Born to Be Bad

The Runaways | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 16, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pg Witness
• ASIN: B0002EBFP8
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,985 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Yesterday's Kids

2. Is It Day or Night?

3. Let's Party Tonight

4. All Right Now

5. Thunder

6. Rock 'N' Roll

7. American Nights

8. California Paradise

9. I'm a Star

10. You Drive Me Wild

11. Born to Be Bad

12. Wild Thing

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Early Version of The Runaways, June 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Born to Be Bad (Audio CD)

The quality of musicianship on these tracks is pretty raw since they were recorded live at some kind of house party in 1975, and were probably never intended to be heard by the world. This is the Runaways as a 3-piece. Joan Jett on guitar and Micki (Michael) Steele as bassist/vocalist. Michael used to be bassist in The Bangles. But the girls are about 15 years old on these recordings, and it sounds like it. If anyone wants to hear The Runaways at their best try these CDs: The Queens of Noise; Waitin' For The Night; and Live In Japan.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Can I get a refund?, August 7, 2005

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Samantha (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Born to Be Bad (Audio CD)

Listen to the bad reviews. Just listen.
The sound quality is among the worst you'll ever hear on a cd. Literally, as another reviewer stated, sounds like it was recorded on a $10.95 home recorder. Bangle fanatics might give it a listen, as you can hear Michael (barely) doing the vocals.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing, January 15, 2002

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Oswald Muerner "New Age-Punk" (Bern, Schweiz) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Born to Be Bad (Audio CD)

That was the very first performance of the Runaways, immediately after the forming of the band (just Joan Jett on guitar, Sandy West on drums, and Micki Steele on bass - the last one later went to the Bangles, but that's another chapter). This live concert is very rough, punky, crazy, playful and joyful. I can't believe how good they already were at the beginning. It is not studio quality, but it is lots of life!