The Knack: Berton Averre (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Doug Fieger (vocals, guitar); Prescott Niles (bass); Terry Bozzio (drums). Producers: Richard Bosworth, The Knack, Oliver Leiber. Recorded at House Of Blues Studio West, Encino, California. Although ZOOM counts as The Knack's second '90s comeback (following 1991's SERIOUS FUN), this should have been the record that saved them from the backlash created by their multi-platinum 1979 debut. Original members Doug Fieger, Prescott Niles and Berton Averre recruited former Missing Persons/Frank Zappa drummer Terry Bozzio for a record that is the equivalent of a power-pop smart bomb. Simple, bubblegum love songs such as "Can I Borrow A Kiss" and "Love Is All There Is" are sauteed in chiming 12-string guitar and chirpy harmonies guaranteed to bring back memories of AM radio and high-school crushes. Elsewhere The Beatles are the obvious musical touchstone, whether it's the lyrical references to "Revolution #9" on "Terry & Julie Step Out" or the "Dear Prudence"-psychedelia of "(All In The) All In All." Lest ZOOM be seen as an all-out lovefest, The Knack do manage to import a modicum of cheeky snarkiness in the cynical bon-bon "Pop Is Dead." But the most fun comes during a pair of flat-out rave-ups, the runaway train of "Tomorrow" and the hard-hitting "Ambition," a tune co-written by Heartbreaker Stan Lynch and given its punch by Bozzio.

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The Knack: Berton Averre (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Doug Fieger (vocals, guitar); Prescott Niles (bass); Terry Bozzio (drums). Producers: Richard Bosworth, The Knack, Oliver Leiber. Recorded at House Of Blues Studio West, Encino, California. Although ZOOM counts as The Knack's second '90s comeback (following 1991's SERIOUS FUN), this should have been the record that saved them from the backlash created by their multi-platinum 1979 debut. Original members Doug Fieger, Prescott Niles and Berton Averre recruited former Missing Persons/Frank Zappa drummer Terry Bozzio for a record that is the equivalent of a power-pop smart bomb. Simple, bubblegum love songs such as "Can I Borrow A Kiss" and "Love Is All There Is" are sauteed in chiming 12-string guitar and chirpy harmonies guaranteed to bring back memories of AM radio and high-school crushes. Elsewhere The Beatles are the obvious musical touchstone, whether it's the lyrical references to "Revolution #9" on "Terry & Julie Step Out" or the "Dear Prudence"-psychedelia of "(All In The) All In All." Lest ZOOM be seen as an all-out lovefest, The Knack do manage to import a modicum of cheeky snarkiness in the cynical bon-bon "Pop Is Dead." But the most fun comes during a pair of flat-out rave-ups, the runaway train of "Tomorrow" and the hard-hitting "Ambition," a tune co-written by Heartbreaker Stan Lynch and given its punch by Bozzio.