I saw the Runaways back in 1977 when I was 15 years old. A friend told me there was this “all-girl” rock band coming to town so I just had to check them out. Nobody had heard of an “all-girl” rock band before! The opening bands were Cheap Trick and Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. What a gig!! Of course at the time all three of these bands were virtually unknown.
oh the memories when we were young! its nice to have them and revisit when wanted. if you are young remember you will never be that again, it happens only once so make the most of it. travel, go see bands, just live and experience the world
They haven’t got enough good enough songs or albums but then again Tupac is in there. I wonder if hip hop people would put the Rolling Stones in the hip hop hall of fame?
I loved the movie about The Runaways. Kristen Stewart absolutely nailed Joan Jett-who has very particular mannerisms. For those who haven't seen the movie, it is purely from Cherie's viewpoint and definitely not comprehensive, but it gives a peek behind the curtains of what it was like to be in a mid 70's rock band.
Its because joan and cherie were on set everyday taking time to help them learn . 😏 dvd special features have good interviews with them . Also the movie commentary is pretty cool too.
Problem is, Jackie Fuchs isn't part of the movie, and yet she had a huge part to play in the Runaways' drama. It's like a Beatles' story without George Harrison.
I never really understood why some bands get inducted into the R&R Hall of Fame, and other really awesome bands don’t. But, The Runaways really should have. I don’t really listen to this kind of music myself, but ya gotta admit, they were pioneers in this style. I’m glad they all made friends later!
@@Lester-Paul and that's why Rock and Roll hall of fame is so absurd. It's more like a popularity show, but as one's favourite band gets into it, then one is satisfied and won't say a word about it.
I met Lita Ford the god-mother of rock a few years back. We are the same age. I bought their first album in 1976. I never heard anything about them but I thought cool and all girl Rick band. Lita is such a down to earth person and still beautiful. She liked my Led Zeppelin shirt I had on. Very cool memory especially when I told her I’m playing BC Rich guitars too. My first BC Rich I bought in 1979 a Mockingbird made by the man himself.
Jackie Fox was badly abused by Kim Fowley. Later in life , she was a four time Jeopardy champion. She is not mentioned in The Runaways film. She excised that period from her life. Joan obviously faired the best as a solo artist with proper management & her talent.
Joan allegedly stole I love RnR from Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker (Arrows). She didn't pay them royalties. Shame on her, they were too poor to sue. Brittney Spears did pay up when she had a minor hit with it. Allegedly.
Sandy was the sweetest person. Met her around 1990 and then would see her occasionally over the next 6 or 7 years. She would always stop and chat with this old fan.
After the Runaways broke up, Joan Jett went on to form her own band called the Blackhearts, while Lita Ford went on to launch her own successful solo career.
The Runaways were part of the sound track of my youth. I looked up and idolized them. There were so important to women in rock n roll and ahead of their time. I was blessed to see them perform as well as Cherie and her son in San Francisco. I was able to meet her and let her know the impact she had on my twin Sis and I. I stood before rock and roll greatness and will forever cherish that moment. Continue kicking ass, Cherie. I absolutely adore you!
Fanny (1969-1975) was an American rock band, active in the early to mid 1970s. They were one of the first all-female rock groups to achieve critical and commercial success.
it's a shame that they couldn't develop further in the short 4 years from 1975 to 1979. the bad management makes it even harder..and they are and were (except in Japan!) absolutely underrated .. RIP Sandy West, RIP Laurie McAllister .. they should be in the rockn roll hall of fame.. they deserve it..! ✨✨
Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways (documentary), is better than the movie (directed by Floria Sigismondi). Even though Joan Jett isn't in Edgeplay, I'd still trust it more than most sources of info about The Runaways. RIP Sandy West, RIP Laurie McAllister.
Haven’t seen the documentary but i have the movie dvd . Cherie and Joan were on set everyday for filming so how isn’t it credible? It is said in the special features interviews.
@@pipszx5 They took a lot of creative liberties in that movie as Hollywood often does. Cherie even stated this. Whereas Edgeplay's a documentary about The Runaways, full of interviews with Cherie, Jackie, Sandy, Lita, and others associated with the band except for Joan. Plus, the movie mostly focuses on Cherie and Joan, which is dumb.
As a teenager, I read about The Runaways in Circus magazine in 1976.. Then they came out with the record, Queens Of Noise, which I had to buy, of course, in 1977. It was fairly popular and fit with the Rock scene at the time.. Kiss, Foghat, Thin Lizzy, Nazareth. Queen, Bowie, Rush, Zeppelin, Angel, Starz, etc..
true! i remember when "Micki" was in the band! story i read so many years ago was that she was kicked out of the band because she was too "old" (sounds like typical Kim Fowley BS!)
For people that have gone through as much as Cherie, the only way they can get out of their past is by forgiving and forgetting. So that's why she forgave Fowley and even took care of him.
She really is. To forgive Fowleys monumentally bad behavior, one would have to be at least approaching 'sainthood'. Cherie's life story is inspirational. 💙👍
I think I was about 5yrs old when i first saw the Runaways on a tv show called ‘The old grey whistle test’ here in the uk back in the mid 70’s and I remember being totally transfixed on the lady with really long hair jumping all over the place rocking a guitar like I’d never seen. First girl i ever fell in love with Lita Ford. Bless ❤️🎸❤️🎸❤️🎸❤️
@@Alice-ql4vh it was allegedly stated by Jackie Fox, the bassist of the group, that she had been r@ped after a after party show when she had been out of it, most likely from the hard drugs the band had been taking at the time. She has spoken about it before, emotionally saying that she didn't remember a ton from it. What she did remember though is that people had been watching right there, and didn't do anything about it.
