DOORKNOB – A Brief History:

Doorknob is the most important band.  With 16 studio albums, 4 live albums, 18 “Top 10” hits, 3 movies, 14 Grammy Awards, and the Congressional Medal of Honor – all imagined – the only question left is who will deliver their induction speech at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame once they are eligible in a few years?  Probably Dylan.  

Formed a super long time ago, Doorknob got huge fast and endured the downward spiral typical of highly successful acts with volatile personalities. Guitarist Derek Cote and keyboardist Matt Dundas have been compared to Lennon/McCartney, Hall & Oates, and those guys from Milli Vanilli. Their untouchable lyrical prowess, innate sense of musicality, and unmatched ability to effortlessly generate hit after hit has gathered them tens of passionate fans who have come to be affectionately known as “Knobbies,” sometimes willingly.

Their genius songwriting partnership led to competition, drugs, lawsuits, angry facial expressions, and disagreeable fashion choices. They broke up, got back together, broke up, released a “Greatest Hits,” got back together, broke up, released another live album, a box set (broke up, got back together), released an anthology, and then Matt said, “I’m never talking about Doorknob again.” Then, they got back together and broke up again. They now occasionally reunite on stage, but sadly have vowed never to release another album. They have a new album planned for 2025.

DISCOLOGY:

Drawing inspiration from “anything and everything,” Doorknob is not confined within the bounds of convention that hinders all other songwriters and musicians. This unique approach to songwriting has allowed them to create many albums spanning multiple genres and styles over their decades-long career:

• “If the Knob is Hot, Don’t Open It!”
• “Give it a Twist Before You Pull”
• “Doorknob – Live From Halifax Minimum Security Correctional Facility Visitors Area”
• “You Can’t Slam Doorknob”
• “Not A Window”
• “Taste Our Knob” ; “Taste of Doorknob”
• “Bare Knob”
• “Stuck in a Jam”
• “Doggie Doorknob” ; “Dead as a Doorknob Nail” ; “Dead as a Doornail Knob”
• “Antique Doorknob Appreciation”
• “Doorknob Tries Trafficking”
• “Dark Web Doorknob” ; “Doorknob: End-User Agreement”
• “Baby Doorknob”
• “Love the Knob Ya Got” ; “Tiny Doorknobs” ; “Man, That’s a Tiny Knob”
• “Doorknob – Slightly Better Than Human”
• “Oh Doorknob, Where Art Thou?”
• “Are You There, Doorknob?  It’s Me, God”
• “Sensitive Inner Child of Doorknob” ; “Doorknob: Sensitive Inner Child”
• “Reflections of Doorknob Past – Greater-er Hits Than Our Other Great Hits”