Normal as the Next Guy
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Normal as the Next Guy is an album released by The Knack
in 2001. It marks the 4th comeback attempt by the band after its second album, ...But the Little Girls Understand
, failed to achieve the success of the band's debut album
. Allmusic critic Mark Deming noted that the album finds songwriter and lead singer Doug Fieger
having resolved his issues with women, but has not "found a subject that appears to compel him nearly as much as the treacheries of girls once did." Therefore, Deming feels that compared to older songs by the band, the songs on Normal as the Next Guy "may be more pleasant, but they're not as interesting." The Rolling Stone Album Guide gave the album a 3 star rating, as high as the group's debut Get The Knack
, and higher than any other Knack studio album.
Normal as the Next Guy was The Knack's first release on Smile Records
. Pat Torpey
and David Henderson play drums on Normal as the Next Guy, instead of original Knack drummer Bruce Gary
. Fieger has described the album as "us doing whatever we want."
The Knack
The Knack was an American New Wave rock quartet based in Los Angeles that rose to fame with their first single, "My Sharona", an international number one hit in 1979.-Founding :...
in 2001. It marks the 4th comeback attempt by the band after its second album, ...But the Little Girls Understand
...But the Little Girls Understand
...But the Little Girls Understand is an album by power pop/new wave group The Knack released by Capitol Records in February 1980. The album reached the number 15 spot on the Billboard 200 album chart in 1980. The singles "Baby Talks Dirty" and "Can't Put a Price on Love" both charted on the...
, failed to achieve the success of the band's debut album
Get the Knack
Get Knack is the debut album by The Knack, released in June 1979. The album was the fasting-selling debut album on Capitol Records since Meet the Beatles in 1964. It went platinum in just two months and spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
. Allmusic critic Mark Deming noted that the album finds songwriter and lead singer Doug Fieger
Doug Fieger
Douglas Lars "Doug" Fieger was an American singer-songwriter-musician. He was the lead singer of the power pop band The Knack, and co-wrote "My Sharona", the biggest hit song of 1979 in the USA, with lead guitarist, Berton Averre.-Life and career:Fieger's father was Jewish, and his mother of...
having resolved his issues with women, but has not "found a subject that appears to compel him nearly as much as the treacheries of girls once did." Therefore, Deming feels that compared to older songs by the band, the songs on Normal as the Next Guy "may be more pleasant, but they're not as interesting." The Rolling Stone Album Guide gave the album a 3 star rating, as high as the group's debut Get The Knack
Get the Knack
Get Knack is the debut album by The Knack, released in June 1979. The album was the fasting-selling debut album on Capitol Records since Meet the Beatles in 1964. It went platinum in just two months and spent five weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
, and higher than any other Knack studio album.
Normal as the Next Guy was The Knack's first release on Smile Records
Image Entertainment
Image Entertainment, Inc. is an independent licensee, producer and distributor of home entertainment programming and film & television productions in North America, with approximately 3,000 exclusive DVD titles and approximately 250 exclusive CD titles in domestic release, and approximately 450...
. Pat Torpey
Pat Torpey
Pat Torpey is an American rock and roll drummer, known as the drummer of the hard rock band Mr. Big. He has also played for Impellitteri, The Knack, David Lee Roth Band and the Exile Social Club. He is noted by Neil Peart for composing unique rhythms such as that of "Take Cover", a rock song from...
and David Henderson play drums on Normal as the Next Guy, instead of original Knack drummer Bruce Gary
Bruce Gary
Bruce Gary was best known as the drummer for the music group The Knack. He was nominated for two Grammy Awards as a stage performer, producer, and recording artist....
. Fieger has described the album as "us doing whatever we want."
Track listing
- "Les Girls" (Doug FiegerDoug FiegerDouglas Lars "Doug" Fieger was an American singer-songwriter-musician. He was the lead singer of the power pop band The Knack, and co-wrote "My Sharona", the biggest hit song of 1979 in the USA, with lead guitarist, Berton Averre.-Life and career:Fieger's father was Jewish, and his mother of...
) - 3:21 - "Disillusion Town" (Berton AverreBerton AverreBerton Averre is the guitarist with the Los Angeles rock band The Knack. They had a #6 UK/#1 US hit with "My Sharona", which sold 10 million copies in the US...
, Doug Fieger) - 4:14 - "Girl I Never Lied to You" (Monty Byron, John Corey) - 3:35
- "Normal as the Next Guy" (Berton Averre, Doug Fieger) - 3:21
- "Spiritual Pursuit" (Doug Fieger) - 2:17
- "It's Not Me" (John Bossman, Doug Fieger) - 2:57
- "One Day at a Time" (Berton Averre, Doug Fieger) - 4:46
- "Seven Days of Heaven" (Doug Fieger, Mancini, Pobegaijlo) - 4:45
- "Dance of Romance" (Berton Averre, Doug Fieger) - 3:35
- "Reason to Live" (John Bossman, Doug Fieger) - 4:20
- "A World of My Own" (John Bossman, Doug Fieger) - 4:15
- "The Man on the Beach" (Berton Averre) - 4:14