Susan Thomas AKA Micky Steel / Michael Steele was in the first 3pc iteration of the Runaways with Joanie and Sandy circa 1974-75. Micky left the Runaways around the end of 75, then popped up again in the 80's playing in San Francisco paisley bands like Salvation Army and Rain Parade before joining The Bangles 1981 or 82
Joan Jett is a beloved Baltimore girl.I love on some Orioles opening day's she sings the National Anthem(which was written about 5 miles away)or throws out the first pitch.We love ya in Baltimore Joan!
Nice documentary, although it is sad that they didn't include The Runaways' final bass player Laurie McCallister. She was a beautiful person and I miss her!
I remember when the Runaways came out. I lived in LA at the time, also frequented the bars they used to go to. Never met them or saw them in concert, but I knew who they were. In the 80s, I saw Lita Ford at a hard rock concert in Phoenix AZ. Opened for Motley Crew.
No, the victim here is their bandmate who was raped in feont of them and they have denies it and lied about it since 1977. Who the hell would admire a pig that does this? Another pig, that is who. Joan and Cherie are pure trash. They are not women, they are filth.
They Should Be In The Rock n Roll Hall Of Fame... *They Are LONG OVER DUE* (SADLY SANDY WEST DRUMMER AND LAURIE MCCALLISTER BASSIST#4 WOULD NOT BE THERE TO ACCEPT THEIR AWARDS)
Too bad 99.9% of You Tubers think she is God's gift to women when in fact she continues to enable a rapist, a rape she and Joan witnessed and have denied and lied about since 1977. They are both losers and pure trash. They should be hated, not admired. Who admires women who watch their friend getting raped? That is psycho.
Wow. I was born in 1977 and so fortunate to be a child of the 70's, 80's, and 90's. After watching this, it gave me so much insight I didn't see as a child, but my mother was a huge fan. I can definitely appreciate each and every member of the group now as an adult. Great music and incredible women. Cherie and Joan are still celebrity crushes of mine.
These were some cool girls. But boy did they have some rough days. It makes me sad to know what happened to some of them, particularly Cherie and Jackie. Heartbreaking :-(( It would have been cool to have known them and be part of their band (even though I have no talent! LOL) except for the drugs. I've never done a drug in my life. Anyway, to Cherie and Jackie, I'm sending you many positive vibes that the rest of your lives are very blessed ♥
I actually quite like 'Beauty's Only Skin Deep' as a whole. There's some beautifully soothing melodies in that album, somewhat lullaby-esque. She's a wonderful singer
@@redlightflash9315 why not? That would be a good show. There’s been so many series that’s come out from it being a movie and was a good story. Infact better counterpart from the movie. It goes more into the story.
Sandy West deserved better. She loved music and loved being in that band. Watching her in Edgeplay talking about how much she loved the band and missed the girls is heartbreaking.
My pals and I saw them in 1976 ( cherry bomb lol ) in a high school gym at Fremont high, Fremont CA SF Bay. We we're about 17 and drooling up front of stage.... 🤩🤣🤩🤣🤩
Well, it may not be politically correct to say it, but older guys drooled over them, too. It wasn't only teenage boys. Their manager and producer Kim Foley wanted as big of an audience for them as possible. So there was definitely a sexual element in their presentation, and the audiences showed up for it!
It's always funny for me,because Kim Fowley asked me if I wanted to be the lead singer of an all girl band he was putting together. I thought he was nutz,cos of where we were when he asked me. If he has asked me on the sidewalk instead of in the middle of Sunset Blvd,I might have said yes. How did I know that was how things worked in Hollywood back then. I was new to California. XD
I like Dakota Fanning, and think her acting ability is incredibly impressive, but I felt like she was not quite right for the role of Cherie Currie, although I can't think of anyone who would have been. I am sure others feel differently.
I agree, I was really disappointed when I found out Dakota had been chosen for the role, she did not have Cherie's kind of ghostly, ethereal beauty. I thought she had a hard look in the movie and really didn't look much like her, made it hard for me to watch. It's true though, that it would be hard to find anyone who really looked like Cherie, she definitely has an unusual look.
@@jessical6056 Good suggestion, Taylor might have been good with her hair made the same color as Cherie's. I think she would have been a better choice than Dakota definitely
ssoooo besides being young.. like every other band in the 50's,60's,70's,80's,90's etcetera.. and falling in drugs like every other band in the...... you get the drift.
Just watched the Movie on netflix, I didnt know it was based on real events until i heard Joan jets name, I didnt even know she was in a band. Im here to get educated cause i love their music haha
Not 1 mention of Cherie being a World renowned chainsaw artist !!She is awesome I have seen some of her work on videos on this platform ! Cherie took care of an evil person who exploited teenage girls for monetary purposes he was also accused of physically abusing them !! It just proves Cherie’s heart was bigger then Fowley’s Ego at the end !! I think for sure Cherie’s voice hasn’t changed a bit since the Runaway days !! I love this group from the moment I heard them !!
How the hell are you gonna do a video about The Runaways past and their lives after the band without talking about Joan Jett and her rock superstardom??? Wtf???
Their manager could have helped them with their career simply by treating them the way he himself wanted to be treated, it's not Brainsurgery or rocketscience!!
1:24 - Greatest Unacknowledged Tragedy: Fowley fired the Redhead with the Rickenbacker Bass, Michael Steele. Michael (Known as 'Micki' back then, was their first lead singer) JJ will not utter her name. Steele is pictured @ 1:28 - 1:32.
No helicopter parenting. It's a generalization and I'm sure there were exceptions but it just seems they were more laid back in their parenting back in the day. Where were their parents when these 15 year old girls were running around with the likes of Foley?!
