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'''''Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos''''' is an album by [[The Knack]] which was released on September 11, 2012.<ref name=ventura>{{cite web|title=Get The Knack — long before they were The Knack|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/aug/28/get-the-knack-151-long-before-they-were-the/|publisher=[[Ventura County Star]]|author=Wyckoff, M.|date=August 28, 2012|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> It includes [[demo (music)|demo]] recordings made by [[Doug Fieger]] and [[Berton Averre]] made between 1973 and 1975.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|title=Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos|author=[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine|Erlewine, S.T.]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-roll-is-good-for-you-the-fieger-averre-demos-mw0002410617|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> Most of the songs are performed by just Fieger and Averre, both singing and playing guitar, but some songs include the full band.<ref name=allmusic/> Two of the songs, "[[Good Girls Don't]]" and "[[That's What the Little Girls Do]]," were released in more polished form on the Knack's debut album, ''[[Get the Knack]]''.<ref name=ventura/> Other songs whose demos appear on ''Rock & Roll Is Good for You'' later provided elements for other Knack songs.<ref name=ventura/><ref name=allmusic/><ref name=fieger>{{cite web|title=Fieger/Averre Demos to be Released|url=http://dougfieger.com/2012/08/fiegeraverre-demos-to-be-released/|publisher=The Official Website of Doug Fieger|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> For example, "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)," described by [[Allmusic]] critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] as "a nifty bit of fuzzy, snarky rock & roll in the vein of [[the Move]]," provided the basis for "Terry & Julie Step Out," a song from the 1998 album ''[[Zoom (The Knack album)|Zoom]]''.<ref name=ventura/><ref name=allmusic/>
'''''Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos''''' is an album by [[The Knack]] which was released on September 11, 2012.<ref name=ventura>{{cite web|title=Get The Knack — long before they were The Knack|url=http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/aug/28/get-the-knack-151-long-before-they-were-the/|publisher=[[Ventura County Star]]|author=Wyckoff, M.|date=August 28, 2012|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> It includes [[demo (music)|demo]] recordings made by [[Doug Fieger]] and [[Berton Averre]] made between 1973 and 1975.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|title=Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos|author=[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine|Erlewine, S.T.]]|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/rock-roll-is-good-for-you-the-fieger-averre-demos-mw0002410617|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> Most of the songs are performed by just Fieger and Averre, both singing and playing guitar, but some songs include the full band.<ref name=allmusic/> Two of the songs, "[[Good Girls Don't]]" and "[[That's What the Little Girls Do]]," were released in more polished form on the Knack's debut album, ''[[Get the Knack]]''.<ref name=ventura/> Other songs whose demos appear on ''Rock & Roll Is Good for You'' later provided elements for other Knack songs.<ref name=ventura/><ref name=allmusic/><ref name=fieger>{{cite web|title=Fieger/Averre Demos to be Released|url=http://dougfieger.com/2012/08/fiegeraverre-demos-to-be-released/|publisher=The Official Website of Doug Fieger|accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref> For example, "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)," described by [[Allmusic]] critic [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] as "a nifty bit of fuzzy, snarky rock & roll in the vein of [[the Move]]," provided the basis for "Terry & Julie Step Out," a song from the 1998 album ''[[Zoom (The Knack album)|Zoom]]''.<ref name=ventura/><ref name=allmusic/>


==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks are written by [[Doug Fieger]], except where noted
# "Have a Heart" - 2:14
# "Have a Heart" - 2:14
# "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)" - 3:11
# "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)" (Fieger, [[Berton Averre]]) - 3:11
# "[[Good Girls Don't]]" - 3:14
# "[[Good Girls Don't]]" - 3:14
# "Little Lies" - 2:26
# "Little Lies" (Fieger, Averre) - 2:26
# "Flower My Fate" - 3:54
# "Flower My Fate" - 3:54
# "Weis On Rye (Hold the Mavo)" - 3:21
# "Weiss On Rye (Hold the Mavo)" - 3:21
# "You'll Never Know" - 2:33
# "You'll Never Know" - 2:33
# "[[That's What the Little Girls Do]] - 2:48
# "[[That's What the Little Girls Do]] - 2:48
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# "What Ya Gonna Do Now?" - 2:18
# "What Ya Gonna Do Now?" - 2:18
# "Rock & Roll Is Good for You" - 3:31
# "Rock & Roll Is Good for You" - 3:31
;Notes
Tracks 1-6, 11-12 recorded 1975, tracks 7-10, 13-16 recorded 1973.

==Personnel==
*Lee Lodyga – compilation producer, liner notes
*[[Cheryl Pawelski]] – compilation producer
*Gavin Lurssen – mastering
*Reuben Cohen – mastering
*Greg Allen – art direction, design


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 20:17, 28 April 2024

Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos
Studio album by
The Knack
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2012
Recorded1973, 1975
GenrePower pop
Length47:15
LabelOmnivore Recordings
ProducerLee Lodyga, Cheryl Pawelski
The Knack chronology
Re-Zoom
(2003) 		Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos
(2012)

Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos is an album by The Knack which was released on September 11, 2012.[1] It includes demo recordings made by Doug Fieger and Berton Averre made between 1973 and 1975.[2] Most of the songs are performed by just Fieger and Averre, both singing and playing guitar, but some songs include the full band.[2] Two of the songs, "Good Girls Don't" and "That's What the Little Girls Do," were released in more polished form on the Knack's debut album, Get the Knack.[1] Other songs whose demos appear on Rock & Roll Is Good for You later provided elements for other Knack songs.[1][2][3] For example, "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)," described by Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "a nifty bit of fuzzy, snarky rock & roll in the vein of the Move," provided the basis for "Terry & Julie Step Out," a song from the 1998 album Zoom.[1][2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]

Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine praises the "pop craftsmanship" shown by Fieger and Averre on the album.[2] He also notes that "the best moments are the noisiest" but that the quieter moments are fine too.[2] He also states that the songs on the album demonstrate that the Knack had the ability to be "more than a one-hit wonder."[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Doug Fieger, except where noted

  1. "Have a Heart" - 2:14
  2. "Corporation Shuffle (Daddy Turns the Volume Down)" (Fieger, Berton Averre) - 3:11
  3. "Good Girls Don't" - 3:14
  4. "Little Lies" (Fieger, Averre) - 2:26
  5. "Flower My Fate" - 3:54
  6. "Weiss On Rye (Hold the Mavo)" - 3:21
  7. "You'll Never Know" - 2:33
  8. "That's What the Little Girls Do - 2:48
  9. "Get On the Plane" - 2:14
  10. "(Here On This) Lonely Night" - 2:33
  11. "Lazer Days" - 4:12
  12. "The Other Side (Of the Line)" - 3:22
  13. "Who'll Set You Down" - 2:45
  14. "Mama I Feel Your Sadness" - 2:39
  15. "What Ya Gonna Do Now?" - 2:18
  16. "Rock & Roll Is Good for You" - 3:31
Notes

Tracks 1-6, 11-12 recorded 1975, tracks 7-10, 13-16 recorded 1973.

Personnel

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  • Lee Lodyga – compilation producer, liner notes
  • Cheryl Pawelski – compilation producer
  • Gavin Lurssen – mastering
  • Reuben Cohen – mastering
  • Greg Allen – art direction, design

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Wyckoff, M. (August 28, 2012). "Get The Knack — long before they were The Knack". Ventura County Star. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Erlewine, S.T. "Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  3. ^ "Fieger/Averre Demos to be Released". The Official Website of Doug Fieger. Retrieved 2012-09-14.
  4. ^ Allmusic review
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