Clips
Hell. By no means a tragic hero, Johnny Thunders couldn’t even be a tragic hero sandwich. Forget the fact that he comes across as a self-serving, racist twit, that he can’t really sing, that he knows one riff and played it to death years ago, and that there’s this unspoken—and absurd—implication here that if Johnny only “cleaned up” things would be great.
Clips
This month’s Clips were written by Martin Dio, Jeffrey Morgan and Dave DiMartino
JOHNNY THUNDERS & THE ORIGINAL HEARTBREAKERS Dead Or Alive (JVD/Passport Video)
Hell. By no means a tragic hero, Johnny Thunders couldn’t even be a tragic hero sandwich. Forget the fact that he comes across as a self-serving, racist twit, that he can’t really sing, that he knows one riff and played it to death years ago, and that there’s this unspoken—and absurd—implication here that if Johnny only “cleaned up” things would be great. Forget the footage from the “infamous” “Anarchy” tour, which lasts less than two minutes and will bore you to death. Instead consider that this is supposed to be a live recording of the 1984 Heartbreakers reunion gig at London’s Marquee. Next, consider that when Johnny “sings” “Personality Crisis,” he walks away from his microphone but you can still hear him. And on “Baby Talk,” while he goes back to have a word with his drummer, he’s mysteriously still singing though that darned microphone is 15 feet away! Consider finally that this bogus travesty was “fixed” later in the recording studio by somebody who must think you have the IQ of a turnip.D.D.