Have Faith (1996)

About this title: Having sat through so many dull Thunders live solo LPs, Have Faith is the exceptional surprise. Guess that when the late Johnny went to Japan, he'd finally put together a serious band, 'cause this 1988 Tokyo show (three years before his expected yet untimely death) sounds tight, hard, and focused. Even the Heartbreakers standards "Too Much Junkie Business," "Chinese Rocks," and "Born to Lose" aren't embarrassing compared to his better older band's versions (the New York Dolls' "Personality Crisis" is also credible). And the best cut is the raucous opening cover of the Chantays' 1963 surf ... read more

Tracks:

1. Pipeline [Spickard/Carman]
2. Blame It on Mom [Thunders]
3. Personality Crisis [Thunders/Johansen]
4. I Can Tell [Smith/McDaniel]
5. Who Do You Love/Spoonful [McDaniel]
6. Too Much Junkie Business [Thunders/Lure]
7. Chinese Rocks [Hell/Nolan/Ramone]
8. Born to Lose [Thunders]
9. Play With Fire [Jagger/Richards]
10. You Can't Put Your Arms Round a Memory [Thunders]
11. Joey Joey [Dylan]
12. I Only Wrote This Song for You [Thunders]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.