album debut studio album american punk rock band released april hit editor saw band gig new_york_city wrote article contacted insisting manager fields agreed convinced produce band recorded demo prospective record labels persuaded president listen band perform later offered band recording contract began recording january needing seven days record album similar sound output techniques beatles advanced production methods album cover photographed punk magazine features members leaning brick wall new_york_city record company paid photo imitated album covers time cover depicts eagle belt album liner notes release promoted singles failed chart began touring help sell records tour dates based united_states booked britain violence drug use relationship issues humor prominent album lyrics album opens band recognized songs album tracks uptempo songs measuring beats minute songs short half minutes don wanna basement album longest track contains cover song let dance peaked billboard unsuccessful commercially initially received mixed reviews critics wrote later deemed highly influential record received accolades spot spin magazine list went inspire bands like sex pistols clash aside sparking punk rock scene significant impact genres rock music heavy metal album certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america background began playing new_york_city band performing style similar debut album typically performed clubs downtown manhattan specifically max kansas_city early editor rock scene saw fledgling performing subsequently wrote band magazine issues group vocalist related lisa came blown away said changed life started writing rock scene write started getting press like village_voice word getting people starting coming convinced band needed recording contract robinson contacted manager argued needed manage band fields agreed band liked manager november september recorded demo produced featuring songs punk wanna boyfriend band demo showcase style prospective labels seen perform summer brought demo attention president persuaded wife auditioned offered contract label previously signed european progressive rock bands recalled got signed single handed brought vice president people hip company career label label offered release gon kill girl single band declined insisting recording entire album accepted request agreed release studio album instead recording production january band took break live performances prepare recording plaza sound studio sessions began early february completed week instruments took days vocal parts recorded days admitted recorded quickly budget restrictions time needed band applied microphone placement techniques similar recording process deliberate techniques beatles early 1960s track representation devices guitars heard separately stereo channels electric bass left channel rhythm guitar right drums vocals mixed middle stereo mix mixing production modern techniques technique studios add recorded sound material band technique known doubling vocal line sung twice recording album expanded brother percussion effects went liner notes album release author said production quality sounded like ultimate amateur reckless ethic associated punk concluded approached recording process high degree photography packaging initially wanted album cover similar meet beatles subsequently pictures taken style dissatisfied results art direction according cartoonist meet beatles cover idea came later chose photo photographer punk magazine cover black white photograph album originally issue punk cover photo features left right johnny tommy staring camera blank faces wearing ripped faded blue jeans leather jackets standing upright brick wall private community garden called albert garden located neighborhood new_york_city second street stance group members photograph influence future cover designs majority succeeding albums picture band cover music historian states tommy standing tip toes bit cover art depicts belt bald eagle band logo designed liner notes cover fail acknowledge backing vocalists additional instrument players performed backing vocals tracks asked guitarist johnny mentioned record credits johnny replied didn want people confused band album know didn want people confused artwork imitated album covers music image band brick wall dressed ripped jeans leather jackets copied punk artwork ranked number rolling_stone list greatest album covers promotion singles singles released album wanna boyfriend released february originally split single havana affair release expanded edition featured remixed single version maintains time minutes seconds january released single punk rocker wanna boyfriend released february single included california sun don wanna walk sides wanna boyfriend released giving band presence european marketplace song saw success europe failed chart touring band played performances nearly new_york based club band booked new_york_city connecticut exception album recording headlined shows usually opening identified cover band played boston opened massachusetts audience appeared extremely johnny swore playing introduction bands following fields booked headlining shows tri state area began playing frequently like max kansas_city performing new_jersey continued tour boston massachusetts shows traveling difficult time members band rooms hotel couldn afford help point band pitch unloading equipment play drums sound checks tommy went board mixed sound instructed fuck settings enlist aid fan willing help load end night time brother road manager stage manager head security contributed album packaging helped road crew possible tommy friend occasionally helped audio output typically following debut album release band performed concerts promotion booked north_america dates july london venue respectively pushed events happen setting band performances united_states fields relates anniversary freedom bringing great_britain gift forever going disrupt band sold london performance audience roughly described gig similar performances likewise venues headlined punk bands like clash sex pistols band performed concerts following year lyrics compositions songs addressed lyrical themes including violence male prostitution drug use moods displayed album dark johnny said writing lyrics trying offensive songs album backing vocals different guests sang backing vocals punk wanna boyfriend bridge tommy sang backing vocals don wanna walk punk bridge album engineer sang backing vocals final refrain wanna boyfriend album length minutes seconds contains tracks album opening track written tommy originally named animal hop reviewed lyrics band changed wording partially theme according tommy song original concept kids going having good time theme nazi related revise piece begins instrumental interval lasts seconds 20th second guitar bass cease marking line hey let bass guitar gradually rebuild force instruments play ensemble piece resolves repeating played stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic described chord assault beat said origins relating upper class new_york_city explained song saw mother going kid bat apartment building lobby wrote song punk written time beat written walked apartment building kids neighborhood hung rooftop drank song lyrics fictional refer juvenile offenders berlin san_francisco possible deaths conclusion song punk original album shortest track wanna boyfriend slowest song album solely written tommy pays homage love songs pop music acts 1960s song string guitar tubular bells composition said author unexpected romantic streak song chain saw opens sound running circular saw influenced horror film nearly beats minute chain saw fastest tempo album songs according home sounding want contains lines minimalist lyrics depict youthful found question authenticity text said interview hope thinks stopped years old explained concept came adolescent trauma songs titles began don want tommy said want positive piece album song served inspiration punk don wanna basement minimalist piece inspired horror movies entire text composed lines composition based major chords playing time longest piece album major chords complex composition song lyrics depending reading single row brief lines track lyrical concept incorporating comic strip spy spy cuban born illustrator roughly beats minute proceed tempo listen heart songs repertoire voice ironic perspective failing failed relationship written solely lyrics 53rd 3rd concern male prostitute rent boy waiting corner 53rd street avenue prostitute gets customer kills customer razor prove homosexual interviews described piece autobiographical song speaks commented interview write autobiographical written real way write johnny insisted song turning tricks half sung half shouted bridge 53rd 3rd performed voice described author breaks deliberate song emphasizes violence lyric album track version song let dance song features playing large pipe organ 13th track record don want walk consists lyric lines major chords group earliest compositions song demo tape written beginning don wanna walk fades album final track today love tomorrow world song refers hitler youth member complained song original lyrics nazi baby nazi yes nazi know fight insisting track offensive threatened completely remove track album band alternate lyrics shock yes nazi know fight accepted revision published album reception released april initially received mixed reviews reviewed critics release writers neutral rating music critic explained early reviews album hard come calling initial reactions basically despite early critics giving somewhat negative reviews rolling_stone wrote album similar early rock roll constructed rhythm tracks great intensity allmusic said album ignited punk rock era writing rock mainstream didn know hit critic declared album huge landmark music history proclaiming split history rock roll half writer time magazine summed album stripped rock basic elements lyrics simple boiled teen lust need said ultimate punk statement funniest rock records punk continues gain momentum historic turning point critic robert_christgau gave album positive review specifically writing album themes sound quality later reviews tended praise album influence rock music april long nme rewarded album perfect score remarking arguably influential band despite lack mainstream acceptance stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic deemed album influential saying comparison music album inspired sounds little little clean compared fast live albums sounds little slow album sound considered speed hooks simplicity regardless critical acclaim successful commercially reached billboard sold units year outside album peaked swedish chart album included spin magazine list college cult classics noted good happened music fourteen years directly traced named alternative rock album magazine included album special issue years punk list resided spot year named fourth best punk album mojo called simplest greatest rock record cut sweet dysfunctional screw ups band inducted induction ceremony website stating album changed rock genre basic rock roll considered spin sixth influential album time noted album saved rock punk rock art gallery magazine included album greatest albums list listed included book albums said album opened new world garage rock fed existing rock gods included book albums hear die album went gold 38th anniversary certified riaa april announced july release 40th anniversary deluxe edition comprising cds including stereo mixes original album single mixes demos live performance legacy influence considered established musical genre punk rock years afterward wrote offered alienated future rock disconnected tradition album start influence popular music examples genres heavy metal metal indie pop post punk notably punk rock hit street self titled album rock scene general somewhat got basics simple stripped rock roll songs voice guitar bass drums makeup light shows nonsense subject matter dark adolescent basement mind group brought fun high energy excitement rock roll despite lack popularity era importance album development punk rock music incredible influencing known names punk rock including sex pistols clash black flag green day singer green day explained reasoning listening band songs stuck head like hammer right brain album great impact english punk scene bassist generation saying album caused english bands change style album came commented james english groups speed overnight minute long songs fast interview james stated everybody went gears day got album punk rock super fast stuff totally bands playing groove classic albums recognized start english punk rock called fastest hardest music possibly stating songs short sharp exercise vicious speed driven ferocious guitars halting instant simple pop dream taken minimalist extreme album preserved deeming culturally historically aesthetically significant cover versions tributes song covered bands sonic youth covered beat master german punk band played cover album lesson tribute album titled hey tribute released august contained songs wanna 53rd 3rd wanna basement beat released consisted band performing entire album track list tribute featured cover punk german beat appeared solo release compilation album included youth gone mad version featuring guest appearance rendition beat wanna boyfriend wanna covered song happy family tribute featured album songs covered bands like red hot havana affair 53rd 3rd beat wanna boyfriend today love tomorrow world reworked children song album beat kids track listing expanded edition personnel lead vocals lead guitar bass guitar backing vocals lead vocals 53rd 3rd tommy drums associate producer producer mastering photography cover photo assistant engineer engineer photography cover charts chart positions certifications release history
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