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Joan Jett - The Hit List Audio CD

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Joan Jett Band: Joan Jett
Title: The Hit List
Rating:
Release Date: 1989-12-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Dirty Deeds 2: Love Hurts 3: Pretty Vacant 4: Celluloid Heroes 5: Tush 6: Time Has Come Today 7: Up from the Skies 8: Have You Ever Seen the Rain? 9: Love Me Two Times - The Doors, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts 10: Roadrunner USA [1990 Version]

Interesting
Its not even close, and she hardly tries. If Joan Jett knew how bad these sounded, she would have bought the rights to this recording and burned them. Better to have left this one as a "shower" session. Love her other works, am a fan. .


Aging well
She struts it best on "Tush" a ZZTop staple,keeping
it sultry and raw but I also have to mention a few down
moments on this release where Joan is sans the Blackhearts. Keeping rock simple and primal, Joan Jett continues to
belt 'em out with panache as this collection of hits (by
other artists) amply will demonstrate to the prospective
buyer.
With the performance of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Have
You Ever Seen The Rain?" the CD loses a step and only a few
chorus lines save it from being skipped. "Up From The Skies"
also comes off lame but all in all Joan Jett delivers and
we're all reminded that the aging star is one of us as the
hard-driving notes of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" amplify
the lazy spaces of the room. We still miss "Do You Wanna Touch
Me?" and some of her other smashes while we savor the good mo-
ments of THE HIT LIST realizing she can still swagger rock'n'roll
style doing covers of some of our favorites. .


Worthy Title
These are not the big commercial success songs, but a really fine collection of more obscure and great cover songs. I don't usually like or buy 'greatest hits' type albums, but the collection in "The Hit List" is different. This album is a must for Joan Jett fans.


Joan's Hit List
There aren't many female rockers out there so Joan Jett pretty much stands alone in doing what she does. I like this album - it's a great set of rock tracks from different eras - and it's probably as many say here - one of the best and most accessible cover albums by any artist.

"Dirty Deeds" is great - a less abrasive version of the AC/DC classic. "Pretty Vacant" too - I guess Joan's smooth yet rock-ish voice makes each track very accessible. Her version of "Love Hurts" is spot on and longing

This is kind of like David Bowie's Pin-ups. Worth getting for easy rock 'n' roll listening. Recommended.


4 1/2 Joan Tears Off the Covers
Jett recorded many covers during the 'Blackhearts' years, including the seminal "I Love Rock 'N Roll" (written by "The Arrows"), as well as a great version of "Crimson and Clover" and "Do You Wanna Touch Me. Joan Jett (nee, Joan Marie Larkin) first gained fame as the teenage guitarist and singer for prototypical all-grrl band, the "Runaways," ("Cherry Bomb"), then continued her success with "Joan Jett and the Blackhearts," which produced (among many other songs) the hit "I Love Rock 'N Roll," which reached Billboard's #1 spot in the Spring of 1982. "

This 1990 release is all covers, and is mostly outstanding. Highlights include her ironic, aggressive rendition of "Pretty Vacant," her voice appropriately drone-y, yet soaring over the backgrounds; "Love Hurts," in which her covers outshines the original; and risky--because the originals were done by rock icons--but surprisingly superb and enjoyable treatments of "Love Me Two Times" (the Doors), "Up from the Skies (Jimi Hendrix)," "Have You Seen the Rain (Credence Clearwater Revival)," and "Celluloid Heroes (the Kinks)" featuring Ray Davies and a very satisfying guitar solo.

The songs are muscular, energetic, and heavy on the rhythm section (bass and drums), giving a raw, propulsive feeling to most of the songs (e. g. , "Tush" in which--unlike ZZ Top--she doesn't distort the pronunciation of the title, and "Dirty Deeds," more honest and less gimmicky than the original, IMHO). The only disappointing cuts were "Roadrunner USA," probably never a great song anyway, and her belabored try at "Time Has Come Today. " I must admit that I've never heard a good cover of the latter song. At least Joan's take is far superior to the awful Steve Earle version. Apparently, only the Chambers Brothers can do this song right.

Parenthetically, Jett never received what she was owed for "I Love ROck and Roll," and the ensueing years are a testament to her multifaceted talent (producing, acting), and longevity (she has been both pre- and post-punk, and was a participant/role model for some in the "riot grrl" movement]). Her "Greatest Hits" LPs will give you more original Joan Jett (including the famous "Cherry Bomb," on which she "covers" the Runaways own song), but "The Hits" deserves your attention for the (mostly) great selection of songs sung by the now-iconic J. Jett. Excellent production (in New York City), nice photo of Jett on the cover, but, unfortunately, no liner notes.


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