Fit To Be Tied: Great Hits by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blackheart Records
• ASIN: B0006IIOYU
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,149 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Bad Reputation

2. Light of Day

3. Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah!)

4. Roadrunner

5. I Love Rock & Roll

6. Victim of Circumstance

7. Everyday People

8. I Hate Myself for Loving You

9. Crimson and Clover

10. Fake Friends

11. Make Believe

12. Cherry Bomb

13. Little Liar (Live)

14. World of Denial

15. Love Is All Around

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Why we all love Rock and Roll, June 4, 2007

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Tim Brough "author and music buff" (Springfield, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fit to Be Tied (Audio CD)

Now that Joan Jett is getting her due as a seminal rock and roll influence, it's about time a decent hits set appeared. Sadly, this isn't it. While the music on "Fit To Be Tied" certainly merits the four star rating, I am going to have to assume contractual issues with CBS forced Jett to either omit or substitute alternative versions of well-known songs.

For instance, her huge hit "I Hate Myself For Loving You" is an alternate take from the "Up Your Alley" version, and "Little Liar" is a live version. I am not sure how many versions of "Roadrunner" Joan has recorded so far, but the take here is previously unreleased and kicks butt. So does the new recording of the signature Runaways song, "Cherry Bomb." MIA are such well known Jett tunes as "Good Music" and her version of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap." The albums she recorded for Warner Brothers are bypassed entirely.

Nonetheless, you still get some of the great proto-grrll rock from "Bad Reputation" to the terrific new "World of Denial." Joan Jett also was queen of the perfect cover choice, as her hit versions of "Everyday People," "Crimson and Clover" and - of course - "I Love Rock and Roll" prove. She also had that glam bam done like few before or since. The BOOM/whack/BOOM/whack that explodes from her cover of Gary Glitter's "Do You Wanna Touch" and her own "I Hate Myself For Loving You" made both songs burst from whatever radio played them some eight years apart. You'd be hard pressed to know that much time had passed between these songs...which proves that Joan Jett is a timeless artist.

But she deserves better. There is a good Japanese compilation that covers all the albums up to "Naked" (which eventually formed the base of "Sinner"), called "Jett Rock: Greatest Hits of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts." It boasts a pretty hefty price tag, so if you're just a casual fan looking for "I Love Rock and Roll," this will do. If not, hit that link.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Look No Further. The Definitive Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Compilation., December 6, 2006

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Anthony Nasti "Tony" (Staten Island, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fit to Be Tied (Audio CD)

When it comes to the best women in rock, few can compare to Joan Jett. With her powerful voice, one of a kind attitude and overall presence and energy, she is truly a force to be reckon with. With her band The Blackhearts, she scored a string of megahits throughout the 1980s', all of which are compiled on this very brief (47 minutes) but very concise best - of.

"Fit To Be Tied" contains all Joan Jett & The Blackhearts' biggest hits, including the classic "I Love Rock N Roll", "Bad Reputation", "I Hate Myself For Loving You", a live version of "Little Liar", her superior cover of Tommy James And The Shondells' "Crimson And Clover", "Cherry Bomb" and others. All the songs have been remastered, and it really shows. The songs sound fiercer, louder, edgier and just plain better than ever.

The liner notes are ntohing more than photos as well as snippets of praise from various rock figures, but who can complain when you got such great music on this cd?

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars tough, independent, assertive without looking to shock, February 23, 2005

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Bobby Newman (Long Beach, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fit To Be Tied: Great Hits by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (Audio CD)

Fit to be Tied is a greatest hit collection from Joan Jett and The Blackhearts. Most of the familar radio tunes are there, as well as a few deeper cuts for more serious fans. The CD captures the essence of what rock and roll ought to be, as opposed to the bubblegum pop that is often passed off as rock these days. Joan's voice and riffs hold up over time, as powerful today as they ever were. The personal highlight of the CD for me was a remake of Tommy James' Crimson and Clover, a fine reinterpretation of the period piece made all the more powerful by refusing to change gender based on singer. Victim of Circumstance was also an excellent choice for this collection, as was Fake Friends. A cut many may not have heard is the final one on the CD, Love is All Around, the theme from the Mary Tyler Moore show. Given what the MTM show meant in its day, this was an excellent choice as the final note.