Johnny Thunders-Acoustic Thunders-CD-FLAC-2008-401

     Artist......: Johnny Thunders
     Album.......: Acoustic Thunders
     Source......: CD
     Label.......: Great American Music Company
     Genre.......: Rock
     Tracks......: 12
     Bitrate.....: 892 kbps avg
     Playtime....: 00:39:07  (263.MB)
     Rls date....: 2022-07-07
     Store date..: 2008-06-10
     Encoder.....: FLAC 1.3.1
     Url.........: http://www.thunders.ca/
     01 Joey                                                             3:39
     02 Society Makes Me Sad                                             4:57
     03 Disappointed in You                                              4:42
     04 I'd Rather Be with the Boys                                      1:46
     05 Ask Me No Questions                                              2:38
     06 It's Not Enough                                                  2:58
     07 I Wrote This Song for You                                        2:34
     08 Lonely Planet Boy                                                3:05
     09 So Alone                                                         3:32
     10 Some Hearts (Birdsong)                                           4:03
     11 It's Not What You Say                                            2:01
     12 You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory                          3:12
     With a name like Johnny Thunders and having been an integral member of
     proto-punks the New York Dolls and the Heartbreakers, Johnny was all about
     raw, loud, blaring rock & roll (heck, an early nom de guerre he used --
     before quickly discarding -- was "Johnny Volume"). So it's understandable
     that an album titled Acoustic Thunders will be greeted with a big old
     headscratch by many. But it's common knowledge among longtime Johnny
     fanatics that Thunders was known to pick up an acoustic guitar from time to
     time -- especially with increasing frequency in his latter years. And this
     is the exact sound/approach that is showcased throughout Acoustic Thunders.
     The album's 12 tracks are taken from three different performances -- one
     from a Detroit show in 1980, another from Los Angeles in 1987, and lastly,
     from Japan in 1991 (shortly before his death that year). Expectedly, the
     sound quality varies throughout, but there's no denying that there are
     points where you realize that this is Johnny Thunders at his most open and
     vulnerable -- you almost get the feeling that you're getting a glimpse into
     the true heart and soul of Thunders, especially on renditions of "So Alone"
     and "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory." Also included is a fine
     version of the Dolls classic "Lonely Planet Boy," as well as lesser-known
     tunes such as "Joey," "Society Makes Me Sad," and "I Wrote This Song for
     You," which sees Thunders' acoustic guitar joined by some emotive saxophone
     flourishes. For a different side of Thunders that has been largely unseen
     (or more fittingly, unheard) by rock fans over the years, Acoustic Thunders
     is certainly a worthy listen.

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25M	01-johnny_thunders-joey.flac
33M	02-johnny_thunders-society_makes_me_sad.flac
32M	03-johnny_thunders-disappointed_in_you.flac
12M	04-johnny_thunders-id_rather_be_with_the_boys.flac
17M	05-johnny_thunders-ask_me_no_questions.flac
20M	06-johnny_thunders-its_not_enough.flac
16M	07-johnny_thunders-i_wrote_this_song_for_you.flac
20M	08-johnny_thunders-lonely_planet_boy.flac
23M	09-johnny_thunders-so_alone.flac
25M	10-johnny_thunders-some_hearts_(birdsong).flac
14M	11-johnny_thunders-its_not_what_you_say.flac
21M	12-johnny_thunders-you_cant_put_your_arms_around_a_memory.flac
254M	total