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BLACKHEARTS Beat in Brooklyn
from: concertblogger.com
by Michelle Smith | Photo by Devon Christopher Adams
When people think of women in rock and roll, their minds immediately go to JOAN JETT. Jett, now aged 54 years knows this and continues to uphold her title as the one of the most influential female musicians of all time. This ability to uphold her legacy was brilliantly showcased on Thursday night with a free show on Coney Island.
The show could not have been better, with JOAN JETT taking the stage around 8:30 to the blasting beat of the Beastie Boy's "No Sleep Till Brooklyn". As the recorded electric guitar faded away, Joan's guitar ripped through the fading static and shot out across the audience of nearly 2,000. Despite the size, the energy in the crowd was almost mellow, what with the cold breeze blowing off from the ocean and the smell of hot dogs wafting through the air. Even when JOAN JETT took the stage I had the feeling that crowd of New Yorkers was used to this kind of spectacle.
I myself having come from the half conservative, half wacky town of West Chester PA where every bit of music was cherished, and every oddity was looked upon with a mix of scorn and admiration, stood in awe of the small woman clad in a sparkling red jumpsuit. Her guitar was slung around her shoulders and hung lightly on her hips as she prowled the stage grinning widely.
After a quick nod to the rest of the band the show was off and the wall of music came barreling out of the speakers and into the crowd. As JOAN JETT sung about her "Bad Reputation" the crowd immediately jumped to their feet and began singing along to the rock and roll teenage anthem. And so the night beganÉ songs of heartbreak, fake friends and growing up permeated the cool salty air as the rock goddess played on.
If you hadn't known her age you would have never guessed Joan to be in her 50's. Her voice hasn't aged a day! If at all its improved and sounds even more like a clear bright flute with an occasional scream or moan thrown in. The sexual innuendos were still a plenty in her performance along with touching words about her life experiences with an underlying grin and sparkle in her eye the seemed to say nothing but "Hello world! I'm your wild girl!"'
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