I put this music video together using two clips of richard hell and the voidoids playing at cbgbs. Get this and additional back to the 80s releases at your local indie retailer. Richard hell listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos richard hell. Richard hell was an innovator of punk music and fashion. Richard hell listen and stream free music, albums, new. There is a new hell interview with soulful visage in the current paper magazine, two more in the british magazines loud and quiet and this unavailable free of charge uncut, and an interesting, wellresearched, awardwinning notre dame university american studies senior thesis by ross finney online called a blank generation. Music punk icon richard hell looks back at blank generation forty years later its really like youre looking at another person, but you know at the same time that its actually you. The voidoids released a 7 blank generation ep in 1976 on ork records including blank generation, another. Richard hell was one of the first men on the scene when punk rock first began to emerge in new york city as an early member of both television and the heartbreakers he left both groups before they could record. I was saying let me out of here before i was even born, its such a gamble when you get a face its fascinating to observe what the. Richard hells profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates. This reissue contains two bonus tracks, plus an alternate take of down at the rock and roll. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation music. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation lyrics genius.
Imagine a lower tier fassbinder lensing a movie about the angst and ennui of new yorks lower east side as embodied in the life of disheveled punk rocker richard hell as he struggles to struggle with an emotional attachment to a godardspewing french film maker named nada carole bouquet. Sire records signed the group to a deal, and in 1977, they dropped their debut, blank generation. Formed in new york city, at various times the band included influ read more. Richard hell and the voidoids influential 1977 punk album blank generation is being reissued. Richard hell and the voidoids prep blank generation reissue. Richard hell was an artist who could not only embody but also frame the punk urge. The mood purveyed in each song musically was the perfect compliment to hells amateur rockpoetry. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation to be. Hell had written the song blank generation while still in television. With his sulking bruise of a voice, torn clothes and a kingsize sneer that elvis would have been proud of, hell was every inch a punk rock icon long before the. Instead of i belong to the blank generation, hell intended there to be a space where blank should be. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawnon shirts, often held together with safety pins.
If you cant track down an original copy of this record, this version is the one to get. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation rhino. Blank generation guitar tab by richard hell and voidoids with free online tab player. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation gets 40th. Blank generation surpassed all expectations of hell, but following one unhappy tour of the uk supporting the clash the voidoids soon came to a halt. Punk pioneers unearth previously unreleased tracks for 40th anniversary set.
Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation 40th. 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. Blank generation tab by richard hell and voidoids guitar. It was produced by richard gottehrer and released in september 1977 on sire records. Blank generation is the pinnacle of the first wave of punk. Richard hell and the voldoids debut album blank generation came out 40 years ago, and influenced countless musical acts since. In honor of the anniversary, a special deluxe edition will be. 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. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation pete. I was sayin let me out of here before i was even born its such a gamble when you get a face its fascinatin to observe what the mirror does but when i dine its for the wall that i set a place i belong to the blank generation and i can take it. The crux of blank generation is its astonishing title track. Front man hell certainly had the musical credentials having been in an early version of television and one of the founding members of the hearthbreakers. Richard hell remains one of punks most important figures. On a side note, the punk in me is very happy that hell s album, televisions 1st record, the heartbreakers, and the stooges have all had great remastered records come out in the past few years.
Blank generation 40th anniversary deluxe edition by. 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. As a teenager i always thought richard hell and the voidoids were an interesting outfit. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation 33 pete astor on. The album will be released as a limited edition two cd set limited to 5,000 copies and a 2xlp reissue limited to 4,000 copies on november 24, for record store days black friday. This is the original studio album reissue on orange and black vinyl. Richard hell the voidoids were soon one of the most talked about acts on the nascent punk rock scene, and hells moody charisma led one magazine to call him punks answer to mick jagger. By continuing to use pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookies policy. The fact that it emerged after many years that hell himself had not worn the tshirt but had convinced junior band member richard lloyd to do so, actually fitted very well with astors older, wiser self looking back at blank generation.
Both versions will feature a second albums worth of. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation 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. Blank generation is the first song i wrote that didnt have music by tom verlaine.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The richard hell story licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of rhino. Richard hell and the voidoids music, videos, stats, and. Hell might have looked and sounded an awful lot like an imminent future, but blank generation echoes the bleeker street beats and is as much the last echo of a lost downtown scene as it is the harbinger of a spiketopped new order. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The voidoids released a 7 blank generation ep in 1976 on ork records 5 including blank generation, another world and you gotta lose. Formed in new york city, at various times the band included influential guitarist robert quine, ivan julian, naux maciel, former contortions and the raybeats guitarist. Originally released in 1977, this was richard hells first album. About richard hell and the voidoids blank generation. Hell remains a romantic, albeit a doomed one, throughout and his follow up album destiny street is. 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. The music of richard hell and the voidoids is an important example of protopunk, the retrospectively named precursor to the punk rock movement which began in the mid1970s. Richard hell and the voidoids blank generation 33 pete astor on amazon.
A short clip from the movie blank generation 1980, featuring richard hell and the voidoids playing the song blank generation at the. Punk icon richard hell looks back at blank generation. But his own version of punk wasnt much like anyone elses, and while hells debut album, blank generation, remains one of the most powerful to come from punks first wave, those. Blank generation is the debut studio album by american punk rock band richard hell and the voidoids. The voidoids, though generally less technical, were able to unleash more raw energy and edge than television. Julian cranks out the harsh riff, the rhythm section tumbles in and hell yelps out the ultimate punk lyric i was sayin let me out. 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. Richard lester meyers born october 2, 1949, better known by his stage name richard hell, is an american singer, songwriter, bass guitarist and writer. Richard hell and the voidoidsblank generation high on vinyl. It was produced by richard gottehrer and released in.
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