Old music: Johnny Thunders – You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory

Before heroin sapped his talent, Johnny Thunders was capable of moments of sloppy, ragged rock'n'roll brillianceJohnny Thunders was the living (just about) link between New York punk and its UK version. He had been lead guitarist in New York Dolls, the glam provocateurs who were briefly associated with future Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren. With his subsequent group, the Heartbreakers, he appeared with the Pistols and the Clash on the chaotic Anarchy tour and is credited by some with single...

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