Jett proves a force to be reckoned with by using a Ramones-inspired template. The 1981 LP The Blackhearts title song is a raucous trip of super-charged rock and roll. In 1975, the Arrows band struggled to chart their single in their homeland and had never even been released on the stateside. This is the one that has sealed the deal and turned Joan Jett into a genuine rock star. While Joan subsequently re-recorded this song for her 1983 release, ‘Release,’ it is the original version of Runaways that wins hands down. The end song on the debut album Runaway is a full-blown teen drama set to rock and roll. Jett created her own mini-masterpiece with this kick-ass rocker from the 1988 album, ‘Up Your Alley,’ which takes the shape of Glitter’s pages, and adds her own signature. Even though the single could just reach the top 40, It is still one of the best songs of Jett. The first song of Joan Jett’s third album. Taken from the ‘Bad Reputation’ LP, ‘You Don’t Know What You Got TIl It’s Gone’ takes the Jett sound and transforms it into a song that brings a strong pop style of the mid-’60s. In 1994 Joan Jett and The Blackhearts released an album called ‘Pure And Easy’ that would have taken the band back to the top of the charts. Jett was a huge fan and took the classic hit from Glitter, gave it some 80s glitter, and took it to the U.S. Over the last several years, the ugly (and self-created) problems have cast an irremovable shadow over the fact that Gary Glitter made some great rock and roll singles in his prime.
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