Johnny Thunders

Three discs of scattershot brilliance from the late Johnny Thunders. This comp focuses on his work with the Heartbreakers and his drug-addled solo years. Thunders' shtick may just have been dumbed-down Keith Richards (and Keef himself was just dumbed-down Chuck Berry), but the unhinged quality of "Chinese Rocks," "Born To Lose" and the famous title track is undeniable.