Bought this from a second hand bin for around 2 bucks a couple of weeks after it came out. There was a record shop in the city where you could get review copies of albums dead cheap. While most ex review records were at least 5 bucks this one obviously didn't sit well with the shop owner who instantly put it in with the rubbish records. maybe he didn't know who Johnny Thunders was. I had The Heartbreakers record he released the year before and despite a lousy mix I loved that album LAMF. Solo Thunders for 2 bucks. Great.
On getting the record home and playing it it turned out to be quite rubbish. Actually listening to it depressed me. However there was one song on the album that was worth the price of admission. Memory is just a brilliant song. And even though Johnny sounds like he's performing on the edge and everything isjust a little out he just works perfectly. It's got this great feel. And although it's been covered by a lot of artists in many sweet and tender forms those versions never have the power that comes from being Johnny Thunders. Though I should go and listen to Babyshambles version because Pete Doherty stirs up the ghost of Johnny in many ways. Some of his stuff sounds like he's using the same band.
I never went back and listened to the rest of the album again. Nowadays I couldn't tell you if it's good or bad. But I still listen to this track. And although some prefer the acoustic version I love it for when the drums kick in.
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