Just from what I remember—and I admit that I haven't kept up on my Knack trivia—I thought the big complaint the music press had was that The Knack's management simply bought them the Carnegie Hall gig as an extreme promotional move to connect the band with Beatles-size success. That is, they were not yet such a popular band that it "justified" the prestige of a Carnegie Hall performance. (And, of course, when many folks think of rock music in Carnegie Hall they naturally think of the Beatles.)If that is how it all went down, I can see how the rock press might perceive it as presumptuous & crassly ambitious. That type of thing never went over well with writers who "believe in the 'true spirit of Rock and Roll.'" Whatever they thought that meant... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missm Posted February 16, 2010 Share Posted February 16, 2010 Drupelet, you, your wit and informatively insightful posts have been missed! Welcome, back!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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