Sticks & Stones: Lost Album

Johnny Thunders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Cleopatra
• ASIN: B001LPNVFY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,454 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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A very rare gem from the driving force behind legendary NY punk bands the New York Dolls and the Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders, issued on a collectible 180 gram 2X12 LP set!

Culled from the vaults, this compilation features the studio recordings that were to become a new Thunders album (cut short by his death in 1991) plus ultra rare acoustic sessions and live tracks - never before released on vinyl! --Official Press Release --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

Product Description

LP 1
SIDE A - Studio (New York City 90)
1. Help The Homeless
2. Disappointed In You
3. Children Are People
4. Night Lives
5. Glory, Glory
6. Familiarity Breeds Contempt
7. Some Hearts
8. Tell The Truth

SIDE B - Studio (Acoustic 82)
1. You Can't Put Your Arms Around A Memory
2. (She s So) Untouchable
3. Ask Me No Questions
4. Hurt Me
5. Sad Vacation / It s Not Enough
6. Some Hearts
7. Subway Train / I m A Boy, I m A Girl
8. Are You Living?

LP 2 - Dawn Of The Dead: Live at Max s Kansas City (New York)
SIDE A
1. Intro: Ask Me No Questions / The Wizard
2. Pipeline
3. (I m Not) Your Stepping Stone
4. Great Big Kiss
5. The 10 Commandments Of Love
6. These Boots Are Made For Walking

SIDE B
1. Like A Rolling Stone
2. Endless Party
3. Pills
4. (I'm Your) Hoochie Coochie Man
5. Personality Crisis --This text refers to the Vinyl edition.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Non-essential, but fun, release., September 16, 2009

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This review is from: Sticks & Stones - The Lost Album (MP3 Download)

Since I am not a Johnny Thunders aficionado, I do not know the exact stories on circumstances behind the songs on this disc. The first eight tracks are listed as studio numbers from 1990; I would presume these constitute the "lost album" portion of the disc. If so, the album could have stayed lost with no injustice committed to the Thunders discography. Some of the songs ("Help the Homeless," "Children are People") demonstrate a healthy social conscience, but the lyrics ("Children are people, too/They're just like me and you") could have stood more work. Gotta admire his altruism, though, and there is something about the loose-to-the-point-of-falling-apart performances that I really enjoy.

Next, there are four acoustic numbers from 1982. Honestly, the performances are not fantastic, although one of the songs is "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory," a song as indestructible as Keith Richards. One would have to try to ruin this song; even then, I'm not so sure it can be done.

Finally, there is a shambling live set comprised of Thunders solo gems, New York Dolls classics, and some righteous covers ("Like a Rolling Stone," "These Boots are Made for Walkin'," an oddly played "I'm not Your Steppin' Stone.") It's fun in a 80s Replacements kind of way.

This is certainly not an essential purchase; seek out "So Alone" for that. But, I really enjoy the ramshackle grace of it. And, as a $5.99 download, the price is right. Not the place for a Thunders beginner to start, but an interesting side road for the faithful.