Might just be a So Cal thing when I grew up. They were a bigger phenom than Van Halen (from Pasadena) on the LA music scene in 1980. I will NEVER forget when the song hit the radio stations. GREAT song for blastin' in our muscle cars back then.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement 2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered. 2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it) Old projects, gone but not forgotten: 1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it. 1980 Turbo Trans Am 1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto 1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed 1983 F-150 4x4, built 302 1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
I remember that song being played on our high school jukebox A LOT!
I remember one day it was playing and a group of stoners came through the cafeteria from the smoking section outside, marched to the jukebox and pushed it so it skipped to the next song. I think it was a guy from the football team who was the one who put it on, so he got as many quarters as he had on him, collected more from his buddies and pumped every last quarter into the jukebox and played it over and over again, waiting to see if the stoners were brave enough to try it again!
Mark
68 Firebird 350 auto (sold) 70 Trans Am RAIII 400 4-speed (sold) 2011 Challenger SRT8 IE392 6-speed (sold) 2017 Challenger Hellcat 1966 Dodge Coronet 440
That entire debut album by The Knack is a classic. They were a combination of hard rock, a little punk, and lots of melody, reminiscent of The Beatles and Buddy Holly. They could never follow up their debut LP with anything, and they quickly faded.
I still have that LP, and I remember 1980 like it was yesterday.
Gulp!
I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not sure. I feel like I am diagonally parked in a parallel universe. 1968 400 convertible (Scarlet) 1976 T/A - 455 LE (No Burt) 1976 T/A New baby, starting full restoration. 1968 350 - 4 speed 'vert - 400 clone (the Beast!) 1968 350 convertible - Wife's car now- 400 clone (Aleutian Blue) (Blue Angel) 2008 Durango - DD 2008 GXP - New one from NH is AWESOME! 2017 Durango Citadel - Modern is nice! HEMI is amazing! 1998 Silverado Z71 - Father-daughter project 1968 400 coupe - R/A clone (Blue Pearl) (sold) 1967 326 convertible - Sold 1980 T/A SE Bandit - Sold
I was at their big concert at the LA Forum in March 1980 right after they finished their World Tour. I still have my t-shirt from that concert.
Yep, they faded out quick. Beside the 1st album, their greatest hits CD, Retrospect, is also great.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement 2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered. 2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it) Old projects, gone but not forgotten: 1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it. 1980 Turbo Trans Am 1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto 1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed 1983 F-150 4x4, built 302 1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
