
Mink DeVille - Spanish Stroll
In news nearly as depressing, Richard Hell is going to release Destiny Street Repaired on September 1, and it's available for complete, free stream until August 12. What is it? It's a re-done version of Richard Hell and the Voidoids' Destiny Street, complete with rhythm tracks spared from the 1982 recording, though this time with new lead guitar and vocal tracks that've been recently recorded. Is it necessary? Absolutely not. Is it something over which to be curious? A little bit. There's an anecdote that comes with this, too. About four years ago, I had a chance to meet Richard Hell at a meet-and-greet in New York, and though I was initially put off by his shiny button-down, I was charmed by his authentic slur and learned that he's actually a really nice guy. We had a good one-on-one chat for a few minutes, though mostly about his cat, which he imitated quite well, and by the time I'd left, realizing, sweet Jesus, I just heard Richard Hell meow, it occurred to me that an aging punk rocker is just an aging man with a slur leftover from whatever drugs he's once done. And that is exactly what Destiny Street Repaired sounds like.
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An obituary, sort of: http://famousblueraincoats.blogspot.com/2009/08/willydeville-always-romantic.html
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