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{{for|the 1979 Crass album|Stations of the Crass}}
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'''''Stations of the Cross''''' is a [[Johnny Thunders]] album recorded over two sets at The [[Mudd Club]] in New York on September 30, 1982. Film director [[Lech Kowalski]] had originally planned to record a live Johnny Thunders performance for his movie, ''Stations of the Cross.'' The spoken dialogue was recorded at the Carlton Arms Hotel, New York City, in Room 29, on August 25, 1982.
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'''''Stations of the Cross''''' is a [[Johnny Thunders]] album recorded over two sets at The [[Mudd Club]] in New York on September 30, 1982. Film director [[Lech Kowalski]] had originally planned to record a live Johnny Thunders performance for his movie, ''Stations of the Cross''.<ref name=SA/> The spoken dialogue was recorded at the Carlton Arms Hotel, New York City, in Room 29, on August 25, 1982.

==Critical reception==
Ira Robbins, in ''[[Trouser Press]]'', wrote that "a reasonably cogent Thunders runs through such songs as 'So Alone,' 'In Cold Blood,' 'Chinese Rocks' and 'Too Much Junkie Business,' punctuating the lively performances with typically hysterical inter-song patter."<ref>{{cite web |title=Johnny Thunders |url=https://trouserpress.com/reviews/johnny-thunders/ |website=Trouser Press |accessdate=13 July 2020}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All tracks composed by Johnny Thunders; except where indicated
All tracks composed by Johnny Thunders; except where indicated
#"[[Pipeline (song)|Pipeline]]" (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard)
#"[[Pipeline (instrumental)|Pipeline]]" (Brian Carman, [[Bob Spickard]])
#"In Cold Blood"
#"In Cold Blood"
#"Just Another Girl" (Thunders, [[Sylvain Sylvain]])
#"Just Another Girl" (Thunders, [[Sylvain Sylvain]])
#"Too Much Junkie Business"
#"[[Too Much Junkie Business]]"
#"Sad Vacation"
#"Sad Vacation"
#"Who Needs Girls"
#"Who Needs Girls"
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#"So Alone"
#"So Alone"
#"Seven Day Weekend" ([[Mort Shuman]], [[Doc Pomus]])
#"Seven Day Weekend" ([[Mort Shuman]], [[Doc Pomus]])
#"Chinese Rocks" (Thunders, [[Richard Hell]], [[Jerry Nolan]], [[Dee Dee Ramone]])
#"[[Chinese Rocks]]" (Thunders, [[Richard Hell]], [[Jerry Nolan]], [[Dee Dee Ramone]])
#Reentry Interlude
#Reentry Interlude
#"Who Do Voodoo"
#"Who Do Voodoo"
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
*Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Thunders-Stations-Of-The-Cross/release/1534880</ref>
*Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals
*[[Walter Lure]] - guitar, vocals; lead vocals on "Too Much Junkie Business" & "Seven Day Weekend"
*[[Walter Lure]] - guitar, vocals; lead vocals on "Too Much Junkie Business" & "Seven Day Weekend"
*[[Jerry Nolan]] - drums
*[[Jerry Nolan]] - drums
*Tararico - bass, vocals
*[[Stephen Victor Tallarico|Talarico]] - bass, vocals
*Steve Remote - recording engineer
*Steve Remote - recording engineer


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{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


{{Johnny Thunders}}
[[Category:Johnny Thunders albums]]
[[Category:Johnny Thunders albums]]
[[Category:1987 live albums]]
[[Category:1987 live albums]]

Latest revision as of 11:22, 25 June 2024

For the 1979 Crass album, see Stations of the Crass.
Stations of the Cross
Live album by
Johnny Thunders
Released1987
Recorded1982
GenreRock and roll
Length65:19
LabelROIR[1]
ProducerLech Kowalski
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]
Spin Alternative Record Guide6/10[4]

Stations of the Cross is a Johnny Thunders album recorded over two sets at The Mudd Club in New York on September 30, 1982. Film director Lech Kowalski had originally planned to record a live Johnny Thunders performance for his movie, Stations of the Cross.[4] The spoken dialogue was recorded at the Carlton Arms Hotel, New York City, in Room 29, on August 25, 1982.

Critical reception

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Ira Robbins, in Trouser Press, wrote that "a reasonably cogent Thunders runs through such songs as 'So Alone,' 'In Cold Blood,' 'Chinese Rocks' and 'Too Much Junkie Business,' punctuating the lively performances with typically hysterical inter-song patter."[5]

Track listing

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All tracks composed by Johnny Thunders; except where indicated

  1. "Pipeline" (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard)
  2. "In Cold Blood"
  3. "Just Another Girl" (Thunders, Sylvain Sylvain)
  4. "Too Much Junkie Business"
  5. "Sad Vacation"
  6. "Who Needs Girls"
  7. "Do You Love Me" (Berry Gordy, Jr.)
  8. "So Alone"
  9. "Seven Day Weekend" (Mort Shuman, Doc Pomus)
  10. "Chinese Rocks" (Thunders, Richard Hell, Jerry Nolan, Dee Dee Ramone)
  11. Reentry Interlude
  12. "Who Do Voodoo"
  13. "Surfer Jam"
  14. "Just Because I'm White"
  15. "One Track Mind"
  16. "London Boys" (Thunders, Walter Lure, Billy Rath)
  17. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart)
  18. "Baby Talk"
  19. "Creature From E.T. Rap"
  20. "I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys"
  21. "Pipeline" (Brian Carman, Bob Spickard)

Personnel

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  • Johnny Thunders - guitar, vocals
  • Walter Lure - guitar, vocals; lead vocals on "Too Much Junkie Business" & "Seven Day Weekend"
  • Jerry Nolan - drums
  • Talarico - bass, vocals
  • Steve Remote - recording engineer

References

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  1. ^ Weiss, Curt (September 1, 2017). "Stranded in the Jungle: Jerry Nolan's Wild Ride: A Tale of Drugs, Fashion, the New York Dolls and Punk Rock". Rowman & Littlefield – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (May 27, 2011). "The Encyclopedia of Popular Music". Omnibus Press – via Google Books.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 708.
  4. ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 270.
  5. ^ "Johnny Thunders". Trouser Press. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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