Everything from the ripped jeans and thrifty clothes to rudeness of the songs and the loud angry sound was to be the blueprint for many punk bands to come. Richard hell was an innovator of punk music and fashion. Outstanding and idiosyncratic punk band and one of the leading lights of the early new york scene. Sex pistols front man john lydonjohnny rotten disputes the voidoids influence on british punk appearance. Later left music to concentrate on writing novels and poetry. Formed in new york city, at various times the band included influ read more. Malcolm mclaren based the sex pistols look on richard hell s torn clothing and spiked hair. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation album. The richard hell story, and another world blank generation you gotta lose. Richard hell remains one of punks most important figures. Richard hell is definitely one of those artists with a small but somehow very convoluted discography.
While recording what was to be the second and final voidoids album, richard hell was in his own words so debilitated by despair and drugneed i was useless. He is credited with being a major influence to subsequent punk bands through music, poetry, fashion, and his energetic. Music profile for richard hell, born 2 october 1949. Blank generation is the debut studio album by punk rock band richard hell and the voidoids.
Blank generation lpcd 19771990 blank generation is the debut studio album by american punk rock band richard hell and the voidoids. The pair adopted stage names after french poets they admired. Blank generation is the debut studio album by american punk rock band richard hell and the voidoids. I suspect not, but would be delighted to learn otherwise. The ramones may have provided the sound, but richard hell gave it the ethos. Carole bouquet, richard hell, ulli lommel, suzanna love, howard grant, ben weiner, andy warhol, robert. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation pete. Richard hell and the voidoidshells band with robert quine, ivan julian, and marc bellare celebrating the 40th anniversary of their debut album blank generation with. Richard hell and the voidoids albums and discography. Check out richard hell and the voidoids on amazon music. Blank generation is the pinnacle of the first wave of punk. So i understand why richard hell cut two albums and a short slew of side projects and got the out of there. Just click the edit page button at the bottom of the page or.
The voidoids were an american punk band from the first wave of punk rock, fronted by richard hell born richard meyers, a former member of the neon boys, television and the heartbreakers. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation book. Pete astor, an archly nihilistic teenager himself at the time, was most impressed. Richard s new performance series, night out with richard hell this coming season richard will curate and host a series of evenings of performances for symphony space in nyc, each of which will be accompanied by hell s live onstage interview of the artist hes presenting that night. The band released two albums, though the second, destiny street, retained only quine from the original group, with naux juan maciel on guitar and fred maher on drums. Richard lester meyers born october 2, 1949, better known by his stage name richard hell, is an american singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Twentyseven years after the release of destiny street, the punkrock legend has. He and his best friend from high school, tom miller, founded the rock band the neon boys, which became television in 1973. I dreamed i was a very clean tramp by richard hell. History kentucky born richard meyers moved to new york city after dropping out of high school in 1966, aspiring to become a poet. Richard hell repairs the voidoids 1982 album destiny street. Richard hell and the voidoids in early 1976, hell quit the heartbreakers and started richard hell and the voidoids with robert quine, ivan julian and marc bell. Download on amazon blank generation play on apple music blank generation download on itunes blank generation play on spotify blank generation play on youtube blank generation.
He was among the first to escape the stereotypes of decadent new york rockers and transform the ideology into something new and viscerally philosophical. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation gets 40th. After the independent release of their selftitled, threetrack ep they signed to sire. Richard hell was among the first punk rockers of the early to mid70s. Dettagli torrent globale commenti 0 70s icons 2020. An acutely rendered, unforgettable comingofage story, i dreamed i was a very clean tramp evokes with feeling, clarity, and piercing intelligence that classic journey.
Richard hell 40th voidoids deluxe edition cdlp record. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation lyrics. Destiny street contains some of his best and most popular songs such as the kid with the replaceable head and time but richard always felt dissatisfied with the sound of the album. Within months of the albums release, hell sued sire to get out of his contract, and he wouldnt make another album until 1982s destiny street. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation lyrics and. Bands that came up in the late 70s out of new york and london had to burn out, and aside from debbie harrys legs, no one involved aged gracefully. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation by pete astor. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawnon shirts, often held together with safety pins. To wander the streets of a bankrupt, often lawless, new york city in the early 1970s wearing a tshirt with please kill me written on it was an act of determined nihilism, and one often recounted in the first reports of richard hell filtering into the prepunk uk. The 70s punk rebellion, and blank generation love comes in spurts.
With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Hell and his voidoids sire label debut is the sound of urban paranoia, of stolen diet pills, coldwater lower east side lofts and clucking bohemia. If every moment is thirdeye opening, then it all becomes a flattened plateau. Jul 28, 2012 a short clip from the movie blank generation 1980, featuring richard hell and the voidoids playing the song blank generation at the legendary punk club cbgb. Choose country bootleg 1 france 1 germany 1 uk 5 usa 4 see also richard hell solo discography. Richard hell and the voidoids were an american punk rock band, formed in new york city in 1976 and fronted by richard hell, a former member of the neon boys, television and the heartbreakers. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Richard hell and the voidoids final album has been remade. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Richard hell could be considered the prophet of new wave. Blank generation became a classic as the band toured, but after their success on tour, the band quit. See more of richard hell and the voidoids on facebook. Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed.
Richard hell and the voidoids lyrics, songs, and albums. Richard hell and the voidoids lyrics, songs, and albums genius. It was produced by richard gottehrer and released in september 1977 on sire records. Hell bio timeline with samples of music, writing, song. Listen to music from richard hell and the voidoids.
Hell bio timeline with samples of music, writing, song lyrics, art, photos from across the years, along with merchandise. Richard hell and the voidoids would only release one more studio album after blank generation, 1982s destiny street. Miller became tom verlaine, after the symbolist paul verlaine, and meyers became richard hell, inspired by a season in hell 1873. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Punk pioneer richard hell was instrumental in starting the cbgb scene in mid1970s nyc. The tv actress recalls her favorite memory working on the walking dead and weighs in on what really happened to lori grimes. A short clip from the movie blank generation 1980, featuring richard hell and the voidoids playing the song blank generation at the legendary punk. Richard hell and the voidoids discography uk 45cat. Richard hell and the voidoids prep blank generation. After a gap of three years during which hell issued only one single, the kid with the replaceable head, produced by nick lowe, the 7inch richard hellneon boys appeared, featuring grimly touching songs by the modern voidoids on one side and old demos by the neon boys on the other. Since 1977, richard hell has made only three studio albums, blank generation 1977, destiny street 1982, and dim stars 1992. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from richard hell and the voidoids.