Richard Hell - Destiny Street

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Mojo Magazine Wrote:

Richard Hell has re-recorded his 1982 album Destiny Street after branding the original a "high-pitched sludge of guitar noise".

"At the time of the original recording I was so debilitated by despair and drug-need that I was useless," Hell revealed. "The record ended up being a high-pitched sludge of guitar noise. It was a shame because the songs were clean, simple, and well-constructed, but those values were sabotaged by the inappropriate arrangements and production."

Recruiting three guitarists - Marc Ribot, Bill Frisell and original Voidoid Ivan Julian - Hell re-recorded the vocals for each track after unearthing the master rhythm tracks.

Destiny Street Repaired will be released on September 1.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 6:49 pm

But the old one sounds fine.

billy g · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:41 pm **Posts:** 9020

Drinky Wrote:

But the old one sounds fine.

I've never heard it but the reason I steared clear of it was because I'd heard from multiple people that it wasn't very good.

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 8:07 pm

Oh it's absolutely worth hearing at the very least. It's not Blank Generation, of course, but it's still a good album.

nobody · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 10:25 pm

Not as solid all the way through, but a few really great songs on there, I think. I like Downtown at Dawn and the title track as much as most anything off Blank Generation and it features a killer version of Dylan's Going, Going Gone.

Hell, I'm gonna go cue this thing up right now.

ShamWow! · **Posted:** Mon Jul 13, 2009 11:08 pm

"Kid With The Replaceable Head" is my second favorite Richard Hell song.

nobody · **Posted:** Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:00 am

Plus Time and I Can Only Give You Everything. Great album, really. I'll be curious to hear this re-recording, even if I don't feel it is really necessary.

Richard Hell - Destiny Street

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