What Are You Listening To?

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Girls who rock:
Jett, Gordon, love, smith, tucker...

I find Joan Jett very overrated

Suzi Quatro did it years earlier and far better..unfortunately she is completely overlooked

https://ibb.co/VmjM0Nm

When Suzi put this out in October 1973 Joan Jett has just turned 15...the Runways years away and her solo career still about seven years away

And it’s much much better than anything Jett ever did...

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Nick Cave - Ghosteen


Man it’s like a morgue

Honestly I haven't even gotten through it.

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Santana III


This is the album where Jorge ghosted for Carlos

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Jan Garbarek / Agnes Buen Garnas - Rosensfole
Medieval Songs From Norway on ECM Records.
It is just what it says. On repeat this afternoon.

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Santana III


This is the album where Jorge ghosted for Carlos

Wow, how so?

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Still missed 40 years

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I find Joan Jett very overrated

Suzi Quatro did it years earlier and far better..unfortunately she is completely overlooked

Yeah, not sure I agree, but opinions are like assholes, everyone's got one
It's kinda like saying that Bowie's early 70s stuff isn't worth listening to as he basically ripped off Marc Bolan


but will give her more consideration as my only real interaction with this individual is her  "recurring role as bass player Leather Tuscadero on Happy Days"

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^ Yeah, but Bolan never really evolved, he just kept going back to that well with diminishing returns. Unless you like the folky stuff (I don't), Electric Warrior is really sufficient. And a few of the singles before and after.

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i can’t think of one great Joan Jett album I pull out


Let’s face it she was a manufactured rock star...and is best known for a faithful cover of an obscure song called I love rock and roll...the original version is so obscure most people think she wrote the song...her other hits follow the same pattern : crimson and clover etc

The Runaways records are mediocre.. basically Kim Fowley selling teenage sex

And the comparison with Bowie/T Rex? That happened within a year or so...Suzi Quatro was in 1973!! Way before Jett not to mention Jett never got close to what Suzi Quatro did whereas Bowie gave us Ziggy

I don’t get the Joan Jett thing..even Chrissie Hynde rocks harder and better

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Well, I won't argue she has one great album and 100% most of her best songs are covers

and also not going deny that there was some work to make her a star,
but my understanding is no one would sign Jett before I Love RnR
They had to come up with their own label Blackheart Records to get their stuff released
so can't really say that some big studio guy had their back in the early 80s...at least as far as I can tell
after ILrnr became huge, I'm sure that changed



I think these are all rocking tunes
Crimson and clover
Do you want touch me
Bad Reputation
I hate myself for loving you

I don't love everything about the runaways, but Cherry Bomb (co-writting credit to jett) is a great song

I do agree Chrissie has much more cred and swagger

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The key with Blackheart records is they quickly got major label distribution (Epic? No maybe CBS) so how indie is it when you get stocked in every record store in America? This wasn’t Dischord..

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Was Joan Jett ever on Happy Days? I think not.

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How indie is this? Read his bio

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Laguna

I really think Jett is a bit of an act

Notice Laguna’s connection to bubblegum pop!

The key question is how did Blackheart records get all that distribution in the early 80s?

My guess is Blackheart Records is a shell corporation and about as indie as the major that distributes it..makes for a great PR story though which Jett has been milking for 40 years

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The Birthday Party - Hits

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Ok here it is


Neal Bogart of KISS fame signed her...should tell you all you need to know

https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/joan-jett-bad-reputation-album-of-the-week-club-review