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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
"I Love Rock N' Roll"
© Blackheart Records
Year of Release: 1982
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track listing
I Love Rock N Roll
(I'm Gonna) Run Away
Love Is Pain
Nag
Crimson And Clover
Victim Of Circumstance
Bits And Pieces
Be Straight
You're Too Possesive
Little Drummer Boy
Oh Woe Is Me
Louie Louie
You Don't Know
What You Got (Live)
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Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
"I Love Rock N' Roll"
The song I Love Rock N Roll became a radio staple on radio stations
all over, and made Joan Jett & The Blackhearts a household name for the summer
of 1982. Before the Blackhearts, she was a member of The Runaways, with another
strong female singer, Lita Ford. Jett would have the upper hand than Ford,
having a song such as "I Love Rock N Roll" becoming a popular favorite,
at the time it was popular and the decades to follow.
"(I'm Gonna) Run Away" and "Love Is Pain" have a more punk
meets rock feel. "Nag" has a somewhat early Beatles style, as if The
Beatles were to emerge their early style with the current late 1970s (punk) and
early 1980s rock. "Crimson And Clover" was a remake, originally recorded
by Tommy James & The Shondells. Jett's version is almost as good, and almost
sounding the same as the original, yet with a few upbeat rock riffs between
some verses.
"Victim Of Circumstance" is another rockish/punkish styled song,
almost sounding like a faster-paced "Mickey" by Toni Basil. "Bits
And Pieces" is a remake (in punk/rock style) of the Dave Clark Five.
"Be Straight" continues the rock heard in previous songs (Punk/Rock),
yet "You're Too Possesive" defimitely sounds more Rock than Punk.
Christmas comes early in 2008, as Jett's rock version of "Little Drummer
Boy" is very well-done, in rock n roll style.
The remaining 3 songs are bonus tracks. "Oh Woe Is Me" is another
Jett Rock-ing Punk-ish styled song. The Kingsmen's "Louie Louie" is a
pretty good version, and "You Don't Know What You've Got" is a live
version, as it was the 45 rpm B-side to "I Love Rock N Roll".
Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' I Love Rock N Roll album captures the
band as sounding more Punk than Rock, comparing more to that of the Punk rock
band The Ramones. Most of the songs here sound the same, but for the true
die-hard Punk rock fan, this album would be more enjoyable. Joan Jett's
album Bad Reputation is better than I Love Rock N Roll, but as
the title says, it's all Rock N Roll.
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