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JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS "SINNER" (Blackheart
Records)
from: Post & Courier, Charleston, SC
by Devin Grant
One of the reasons that JOAN JETT has endured as a
rock artist is because she respects rock's rich
musical past while embracing the better parts of what
its modern sounds have to offer.
Still considered by many to be a one-hit wonder after
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" spent several weeks at the top
of the charts a quarter-century ago, Jett has released
a considerable amount of good music as a solo artist
after her stint as a teenager with the girl group The
RUNAWAYS in the '70s.
After playing with Evil Stig and collaborating with
Bikini Kill in the '90s, Jett fully embraced her punk
rock roots, which in turn brought her music to an
entirely new legion of fans.
This probably explains Jett's continued popularity and
inclusion on bills such as the Warped Tour, which
feature artists far younger. Thirty years after
getting into the music business, Jett stays current by
staying young at heart.
On "SINNER," Jett's first studio album in more than a
decade, the artist proves that she can still play a
mean guitar riff and snarl out a lyric as convincingly
as any of today's teenage rockers.
"Riddles," the politically charged rocker that opens
the CD, finds Jett wasting no time in directing her
musical anger, while songs such as "A.C.D.C.,"
"Fetish," and "Baby Blue" deal with human issues.
Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna, herself a protege of
Jett's, supplies some powerful vocals on songs such as
"Watersign," "Tube Talkin'" and "Five."
Jett even resurrects a great song from her past, "100
Feet Away," and gives it a 21st-century edge. All in
all, this is a surprisingly solid album from an artist
who, through the last couple of decades of changing
musical tastes, has never compromised her artistic
vision or musical attitude. (A-) |
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