Posted by Jason Holmes Jones is the near perfect replacement for Bruce Gary. He rocked on "(She's So) Selfish", and "The Monkey & Me". Doug, Berton, and Prescott sound better than ever. Every Knack album was represented in the concert. They even played nifty covers like; "Break on Through", "Last Train to Clarksville", and "A Hard Day's Night". I bought a copy of "Normal as the Next Guy" on the way home. I'm lucky Tower Records is open until midnight. It's a very good album. "Seven Days of Heaven", "The Man on the Beach", and "Girl I Never Lied to You" are my favorite songs on the album. The new version of "One Day at a Time" is excellent. It's difficult to remake your own material. It's neither better or worse than the version on "Serious Fun", just different. Anyone that likes "One Day at a Time '91" will like "One Day at a Time '01". The HOB show was my fourth time seeing the Knack. I first saw the original Knack open for the Kinks in San Diego (1987, I think). They only played for about 50 minutes, but it was enough to make me realize what a great band they were. In fact, I remember the song "Les Girls" from that show. That is the opening track on "Normal as the Next Guy". Wow....Doug waited a long time to record that one. Again, just like the HOB concert, it was worth the wait. I'm looking forward to the New DVD.
on 10/4/2001, 5:38 pm
The Knack played The House of Blues in Hollywood on September 25th. What a show! They are a GREAT live band, the concert was long over due. Doug made a joke about it being their first advertised gig on the strip in a long time. They were worth the wait.
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