I've tried for years and years to really get into Suzi Quatro, but apart from a few songs early in her career, there's not really much there there.
Loving Joan is effortless.
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 25 February 2016 14:08 (eight years ago) link
i only got suzi qs debut which is the one that has the classic early stuff on - loving what i have heard.
very rarely see any joan jett albums on cds in the racks these days.
― mark e, Thursday, 25 February 2016 14:21 (eight years ago) link
Joan Jett is a copycat, hell her biggest hit, I love rock and roll, isn't even her song, it was done by the Arrows back in the mid 70's, and most of her other songs are old Gary Glitter tunes.
Some Jett-slamming from 11 years ago, but Bad Reputation really opened my eyes to Gary Glitter, Lesley Gore, Wind (!). That record is a fantastic bubblepunk hit parade.
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Thursday, 25 February 2016 15:50 (eight years ago) link
^ Yeah that was an odd point to make in Quatro's favor since Jett wrote/co-wrote "Bad Reputation," "Fake Friends," "The French Song," plus of course "Cherry Bomb" and several other great Runaways songs whereas Quatro I don't think has ever written a hit song
― Josefa, Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:18 (eight years ago) link
if a song is covered by joan jett it's a demo imo
― denies the existence of dark matter (difficult listening hour), Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:23 (eight years ago) link
She wrote loads of b-sides though, xpost
― Mark G, Thursday, 25 February 2016 16:47 (eight years ago) link
Suzi Quatro, easily.
― The Dave Grohl of ILX (Turrican), Friday, 26 February 2016 21:35 (eight years ago) link
having listened to the three albums (2 runnaways, 1 quatro) i aint so sure
― mark e, Friday, 26 February 2016 21:50 (eight years ago) link
joan jett, easily. this is one of my favorite album cover photos, though:http://covers.discorder.com/fullsize/front/5013929053120.jpg
― lute bro (brimstead), Saturday, 27 February 2016 00:22 (eight years ago) link
so cool
http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/14500000/Joan-Jett-joan-jett-14540901-327-500.jpg
― lute bro (brimstead), Saturday, 27 February 2016 00:23 (eight years ago) link
what is going on in the lyrics for "can the can"?
Well you call your mamma tigerAnd we all know you are lyingAnd your boyfriend's name is eagleAnd he lives up in the sky (high high)Watch out the tiger don't go claw the eagle's eyeBut let the eagle take the tiger by surpriseScratch out her eyes
So make a stand for your man, honeyTry to can the canPut your man in the can, honeyGet him while you canCan the canCan the canIf you canWell can the can
Well your sister's got the feline touch, she touches up your mindAnd your eagle lover likes his little bit of evil loving all the timeDon't let the cat get into the eagle's nest at nightBecause the eagle could say "yes" without a fightScratch out her eyes
So make a stand for your man, honeyTry to can the canPut your man in the can, honeyGet him while you canCan the can Can the canIf you canWell can the can
Ooh can the can (Can the can honey)Ooh can the can (Can the can honey)Uh uh can the can (Can the can honey)Ooh can the can (Can the can honey)Ooh can the can (Can the can honey)Ooh can the can (Can the can honey)AAAAH!Honey, honeyHoney, honey, honeyMake a stand for your man, honeyTry to can the canPut your man in the can, honeyGet him while you canCan the canCan the canIf you canMake a stand for your man, honeyTry to can the canPut your man in the can, honeyGet him while you canCan the canCan the canIf you canAah!Make a stand for your man
― Well bissogled trotters (Michael B), Wednesday, 27 December 2017 09:02 (six years ago) link
Heart the random googlers from the past. Who is Jett? Is it a name?, indeed.
― Dan Worsley, Wednesday, 27 December 2017 23:13 (six years ago) link
hello michael b!
i... don't know
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 28 December 2017 11:40 (six years ago) link
watched the JJ/Bad Reputation docu last night that was recently aired on the Sky Arts channel in the UK.the usual stuff for first 45 mins re the Runaways of course, the struggle re solo career, then The Big Hit, after which they hardly touched on anything re her own music, just her involvement with the riot grrrrrl scene (which to be fair i had no idea about).way too many vox pops from people who i have absolutely no interest in.such a shame.the only thing that did come across well is the insanely close relationship between JJ and her manager, Kenny Laguna.such a shame as even the late era live footage of her middle of the afternoon slots on the Warped Tours looked amazing.as someone pointed out on IMDB : i still know absolutely nothing about JJ.but i suspect that's probably how she wanted it.
― mark e, Tuesday, 10 August 2021 18:33 (two years ago) link
― mark e, Thursday, February 25, 2016 2:21 PM (seven years ago)
to answer my previous : years of patience has paid off.a charity shop that is normally full of the usual gubbins today had 2006 cd reissues of : bad reputation, i love rock-n-roll, album, glorious results of a misspent youth, along with her 2013 album, unvarnished.now i get all the posts re her cover versions etc.not that i am complaining.
now i refuse to choose as i love both as much as each other.
― mark e, Wednesday, 11 October 2023 16:46 (six months ago) link