No Consolation

 

The demos part is what makes Richard Hell's Destiny Street Complete really interesting. Here's the best of the batch, a cool song in typical Hell style with fine fine guitar work by the late great Robert Quine -somewhat surprisingly - Ivan Julian. "You know the power only comes from your dread..."

Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Smitten

Good Question That

"There's nothing to win by this sort of an outcry..." Be that as it may, 'who says it's good to be alive' remains a valid question. This nihilistic, bohemian punk anthem from Richard Hell's legendary Blank Generation debut is too short to even feature a trademark Robert Quine barbwire guitar solo, but that's the only beef I have with it. Now do the perpetual jive, y'all.

Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Who Says?