Editing Get the Knack (section)

==Legacy==
In a retrospective review, [[AllMusic]] critic Chris Woodstra wrote that the Knack's attempt to "update the Beatles sound for the [[new wave music|new wave]] era" was "a good idea that was well executed", describing ''Get the Knack'' as "at once sleazy, sexist, hook-filled, and endlessly catchy – above all, it's a guilty pleasure and an exercise in simple fun."<ref name="AllmusicReview"/> ''[[Trouser Press]]'' noted the negative portrayal of the female protagonists of certain songs and singled out "Maybe Tonight" as "bottom-of-the-barrel sap", but praised "My Sharona", "Let Me Out" and "Frustrated" as "tight guitar pop."<ref name=trouser>{{cite web|last1=Robbins|first1=Ira|last2=Sandlin|first2=Michael|url=http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=knack|title=Knack|work=[[Trouser Press]]|accessdate=July 18, 2011}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' ranked ''Get the Knack'' at number 39 on its list of the 50 best new wave albums.<ref name="Paste">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/new-wave/the-best-new-wave-albums/|title=The 50 Best New Wave Albums|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=September 8, 2016|accessdate=November 3, 2020}}</ref> [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] frontman [[Kurt Cobain]] listed ''Get the Knack'' as one of his 50 favorite recordings.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cross|first1=Charles R.|author-link1=Charles R. Cross|last2=Gaar|first2=Gillian G.|last3=Gendron|first3=Bob|last4=Martens|first4=Todd|last5=Yarm|first5=Mark|title=Nirvana: The Complete Illustrated History|publisher=Voyageur Press|year=2013|isbn=978-0-7603-4521-4|page=56}}</ref>