THE RUNAWAYS
''With a pinch of rock and a dose of roll
I can warm you up if you get too cold
I can bring you up when you're going down
I can smash your head all over this town...''
After their self-titled debut album achieved some critical and popular success in the summer of 1976, The Runaways retained the same five woman line-up for Queens of Noise: Cherie Currie (lead vocals), Joan Jett (rhythm guitar and lead vocals), Lita Ford (lead guitar), Jackie Fox (bass guitar), and Sandy West (drums).[2] According to Fox, the band was contractually obligated to produce two studio albums each year for their label (Mercury Records), which led to the eventual release of Queens of Noise in January 1977, just seven months after The Runaways went on sale. Before the recording of Queens of Noise began, the increasingly poor relationship between The Runaways and their manager, Kim Fowley, led them to arrive at the mutual decision to bring in a different day-to-day producer for the album. The man selected to both engineer and produce the album was Earle Mankey, most famous for his work with The Beach Boys, although Fowley did remain involved in its production on a periodic basis. Nine of the ten songs were written or co-written by members of the band themselves, while the title track "Queens of Noise" was penned by Billy Bizeau of The Quick, the other band that Fowley managed. The album has received generally positive reviews and has remained the band's best-selling record in the United States. [wiki]
Kim Fowley's legendary girl group second studio album and from my point of view their best. It's a mix of various styles from glam, hard rock, proto-punk and pop. Here and there they remind me on Jayne County & The Electric Chairs. It features great glam/metal/punk tunes as California Paradise, Hollywood and yeah! Queens Of Noise. Dig!!!
