Beelyboy Wrote:
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> brings back memories:
> joan jett is a champion; i saw her live many years
> ago in a bar off rt. 46 somewhere around
> parsippany new jersey...with the blackhearts...a
> real road dog...she'd had some hits and big
> exposure and was rollin' thru this little off the
> wall stop;no press; no big scene...just rockers
> and drinkers...she rocked every song with
> tremendous intensity and was so accessible and
> friendly and just nice and sweetly present with
> anyyone in the bar after the show...very hip and
> zero pretense...the girl's a real winner
> imo...worked hard thru a hot set of dirty
> stunners...no critics or fanfare or anything in it
> for her except to let it loose...a genuine rocker.
YEAH!
I saw Joan live in 1983. She had a big smash with I Love Rock 'n Roll one year prior but for some reason the promoter didn't promote the tour and so it turned out that the 6000-7000 seat arena was nearly empty. Only around 300 (!!) people showed up I learned later. Joan couldn't care less. She and her excellent band, the original Blackhearts, rocked the place like there is no tomorrow. I had the time of my life. It was a brilliant concert and Joan and her band gave it all. Pure rock and roll. To me she is the queen of Rock. No competition. Joan rules!!!