{"product_id":"normal-as-the-next-guy","title":"The Knack \/ Normal As the Next Guy - CD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e The Knack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Import\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePartNumber:\u003c\/b\u003e MFR014381115628#VG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 25-09-2001\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDetails:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon.ca\n\nYou just can't keep a good rock band down--or the Knack, for that matter. Depending on who's keeping score, this release marks either the third or fourth comeback attempt for the band whose debut album (and its inescapable hit, \"My Sharona\") did for L.A. new wave and power pop what Velveeta did for cheese. While Kurt Cobain once compared his Nirvana favorably with the Knack (ironically, we hope), he couldn't have meant the tired, nostalgia-besotted outfit displayed on this 2001 release. At least give Doug Fieger and company credit for realizing they can no longer pull off the leering subject matter that was once their stock in trade; unfortunately, they've also trashed most of their once enviable pop-savvy in the bargain. What's left is third-rate R\u0026amp;B á la Joe Walsh (\"Les Girls\"), faux-edginess (the title track, but bonus points for rhyming \"Chris Rock\" with \"Jacques Chirac\"), country caricature (\"Spiritual Pursuit\"), even some Steely Dan jazz-pop pretensions (\"Dance of Romance\"). While Fieger's sweet voice still ably carries the midtempo numbers, it's all too telling that the album's most accomplished track is guitarist Berton Averre's slavish Beach Boys\/Brian Wilson tribute, \"The Man on the Beach.\" Riding the coattails of \"My Sharona\"'s enduring appeal (and repeated soundtrack appearances), the Knack seems unable to discern the difference between the truly timeless and the cheaply sentimental. --Jerry McCulley\n\nProduct description\n\nThe Knack ~ Normal As The Next Guy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUPC:\u003c\/b\u003e 014381115628\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEAN:\u003c\/b\u003e 0014381115628\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eModel:\u003c\/b\u003e MFR014381115628#VG\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguages:\u003c\/b\u003e english\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Audio CD\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eItem Condition:\u003c\/b\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IDshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44346053624067,"sku":"EK-IZUC-UI38","price":45.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0030\/9765\/7390\/products\/71q1bVKMcjL.jpg?v=1698750852","url":"https:\/\/idshop.ca\/products\/normal-as-the-next-guy","provider":"ID Shop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}