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Us press with lyric insert

The Runaways didn’t compromise a bit on their outstanding sophomore effort, Queens of Noise. Melodic yet tough and aggressive, this is hard rock that pulls no punches either musically or lyrically. Classics like Neon Angels (On the Road to Ruin), Take It or Leave It and I Love Playing with Fire wouldn’t have been shocking coming from Aerosmith or Kiss, but suburban adolescent girls singing openly and honestly about casual sex, intoxication, and wild all-night parties was certainly radical for 1977. Joan Jett and Cherie Currie articulated the thoughts and feelings of the bad girls Kiss and countless others were describing, and they didn’t hesitate to say that yes, women fantasized about sex. Johnny Guitar is a fine vehicle for guitarist/singer Lita Ford, who had solid chops before she was old enough to vote. Queens of Noise would be Currie’s last album with the groundbreaking band.

Track list:
1. Queens Of Noise
2. Take It Or Leave It
3. Midnight Music
4. Born To Be Bad
5. Neon Angels On The
6. Road To Ruin
7. I Love Playin With Fire
8. California Paradise
9. Hollywood
10. Heartbeat
11. Johnny Guitar