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The DEFINITIVE L.A.M.F!

Michael Gross | Burke, VA | 01/10/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Quick history lesson. I hope you can keep up:



1977: L.A.M.F. comes out with a horrible, muddy mix. It was so bad that Jerry Nolan, the drummer, quit the band.



1984: L.A.M.F. is remixed by Johnny Thunders and sounds surprisingly fresh and clean. Retitled, L.A.M.F. Revisited, it sounds very good. Some say it's a little too "glossy" to represent how The Heartbreakers actually laid it down.



1997: Hundreds of different mixes were sorted through and the hardest, punchiest versions were remixed and put out under the title: "L.A.M.F: The Lost '77 Mixes."



This is the version you want! The druums hit HARD like a punch to the gut and each track manages to rock harder and with more power than on "Revisited." JT may have been pushing for a more "mainstream-friendly" mix when he worked on "Revisited," but I feel that some of The Heartbreakers' power was drained from that version. You WANT The Lost '77 Mixes. This is how the original release could have/should have sounded. Incredible.

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Heroin Punk from NYC's finest

Otto | Austin, TX | 03/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"After the break up of the New York Dolls in 1975 drummer Jerry Nolan and guitarist Johnny Thunders formed the Heartbreakers. Along with the brilliant Walter Lure on guitar, the band went to the UK in 1976 to open shows for The Sex Pistols' Anarchy Tour.

While most gigs were cancelled Johnny and Jerry were able to introduce the young British punks to heroin.

Every young punk rocker idolized Johnny Thunders and wanted to be like him so they all jumped in head-first into his lifestyle.

1977 The Heartbreakers cut thier only album, L.A.M.F. (Like A Motherfu....). The origional mix was murky but in 1994 Thunders' friends and fans found the origional tapes and remixed them into this top notch hard rocking disc (the final two cuts are bonus tracks not on the origional album).

While all his followers died from drug overdoses (Sid Vicious, a few guys from The Pretenders, etc.) Johnny carried on putting out a new album every few years while focusing all his attention on staying loaded until he finally ODed in 1991. Jerry Nolan followed him a few months later.

Sad story of the man Richard Hell called, "The Dean Martin of heroin" but he is a legend and this album is a classic."

This eats you for breakfast

destroy destroy | DC area, USA | 08/29/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"theres no question that this is the best punk album. this eats the pistols for breakfast, and the clash look like a bunch of women. if you think you like the dolls, you'll actually like this better. this is actually getting a bit of publicity, since "pirate love," which happens to be the best song in the universe, is played during a skateboard video by FLIP skateboards for Ali Boulala's part. Walter Lure's songs are kickass too, its not just thunders. It all rocks. buy it you fool, it'll make you happy"