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Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth

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I was surprised in the early 1990s when I saw Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth, Album, and Good Music.

It was like in between 'Light of Day' and 'I Hate Myself For Loving You', there were 3 albums that went totally under the MTV radar.

All songs are great on this CD but you catch the spirit of punk in 1984 with the songs 'Long Time' 'Push & Stomp' & 'Cherry Bomb'.

The remake of the song 'New Orleans' is as close to cajun punk one has ever done.

Of course given how MTV has gotten I guess Joan was lucky to get her 'Up Your Alley' and 'Hit List' songs any air play.

Well thank God for youtube ( www.youtube.com ) where you can see all her videos now. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uW_HCdU-qEY Cherry Bomb

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmbCDb8wfV0 New Orleans

Yeah I don't know why MTV passed up all this between 1983-1988 but a definate must have for any fan.

One of my favorite Joan albums, Glorious Results is a gem of a rocker- featuring Cherry Bomb (an awesome remake of the Runaways' classic- AKA her first band- check them out!) and the teen-angst favorite Frustrated. You won't have any problem getting into this record- no matter what your mood.

This one really rocks! My very favorite Joan Jett album. Every song on here is fantastic. Cherry Bomb and Road Runner are my favorites. No CD collection would be complete without this. A must for driving and just plain rockin' out!

If this CD is the glorious result, then one can only wish that more rock stars "misspent" their youth the way Joan Jett did.

overall not a bad release. still, it doesn't hold one candle to the magic of "Bad Reputation".

Everyone pretty much agreed at the time(mid-'84)that this wasn't one of JJ's best records, and time has been no kinder. The reviewer for Creem Magazine said about "Push & Stomp": 'It does neither'. He was right. "I Got No Answers", however, is probably Joan's best song(next to "Nitetime" from ALBUM)and "Hold Me" is a nice ballad(although Joan herself dissed it a few years later in a magazine article). Not the best place to begin a Joan Jett CD collection--even the bonus tracks are rote.