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Artist: RunawaysEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2003-10-06
Music Label: Cherry Red UK
Soundtracks:
- Cherry Bomb
- You Drive Me Wild
- Is It Day or Night?
- Thunder
- Rock & Roll
- Lovers
- American Nights
- Blackmail
- Secrets
- Dead End Justice
Free Music Notes for Runaways
Free Music Review: The one that started it all still kicks ass!
Hit: 5 Stars
Here it is folks, the beginning of "grrrrl rock"; the angst driven rock of the female. This is the record that influenced an entire world of angry teenage females to express themselves through music. Loud, raucous, rock and roll music. This band was the Rosa Parks for the female rocker. After this record, the female rocker would no longer be riding the back of the bus; in fact, if they cut records anything like this one, they'd be driving it.
Let's state the obvious facts first. Yes, Joan Jett started this all-female teen band (all 16 years of age at the time of recording, except guitarist Lita Ford who was a whole 17 years old). Yes, Lita Ford played lead guitar for this band. And, yes, they had their only hit "Cherry Bomb" on this record. And as you dig deeper into the spirit of this record, you realize that there is so much more afoot here.
I am hard pressed to think of another release that is this spontaneous and raw. There is a hunger and passion for fame that burns through every groove here. These girls had a fire raging in their souls when they went into the studio to record this classic, a blaze that really never returned to them in their future recordings.
The record kicks off with their only big hit, "Cherry Bomb". A classic rock song that has the seductive, "bad girl" sound that epitomized an entire genre. Without sounding adolescent, the band uses a simple "bare bones" approach that contains nothing of any complexity. This is the appeal of the record. It feels as if this band rehearses in the garage at the end of the block, and you have their only recording. The band sings and plays directly to the listener,....for the listener. I still feel that they made this record specifically for me when I listen to it now, nearly 30 years after its' release.
As the girls rumble through this record, we realize that every tune here (except the final track) is less than three and a half minutes in length. Only the basics folks, and it's catchy stuff. With a cover of Lou Reed's "Rock And Roll" added like salt to an already tasty buffet, this is just good plain rock and roll. Even though each and every song is stripped down, it rocks steady without going off course. They rock with a boogie woogie style on tracks like "Blackmail", and retain a catchy pop sound with tracks like "Secrets". This has so much to offer the 70's straight forward rock connoisseur. With melodies that will ring in your head for decades to come, this is a real classic.
The only somewhat "corny" piece here may be the 7-minute plus final track "Dead End Justice". With energetic singer Cherie Currie and a 16 year old Joan Jett doing some overacting, as if they are escaping from a prison, it might sound a bit silly. But in the context of the record, "Dead End Justice" still sounds like good fun. It's a fine track by a group of 16 year old girls who just recorded the most entertaining female hard rock album of its' time, and arguably, all time.
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When the Runaways debuted in 1976 with this self-titled LP, aggressive female rockers were the exception instead of the rule. With this album, the Runaways made it crystal clear that women (or specifically, adolescent girls) were more than capable of playing intense, forceful hard rock that went directly for the jugular. Produced by Kim Fowley. 10 tracks & a fold-out sleeve with extensive liner notes, photos & other memorabilia. Cherry Red Records. 2003.Hard Rock & Metal Music CDs
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