Genres: Rock & Roll, Hard Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Arena Rock, Album Rock Active: 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's Born: September 22, 1960 in Philadelphia, PA
The Rolling Stones, T. Rex, David Bowie, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Gary Glitter, The Stooges, Bay City Rollers, Dead Boys, Suzi Quatro, Mick Ronson, Marc Bolan, Ron Asheton, John Lydon, Fred "Sonic" Smith, Johnny Thunders, The Sex Pistols, Alice Cooper, The Clash Kittie, 7 Year Bitch, Hole, The Slits, Cherie Currie, Heavens to Betsy, Bratmobile, Veruca Salt, Green Day, Foo Fighters, Nina Gordon, Excuse 17, Huggy Bear, Sleater-Kinney, Team Dresch, The Donnas, Nashville Pussy, Frumpies, X L7, The Donnas, Bikini Kill, Sahara Hotnights, Heidi May, Puppies, Civet, Bratmobile, Veruca Salt, Kim Deal, Marbles, Kittie, Frumpies, Nashville Pussy, 7 Year Bitch, Team Dresch, Sleater-Kinney, Hole, Excuse 17 |  |
By playing pure and simple rock & roll without making an explicit issue of her gender, Joan Jett became a figurehead for several generations of female rockers. Jett's brand of rock & roll is loud and stripped-down, yet with overpowering hooks -- a combination of the Stones' tough, sinewy image and beat, AC/DC chords, and glam rock hooks. As the numerous covers she has recorded show, she adheres both to rock tradition and breaks with it -- she plays classic three-chord rock & roll, yet she also loves the trashy elements (in particular, Gary Glitter) of it as well, and she plays with a defiant sneer.
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Release: March 9, 2010
Label: Blackheart
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Release: November 17, 2008
Label: Black Heart, Blackheart
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